News from Deonandia

(Note: For recordings of interviews with Raywat Deonandan, please visit the Reviews page)

Updated Jan 29, 2012

• Feb 7, 2012 -- Dr Deonandan will give a public lecture as part of International Development Week; title, "The Brave New World of Reproductive Medical Tourism". 4-5:30pm. MNT103, University of Ottawa main campus
• Jan 24, 2012 -- Dr Deonandan will give a guest lecture in Introduction to Epidemiology (HSS4303A) on the topic of disease surveillance, 4pm in MNT201
• Jan 24, 2012 -- Dr Deonandan will give a guest lecture in Health Technology Assessment (HSS3332) on the topic of assisted reproductive technologies, 2:30PM in DMS1120
• Jan 13, 2012 -- Dr Deonandan will participate in the University of Ottawa's pre-departure training for medical students, providing ethics training for those embarking on overseas placements
• Dec 8, 2011 -- Dr Deonandan will represent the Interdiscplinary School of Health Sciences at an information evening for high school students, 5pm
• Nov 30, 2011 -- Dr Deonandan's and Amber Backwell's paper, "Driving deaths and injuries post-9/11" is published in the International Journal of General Medicine
• Nov 28, 2011 -- Dr Deonandan's and Tarun Rahman's paper, "Implications and reflections on the 2010 Supreme Court ruling on Canada's AHR Act" is published in the International Journal of Women's Health
• Nov 25, 2011 -- Dr Deonandan's paper, "The Mandatory Census: Tension Between Individual Rights and the Public Good" is published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health
• Nov 24, 2011 -- At the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine's global health journal club, Dr Deonandan will present the paper by Jha et al titled, "Trends in selective abortions of girls in India: analysis of nationally representative birth histories from 1990 to 2005 and census data from 1991 to 2011." 6:30-8pm, RGN 2112
• Nov 16-19, 2011 -- Dr Deonandan will be in attendance at the 9th annual Musculoskeletal Congenital Anomalies meeting in Ottawa
• Nov 12-14, 2011 -- Dr Deonandan will be in attendance at the first combined Canadian Global Health Conference in Montreal
• Nov 8, 2011 -- Dr Deonandan will give a guest lecture in HSS2102 ("Communication and Health") on the topic of the public health implications of assisted reproduction
• Nov 1, 2011 -- Dr Deonandan will be in attendance at the Global Health Ethics Symposium at the University of Toronto. If you see him, so say hello!
• Oct 15, 2011 -- Dr Deonandan will participate in the University of Ottawa's pre-departure training for medical students, providing ethics training for those embarking on overseas placements
• Oct 11, 2011 -- Dr Deonandan will provide basic training on global health issues to the University of Ottawa peer educator team, UCU301 @5:30pm
• Oct 11, 2011 -- Dr Deonandan will give a guest lecture to the University of Ottawa class, "Santé Internationale" (HSS4731) on Medical Tourism in CBY B012 @ noon
• Sep 26, 2011 -- Dr Deonandan will present at a science career panel at Encounters With Canada
• Sep 23, 2011 -- Dr Deonandan will speak at a symposium on science policy at McGill University
• Sep 21-23, 2011 -- Dr Deonandan will attend the annual meeting of the Canadian Fertility and Adrology Society in Toronto
• July 3, 2011 -- Dr Deonandan will a chair a panel on "Lessons from the field" at the symposium called "50 years of the pill in Canada: What has been the impact?"
