Renée Sarojini Saklikar is an Indian-born Canadian lawyer , poet and author . Raised in New Westminster in Greater Vancouver , she married Adrian Dix . Rob Taylor of '' Prism International '' wrote in 2013 that " If you ’ve spent much time in Vancouver ’s literary community , you ’ve probably heard of , or run into , Renée Saklikar . " She was born in Pune , India . After moving to Canada from India , Saklikar had lived in Newfoundland , then Montreal and Saskatchewan as well as other places where she did not spend as much time . She then moved to New Westminster . Saklikar 's father was the Rev. Vasant Saklikar , a minister of the United Church of Canada . He was a Hindu who , after arriving in Canada , converted to Christianity . Zebunnisa Jethwa and Umar Jethwa , Saklikar 's aunt and uncle , perished on Air India Flight 182 . A gynecologist and surgeon , the two were Indians visiting relatives in the Vancouver area . Saklikar was one of the interview subjects of the film '' Air India 182 '' , and her mother Bhanu Saklikar , was also interviewed
Air India Flight 182
Air India Flight 182
Renée Sarojini Saklikar