Journalistic

The following is a list of Raywat Deonandan’s journalistic articles published in traditional media.

Full list of articles in traditional media:

“To Boldly Go Where Men Have Gone Before” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Oct. 14, 1987.
“Someone To Watch Conjures Familiar Images” in The Gargoyle (Toronto, Ontario), Oct. 22, 1987.
“Yabba Dabba Doo U of T” in The Gargoyle (Toronto, Ontario), Oct. 22, 1987.
“Swirling Dust An Admirable, Surreal Journey” in The Gargoyle (Toronto, Ontario), Jan. 28, 1988.
“Savages Hold Love-In” in The Gargoyle (Toronto, Ontario), Feb. 11, 1988.
“East Clashes With West” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Oct. 12, 1988.
“To Boldly Go Where No Fest Has…” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Oct. 20, 1988.
“Avenger’s Life is Homeric If Weird” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Dec. 5, 1988.
“Witty U of T Researcher Moonlights As New Wave, Folk, R&B Wizard” in The Varsity, Feb. 2, 1989.
“Young Jazz-Fusion” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Feb. 6, 1989.
“Danceable Band A (Part) U of T Success” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Mar. 13, 1989.
“Trials And Tribulations Of A Rock Video” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), April 12, 1989.
“Performace Art Mad For Lucid Journalism” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Sep. 11, 1989.
“Ball Crowd Illuminates Riotous Architecture” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Oct. 2, 1989.
“Daiko Drumming Gives Hart House A Shake” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Nov. 2, 1989
“Remembrances Of Scooby Doos Past” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Dec. 7, 1989.
“Heros On The Half Shell: Turtlemania In T.O.” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Apr. 2, 1990.
“That’s Mr. Couch Potato To You” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Apr. 17, 1990.
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Tunes” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Apr. 17, 1990.
“The Importance Of Scientific Credibility” in Trekletter (Toronto, Ontario), Jun. 1990.
“Festival Lunacy Set To Smother City Once Again” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Sep. 4, 1990.
“The Match Factory Girl” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Sep. 10, 1990.
“New Canadian Films Excel At Festival” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Sep. 13, 1990.
“The Intelligent Glow Of Patricia Rozema” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Sep. 17, 1990.
“Italians Mock Fascist Disney” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Jan. 8, 1991.
“Firearms Abound In Raucous Tape” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Jan. 17, 1991.
“Sans Soleil Sans Fautes” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Jan. 24, 1991.
“Rhubarb’s Rebel Drama Returns” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Feb. 12, 1991.
“Sheens Can’t Buy A Hit: Jumbled Cadence Fizzles” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Mar. 21, 1991.
“Karate” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Mar. 25, 1993.
“Karate Team Breaks More Than Boards In Windsor” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Oct. 4, 1993.
“High-Flyin’ Karate Spectacle Comes To The Athletic Centre” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Jan. 27, 1994.
“U of T Kicks Its Way To Success” in The Varsity (Toronto, Ontario), Feb. 3, 1994.
“Multicultural Nature Of The Martial Arts” in Black Belt Journal (Richmond Hill, Ontario), Mar., 1994.
“Complexion Is Far More Complex Than Many Pinks Think” in The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario), April 18, 1994.
“The Other Side Of Health Costs” in Id Magazine (Guelph, Ontario), Jan. 19, 1995.
“Rainbow Of Races” in India Currents Magazine (San Jose, California), Feb., 1995.
“Celluloid Bridge” in India Currents Magazine (San Jose, California), Oct., 1994.
“Out Of East Africa” in India Currents Magazine (San Jose, California), March, 1995.
“Canada’s Literary Golden Boy” in India Currents Magazine (San Jose, California), March, 1995.
“New Administrative Fee Is A Discriminatory Head Tax” in The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario), April 18, 1995.
“Up To Individuals Not State Censors To Police Internet” in The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario), May 2, 1995.
“On The Cutting Edge” in India Currents Magazine (San Jose, California), June, 1995.
