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Photograph of an unidentified man shaking hands with an unidentified woman at a gathering for Ravi Shankar.
Born April 7, 1920 in Varanasi (then Benares), India, Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician, composer, and sitar virtuoso, who was known for popularizing classical Indian music in the West. Shankar was a prolific musician; he composed ragas, film scores, and musical compositions of poems. He had partnerships with George Harrison and Paul McCartney of the Beatles, and Yehudi Menuhin.
Born April 7, 1920 in Varanasi (then Benares), India, Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician, composer, and sitar virtuoso, who was known for popularizing classical Indian music in the West. Shankar was a prolific musician; he composed ragas, film scores, and musical compositions of poems. He had partnerships with George Harrison and Paul McCartney of the Beatles, and Yehudi Menuhin.
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Photograph of Ravi Shankar greeting people at a gathering.
Born April 7, 1920 in Varanasi (then Benares), India, Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician, composer, and sitar virtuoso, who was known for popularizing classical Indian music in the West. Shankar was a prolific musician; he composed ragas, film scores, and musical compositions of poems. He had partnerships with George Harrison and Paul McCartney of the Beatles, and Yehudi Menuhin.
Born April 7, 1920 in Varanasi (then Benares), India, Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician, composer, and sitar virtuoso, who was known for popularizing classical Indian music in the West. Shankar was a prolific musician; he composed ragas, film scores, and musical compositions of poems. He had partnerships with George Harrison and Paul McCartney of the Beatles, and Yehudi Menuhin.
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Photograph of unidentified women at a gathering for Ravi Shankar.
Born April 7, 1920 in Varanasi (then Benares), India, Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician, composer, and sitar virtuoso, who was known for popularizing classical Indian music in the West. Shankar was a prolific musician; he composed ragas, film scores, and musical compositions of poems. He had partnerships with George Harrison and Paul McCartney of the Beatles, and Yehudi Menuhin.
Born April 7, 1920 in Varanasi (then Benares), India, Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician, composer, and sitar virtuoso, who was known for popularizing classical Indian music in the West. Shankar was a prolific musician; he composed ragas, film scores, and musical compositions of poems. He had partnerships with George Harrison and Paul McCartney of the Beatles, and Yehudi Menuhin.
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Photograph of Anil Anand and unidentified men speaking to each other at a gathering for Ravi Shankar.
Anil Anand is Acting Consul General.
Born April 7, 1920 in Varanasi (then Benares), India, Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician, composer, and sitar virtuoso, who was known for popularizing classical Indian music in the West. Shankar was a prolific musician; he composed ragas, film scores, and musical compositions of poems. He had partnerships with George Harrison and Paul McCartney of the Beatles, and Yehudi Menuhin.
Anil Anand is Acting Consul General.
Born April 7, 1920 in Varanasi (then Benares), India, Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician, composer, and sitar virtuoso, who was known for popularizing classical Indian music in the West. Shankar was a prolific musician; he composed ragas, film scores, and musical compositions of poems. He had partnerships with George Harrison and Paul McCartney of the Beatles, and Yehudi Menuhin.
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Photograph of Ravi Shankar shaking hands with another man at a gathering.
Born April 7, 1920 in Varanasi (then Benares), India, Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician, composer, and sitar virtuoso, who was known for popularizing classical Indian music in the West. Shankar was a prolific musician; he composed ragas, film scores, and musical compositions of poems. He had partnerships with George Harrison and Paul McCartney of the Beatles, and Yehudi Menuhin.
Born April 7, 1920 in Varanasi (then Benares), India, Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician, composer, and sitar virtuoso, who was known for popularizing classical Indian music in the West. Shankar was a prolific musician; he composed ragas, film scores, and musical compositions of poems. He had partnerships with George Harrison and Paul McCartney of the Beatles, and Yehudi Menuhin.
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Photograph of Ravi Shankar at a gathering.
Born April 7, 1920 in Varanasi (then Benares), India, Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician, composer, and sitar virtuoso, who was known for popularizing classical Indian music in the West. Shankar was a prolific musician; he composed ragas, film scores, and musical compositions of poems. He had partnerships with George Harrison and Paul McCartney of the Beatles, and Yehudi Menuhin.
Born April 7, 1920 in Varanasi (then Benares), India, Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician, composer, and sitar virtuoso, who was known for popularizing classical Indian music in the West. Shankar was a prolific musician; he composed ragas, film scores, and musical compositions of poems. He had partnerships with George Harrison and Paul McCartney of the Beatles, and Yehudi Menuhin.
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Photograph of Ravi Shankar with a group of people at a gathering in Vancouver.
