Mrs. Navdeep Kaur
Born: Katani, Ludhiana
Saloh, Nawanshahr, India (Pind)
Nearest big town: Nawanshahr
Population: About 30,000 people
What’s the place known for: The Nawanshahr Cooperative Sugar Mill.
How often do you visit: Once every year
Famous person from there: There are many people who belong to Nawanshahr like freedom fighter Shaheed Bhagat Singh, singer Jazzy B, and Hindi film actor Amrish Puri.
Last visit: January 2011
What has changed: It has become very congested and it is more like a small city now. Earlier there used to be open spaces where you could enjoy nature and be away from the pollution and the busy city, but not anymore.
What have you done for your hometown: We donated land to make a Gurdwara Shahib.
Coming from the ancestral town of one of the most revolutionary freedom fighters, Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Mrs. Navdeep Kaur, is the proud owner of Just Punjabi Creations. Mrs. Kaur moved to Canada in 1991 with her family. Being a fashion enthusiast she set up her boutique which aims at representing traditional Punjabi fashion and jewellery, in 2009. She fondly remembers attending weddings in India and helping all her relatives with making appropriate fashion choices. Now settled in Canada for more than a decade, she wants to provide the same zeal and excitement of dressing up for Indian parties for Indo-Canadians. Besides matching bright Suit colours with the right Kundan earrings, she enjoys cooking and spending time with her two children. “I miss the social life of my pind. It is not the same here. My boutique is a little representation of my traditions so whenever I am at work, I feel I am back in India,” say Mrs. Kaur.
Mera Pind compiled by Jasjot Bhullar. To be profiled in Mera Pind, send email to editor@postpeopleinc.com.
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