My Life, Lessons and a Teacher Within
by Bhagat S Taggar

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My life, lessons, and teacher within, provide insights and subtlety of life in simple but captivative English. The book is stimulating and inspirational. It is unique in many different aspects. The author describes the historical incidences that impacted the communities and nations. The lives and struggles of ordinary people living in four countries, India, Zimbabwe, England, and Canada, are portrayed as witnessed by the author. Forever bleeding wounds of history, a partition of Punjab, struggles of the blacks of Africa and aboriginals of Canada captivates the reader to feel their pain. This book is the testimony of an immigrant, a man of colour within a layered society, divided within shades of colour, creed, and religion. The lessons learned in politics, business, family, culture, and professional are stated in the simplest way possible. Some chapters of the book provide knowledgeable insights into India, England, Zimbabwe, and Canada. The book prescribes the desirable criteria for a successful life, good health, shelter or roof over the head, enough money to live, a caring family, and a respectful place in society.

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The author, Bhagat S Taggar, comes from a small village called Taggar in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. He leaves his farming family and his motherland for a better life in England, with three pounds in his pocket. He faces the challenges of life with courage, drive, and ability. He works hard to buy a house within two years in England. As he calls her his guardian angel, his wife joins him after two years of stay in England. She walks every step with him during their lives as a pillar of strength. He studied at the Staffordshire Polytechnic and the University of Aston in Birmingham. He is a Chartered Engineer in England and a professional engineer registered in Ontario, Canada. History was made when Bhagat was elected as Stafford, borough, and county councillor. Rare for a person of colour to be elected. The labour Party of England placed him on the list of Parliamentary candidates. He came to Canada in 1983. He served as manager Siemens electric Canada, College professor, section head wired systems design, Ontario Hydro, and founder president of his private college. He had extensive involvement in community organizations, Panorama India, NCM, etc. He was elected to serve on the national executive of the Liberal party of Canada and the national chair Multiculturism. Bhagat contested for the Parliament of Ontario from Scarborough East. He co-chaired the nomination meeting on behalf of the Liberal Party that elected the first Sikh member of Canadian parliament, Hon. Gurbax Singh Malhi. The Governor general of Canada appointed him as chair of the unemployment Insurance board, Scarborough. He served as commissioner Ontario Human Rights Commission from June 2005 to December 2015. The Queen's golden jubilee medal was awarded to the author for his contributions to the communities.

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Contributors

Author

Bhagat S Taggar

Contribution by

Professor Errol Mendes

Contribution by

Ms. Pawandeep kaur Jassal

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