Masala Canada - Saturday, December 17th 2011

Conversations with Maureen O'Neil, Swati Sharan, Mahmuda Aldeen

MASALA CANADA with WOJTEK GWIAZDA

On this edition of MASALA CANADA we’ll talk about a Canadian agricultural economist who played a huge role in Canada’s support of science and technology in developing nations. His name is W. David Hopper, and he died last month at the age of 84. But his legacy continues as we’ll hear from Maureen O’Neill, a former president of Canada’s IDRC – the International Development Research Centre. Hopper was the first president of the IDRC. His presence at the centre was thanks to a number of people who believed in his vision, including former Canadian Prime Minister and Nobel Peace prize winner, Lester B. Pearson.

Then a conversation with Toronto social activist and freelance writer Swati Sharan who’s organizing a special event this Sunday, December 18^th in Toronto. She’s asking people to come pray for peace between India and Pakistan. And if they can’t come downtown, she wants people to take 30 seconds to say a prayer for peace. This is part of an international pray for peace initiative.

And Mahmuda Aldeen, a program officer with the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, will tell us about this year’s competition for the best paper on India by a Canadian university student. There are three prizes: one for undergraduate university students, one for graduate students, and one for a paper in French on India. The deadline for applications is January 16, 2011.

WEB LINKS:

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) – www.idrc.ca

Information on David Hopper – IDRC – here

Anuj Rastogi music and info – www.omnesia.com

Zameer music and info – www.zameermusic.com

Chin Injeti music and info – www.myspace.com/chininjeti

Pray for Peace Between India and Pakistan – www.facebook.com/PrayPeace

Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute – www.sici.org

Lal Bahadur Shastri Student Prize info – here

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