“Lines Are Ohhhhh Soooo Lonnng” in The Newspaper (Toronto, Ontario), Sep. 6, 1995.
“The Role of Government” in The Newspaper (Toronto, Ontario), Sep. 27, 1995.
“Steven Yap – Winner of the 1995 Masuko Cup” in Black Belt Journal (Richmond Hill, Ontario), Winter, 1995.
“The Source of the Rage” in India Currents Magazine (San Jose, California), Feb., 1996.
“A Fine Provocative Debut” in India Currents Magazine (San Jose, California), March, 1996.
“E-zines – The Future of Publishing?” in Canadian Writer’s Journal (Vancouver, British Columbia), Spring, 1996.
“The Human Condition Explored” in India Currents Magazine (San Jose, California), April, 1996.
“Rate of Change: Hypertext 101” in Paragraph Magazine (Stratford, Ontario), summer, 1996.
“The Magic of India” in India Currents Magazine (San Jose, California), December, 1996.
“Time to call truce between bikes and cars.” The Toronto star (Toronto, Ontario). May 20, 1997.
“Naz Project tackles India’s AIDS epidemic.” Family Practice. (Toronto, Ontario). Feb. 10, 1997.
“Virtual Medicine.” Family Practice. (Toronto, Ontario). Sep. 15, 1997.
“Review: Home Movies.” Paragraph (Toronto, Ontario). Dec., 1997.
“Feminist Publishing in India.”IndiaStar (online magazine). March, 1998.
“Review: Awake When All The World is Asleep.” Paragraph (Toronto, Ontario). Mar., 1998.
“A Living Paradox: A Letter From India.” Vic Report (Toronto, Ontario). May, 1998.
“Review: Gravity Lets You Down.” Paragraph (Toronto, Ontario). Jan., 1999.
“Electronic Courses.” Family Practice (Toronto, Ontario), May 19, 1999
“Are their environmental risks associated with genetically engineered field crops?” Bioscan (Toronto, Ontario) Sep, 1999
“Review: The Only-Good Heart.” Prairie Fire (Winnipeg, Manitoba), Nov., 1999
“Review: Bettina.” Prairie Fire (Winnipeg, Manitoba), Nov., 1999
“Should Government Be A Tool of Enterprise?” The Innovation Journal (online magazine), Nov., 1999
“The Future of Bioinformatics.” Bioscan (Toronto) December, 1999
“Case Study in Response to Risk” Bioscan (Toronto) March, 2000
“Review: Herbarium of Souls.” Prairie Fire website (Winnipeg, Manitoba) May, 2000.
“Review: War At The Top Of The World” India Currents (San Jose, Ca) May, 2000
“Review: Morning of Yesterday” Toronto Review of Contemporary Writing Abroad (Toronto, ON), May, 2000
“Review: The Maleness of God” Prairie Fire website (Winnipeg, Manitoba), November, 2000
“Science Is A Dead End Career” Chowk website (Vancouver, BC), November, 2000
“Milestones” Chowk website (Vancouver, BC), December, 2000
“Home To Guyana” The Globe and Mail (Toronto, ON), March 14, 2001
“Indo-Caribbean Angst” The Toronto Review of Contemporary Writing Abroad (Toronto, ON), May, 2001.
“Guyana” India Currents (San Jose, CA), June, 2001.
“Biosensors, Biophotonics, Biomaterials and Nanotechnology: From Convergence to Cash” BioAlberta Newsletter, June, 2001.
