Posters

Creator: Kabir Cultural Centre

Poster advertising a 3-day series of events on the historical poet Kabir held at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. The first is a screening of Shabnam Virmani's 2008 documentary Had Anhad: Journeys with Ram and Kabir followed by a panel with Indian filmmaker Shabnam Virmani held at the Birks Heritage Chapel. The second is a panel discussion on Kabir: Word, Sound, and Image held in the Senior Common Room in the Birks Building. The third is a musical performance of In Quest of Kabir performed by Kabir folksinger Prahlad Singh Tipanya and his group at the New Residence Hall Ballroom. Kabir was a 15th century mystic and philosopher. He was born in 1398[disputed] in the city of Varanasi in what is now Uttar Pradesh, India. His writings on religious practices he deemed unethical or meaningless made him a divisive figure among the Hindus and Muslims of his day. After his death, his writings would go on to influence the Bhakti Movement of medieval Hinduism and would be included in the Sikh text Guru Granth Sahib. He is regarded as a saint by Vaishnavist Hindus, and his teachings are followed by the Kabir Panth denomination of the Sant Mat movement. Had Anhad (Bounded Boundless) is a multi-part[?] documentary series exploring the life and philosophy of Kabir in the contexts of religion, politics, and Indian/Pakistani tensions. Shabnam Virmani is a documentary filmmaker and artist. Since 2002, she has been artist in residence at the Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology in the city of Bangalore in Karnataka, India. She is also the co-founder of the Drishti Media Collective and a member of the Kabir Project. Prahlad Singh Tipanya is an Indian folk singer. He was born on September 7, 1954 in the town of Tarana in Madhya Pradesh, India. Along with backing instrumentalists, he performs Kabir bhajans in the Malwi folk style from Madhya Pradesh. He is a member of the Kabir Project.

Creator: Kabir Cultural Centre

Poster advertising the screening of two films at de Seve Cinema, Montreal, Quebec in celebration of International Non-Violence Day. The films screened are James Cameron's 1978[?] documentary Gandhi and Orlando Bagwell and Noland Walker's 2004 documentary Citizen King. Gandhi originally aired on June 6 1963[?] as the third episode of the of documentary series Men of Our Time. Directed and presented by James Cameron, this documentary covers Gandhi as a person as well as a political strategist. Citizen King originally aired on January 19, 2004 as the fourth episode of the sixteenth season of the documentary series American Experience. Directed by Orlando Bagwell and Noland Walker, this documentary covers the final five years of King's life. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, better known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian civil rights activist and advocate of nonviolent resistance. He was born on October 2, 1868 in the city of Porbandar in Gujarat, India, then the Porbandar State of the British Raj. He played an integral role in India's struggle for independence from the British Empire. On January 30, 1948, he was assassinated by the Hindu Nationalist Nathuram Godse. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., originally named Michael King Jr., was an African-American clergyman and civil rights leader. He was born on January 15, 1929 in the city of Atlanta in Georgia, United States of America. Influenced by both Christian dogma and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi, he employed nonviolent resistance as part of his activism against segregation and Jim Crow laws. On April 4, 1968, he was assassinated. James Cameron was a writer and director of both drama and documentary films. He was born on June 17, 1911 in the district of Battersea in London, England. He died on January 26, 1985. Noland Walker is a documentary filmmaker and the Vice President of Content at Independent Television Service, which funds and presents documentaries on public television. Orlando Bagwell is a documentary filmmaker known for works covering the history of Black civil rights in America.

Creator: Kabir Cultural Centre

Poster advertising a performance of Music for Mind & Soul at Grande Bibliotheque, Montreal, Canada. Features vocals by Shirin Sengupta, Ranajit Sengupta on the Sarod, and Sbuhajyoti Guha on the tabla. Shirin Sengupta is a Hindustani Classical Vocalist from Kolkata, India. She has been a student of Sri Subhrojyoti Chakraborty, Pandit A.T. Kanan, Pandit Arun Bhaduri, and Pandit Ulhash Kashalkar. She is married to Ranajit Sengupta. Ranajit Sengupta is a sarod player and composer from India. He is a student of Ustad Dhyanesh Khan and Ustad Aashish Khan of the Maihar Senia Gharana (school). He is married to Shirin Sengupta. Subhajyoti Guha is a tabla player from Kolkata, India. He was introduced to the tabla at the age of 5 and is a disciple of the acclaimed tabla maestro and trainer Pandit Sankha Chatterjee. He has been performing since 1992 and has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including the President's Award from All India Radio.

Creator: Kabir Cultural Centre

Poster advertising the screening of P. Seshradi's 2004 film Beru at de Seve Cinema, Montreal, Quebec. The 2004 Indian drama film Beru (Root) is primarily intended as a cautionary tale. Following an ensemble cast of characters facing various moral conflicts, the film examines the potential dangers of an inefficient administration and observes the ways which societal stagnation and public apathy can open doors to corruption, moral degradation and sundry other social ills. Pattabhiramaiah Sheshadri is an Indian film director who works in Kannada cinema. He was born on November 23, 1963 in the village of Dandinashivara in Karnataka, India. He began working in film in 1990 after a brief career as a journalist. The Directorate of Film Festivals has awarded a National Film Award to six of his films.