• Sep 2-6, 2011 -- Raywat will attend the annual NetIP conference in Washington, DC
• June 6, 2011 -- Dr Deonandan will present a poster titled "An Approach to Comparing Nations for Inclusion of Studies in Health-based Systematic Literature Reviews" at the Third North American Congress of Epidemiology in Montreal
• April 8, 2011 -- Dr Deonandan will give two presentations at the Faculty of Medicine's pre-departure training for global health placement participants in Roger Guindon Hall, room 2111, from 5-8pm. Titles of presentations: "The Role of Colonialism in Global Health" and "Ethical Aspects of Global Health"
• Mar 27, 2011 -- Dr Deonandan will be one of the panelists and speakers at the third annual McGill University Student Colloquium on Health and Law, 10am-4:30pm, 3650 McTavish, Thomson House, McGill University, Montreal QC
• Feb 2, 2011 -- As part of International Culture and Development Week, Dr Deonandan will give a public lecture on "The Connections Between the Legacy of Colonialism and Global Health", University of Ottawa, UCU25, 5:30pm
• Jan 28, 2011 -- Dr Deonandan will give a guest lecture on assisted reproductive technologies in HSS3332 (Technologies and Health)
• Jan 27, 2011 -- Dr Deonandan will give a guest lecture on in HSS4324B (Global Citizenship), re: Global Health in Guyana
• Jan 26, 2011 -- Dr Deonandan will present to the students of Muchmoor Public School, re: AmerIndian life in Guyana
• Jan 15, 2011 -- Dr Deonandan will present the global health portion of the peer educators' training session at the University of Ottawa
• Dec 17-19, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan is scheduled to speak at the Bodies Across Borders workshop in Geneva, Switzerland
• Dec 12, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan is featured on the front page of The Ottawa Citizen, having been interviewed for a story on reproductive tourism
• Nov 5, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan will speak at the 2010 International Women's & Children's Health Conference in Burlington, ON.
• Nov 2, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan will present at the Canadian Conference for Global Health Research in Ottawa
• Late October, 2010: Dr Deonandan will join the medical team of the Toronto NGO Vea'havta on their mission to the Mazaruni area of the interior of Guyana
• Oct 15-17, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan will attend and present at the conference of the Canadian Association for American Studies in Windsor, ON
• Oct 13, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan will give a guest lecture in HSS3101G ("Research Methods") on Survey Research, University of Ottawa, Simard 425, 11:AM
• Sep 28, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan will be on the Careers Panel at Encounters With Canada, Terry Fox Youth Centre, 3:30pm
• Sep 24, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan will present at the "Politics of Reproduction" seminar in Montreal
• Sep 2, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan is interviewed on Radio Canada International's "Indo Canadian Report" regarding reproductive tourism in India
• Aug 19-22, 2010 -- Raywat will attend the 2010 NetIP conference in Seattle. So if you see him there, do say hello.
• July 24-Aug 1, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan will be conducting village-based health education interventions in Guyana
• July 17, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan will speak at the Goa Medical College in Goa, India
• July 16, 2010 -- Raywat will speak about Indo-Caribbean identity at the University of Goa in Goa, India
• July 9, 2010 -- Raywat's article, "The Man Who Would Not Eat", is published in California's India Currents Magazine
• July 9, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan will speak at Jawarlahal Nehru University in New Delhi, India, at the Centre for Canadian, US, and Latin American Studies and the School of International Studies
• June 24-26, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan will present on reproductive tourism at the Medical Tourism conference at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver
• June 14-17, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan will attend and present at the annual meeting of the Canadian Public Health Association in Toronto
• June 7, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan proudly attends the convocation ceremonies of the graduating class of 2010!
• May 30, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan will present the award for best abstract at the CAVEPM student conference at the University of Guelph
• May 27-28, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan will judge the posters of the student conference of the Canadian Society for Epidemiology & Biostatistics in Kingston, ON
• May 16, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan will give a brief primer on Guyanese culture to the Ve'ahavta medical mission team in Toronto
• Mar, 2010 -- For the fourth year in a row, Raywat will serve as judge for the Katha Indian American Fiction Contest, alongside Minal Hajratwala
• Mar 23-28, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan will present on "reproductive tourism" at the annual meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology in Merida, Mexico
• MAr 10, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan will speak on "Climate Change and Public Health" at the "Teach-in For Climate Justice" event at the University of Ottawa. 7:00pm, CBY B012
• Feb 27, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan will present on AmerIndian health issues at the 40th Anniversary Dinner Dance of the Republic of Guyana, 7pm, 1000 Byron Ave, Ottawa, Canada
• Feb 17, 2010 -- Raywat will judge the annual Hart House (University of Toronto) literary contest
• Feb 13-19, 2010 -- Raywat will join the Ve'ahavta humanitarian organization on a medical mission to the interior of Guyana.