“Review: Emergent Voices” Prairie Fire Website (Winnipeg, MB), September, 2001
“The Theatre of Learning.” Dooney’s Café Website, Dec, 2001
“Why I Love Pro Wrestling.” PWTorch Website, Dec. 14, 2001
“The Smoking Debate.” Dooney’s Café Website, Dec, 2001
“My Problem With Space Tourism.” Dooney’s Café Website, Jan. 2002
“The Sanctified Simple-mindedness of American Media.” Dooney’s Café Website, Jan, 2002
“Biotechnology Responds To Terrorism” SHI Newsletter (Toronto, ON), Feb, 2002
“South Asian Madness.” Dooney’s Café Website, Feb, 2002
“A Jewel in A Sparkling Connection.” India Currents (San Jose, CA), Feb, 2002
“Naive Canadian Columnists.” Dooney’s Café Website, Feb 27, 2002
“Last of the Red Hot Nerds.” The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ON), Mar 23, 2002
“The Great Game: Review of Tournament of Shadows.” India Currents (San Jose, CA), May, 2002
“To heck with moon rocks, there’s Luke Skywalker.” The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ON), May 9, 2002
“Is Western Coverage of Kashmir Racist?” India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), July, 2002
“Biometrics Doesn’t Have To Be Scary” SHI Newsletter (Toronto, ON), July, 2002
“Kashmir, Mon Amour” Rabble.Ca Website (Toronto, ON), August 13, 2002
“Profile This!” India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), October, 2002
“The Public Must Be Taught About Biotechnology” SHI Newsletter (Toronto, ON), October, 2002
“Living in Fear in Washington, DC.” The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ON), Oct 19, 2002
“The ‘Swarthy’ Factor.” The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ON), Nov 5, 2002
“The New Oil.” India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), May, 2003
“The New Oil.” Rabble.Ca Website (Toronto, ON), May 7, 2003
“The Frontiers of Salman Rushdie.” India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), May, 2003
“Is SARS a Precursor to Pandemic?” The Toronto Star online edition, May 20, 2003
“Is SARS a Precursor to Pandemic?” The Toronto Star (Toronto, ON), May 26, 2003
“Water fights threaten to become water wars.” Global Voice (Windsor, ON), Vol 2, #5, June 2003
“Men and Women Shouldn’t Stand For This” The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ON), Oct 6, 2003
“Which Am I, Truly?” The Globe and Mail (Toronto, ON), Dec 22, 2003
“Which Am I, Truly?” Chowk website, Dec 23, 2003
“Looking For A Link Between Pornography And Sex Crimes: The Jury Is Stil Out” The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ON), June 30, 2004
“Review: The View From Tamischeira” Prairie Fire Website (Winnipeg, MB), November, 2004
“Poverty At the Root of Tsunami Tragedy” Rabble.ca website (Toronto, ON), January 3, 2005
“Stingy Tsunami Relief” Rabble.ca website (Toronto, ON), January 3, 2005
“Why Not (Cough, Cough) Diarrhea?” Rabble.ca website (Toronto, ON), January 19, 2005
“Poverty Caused the Tsunami” India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), Feb 2, 2005
“Are We Overdue For A Pandemic?” The Toronto Star (Toronto, ON), March 2, 2005
“Champion Of Her Silly Activity” The Toronto Star (Toronto, ON), July 29, 2005
“Review: Raymond and Hannah” Idea&s Magazine (Toronto, ON), Autumn, 2005
“Opal-Gate” Chowk website (Vancouver, BC), May 10,2006
“The False War Between Civilizations” India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), June 23,2006
“The Politicization of Science” India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), March 28, 2008
“Warriors and Terrorists” India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), Oct 8, 2008
“Man On The Moon” India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), Sep 6, 2009
“Advantage India” India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), Feb 2, 2010
“Why India Has an Advantage Over China” syndicated in New American Media, Feb 5, 2010
“The Man Who Would Not Eat” India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), July 9, 2010