Born April 7, 1920 in Varanasi (then Benares), India, Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician, composer, and sitar virtuoso, who was known for popularizing classical Indian music in the West. Shankar was a prolific musician; he composed ragas, film scores, and musical compositions of poems. He had partnerships with George Harrison and Paul McCartney of the Beatles, and Yehudi Menuhin.
Born April 7, 1920 in Varanasi (then Benares), India, Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician, composer, and sitar virtuoso, who was known for popularizing classical Indian music in the West. Shankar was a prolific musician; he composed ragas, film scores, and musical compositions of poems. He had partnerships with George Harrison and Paul McCartney of the Beatles, and Yehudi Menuhin.
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Photograph of an unidentified woman greeting Ravi Shankar at a gathering.
Born April 7, 1920 in Varanasi (then Benares), India, Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician, composer, and sitar virtuoso, who was known for popularizing classical Indian music in the West. Shankar was a prolific musician; he composed ragas, film scores, and musical compositions of poems. He had partnerships with George Harrison and Paul McCartney of the Beatles, and Yehudi Menuhin.
Born April 7, 1920 in Varanasi (then Benares), India, Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician, composer, and sitar virtuoso, who was known for popularizing classical Indian music in the West. Shankar was a prolific musician; he composed ragas, film scores, and musical compositions of poems. He had partnerships with George Harrison and Paul McCartney of the Beatles, and Yehudi Menuhin.
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Photograph of Ghulam Ali with Chandra Bodalia.
Ghulam Ali is a Pakistani ghazal singer of the Patiala gharana. Ali was born on December 5, 1940, in the village of Kaleke in the Sialkot district of Panjab, pre-partition India (now Pakistan). He belongs to a musical family, his father was a vocalist and a sarangi player who initiated Ali to music from his childhood. At 15, Ali became a student of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, a master of the Patiala gharana (Patiala School) of Hindustani music. Ali started singing for Radio Lahore in 1960. Along with singing ghazals, he also composes the music for his ghazals. Ali has also contributed to Bollywood with his music. Ali is considered as one of the greatest ghazal singers of his era, as his style and variations in singing ghazals are unique. In 1979 he received the Price of Performance Award and in 2013 he was honored with the Sitara-i-Imtiaz Award by the President of Pakistan.
Born in 1948 in Sisodra, a village in Gujarat, India, Chandravadan "Chandra" Bodalia was a talented artist who pursued higher education in commercial arts and painting at the prestigious Sheth C. N. College of Fine Arts in Ahmedabad. After immigrating to Canada in 1976, Bodalia settled in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he initially worked various jobs, including creating art props and souvenirs for cultural events. In the late 1980s, Bodalia embarked on a career as a photojournalist, documenting the lives of South Asian Canadians with unparalleled dedication. Bodalia photographed important events for the South Asian Canadian community across B.C. and highlighted the unique stories and experiences of the community. He covered a range of events and various facets of life, from community programs and celebrations to cradle to grave events such as weddings, birthdays, cultural festivals, honoring events, political gatherings, and religious ceremonies. The photographs also reflect the intercultural connections and collaborations within the immigrant communities in Canada as well as transnational ties to the South Asian region. Bodalia's work appeared in local newspapers such as The Voice and The Link, earning him widespread recognition and over 20 awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Times of Canada. Bodalia passed away in 2017.
Ghulam Ali is a Pakistani ghazal singer of the Patiala gharana. Ali was born on December 5, 1940, in the village of Kaleke in the Sialkot district of Panjab, pre-partition India (now Pakistan). He belongs to a musical family, his father was a vocalist and a sarangi player who initiated Ali to music from his childhood. At 15, Ali became a student of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, a master of the Patiala gharana (Patiala School) of Hindustani music. Ali started singing for Radio Lahore in 1960. Along with singing ghazals, he also composes the music for his ghazals. Ali has also contributed to Bollywood with his music. Ali is considered as one of the greatest ghazal singers of his era, as his style and variations in singing ghazals are unique. In 1979 he received the Price of Performance Award and in 2013 he was honored with the Sitara-i-Imtiaz Award by the President of Pakistan.
Born in 1948 in Sisodra, a village in Gujarat, India, Chandravadan "Chandra" Bodalia was a talented artist who pursued higher education in commercial arts and painting at the prestigious Sheth C. N. College of Fine Arts in Ahmedabad. After immigrating to Canada in 1976, Bodalia settled in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he initially worked various jobs, including creating art props and souvenirs for cultural events. In the late 1980s, Bodalia embarked on a career as a photojournalist, documenting the lives of South Asian Canadians with unparalleled dedication. Bodalia photographed important events for the South Asian Canadian community across B.C. and highlighted the unique stories and experiences of the community. He covered a range of events and various facets of life, from community programs and celebrations to cradle to grave events such as weddings, birthdays, cultural festivals, honoring events, political gatherings, and religious ceremonies. The photographs also reflect the intercultural connections and collaborations within the immigrant communities in Canada as well as transnational ties to the South Asian region. Bodalia's work appeared in local newspapers such as The Voice and The Link, earning him widespread recognition and over 20 awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Times of Canada. Bodalia passed away in 2017.
