Vasant Lakhani: A Heart Without Borders
Nina Buddhdev
April 23, 2026
Some stories begin with loss. Vasant Lakhani’s story begins with an expulsion.
Author: Nina Buddhdev
Nina Buddhdev: The Healing Arts Initiative Live Music Meditation Series 2026–27
Nina Buddhdev
January 5, 2026
The curator, Nina Buddhdev, explains how this series promotes healing while upholding the highest artistic standards.
A new year of becoming: Co-creating cultural life across generations and borders
Nina Buddhdev
December 20, 2025
The year ahead calls for a deepening of trust between people of different generations, sectors, and cultures.
Nina Buddhdev: Producer’s reflection on Shubham Bhavatu
Nina Buddhdev
November 29, 2025
Kathak artists Akshaya Surve, Puneet Singh, and Fiana Kawane performed at Shubham Bhavatu at the Evergreen Cultural Centre.
Nina Buddhdev: Navigating the Canadian market with evolving pathways for classical and heritage artists
Nina Buddhdev
September 9, 2025
Through CHAI (Classical & Heritage Arts Initiative) sessions, classical artists are increasingly being woven into seasonal programming.
Reflections on “Ragas That Colour the Mind”: A concert of sarod mastery by Ustad Alam Khan, with Eman Hashimi on tabla
Nina Buddhdev
July 13, 2025
Let us honour what we experienced in Ragas That Colour the Mind—not as a fleeting event, but as a catalyst.
Nina Buddhdev: The realities of cultural leadership and a call for recognition and action
Nina Buddhdev
July 2, 2025
Buddhdev, a B.C. cultural arts strategist and heritage arts activist, identifies 10 urgent issues facing cultural leaders.
Vasant Lakhani: A Heart Without Borders
Nina Buddhdev
April 23, 2026
Nina Buddhdev: The Healing Arts Initiative Live Music Meditation Series 2026–27
Nina Buddhdev
January 5, 2026
A new year of becoming: Co-creating cultural life across generations and borders
Nina Buddhdev
December 20, 2025
Nina Buddhdev: Producer’s reflection on Shubham Bhavatu
Nina Buddhdev
November 29, 2025
Nina Buddhdev: Navigating the Canadian market with evolving pathways for classical and heritage artists
Nina Buddhdev
September 9, 2025
Nina Buddhdev: The realities of cultural leadership and a call for recognition and action
Nina Buddhdev
July 2, 2025
The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.
This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.
The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.