WATCH: Darpan My Journey presents Anu Pala, accessibility & inclusion consultant & professional speaker
Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 08 May, 2024 03:00 PM
Darpan My Journey presents Anu Pala, accessibility and inclusion consultant, professional speaker, and podcast producer who lives with complete sight loss. She didn’t let her visual impairment get in the way of achieving great heights as a professional communicator and today own’s her own company Anu Vision Coaching & Consulting.
Highlighting the journeys of such individuals not only celebrates their achievements but also provides valuable insights into the challenges they’ve overcome and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. It’s through these stories that others can find motivation and courage to pursue their own dreams and aspirations.
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While in high school she worked full time as a television host covering events around the city and interviewing several celebrities that would visit Vancouver. Being on Zindagi, served as an impetus to a concrete realization that choosing a path in this field was a possibility.
Manreet Sandhu, is one of the best and the brightest minds within our community. A graduate of L A Matheson Secondary School and a recipient of a whopping $40,000 scholarship from the prestigious Cmolik Foundation. Surrey born and raised Sandhu has been actively engaged within the community and embodies a spirit of volunteerism.
Samriddhi Singh is a 19 year old Vancouver -based actress, model, self-love educator, violence prevention facilitator and a pageant coach. She is the first teen to be representing Canada at the Miss Teen International pageant that is set to take place this year in Ecuador.
To contribute to the cultural, social, and historical fabrics of Sikh history, Wanjara Nomad Collections is moving forward with the dream of setting up a museum as a repository of Sikh Heritage. More importantly, the ultimate goal is to instill the preservation of Sikh history into the conscious, and eventually, the subconscious of all - on an individual level.
Sarthak is one of the recipients of the $100,000 Schulich Leader Scholarship which is Canada’s most coveted undergraduate STEM scholarship. The Schulic Leadership Scholarship is awarded to enterpreneurial-minded high school graduates enrolling in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) program at 20 partner universities across Canada.
She was among the 31 recipients which also included Dr. Bonnie Henry. This young lady is going places and has made the South Asian community proud. Keep up the good work Aditi!!
