{"id":21227,"date":"2026-01-03T20:14:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T01:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/?page_id=21227"},"modified":"2026-01-03T20:14:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T01:14:57","slug":"himanshu-sitlani","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/authors\/himanshu-sitlani\/","title":{"rendered":"Himanshu Sitlani"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Himanshu Sitlani is a Mumbai-born playwright and actor who now calls Toronto home. He is currently the Managing Director at Native Earth Performing Arts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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An IMM-Permanent Resident<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Co-author: Neha Poduval.
Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 2026.
forthcoming March 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Neha and Himanshu are drowning in paperwork. After leaving Mumbai in pursuit of the Canadian dream, Neha\u2019s repeated rejections for permanent residency have left the couple suspended in bureaucratic limbo. As forms pile up and questions grow more invasive, their relationship is put under the microscope\u2014not only by immigration officers, but by each other. Flashbacks of their charming courtship collide with the emotional toll of visa purgatory, forcing them to question if love alone can keep them together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An IMM-Permanent Resident<\/em> is a hilarious and heartbreaking true story of resilience, partnership, and the universal desire to belong. Told by real-life couple Neha Poduval and Himanshu Sitlani, this candid romantic comedy takes audiences on an irreverent journey through the absurdities of the Canadian immigration system with biting humour, Bollywood flair, and unflinching honesty. A love letter to anyone who\u2019s ever chased a dream, this tender portrait proves that true love knows no borders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Himanshu Sitlani is a Mumbai-born playwright and actor who now calls Toronto home. He is currently the Managing Director at Native Earth Performing Arts. Drama An IMM-Permanent Resident Co-author: Neha Poduval.Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 2026.forthcoming March 2026. Publisher’s Synopsis (From … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":16,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21227","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21227"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21231,"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21227\/revisions\/21231"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}