Jaspreet Singh
Aucklanders to turn to turbans this weekend
Aucklanders will have the chance to try out wearing a turban this weekend, in an event organised by the local Sikh community. Medical student, Jaspreet Singh, explained - and showed - what the turban… Audio
Police bomb callout interrupts Sikh's quiet coffee
Jaspreet Singh was having a quiet coffee with his supervising professor when two police officers arrived, called by a cafe customer worried the Auckland student had a bomb. Audio
Jaspreet Singh on writing fiction about the trauma of India's past
Born in India, Jaspreet Singh moved to Canada in 1990. He is a novelist, essayist, short story writer and a former research scientist. He received his doctorate in chemical engineering in 1998, and… Audio
Author Jaspreet Singh on the ghosts of history
Jaspreet Singh's novel 'Helium' addresses memories of the 1984 pogrom against the Sikhs following Indira Gandhi's assassination. He was a teenager in Delhi at the time, and writing the novel served to… Audio