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Image of the wedding musicians sitting in the front of the Gurdwara. The musicians are performing with their instruments and singing. There is a microphone in front of them.
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Poster for "An Evening Indian Classical Music" featuring Pandit Manu Kumar Seen playing the sitar and Ustad Akram Khan playing the tabla. The event was scheduled for 23rd November, 2011 at the Centre of the Indo-Canadian Studies. The first half of the event includes a lecture/demonstration followed by the second half featuring the performances of the famous South Asian musicians, both belonging from well-known families of musicians.
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Photo of a group of men with music instruments sitting outdoors. Four men are sitting on chairs with one of them sitting second from the right is holding a child. The other two men are standing beside them. The man sitting on the leftmost end is holding a Harmonium, with his fingers on the keyboard.
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Creator: Bodalia, Chandra
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Photograph of Surinder Kaur and an unidentified individual playing Panjabi folk musical instruments at a Teeyan (Teej) festival celebration hosted by the India Mahila Association[?] on August 2, 1998[?]. The event was held in Cloverdale, in Surrey, British Columbia (B.C.).
Surinder Kaur (November 25, 1929 - June 14, 2006) was a Panjabi folk singer, one of the most popular folk singers of the gramophone age. She was born in Lahore, the capital of what was then the undivided state of Panjab, although after the partition in 1947, Kaur moved to Delhi with her parents. Kaur had a rigorous classical musical training under Inayat Husain, a Muslim, and Pandit Mani Parshad, a Hindu. No other popular contemporary Panjabi singer, except Nusrat Fateh Ali, mastered the nuances of the Indian musical scale to the same extent. Kaur gave her first live performance at the age of 13 in August 1943 and the following year made her first record, along with her sister Parkash Kaur. Apart from folk songs, Kaur sang Muslim Sufi Panjabi kafis and lyrics.
Teeyan, also known as Teej, is a festival observed primarily by women in the northern regions of India, including Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, and Madhya Pradesh. It takes place annually during the months of July or August, marking the beginning of the monsoon season. The festival is associated with religious observance and social gathering, particularly among newly married and unmarried women. Participants celebrate by adorning themselves in traditional attire and taking part in rituals dedicated to Goddess Parvati. The festival involves prayers for the well-being and longevity of husbands or future spouses and includes regional customs that vary by state.
The India Mahila Association (IMA) is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization established in 1973 to support and empower women of South Asian descent in Canada. Open to women of all backgrounds, IMA focuses on advocacy, education, and community engagement while addressing issues such as gender equality, violence, and discrimination. The organization operates without external funding and has created an endowment fund with the Vancouver Foundation to sustain its mission. For over 50 years, IMA has provided support, resources, and a platform for women to connect and uplift one another.
Surinder Kaur (November 25, 1929 - June 14, 2006) was a Panjabi folk singer, one of the most popular folk singers of the gramophone age. She was born in Lahore, the capital of what was then the undivided state of Panjab, although after the partition in 1947, Kaur moved to Delhi with her parents. Kaur had a rigorous classical musical training under Inayat Husain, a Muslim, and Pandit Mani Parshad, a Hindu. No other popular contemporary Panjabi singer, except Nusrat Fateh Ali, mastered the nuances of the Indian musical scale to the same extent. Kaur gave her first live performance at the age of 13 in August 1943 and the following year made her first record, along with her sister Parkash Kaur. Apart from folk songs, Kaur sang Muslim Sufi Panjabi kafis and lyrics.
Teeyan, also known as Teej, is a festival observed primarily by women in the northern regions of India, including Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, and Madhya Pradesh. It takes place annually during the months of July or August, marking the beginning of the monsoon season. The festival is associated with religious observance and social gathering, particularly among newly married and unmarried women. Participants celebrate by adorning themselves in traditional attire and taking part in rituals dedicated to Goddess Parvati. The festival involves prayers for the well-being and longevity of husbands or future spouses and includes regional customs that vary by state.
The India Mahila Association (IMA) is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization established in 1973 to support and empower women of South Asian descent in Canada. Open to women of all backgrounds, IMA focuses on advocacy, education, and community engagement while addressing issues such as gender equality, violence, and discrimination. The organization operates without external funding and has created an endowment fund with the Vancouver Foundation to sustain its mission. For over 50 years, IMA has provided support, resources, and a platform for women to connect and uplift one another.