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Photograph of Ghulam Ali and Shushma Datt with unidentified individuals.
Ghulam Ali is a Pakistani ghazal singer of the Patiala gharana. Ali was born on December 5, 1940, in the village of Kaleke in the Sialkot district of Panjab, pre-partition India (now Pakistan). He belongs to a musical family, his father was a vocalist and a sarangi player who initiated Ali to music from his childhood. At 15, Ali became a student of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, a master of the Patiala gharana (Patiala School) of Hindustani music. Ali started singing for Radio Lahore in 1960. Along with singing ghazals, he also composes the music for his ghazals. Ali has also contributed to Bollywood with his music. Ali is considered as one of the greatest ghazal singers of his era, as his style and variations in singing ghazals are unique. In 1979 he received the Price of Performance Award and in 2013 he was honored with the Sitara-i-Imtiaz Award by the President of Pakistan.
Shushma Datt is a pioneer in the broadcasting industry in Canada, known as the first Indo-Canadian broadcaster in the country. Born and raised in Kenya, Datt earned a university degree from the University of New Delhi in India. She then began her career in journalism by working as a reporter for the Times of India. From there Datt moved to London, England, where she was employed by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Datt emigrated to Canada in 1972 and settled in Vancouver, where she broke new ground by hosting Indian programming on CJVB, where she was the first announcer to broadcast in Hindi and Panjabi. In 1987, Datt founded Rim Jhim, the world's first 24-hour South Asian radio station outside of India. In 2005, Shushma secured an AM license to launch RJ1200, now Spice Radio, further cementing her legacy. In 2007 Shushma Datt received the Influential Women in Business Award (BC) for her many accomplishments in broadcasting and multicultural programming. She has also received the Order of British Columbia (1992), the Queen's Golden Jubilee Commemorative Medal (2002), the YWCA's "Women of Distinction" Award and the Humanitarian Award from the Vancouver Multicultural Society. Datt is listed as one of the 150 most influential British Columbians by the Royal British Columbia Museum and the 100 most influential Indo-Canadians by the Vancouver Sun. Shushma's work not only transformed ethnic broadcasting but also paved the way for women and cultural understanding in Canada.
Ghulam Ali is a Pakistani ghazal singer of the Patiala gharana. Ali was born on December 5, 1940, in the village of Kaleke in the Sialkot district of Panjab, pre-partition India (now Pakistan). He belongs to a musical family, his father was a vocalist and a sarangi player who initiated Ali to music from his childhood. At 15, Ali became a student of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, a master of the Patiala gharana (Patiala School) of Hindustani music. Ali started singing for Radio Lahore in 1960. Along with singing ghazals, he also composes the music for his ghazals. Ali has also contributed to Bollywood with his music. Ali is considered as one of the greatest ghazal singers of his era, as his style and variations in singing ghazals are unique. In 1979 he received the Price of Performance Award and in 2013 he was honored with the Sitara-i-Imtiaz Award by the President of Pakistan.
Shushma Datt is a pioneer in the broadcasting industry in Canada, known as the first Indo-Canadian broadcaster in the country. Born and raised in Kenya, Datt earned a university degree from the University of New Delhi in India. She then began her career in journalism by working as a reporter for the Times of India. From there Datt moved to London, England, where she was employed by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Datt emigrated to Canada in 1972 and settled in Vancouver, where she broke new ground by hosting Indian programming on CJVB, where she was the first announcer to broadcast in Hindi and Panjabi. In 1987, Datt founded Rim Jhim, the world's first 24-hour South Asian radio station outside of India. In 2005, Shushma secured an AM license to launch RJ1200, now Spice Radio, further cementing her legacy. In 2007 Shushma Datt received the Influential Women in Business Award (BC) for her many accomplishments in broadcasting and multicultural programming. She has also received the Order of British Columbia (1992), the Queen's Golden Jubilee Commemorative Medal (2002), the YWCA's "Women of Distinction" Award and the Humanitarian Award from the Vancouver Multicultural Society. Datt is listed as one of the 150 most influential British Columbians by the Royal British Columbia Museum and the 100 most influential Indo-Canadians by the Vancouver Sun. Shushma's work not only transformed ethnic broadcasting but also paved the way for women and cultural understanding in Canada.