Indian conductor Zubin Mehta was named Tuesday a recipient of Japan’s Praemium Imperiale, one of art’s richest awards, for his lifetime work with orchestras around the world. Mehta, 72, one of the leading Asians in Western classical music, has led philharmonic orchestras in Berlin, New York, Tel Aviv and Vienna. As executive director and president… Continue reading Zubin Mehta awarded the Praemium Imperiale
Month: September 2008
Music Conductor Zane Dalal
On Saturday night, Zane Dalal will lead the Symphony Orchestra of India into the future. But for this London-born Parsi, the journey to the Jamshed Bhabha Theatre has been replete with the grandeur of music Clad in a black kurta and jeans, and oxfords, orchestra conductor, Zane Dalal, has just finished morning rehearsals. Minutes earlier,… Continue reading Music Conductor Zane Dalal
A regrettable concession to fanaticism
In light of the recent furore in Bombay over the Jaya Bacchan remarks, here is a nice piece on Adi Marzban and the parsi nataks of yore. Of what utility is the fundamental right of free speech if in reality there is no freedom after speech? The same disturbing trend is discernible in the furious… Continue reading A regrettable concession to fanaticism
BPP elections: Charges fly thick and fast
As reported in the TOI The tension underlining the Bombay Parsi Punchayat elections finally blew up on Tuesday when a meeting called by the BPP dissolved into pandemoniumthe gathered candidates and their supporters shouted and heckled each other, even as some complained of receiving physical threats. The trouble started when lawyer Sorab Parekh, representing a… Continue reading BPP elections: Charges fly thick and fast
Ahmedabad Flyover to be named after Field Marshal Sam Maneckshaw
Ahmedabad’s newest ready to drive Shivranjani cross roads flyover in Satellite area will be named after Parsi Gujarati Bangladesh war hero the late Field Marshal Sam Maneckshaw, in recognition of his contribution to the nation. Chief Minister Narendra Modi appealed Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation for Manekshaw’s name in his public speech at Groundbreaking ceremony of three… Continue reading Ahmedabad Flyover to be named after Field Marshal Sam Maneckshaw
Zoroastrianism on BBC: Heaven and Earth
And Then They Came To India: Dance Theatre
Histories and memories always had the best stories to tell. Stories that were inspirations and eye-openers, stories made of realities and half-truths. And stories that could unfurl in movements and melodies. Such a story, it is, of the Parsi community in India and danseuse Mallika Sarabhai lost no time in unearthing the potential for a… Continue reading And Then They Came To India: Dance Theatre
