13-year-old Juvi Kooner, captain of the Canadian Soccer Team Under 14-16, talks about his love and dedication towards the sport and the many benefits he’s gained from it.
Sima Kumar has styled for famous celebrities, including Elton John, Brad Pitt, Sean Connery, Nelly Furtado and Kylie Minogue. Her otherwork includes styling for Christian Dior, Yves St. Laurent, Paris Fashion Week, Grammy Awards and GQ Magazine.
Sirish and his wife Laura, founded the Indian Summer Festival in Vancouver in 2011. Now in its fifth year, the festival celebrates arts, ideas and diversity in Vancouver, and has grown popular and bigger with each edition.
“My family is very supportive; they always wanted me to be happy – and that meant playing soccer professionally. My dad has always been by my side, taking me to practices all the way to either the University of British Columbia or Simon Fraser University; and of course my mom, who would love making meals for me when I would come home tired from practice. Without their support, I couldn’t have done it.”
