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Darpan special Vaisakhi issue 2023

Darpan News Desk Darpan, 13 Apr, 2023

    Darpan's special Vaisakhi issue is out now. Read about the Birth of Khalsa, find great recipes, and after a 3 year pandemic hiatus the Vaisakhi parade returns to the City of Vancouver and the City of Surrey. 

    The Darpan Magazine team wishes everyone a very Happy Vaisakhi. 

    Read more about it in our upcoming issue. 

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