In 2010 she became the first and sole North American singer and performer to tour the world with Oscar and Grammy Award-winning Bollywood film composer A. R. Rahman of Slumdog Millionaire.
[2] Garib was born and raised in the small Canadian town of Penticton, British Columbia while also spending time living in Kolkata, West Bengal where her father's family is from.
Growing up in Canada, she started studying dance at the age of three in forms of ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, modern, contemporary, musical theatre and Kathak when in Kolkata.
Struggling with a severe stutter growing up, Garib began taking vocal lessons at the age of fourteen as an alternative to speech therapy when traditional methods didn't work.
[3] Shortly after graduating high school, Garib was cast in the Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and A. R. Rahman's musical Bombay Dreams.
[9] With the Bombay Dreams production, Garib performed on television shows Good Morning America, Live with Regis and Kelly and Canada AM.
In 2005 and as a member of the Bombay Dreams cast, Garib was selected to headline performances for 'Macy's Passport' in Los Angeles and San Francisco hosted by Sharon Stone and Jennifer Lopez[10][11] and MAC Cosmetics Fashion Cares Bollywood Cowboy along with Jann Arden, Pamela Anderson, Feist and Punjabi Hit Squad.
[25] In 2012, House of Kiran created its first short filmed titled Thy Beauty's Doom - In Memory of Maple Batalia[26] which was funded by Canada's bravoFACT.