Category: Individuals
Did Ratan Tata Pay Back a Parsi Debt to Gujarat ?
In a sort of coup d’etat Narendra Modi got the Nano Car manufacturing plant to Sanand, Gujarat. I despise Narendra Modi’s politics of hate and his questionable human rights record. However I have been observing how he has made Gujarat into a powerhouse state when it comes to agriculture or industry. Gujarat has prospered a… Continue reading Did Ratan Tata Pay Back a Parsi Debt to Gujarat ?
I want to conduct in Kashmir: Zubin Mehta
An interview by Malavika Sangghvi On the eve of his concert in Mumbai and the release of his autobiography The Score Of My Life, classical music maestro Zubin Mehta talks to Malavika Sangghvi about what the city was like when he was growing up hereIn India, there is a growing tendency to look upon Western… Continue reading I want to conduct in Kashmir: Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta in Conversation
Interview by Noopur Tiwari Sunday, September 28, 2008: (Zurich) : NDTV’s Noopur Tiwari got talking to music maestro, Zubin Mehta about his personal life, his Indianness and his love story with Israel. Here are some snippets from the interview.NDTV: Zubin Mehta is one of the greatest conductors of western classical music of all times. He… Continue reading Zubin Mehta in Conversation
Zubin Mehta: The Scores of My Life
Zubin Mehta, one of the greatest conductors of western classical music of all times has come out with his autobiography titled The Scores of My Life, published by Roli books. In the book, he writes about India, his younger days, his family and friends, his musical journey, his love for hot chillies and more. Here… Continue reading Zubin Mehta: The Scores of My Life
Life, as Mehr Jesia knows it
As India Couture Week walks its way across Mumbai ramps, 80s icon Mehr Jesia talks about life after modelling, why she’s happier at 40 and why ‘in her time’, models were so much more professional She doesn’t read books, no, not even Chetan Bhagat. She doesn’t pick up magazines either — she is clueless about… Continue reading Life, as Mehr Jesia knows it
Zubin Mehta awarded the Praemium Imperiale
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
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
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
