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Creator: Bodalia, Chandra
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Photograph of Ustad Irshad Khan performing at a musical event held at the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre in Vancouver, B.C.
Based in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Ustad Irshad Khan was a child prodigy, and is considered one of the greatest living surbahar and sitar players. He is known for his melding of "gayaki-ang" (vocal) and "tantra-ang" (instrumental) styles, making him known as one of the most dynamic musicians of the world. He performs traditionals ragas, pure Indian music, folk, and new age. He comes from a background of renowned sitar players, including his father Ustad Imrat Khan and uncle Vilayat Khan.
The Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre was named after Norman Rothstein, a successful Jewish businessman, and his life partner Annette who had a love for the cultural arts. The Theatre is part of the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, which is located in Vancouver, B.C.
Based in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Ustad Irshad Khan was a child prodigy, and is considered one of the greatest living surbahar and sitar players. He is known for his melding of "gayaki-ang" (vocal) and "tantra-ang" (instrumental) styles, making him known as one of the most dynamic musicians of the world. He performs traditionals ragas, pure Indian music, folk, and new age. He comes from a background of renowned sitar players, including his father Ustad Imrat Khan and uncle Vilayat Khan.
The Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre was named after Norman Rothstein, a successful Jewish businessman, and his life partner Annette who had a love for the cultural arts. The Theatre is part of the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, which is located in Vancouver, B.C.
Creator: Bodalia, Chandra
Description
Photograph of Ustad Irshad Khan performing at a musical event held at the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre in Vancouver, B.C.
Based in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Ustad Irshad Khan was a child prodigy, and is considered one of the greatest living surbahar and sitar players. He is known for his melding of "gayaki-ang" (vocal) and "tantra-ang" (instrumental) styles, making him known as one of the most dynamic musicians of the world. He performs traditionals ragas, pure Indian music, folk, and new age. He comes from a background of renowned sitar players, including his father Ustad Imrat Khan and uncle Vilayat Khan.
The Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre was named after Norman Rothstein, a successful Jewish businessman, and his life partner Annette who had a love for the cultural arts. The Theatre is part of the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, which is located in Vancouver, B.C.
Based in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Ustad Irshad Khan was a child prodigy, and is considered one of the greatest living surbahar and sitar players. He is known for his melding of "gayaki-ang" (vocal) and "tantra-ang" (instrumental) styles, making him known as one of the most dynamic musicians of the world. He performs traditionals ragas, pure Indian music, folk, and new age. He comes from a background of renowned sitar players, including his father Ustad Imrat Khan and uncle Vilayat Khan.
The Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre was named after Norman Rothstein, a successful Jewish businessman, and his life partner Annette who had a love for the cultural arts. The Theatre is part of the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, which is located in Vancouver, B.C.
Creator: Bodalia, Chandra
Description
Photograph of a reed organist and sitar player at a Sikh art forum held at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, B.C.
Established in 1915, the University of British Columbia consists of two campuses: one is situated within the ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam people, also known as Vancouver, B.C., and the other is on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples, also known as Kelowna, B.C. As of 2025, UBC is ranked second and third in Canada, and 38th, 41st, and 53rd in the world.
Established in 1915, the University of British Columbia consists of two campuses: one is situated within the ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam people, also known as Vancouver, B.C., and the other is on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples, also known as Kelowna, B.C. As of 2025, UBC is ranked second and third in Canada, and 38th, 41st, and 53rd in the world.
Creator: Bodalia, Chandra
Description
Photograph of a musical performance at a Sikh art forum held at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, B.C.
Established in 1915, the University of British Columbia consists of two campuses: one is situated within the ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam people, also known as Vancouver, B.C., and the other is on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples, also known as Kelowna, B.C. As of 2025, UBC is ranked second and third in Canada, and 38th, 41st, and 53rd in the world.
Established in 1915, the University of British Columbia consists of two campuses: one is situated within the ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam people, also known as Vancouver, B.C., and the other is on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples, also known as Kelowna, B.C. As of 2025, UBC is ranked second and third in Canada, and 38th, 41st, and 53rd in the world.