Creator: Kabir Cultural Centre

Poster advertising a performance of Sufi Eternal at Oscar Peterson Concert Hall, Montreal, Canada. Features Farid Ayaz and Abu Mohammed leading a Qawwal ensemble. Farid Ayaz was born on November 13, 1952 in the city of Hyderabad in Telangana, India. He is a Pakistani Sufi devotional singer. Abu Mohammad, also a Sufi devotional singer, is Farid's younger brother. Together they lead a Qawwal ensemble. They were awarded the Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2020.

Creator: Kabir Cultural Centre

Poster advertising a performance of North Meets South at Grande Bibliotheque, Montreal, Canada. Features Hindustani vocals by Dr. Vinay Bhide, carnatic vocals by Dr. K.S. Narasiah, Vineet Vyas on the tabla, Dr. Satish Salgar on the harmonium, Anjana Srinivasan on the violin, and Saravanan Sundararajan on the mridangam. Dr. Vinay Bhide is a Hindustani classical vocalist. He was a student of Ustad Bade Ghulamali Khan of the Patiala Gharana (school). He holds a PhD in physics and is an Adjunct Research Professor in the Music Department at Carleton University in Ottawa.. Dr. K.S. Narasiah is Carnatic vocalist. Vineet Vyas is a tabla player. He was born in Nova Scotia, Canada and was introduced to Hindustani classical music at the age of 5. He is the grandson of the classical vocalist Pandit Brahmanand Vyas and the disciple of tabla maestro Pandit Kishan Maharaj. He holds an MFA in World Percussion from the California Institute of the Arts. Dr. Satish Salgar is a harmonium player. Anjana Srinivasan is a violinist from Montreal. As a teenager, she studied Carnatic violin in India. She is also a faculty lecturer in the Family Medicine department of McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Saravanan Sundararajan is a mridangam player and bharatanatyam dancer. He is a member of the Kala Bharati dance school.

Creator: Kabir Cultural Centre

Poster advertising an instrumental performance at the D.B.Clarke Theatre, Montreal, Quebec. Features Shahid Parvez on the sitar and Vineet Vyas on the tabla. Shahid Parvez Khan is a sitar player. He was born on October 14, 1954 in the city of Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. He is a student of the Etawah Gharana (school) and is the great grandson of Imdad Khan, one of the school's founders. Vineet Vyas is a tabla player. He was born in Nova Scotia, Canada and was introduced to Hindustani classical music at the age of 5. He is the grandson of the classical vocalist Pandit Brahmanand Vyas and the disciple of tabla maestro Pandit Kishan Maharaj. He holds an MFA in World Percussion from the California Institute of the Arts.

Creator: Kabir Cultural Centre

Poster advertising Geeta Chandran's recital of Satyam Shivam Sundaram – In search of Eternity! at the D.B.Clarke Theatre, Montreal, Quebec. Geeta Chandran is a Bharatanatyam dancer and vocalist from India. She is a student of Swarna Saraswathy among others. She is the founder and president of Natya-Vriksha, an organization devoted to promoting Bharatanatyam dance.

Creator: Kabir Cultural Centre

Poster advertising a performance of Flights of Melody at the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec, Montreal, Quebec. Features vocals by Ulhas Kashalkar, Suresh Talwaklar on the tabla, and Sudhir Nayak on the harmonium. Ulhas Kashaklar is a Hindustani classical vocalist. He was born on January 14 1955 in the city of Nagpur in Maharashtra, India. He is a gold medalist from Nagpur University and has studied under Rajabhau Kogje and Prabhakar Rao Khardenavis​. He has been a Guru at both Bengal Parampara Sangeetlay and MIT Gurukul. Suresh Talkwalkar is a tabla player. He was born in 1948 in the city of Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. He initially learned tabla from his father Dattatrey Talwalkar before training under tabla players Pandharinath Nageshkar, Vinayakrao Ghangrekar and Ramdutt Patil. He also studied the rhythm theory of Carnatic music and Hindustani classical singing. In 2001, the title of TaalYogi was conferred upon him by Bharathi Tirtha. Sudhir Nayak is a reed organist. He was born on May 15 1972 in the city of Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. He is a disciple of Pandit Tulsidas Borkar and Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki.

Creator: Kabir Cultural Centre

Poster advertising a performance of Illuminations at Grande Bibliotheque, Montreal, Canada. Features Kartik Seshadri on the sitar and Arup Chattopahdyay on the tabla. Kartik Seshadri is sitar player, composer and teacher of Indian classical music. He was born in 1957 in the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. He is a disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar and the director of the Indian Classical Music Ensemble at the University of California, San Diego. Arup Chattophadyay is a tabla player. He was born on October 11, 1961 in the city of Chandannagar in West Bengal, India. He is the son of the tabla player Pankaj Chattopadhyay and a disciple of Pandit Sankar Ghosh of the Farukkhabad gharana (school).