Will Vaisakhi, one of the biggest Indian festivals after Diwali, bring luck to 50-odd candidates of “East Indian” origin in the ensuing federal elections in Canada? It is the timing of the polls that assumes significance as the East Indian community, in general, and the Punjabi community in particular, gets fully involved in celebrations that mark the birth of “Khalsa”, “Khalsa Sirjana Divas” in Punjabi parlance.
Celebrated with fervor and gaiety, Vaisakhi is fast becoming a global event. It has given the overseas Punjabis and the Sikhs a distinct socio-economic-cultural identity.
