India, Dec. 2 -- Toronto-born Indo-Canadian stage personality Ravi Jain has been honoured with Canada's most prestigious theatre award.

On Monday, Jain was named the 2025 Siminovitch Prize Laureate, Canada's top theatre honour. The award, given by the Siminovitch Theatre Foundation, was bestowed in its 25th iteration.

Jain received a cash award of CA$ 100,000 and chose Miriam Fernandes as the Siminovitch Prize Protege.

In the spring of 2023, Jain had directed a reimagined version of the Indian epic, the Mahabharata. He also wrote the retelling of the epic and adapted it with Miriam Fernandes.

The Siminovitch Prize is awarded annually to exceptional theatre creators and "is a celebration of Canadian theatre and an investment in the fut...