• Feb 5, 2010 -- Raywat's India Currents article is syndicated in New American Media under the title, "Why India Has an Advantage Over China"
• Feb 5, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan will give a guest lecture on the topic of "reproductive tourism" in the Women and Health class (FEM2104A) at the University of Ottawa, 2:30pm in room 1150, Desmarais Pavillion
• Feb 2, 2010 -- Raywat's article, "Advantage India", is published in India Currents magazine
• Jan 27, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan will provide the closing statements at the debate More Aid or Less?, 4pm-5:30pm, University of Ottawa "Agora"
• Jan 26, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan will give a guest lecture on the topic of reproductive technologies in the Technology and Health class (HSS3332) at the University of Ottawa, 2:30pm
• Jan 25, 2010 -- Dr Deonandan will Chair a session for International Culture and Development Week titled, "Casino capitalism kills: What we know and what to do about it", 4pm-5:30pm, UCU205, University of Ottawa
• Nov 27, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan joins the steering committee of the Ottawa chapter of the Guyana SchoolNet programme
• Nov 20, 2009 -- For the second time, Raywat will serve as judge at the SpeakOut Slam Poetry contest at the University of Toronto's Mississauga Campus. Time and exact location TBA.
• Nov 13, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will present on the ethics of reproductive tourism at a special Medical Tourism symposium at the Novotel Hotel in Ottawa
• Nov 8, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will attend the annual Ve'ahavta Starry Nights awards ceremony and gala, Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts, to talk about some of the organization's international development efforts
• Nov 7, 2009 -- Along with Dr Sanni Yaya, Dr Deonandan will co-host the Health Sciences department's first annual Career Day event for 3rd and 4th year students, Sheraton the Arts building, 70 Laurier Ave E, 1pm-5pm
• Nov 6, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will give a guest lecture on the fundamentals of epidemiology to the HSS3101 Health Research Methods class at the University of Ottawa, 11:30am-1:pm
• Oct 27, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will present at a Career Day event for Encounters With Canada at the Terry Fox Youth Centre, 1805 Gaspe, Ottawa, 3pm.
• Oct 16, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will talk to high school students about the Health Sciences programme during the University of Ottawa's open house
• Sep 25, 2009 -- Raywat will speak to the Hart House Writers' Group at the University of Toronto, 6pm
• Sep 25-27, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will be part of the Health Sciences delegation from the University of Ottawa at the Ontario Universities Fair in Toronto
• Sep 6, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will present on, "Superpower and Superpoverty: What to do About South Asia's Widening Health and Development Gaps", at the 2009 NetIP Conference in Toronto. Sheraton Hotel, Toronto, 10:30AM
• Aug 26, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will provide an overview of concepts in Health Promotion at the University of Ottawa Health Promotion peer educator orientation day, 9:30am in Morriset 212
• Aug 26, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will provide an overview of issues in Global Health at the University of Ottawa Health Promotion peer educator orientation day, 3:15pm in Morriset 212
• July 24, 2009 -- Raywat will judge the SPEAKOut Spoken Word competition at Ryerson University in Toronto
• June 23, 2009 -- Raywat is interviewed on The Indo-Canadian Report on Radio Canada International
• June 10, 2009 -- Raywat's interview on CBC Radio's Spark is aired
• June 8, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will present on "Community Medical Education in AmerIndian Communities in the Interior of Guyana" at the Canadian Public Health Association annual conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba
• June 5, 2009 -- Raywat will be interviewed on CBC radio, re: Twitter haikus. Broadcast date TBD.
