Our Story
Harmeet, Harjot and Manpreet have been best friends since high school. We were some of the few kids at our school who could speak Punjabi fluently. We had lots of friends who had grandparents from Punjab who didn't know much English, so they struggled to communicate at home.
We realized not everyone had the same chance to learn Punjabi like we did by going to Khalsa and Sikh Academy schools where it was taught. We noticed our mother tongue was in danger of disappearing as fewer young people spoke it. This inspired us to join together to keep our heritage, culture and language alive
by teaching Punjabi to the next generation.
Meet the Team
Harmeet Dhaliwal
Harmeet Dhaliwal
Harmeet Dhaliwal
Harmeet Dhaliwal is a university student majoring in Education. She studied at Khalsa School from Kindergarten to Grade 9 and always found Punjabi to be one of her strong subjects. She has been a Punjabi teacher at a one-week summer camp and has placed high in the Sikh Youth Alliance of North America's annual Punjabi speech competition.
Harmeet Dhaliwal is a university student majoring in Education. She studied at Khalsa School from Kindergarten to Grade 9 and always found Punjabi to be one of her strong subjects. She has been a Punjabi teacher at a one-week summer camp and has placed high in the Sikh Youth Alliance of North America's annual Punjabi speech competition. Punjabi was the first language she learned and, ever since a young age, she has always loved reading, writing, and speaking Punjabi and has manifested this passion through service to the community.
Harjot Dhaliwal
Harmeet Dhaliwal
Harmeet Dhaliwal
Harjot Dhaliwal studied at Khalsa School from Kindergarten to Grade 7 and received 97% on the Punjabi 12 Challenge Exam. She also takes part in and has spoken at various Punjabi language-promoting events and gatherings, organized by both Punjab Bhawan and Punjabi Language events. Reading and studying Punjabi literature and poetry is one
Harjot Dhaliwal studied at Khalsa School from Kindergarten to Grade 7 and received 97% on the Punjabi 12 Challenge Exam. She also takes part in and has spoken at various Punjabi language-promoting events and gatherings, organized by both Punjab Bhawan and Punjabi Language events. Reading and studying Punjabi literature and poetry is one of her favorite pastimes. She enjoys writing, playing soccer, and being part of her community through various volunteering and service programs. Through LearnPunjabiCa, she aims to teach others what she has learned about this beautiful language, culture, and heritage.
Harpreet Mangat
Harmeet Dhaliwal
Harpreet Mangat
Harpreet's passion for Punjabi started early, learning her first words as a toddler from her family. Throughout her school years at Sikh Academy, she embraced every opportunity to learn Punjabi, consistently excelling in her courses. Outside of school, Harpreet devoted time to helping other young students practice their Punjabi and unders
Harpreet's passion for Punjabi started early, learning her first words as a toddler from her family. Throughout her school years at Sikh Academy, she embraced every opportunity to learn Punjabi, consistently excelling in her courses. Outside of school, Harpreet devoted time to helping other young students practice their Punjabi and understand Gurbani. Her volunteer work earned her a scholarship from Sikh Academy. Harpreet felt a deep connection to her mother tongue, remembering Guru Nanak's gift of the Punjabi language to the Sikh people. This motivated her to work hard and achieve top marks on the Punjabi 12 exam. In the Future, Harpreet still reads Punjabi daily, teaches her siblings, and dreams of preserving Punjabi as the living language of the Sikhs. She feels blessed to have Punjabi as an integral part of her identity.
