Chandrakant Shah

Nov 20, 2024 | e-desinews.com | Chandrakant Shah

From NEWS CANADAWith the festive season in full swing, get-togethers are amping up. When we are with family and friends, not everyone feels comfortable talking about money, but a new trend is trying to change that. “Loud budgeting” is gaining traction right now. It’s about breaking that taboo and encouraging people to talk about their financial situations. It removes the stigma of talking about money and can help you stay on track and reach your financial goals sooner. What is loud budgeting?

Nov 20, 2024 | e-desinews.com | Chandrakant Shah

By CHANDRAKANT SHAH, MDHindus celebrate Diwali; Muslims, Eid-Al-Fitr; Jews, Rosh Hashanah; and Christians celebrate Christmas. The common theme in all these celebrations is acts of giving and practising kindness towards your family, friends and fellow citizens. It entails the journey from a “me-centric” mindset to one that is inclusive and caring for others and is a profound transformation. This shift impacts personal well-being but also has broader social implications.

Nov 20, 2024 | e-desinews.com | Shagorika Easwar |Chandrakant Shah

By SHAGORIKA EASWARThis past summer I caught a performance of Modern Times Stage Company’s presentation of The Caged Bird Sings. A re-imagining and radical adaptation of Rumi’s Masnavi, it revealed a cage within a cage as the surreal piece unfolded for audiences in the courtyard at the Aga Khan Museum. The press release explained that it was about two prisoners who, as they navigate their new-found reality and reconcile their past lives, are haunted by ghosts and demons of their own making.

Oct 23, 2024 | e-desinews.com | Chandrakant Shah

From NEWS CANADAResearch shows that more than half of all Canadians lack the numeracy skills needed to properly understand charts, numbers and documents that impact their level of debt or savings. With interest rates on the rise, it’s important to understand how interest works and how it will impact the cost of borrowing.  Interest basics. Interest is, simply put, the amount of money you must pay back for the privilege of borrowing money.

Oct 23, 2024 | e-desinews.com | Chandrakant Shah

By DR CHANDRAKANT SHAH Back in 2000, I had published an article in the Toronto Star exposing systemic discrimination in the hiring practices of faculty members at the University of Toronto. While the cause I was standing up for received widespread attention and media coverage, there were things to be sorted out on the personal front. I felt that it was only right to go and reconcile with the President, who was bound to be unhappy with the massive amount of negative publicity that UofT received.