"Shabash" is the Punjab word for "well done" and is something Rana secretly wishes he could hear cheered from the stands at his hockey game. Rana is an 11-year-old Canadian born Sikh living in a small British Columbia mill town with his parents and younger sister. Rana, aka Ron, is a typical Canadian boy who wants to join a minor league hockey team. After saving up all his allowance and paper route money, Rana attempts to register for hockey only to be discouraged by the parents running the registration table. They try to think up reasons not to let him join and finally decide he still has to get his parents to sign the permission form. Refusing to take his money, they send Rana home with the forms hoping that he will not return. Rana is even more determined to join when he overhears one of the parents refer to him as a "stinking Hindu." He must now convince his parents that playing hockey is a good idea. It is Rana's mother who encourages his father to let Rana play, hoping that Rana will be able to bridge the gap between the cultures.
"Shabash" is the Punjab word for "well done" and is something Rana secretly wishes he could hear cheered from the stands at his hockey game. Rana is an 11-year-old Canadian born Sikh living in a small British Columbia mill town with his parents and younger sister. Rana, aka Ron, is a typical Canadian boy who wants to join a minor league hockey team. After saving up all his allowance and paper route money, Rana attempts to register for hockey only to be discouraged by the parents running the registration table. They try to think up reasons not to let him join and finally decide he still has to get his parents to sign the permission form. Refusing to take his money, they send Rana home with the forms hoping that he will not return. Rana is even more determined to join when he overhears one of the parents refer to him as a "stinking Hindu." He must now convince his parents that playing hockey is a good idea. It is Rana's mother who encourages his father to let Rana play, hoping that Rana will be able to bridge the gap between the cultures.
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