“The Ethics of Surrogacy” India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), Feb 3, 2012
“Kony 2012 campaign makes us feel good — and that’s bad” The Toronto Star (Toronto, ON), Mar 14, 2012
“Breast cancer – the hidden epidemic” India Currents Magazine (San Jose, CA), Oct 8, 2012
“Does Reproductive Tourism Treat Women Like Cattle?” The Huffington Post, Oct 29, 2012
“Should This Combat Sport Be Illegal?” The Huffington Post, Apr 23, 2013
“Here’s an interesting question: is access to social media a luxury or a right?” The Institute for Knowledge Mobilization, Oct 1, 2013
“Is Facebook a Luxury or a Right?” The Huffington Post, Oct 21, 2013
“The 10/90 Gap is Holding Rwanda Back” The Huffington Post, Nov 4, 2013
“The World Needed the Return of ‘Cosmos’” The Huffington Post, Mar 17, 2014
“The Ebola Outbreak Proves the Need for Health Surveillance” The Huffington Post, Oct 9, 2014
“What The Headlines Didn’t Tell You About That Bacon And Cancer Study” The Huffington Post, Nov 3, 2015
“A Plea For Optimism In The Trump Era” The Huffington Post, Nov 10, 2016
“Mining the gender gap: how do aboriginal women perceive mining in Canada?” The Hill Times, Dec 5, 2016
“Canada’s University Libraries Are In Peril.” The Huffington Post, Dec 13, 2016
“The World Isn’t Facing An Overpopulation Problem“. The Huffington Post, April 28, 2017
“No, Humanity Isn’t Worse Off Because Elon Musk Launched SpaceX“, The Huffington Post, Feb 12, 2017
“Coronavirus shows the urgent need to invest in health infrastructure“, The Ottawa Citizen, Mar 13, 2020
“It’s Time For Scientists to Lead“, The Toronto Star, Mar 17, 2020
“COVID-19: Testing Is Our Salvation“, India Currents Magazine, April 7, 2020
“COVID-19 is not a health crisis, it is a health systems crisis“, The Toronto Star, April 7, 2020
“Deonandan: Wearing a face mask is both socially responsible and self-interested“, The Ottawa Citizen, July 14, 2020
“The Saturday Debate: Can the Tokyo Olympics still happen this summer?“, The Toronto Star, Jan 23, 2021
“Deonandan: Delaying the second dose of COVID vaccine is not evidence-based medicine – but it still makes sense“, The Ottawa Citizen, Mar 5, 2021
“Deonandan: No, you shouldn’t wait for a better vaccine,” The Ottawa Citizen, Mar 15, 2021
“Deonandan: COVID-19 — How Ontario fell into the myth of the balanced response,” The Ottawa Citizen, April 28, 2021
“Deonandan: Let’s clear up the confusion over talk of a ‘preferred’ vaccine,” The Ottawa Citizen, May 5, 2021
“Deonandan: Vaccinating children should be encouraged … but not compelled. Not yet.” The Ottawa Citizen, July 15, 2021
“Deonandan: Here’s why aerosol transmission of COVID matters to us all.” The Ottawa Citizen, Oct 19, 2021
“Deonandan: We need a global ‘Manhattan Project’ to vaccinate the world.” The Ottawa Citizen, Nov 26, 2021
“Deonandan: Why should the vaccinated care that the unvaccinated are unvaccinated?” The Ottawa Citizen, Feb 15, 2022
“Deonandan: Managing COVID — now it’s up to individuals.” The Ottawa Citizen, March 1, 2022
“Deonandan: Wearing a mask is still helpful, but choose a good one.” The Ottawa Citizen, March 24, 2022
“Deonandan: A new ‘Age of Pandemics’ looms. Let’s invest in proper prevention.” The Ottawa Citizen, June 9, 2022
“Deonandan: Six things governments should be doing about COVID, now.” The Ottawa Citizen, July 6, 2022
“Deonandan: Six steps to help save Ontario’s health-care system.” The Ottawa Citizen, Oct 26, 2022
“Deonandan: Let’s apply COVID lessons to the next pandemic.” The Ottawa Citizen, Jan 13, 2023
“Deonandan: How Joe Rogan’s vaccine-debate pitch undermines real science.” The Ottawa Citizen, July 4, 2023
“Deonandan: Among some online groups, being called ‘racist’ is now a badge of honour.” The Ottawa Citizen, Oct 23, 2023
“Generative Artificial Intelligence: A Fourth Global Digital Divide?” BMJ Leader Blog, Dec 21, 2023
“H5N1 Avian Flu: What Canadians Need to Know“, Canada Healthwatch, April 5, 2024