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This moving memoir by speaker, educator, and entrepreneur Sam Thiara documents his seemingly impossible quest to find his grand- father’s village—armed with little more than a faded photograph. Sam vividly recounts his adventure through India’s crowded roads—a journey filled with mishaps and surprising encounters, and a growing sense of purpose. Drinking in the beauty of the Taj Mahal and the Golden Temple, he finds himself connecting more deeply with his Sikh faith, while confronting the ugliness of the country’s poverty and in- justice.

Along the way, Sam also wrestles with his sense of self. A British- born Indian, living in Canada, whose parents came from Fiji, he questions: Am I Indian? Am I Canadian? Am I Sikh? Who am I? As he begins
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Finding or Creating?

I came across an amazing quote recently that got me thinking. “Life is not about finding yourself…life is about creating yourself.” This one spoke volumes to me because I think we are always either told to discover who you are or what defines you. Where are you going? As if there is a set place to be.

Finding yourself is searching and seeking for what is already there that you might not know about. Read more of this blog post »
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