Taking the dazzling textile tradition of the culturally-rich Parsis to a wider audience, young designer Ashdeen Z Lilaowala dons several hats. Article By Janani Sampath | The New Indian Express An author and curator, Lilaowala, who is a graduate in Textile Design from National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, was in the city recently, to… Continue reading Ashdeen Lilaowala: I am Floored by the City’s Love for Saris
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Farrokh Chothia: In conversation with Anurag Banerjee
Photography legend, Farrokh Chothia talks to Anurag Banerjee about all things Jazz. Article on Sensorium What is your first memory of jazz music? FC: My first introduction to Jazz music was through Indian classical music. All these terms really have very broad definitions. I guess what I was responding to was the spontaneous aspect of… Continue reading Farrokh Chothia: In conversation with Anurag Banerjee
Long lives the Parsi debate: Jehangir and Simin Patel
Jiyo Parsi’s ad campaign, which urges Parsi couples to marry early, within the community, and multiply, has raised hackles among many who accuse it of sexism and eugenics. Kareena Gianani tries to decode the debate By Kareena Gianani | Mid-Day For the past three years, Simin Patel, a DPhil candidate at Balliol College, University of… Continue reading Long lives the Parsi debate: Jehangir and Simin Patel
Mahzarin Banaji: Zooming in on blind spots
On a recent Thursday evening at Deutsche Bank AG’s fourth annual Women in Asian Business Conference, over 800 corporate executives, largely bankers, discovered that they barely knew their own minds. Article by Joji Thomas Philip | Live Mint Participating in a series of tests put forward by the speaker—Mahzarin Banaji, the Richard Clarke Cabot professor… Continue reading Mahzarin Banaji: Zooming in on blind spots
Lord Karan Bilimoria: An Pulling No Punches.
Lucy Tobin interviews Lord Bilimoria founder of Cobra Beer. He pulls no punches in this interview. The lager lord who is speaking up for Britain. Cobra’s Lord Bilimoria has strong views on running the country In what must have been the Indian army equivalent of wheeling out your kids to show them off at a… Continue reading Lord Karan Bilimoria: An Pulling No Punches.
Zubin Mehta: In Conversation with the New York Times.
Zubin Mehta is an Indian-born conductor who has directed many of the world’s finest orchestras. He is the music director for life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the chief conductor of the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Interviewed by Kate Murphy | NYTimes READING “The White Tiger,” by Aravind Adiga, an Indian author. This… Continue reading Zubin Mehta: In Conversation with the New York Times.
Boman Kohinoor of Britannia Restaurant: In conversation
Rajarshi Ray writes… On a visit to Britannia Restaurant in Ballard Estate, sometime in December 2011, a chat with Mr. Boman Kohinoor, opened up a lot of stories behind the Parsi and Irani cafes in Mumbai. Mr. Kohinoor, a second generation owner of the restaurant opened his heart out over a glass of Fresh lime… Continue reading Boman Kohinoor of Britannia Restaurant: In conversation
