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[Portrait of Kamal Sharma with the Golden Jubilee Cup]
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Creator: Chandra Bodalia
Date Created
1998-09-08
Description
Portrait of Kamal Sharma with the Golden Jubilee Cup at celebratory event for the cricket team that won the Golden Jubilee Cup.
Kamal Sharma, son of an Indian diplomat, grew up in Old Delhi, India, before moving to Vancouver, Canada in 1978, when his father got posted to the Indian Consulate. In 1979, Sharma got married, quit the University of British Columbia, and started managing a video store, called The Video King. From managing a video store, Sharma got a break in 1983, when he impressed a producer with his speaking ability and got a spot to do sports news for the World View Channel. From there, Sharma pitched a few show ideas pertaining to South Asian culture, which established him as a household name in the South Asian community. On December 1st, 1990 Sharma opened his video store, called Kamal's Video Palace (KVP). From hosting TV shows, to renting and selling Bollywood movies to presenting sold out concerts to thousands of people, Sharma has shared South Asian culture through entertainers, music, and Bollywood stars. Through his work, Sharma has helped thousands of people stay abreast of the latest entertainment out of Bollywood. With his experience behind him, Sharma founded KVP Entertainers & KVP Heritage, whose goal is to revive arts presentations from South Asia in B.C. Sharma and KVP Heritage have sponsored many community events and fundraisers, supported young people as well as up and coming future stars. In 2022, BC Achievement Foundation honoured Sharma with the Annual Community Award.
Cricket is a bat-and-ball team sport where the batting side tries to score as many runs as possible while the bowling side attempts to get batters out, also known as taking wickets, and restrict the flow or runs. The team with the highest number of runs wins a match. Should both teams be unable to complete their number of turns before the time allotted, the match is declared a draw. The bats used in cricket are constructed from high-grade willow and the balls are made of leather stitched onto a cork core.
Kamal Sharma, son of an Indian diplomat, grew up in Old Delhi, India, before moving to Vancouver, Canada in 1978, when his father got posted to the Indian Consulate. In 1979, Sharma got married, quit the University of British Columbia, and started managing a video store, called The Video King. From managing a video store, Sharma got a break in 1983, when he impressed a producer with his speaking ability and got a spot to do sports news for the World View Channel. From there, Sharma pitched a few show ideas pertaining to South Asian culture, which established him as a household name in the South Asian community. On December 1st, 1990 Sharma opened his video store, called Kamal's Video Palace (KVP). From hosting TV shows, to renting and selling Bollywood movies to presenting sold out concerts to thousands of people, Sharma has shared South Asian culture through entertainers, music, and Bollywood stars. Through his work, Sharma has helped thousands of people stay abreast of the latest entertainment out of Bollywood. With his experience behind him, Sharma founded KVP Entertainers & KVP Heritage, whose goal is to revive arts presentations from South Asia in B.C. Sharma and KVP Heritage have sponsored many community events and fundraisers, supported young people as well as up and coming future stars. In 2022, BC Achievement Foundation honoured Sharma with the Annual Community Award.
Cricket is a bat-and-ball team sport where the batting side tries to score as many runs as possible while the bowling side attempts to get batters out, also known as taking wickets, and restrict the flow or runs. The team with the highest number of runs wins a match. Should both teams be unable to complete their number of turns before the time allotted, the match is declared a draw. The bats used in cricket are constructed from high-grade willow and the balls are made of leather stitched onto a cork core.
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