Parul Sharma
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Parul Sharma is a former beauty queen, singer, songwriter, philanthropist and social media heavyweight. She was crowned Miss India-Canada 2004, where she performed her original song for the talent segment.
Sharma has worked with musicians including Juno Award
winner Russell Broom and Luke McMaster
. She has performed at venues including: Air Canada Centre
, India’s largest night club Club Elevate, Hard Rock Cafe
(Mumbai), Scotiabank Place
, Civic Centre (Ottawa), Congress Centre (Ottawa), Lansdowne Park
stadium, Yonge-Dundas Square and Ottawa City Hall
. She was a headliner at desiFEST 2008, North America's largest South Asian music festival, where she was introduced by Ian D'Sa
of rock band, Billy Talent
. She has sung the Canadian and American national anthems at large arena sporting events including for the Toronto Raptors
.
Sharma has been featured in and interviewed by media including NDTV
in India, Asian Television Network
, OMNI Television
, Rogers TV, the Toronto Star
, theOttawa Citizen
, the Hindustan Times
, The Times of India
, Maxim India (magazine)
, MSN
India and a wide range of other print and online publications around the world. She has been the face of clothing brands Desiwear and Mausam.
In the summer of 2009 she filmed TV ad for Fem Herbal, which she appeared in with Bollywood
actress Preity Zinta
.
Sharma is also a human rights activist as per updates on her Twitter
account. She is a committed volunteer for IIMPACT, an NGO dedicated to the basic primary education of the girl child in India’s backward rural areas. In 2009, she introduced IIMPACT to musician Bryan Adams
, who was moved by the cause and provided a grant through The Bryan Adams Foundation, which will school 600 children.
Sharma is currently enrolled in Seton Hall Law School.
Sharma has worked with musicians including Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
winner Russell Broom and Luke McMaster
Luke McMaster
Luke Mcmaster is a Canadian singer, songwriter and musician.With a lifelong commitment to music, McMaster experienced early success as one half of a music duo from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, McMaster and James, named after McMaster and his performing partner, Rob James. Despite initial success,...
. She has performed at venues including: Air Canada Centre
Air Canada Centre
The Air Canada Centre is a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena located on Bay Street in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.The arena is popularly known as the ACC or the Hangar ....
, India’s largest night club Club Elevate, Hard Rock Cafe
Hard Rock Cafe
Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of theme restaurants founded in 1971 by Americans Peter Morton & Isaac Tigrett. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll memorabilia, a tradition which expanded to others in the chain. In 2006, Hard Rock was sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and...
(Mumbai), Scotiabank Place
Scotiabank Place
Scotiabank Place is a multi-purpose arena, located in Kanata, a suburban district of Ottawa, Ontario. It is home to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. It has also hosted the Canadian University Men's Basketball Championship...
, Civic Centre (Ottawa), Congress Centre (Ottawa), Lansdowne Park
Lansdowne Park
Lansdowne Park is a historic sports, exhibition and entertainment facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, owned by the City of Ottawa. It is located along Bank Street and is adjacent to the Rideau Canal, in central Ottawa...
stadium, Yonge-Dundas Square and Ottawa City Hall
Ottawa City Hall
The current Ottawa City Hall is the city hall of Ottawa, Canada. The downtown complex consists of two connected buildings: a modern wing located on Laurier Avenue and a 19th century heritage wing located on Elgin Street...
. She was a headliner at desiFEST 2008, North America's largest South Asian music festival, where she was introduced by Ian D'Sa
Ian D'Sa
Ian Michael D'Sa is the guitarist for the Canadian band Billy Talent.-Early life and career:Ian's family moved from the UK to Canada when he was 3 years old. He is of Indian Goan descent and grew up in Mississauga, Ontario learning guitar at the age of 13...
of rock band, Billy Talent
Billy Talent
Billy Talent is a Canadian post-hardcore band from Streetsville, Ontario. They formed in 1993 with Ben Kowalewicz as the lead vocalist, Ian D'Sa on lead guitar, bassist Jon Gallant and drummer Aaron Solowoniuk ....
. She has sung the Canadian and American national anthems at large arena sporting events including for the Toronto Raptors
Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion...
.
Sharma has been featured in and interviewed by media including NDTV
NDTV
NDTV is an Indian commercial broadcasting television network founded in 1988. It was founded by Prannoy Roy, an eminent journalist and current chairman and director of NDTV Group. NDTV currently has more than 1,000 employees producing news from over twenty locations in India...
in India, Asian Television Network
Asian Television Network
Asian Television Network International Limited is a publicly traded Canadian broadcasting company, with 33 television channels in 9 languages, serving diverse South Asian cultural communities in Canada. ATN operates a South Asian Radio service on XM, available in Canada and the United States...
, OMNI Television
OMNI Television
Omni Television, corporately styled as OMNI Television, is a Canadian television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications. It consists of the company's conventional television stations in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta which are licensed as multicultural stations...
, Rogers TV, the Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
, theOttawa Citizen
Ottawa Citizen
The Ottawa Citizen is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Canada. According to the Canadian Newspaper Association, the paper had a 2008 weekly circulation of 900,197.- History :...
, the Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded in 1924 with roots in the Indian independence movement of the period ....
, The Times of India
The Times of India
The Times of India is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. TOI has the largest circulation among all English-language newspaper in the world, across all formats . It is owned and managed by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd...
, Maxim India (magazine)
Maxim India (magazine)
Maxim India is a publication of a popular international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom called Maxim and known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, none of which are nudes. In 2008, the magazine started to publish a version of the...
, MSN
MSN
MSN is a collection of Internet sites and services provided by Microsoft. The Microsoft Network debuted as an online service and Internet service provider on August 24, 1995, to coincide with the release of the Windows 95 operating system.The range of services offered by MSN has changed since its...
India and a wide range of other print and online publications around the world. She has been the face of clothing brands Desiwear and Mausam.
In the summer of 2009 she filmed TV ad for Fem Herbal, which she appeared in with Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
actress Preity Zinta
Preity Zinta
Preity Zinta is an Indian film actress. She has appeared in Hindi films of Bollywood, as well as Telugu, Punjabi and English language films. After graduating with a degree in criminal psychology, Zinta made her acting debut in Dil Se in 1998 followed by a role in Soldier the same year...
.
Sharma is also a human rights activist as per updates on her Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
account. She is a committed volunteer for IIMPACT, an NGO dedicated to the basic primary education of the girl child in India’s backward rural areas. In 2009, she introduced IIMPACT to musician Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
, who was moved by the cause and provided a grant through The Bryan Adams Foundation, which will school 600 children.
Sharma is currently enrolled in Seton Hall Law School.