• June 5, 2009 -- Raywat will be heard on CHIN radio at 12:30pm, discussing Guyana with Dr Qais Ghanem
• June 1 or 2, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will present on "The Medical Plight of Guyanese AmerIndians" at the 36th annual conference of the Caribbean Studies Association in Kingston, Jamaica
• May 29, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will present on "The Epidemiology of Health Care Worker Migration in Canada" at the Migration of Health Professionals and Its Impact on Health Human Resource Planning Conference at the Novotel Hotel in Ottawa
• May 27, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan becomes the Editor of the CSEB Bulletin (national newsletter of the Canadian Society for Epidemiology & Biostatistics)
• May 27, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan joins the Board of Directors of the Canadian Society for Epidemiology & Biostatistics
• May 27, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will chair a session on "late breaking items" at the CSEB-APHEA conference in Ottawa, Canada
• May 24, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will serve as one of the judges of the 2009 CSEB Student Conference in Ottawa
• May 22, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will be heard on CHIN radio in Ottawa with Drs Qais Ghanem and Robert Huish on the topic of global health care
• May, 2009 -- For the third year in a row, Raywat will serve as Chief judge for the Katha Indian American Fiction Contest
• Apr 25, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will speak at the Aesculapian Society's pre-departure training institute for medical students, University of Ottawa; time and place TBD
• Apr 4, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will emcee the fundraising gala of the Shared World Initiative; time and place TBA.
• Apr 1, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will speak about Medical Tourism in the "History of Health Care" class (HSS 2121) at the University of Ottawa, Marion Auditorium, 2:30pm, Ottawa.
• Mar 31, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will speak about Medical Tourism in the "Women and Health" class (FEM 2104) at the University of Ottawa, Tabaret Hall room 070, 5:30pm, Ottawa.
• Mar 7, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will give the keynote address at the University of Ottawa Residents' Ball, National Arts Centre, 6pm.
• Mar 6, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will speak about "Hunger, Thirst and Development in South Asia" at the World Health Organization simulation in Montreal; Hotel Gouverneur Place Dupuis Montr?al, 5pm.
• Feb 27, 2009 -- Raywat will be the special guest of the University of Toronto Writers'Co-op, Sussex Clubhouse, room 415,7pm.
• Feb 5, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will introduce His Excellency, S. Gavai, High Commissioner of India, befor the latter's keynote address as part of International Development Week. Alumni Auditorium, University of Ottawa, 7:30-9:00pm
• Feb 5, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will moderate a discussion on the human rights aspects of the Aboriginal residential school system, featuring several prominent experts in this area. UCU Terminus, University of Ottawa, Feb 5, 2009, 2:30-4:00pm
• Jan 14, 2009 -- Dr Deonandan will moderate a discussion on the human rights aspects of drug trafficking, following a showing of the movie, Maria Full of Grace, Alumni Auditorium, University of Ottawa, 6-8pm
• Dec 5, 2008 -- Dr Deonandan will be a panelist on a public discussion of the impacts of Climate Change called, "Climate Change & Health: Health Challenges Around the World". Roger Guindon Hall, Amphitheatre B, University of Ottawa, 4-7pm.
• Nov 9-23, 2008 -- Raywat will join the Ve'ahavta humanitarian organization on a medical mission to the interior of Guyana.
• Oct 8, 2008 -- Raywat's latest article, "Warriors and Terrorists", is published in India Currents Magazine.
• Sep 15, 2008 -- Dr Deonandan will speak at the AIDS Walk kick-off at the bar "1848" on the campus of the University of Ottawa, on the topic of "The Global Burden of HIV/AIDS". 6:30pm-8:30pm, sponsored by International House
• Sep 3, 2008 -- Along with other members of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Dr Deonandan will present at the orientation session for new students at the University of Ottawa
• Aug 28, 2008 -- Dr Deonandan will present an overview of issues in Global Health for incoming student volunteers at the University of Ottawa
• July 9, 2008 -- Raywat's short story "Two Deaf Men" solicited for inclusion in an anthology of "deaf fiction", to be published by Gallaudet University
• July 2, 2008 -- Raywat officially joins the Board of Directors of Harbourfront Centre, one of Canada's premier arts and education focal points
• July 1, 2008 -- Dr Deonandan officially joins the faculty of the University of Ottawa
• July, 2008 -- Raywat's short story "The Nadan's New Clothes" accepted for inclusion in the upcoming anthology, Adventures In Desiland
• May 27, 2008 -- Raywat's short story, "A Memory of Flowers and Coconut", has been accepted by the Brazilian fiction anthology, antologia Panamericana
• May 9, 2008 -- Dr Deonandan will speak at the Pre-departure Global Health Institute of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, on the topic of ethics in international health work
• April 21, 2008 -- Dr Deonandan will speak at the conference of the Canadian Association of School Health. Programme details are here
• April 14, 2008 -- Dr Deonandan will give the welcoming address at the OSHI International Health conference at the University of Ottawa
• April 11, 2008 -- Dr Deonandan will be the keynote speaker at the gala of a graduate student conference at Trent University, Peterborough, ON. Details are here.
