Gurdeep Pandher

Gurdeep Pandher is a Sikh-Canadian, Yukon-based author, teacher and performer, who makes Punjabi dance videos. Gurdeep was born into a farming family, in a small village in Siahar, Punjab. He moved to Canada in 2006 and became a Canadian citizen in 2011. Moving to Canada inspired him to tour the entire country and further understand his adopted nation. He has lived in numerous Canadian provinces, including small Canadian villages, but found his home in a wilderness cabin in Yukon.

On May 18, 2023, Gurdeep received a Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, from Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Gurdeep teaches diverse groups across Canada, building cross-cultural bridges and encouraging acceptance, inclusivity and positive race-relations. In an effort to promote intercultural understanding throughout Canada, Gurdeep has blended Bhangra with various other cultural dances present in the country. Gurdeep's Yukon-made Bhangra videos have gone on to inspire people everywhere, including Quebec where his work was featured in French-Canadian media outlets. In addition to this, Gurdeep has also appeared on British television network ITV, during the breakfast show hosted by Lorraine Kelly, on Canadian entertainment show, CTV's eTalk, and Rachel Maddow also featured Gurdeep's work on her show on MSNBC. He is best known for promoting motivation and optimism during the COVID-19 pandemic in Yukon to Canada's coast to coast to coast. In an effort to spread awareness about the COVID-19 vaccine, Gurdeep Pandher made a Bhangra dance video on a frozen lake in Yukon, which was watched by millions across the globe. Gurdeep is also notable for using dance as a mechanism to break down barriers which BIPOC face. According to ''CBC'', "Gurdeep Pandher could be considered Yukon's most famous person on social media." Provided by Wikipedia