Mrs. Randeep Sidhu
Born:Mumbai, India
Goindwal, Punjab (Pind)
Nearest big town: Kapurthala
Population: About 130,500 people
What’s the place known for: Goindwal Sahib Gurdwara, includes Sri Baoli Sahib, a large, open well, 8 metres across which pilgrims reach by descending a flight of 84 steps.
How often do you visit: Once every ten years.
Famous person from there: My uncle, he was a member of the Legislative Assembly.
Last visit: November 2010.
What has changed: The roads have changed. The houses are made of more secure material now and a McDonalds has opened up.
What have you done for your hometown: Unfortunately we haven’t been able to help yet.
Born and raised in the financial hub of India, Mumbai, Randeep never felt far from her pind of Goindwal. She fondly remembers spending summer months playing endlessly in streets of her ancestral hometown.
The smell of wet dirt road and slow cooking saag linger in her memory.
Randeep Sidhu, 32, moved to Canada at the age of sixteen with her family and opened Rhea’s Hair and Beauty Care in Surrey in 2002.
She has taught and trained her staff herself and aims at becoming a professional teacher in the Cosmetology field.
She feels proud to have trained her former employees, who have ventured on their own now. Besides being a member of CIABC (Cosmetology Industry Association of British Columbia) she enjoys cooking and spending time with her family.
“I am a people’s person, which is very important for a successful business. And my staff is like my family so I enjoy my work a lot.”
Mera Pind compiled by Jasjot Bhullar.
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