• Mar 28, 2008 -- Dr Deonandan will present on the topic of "reproductive tourism" at the meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology in Memphis, TN
• Feb 6, 2008 -- Dr Deonandan will present on HIV/AIDS research at the "Let's Stop AIDS" panel of International Development Week at the University of Ottawa, 2:30pm in UCU205
• Feb 5, 2008 -- Dr Deonandan will present on the topic of "reproductive tourism" at the Health & Development panel of International Development Week at the University of Ottawa, 5:30pm in Marion Auditorium
• Sep 28, 2007 -- Dr Deonandan will be a panelist on a discussion about international health, as part of Global Health Awareness Day. University of Ottawa, hospital campus, RGN 2003m 5pm-7pm
• May 18, 2007 -- Raywat will emcee the inaugrual Concert for the "Canadian Institute for Indian Classical Arts" in May for Asian Heritage Month. Alumni Auditorium, Ottawa University. $20
• April 30, 2007 -- Dr. Deonandan will speak on Tuberculosis Surveillance in Guyana at the University of Ottawa, Morisset Hall room 251, 8:45AM
• March 29, 2007 -- Dr. Deonandan will speak on bioterrorism and international relations at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida
• March 28, 2007 -- Dr. Deonandan will speak on population health and global insecurity at the annual meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology in Tampa, Florida
• Dec 15, 2006 -- Raywat will speak to students at Glengarry High School in Alexandria, Ontario, on the topic of careers in science
• Sep 23-25, 2006 -- Raywat will take part in the annual Carifesta arts festival in Trinidad
• May 30, 2006 -- Raywat delivers the keynote speech at the NCIC celebrations for Indian Arrival Day in Pot of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
• May 30, 2006 -- Dr. Deonandan presents "The Burden of Mental Illness in the Caribbean" at the annual meeting of the Caribbean Studies Association, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobado
• Feb 27, 28 or March 1, 2006 -- Raywat will read at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India. Date and exact location are yet to be finalized. If you are going to be in the city around this time, please email ray AT deonandan DOT com for specifics.
• Dec 19, 2005 -- The winners of the Derek Walcott writing contest are announced in Trinidad. The judges of the short story panel are Annie Paul, Kenneth Jaikaransingh and Raywat Deonandan
• Autumn, 2005 -- Raywat's essay "Why I Love Professional Wrestling" appears in Opposing Viewpoints: Popular Culture, from Thomas Gale publishing
• Autumn, 2005 -- Raywat's review of Stephen Marche's Raymond & Hannah appears in the University of Toronto's presitigious idea&s magazine, volume 2, number 2
• July 29,2005 -- Raywat's article, "Champion Of Her Silly Activity", appears in The Toronto Star
• June 24, 2005 -- Dr. Deonandan will speak at the CHEO Research Rounds, re: "The Experiences of Children Affected By The Tsunami in Sri Lanka: A Pilot Study." Room R154, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, 401 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, noon.
• May 17, 2005 -- In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, Raywat will join fellow Asian-Canadian writers Cyril Dabydeen, Asoka Weerasinghe, Bing He, Betty Warrington-Kearsley, Veena Gokhale and Shakir Sheikh at the Ottawa Public Library (120 Metcalfe) from 6-9pm.
• March 23, 2005 -- Raywat will read at the Ottawa Public Library (120 Metcalfe), 7:30pm-9:00pm. The official write-up is here.
• March 7, 2005 -- Dr. Deonandan interviewed on CHCH-TV re: avian flu
• March 2, 2005 -- Raywat's article "Are We Overdue For a Pandemic?" published in The Toronto Star
• Feb 2, 2005 -- Raywat's article "Poverty Caused the Tsunami" published in India Currents Magazine
• Jan 25, 2005 -- Raywat will speak at a private book club meeting in Toronto.
• Jan 19, 2005 -- Raywat's article "Why Not Diarrhea?" published on Rabble.ca
• Jan 3, 2005 -- Raywat's articles "Poverty Caused The Tsunami" and "Stingy Tsunami Relief" published on Rabble.ca
• Dec 4, 2004 -- Dr. Deonandan will speak about the HIV pandemic at the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Tibotec corporation, Philadelphia, PA.
• Oct 19, 2004 -- Raywat (in "Dr. Deonandan" mode) will present to the Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa (1 Stewart St). Title of presentation: "Public health strengthening in Guyana."
• Oct 18, 2004 -- Raywat (in "Dr. Deonandan" mode) will lecture to the Faculty of Health Sciences class, "Special Topics in Nursing: International Health", at the University of Ottawa, Hospital Campus, Roger Guindon Hall, room 2003. Title of presentation: "Public health strengthening in Guyana."
• Sep 15, 2004 -- Raywat will read at the Alderney Gate Public Library in Halifax/Dartmouth at 7:00pm. Official ad is here.
• Sep 13, 2004 -- Raywat (in "Dr. Deonandan" mode) will lecture at Memorial University in St. John's, Newfoundland, on the topic, "In vitro fertilization: risk factors and realistic outcomes."
• Jul 19, 2004 -- Raywat will read at McNally Robinson in Winnipeg, 7:30pm. Refreshments will be served, so come on down!
• Jun 30, 2004 -- Raywat's article, "Looking For A Link Between Pornography And Sex Crimes: The Jury Is Still Out", published in The Ottawa Citizen
• Jun 12-13, 2004 -- Raywat will be one of many authors taking part in Book Expo Canada
• Jun 5, 2004 -- Raywat will be part of the Great Books by Great Grads festival at Hart House in Toronto
• May 23, 2004 -- Ray will be part of South Asian Heritage Month, at The Docks in Toronto, 12pm-6pm
• May 13, 2004 -- Ottawa launch of Divine Elemental at Octopus Books
• May 10, 2004 -- Raywat will read at 7pm at Olsson's Bookstore in Arlington, Virginia, (2111 Wilson Blvd)
• Apr 22, 2004 -- Raywat will read at the McNally Robinson bookstore in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan at 7:30 pm
• Apr 13, 2004 -- Raywat will read at the Pagitica Magazine reading series, Jersey Giant pub, 71 Front St E (at Church), Toronto
• Apr 2-4, 2004 -- Raywat will be part of the Great Ontario Book Break. He'll be part of the "Reading Research"panel at noon on Saturday April 3rd, at the Studio Dance Theatre at York Quay Centre, followed by a signing
• Mar 24, 2004 -- Ottawa radio station CKCU will interview Raywat for the 5:30 show, "Village Idioms"
• Mar 19, 2004 -- Raywat interviewed on CHSR radio
• Mar 18, 2004 -- Raywat will read at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton
• Feb 5, 2004 -- Desilicious, containing Raywat's story, "Destroyer of Worlds," to be launched in Ottawa at Octopus Books
• Feb 1, 2004 -- Badhai Ho! will air an interview with Raywat on Omni 2 (cable 14 in Toronto) from 1-2pm
• Dec 23, 2003 -- "Which Am I, Truly?" reprinted on the Chowk website
• Dec 22, 2003 -- Raywat's article titled "Which Am I, Truly?" appears in The Globe and Mail
• Nov 26, 2003 -- Raywat's novel, Divine Elemental, launched in Toronto
• Nov 22, 2003 -- Desilicious, containing Raywat's story, "Destroyer of Worlds," launched in Toronto