Rayan Dadiburjor the XYZ President-Elect writes in about the recent XYZ Leadership Camp. Rayan writes… We arrived at Karjat’s Rivergate Resort with our bags packed for an overnight trip but went back with memories that will last us a lifetime. This was my second XYZ Leadership Camp but I came with no expectation or prospect… Continue reading XYZ Leadership Camp 2018 by Rayaan Dadiburjor
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How JRD Tata came up with a marketing strategy that ran through Tata ads for nearly a century
On September 9, 1925, Jehangir Tata wrote a letter to his father Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata from the barracks in the south of France. The 21-year-old had come up with a way to help the family business. He wanted Pathé News, a famous newsreel maker of the time, to produce short films about current events in… Continue reading How JRD Tata came up with a marketing strategy that ran through Tata ads for nearly a century
An artist who approached the work of painting like a campaign: Mehlli Gobhai (1931-2018)
He came to his canvas with no feelings of certainty about what he wanted, with no pretense that it was a willing ally in the act of creation. We were sitting in a Charles Correa-designed house, looking out at five acres of “cultivated wilderness” and talking about death and painting. “Perhaps that’s why we create,”… Continue reading An artist who approached the work of painting like a campaign: Mehlli Gobhai (1931-2018)
The Story Behind Raphael’s Masterpiece ‘The School of Athens’ And the Zoroaster Connection
Long before Rafael the hotheaded, red eye mask wearing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle entertained children onscreen, there was Rafael the esteemed painter who’d won over a cultured crowd of art connoisseurs. By his mid-20s, Raphael Sanzio was already a star. At the top of his game, this master of the Italian Renaissance had been invited… Continue reading The Story Behind Raphael’s Masterpiece ‘The School of Athens’ And the Zoroaster Connection
Artist Mehlli Gobhai passes away
The 87-year-old veteran artist had been ailing for a while The Mumbai-based artist, Mehlli Gobhai has died at the age of 87 in a city hospital this morning. The artist was said to be ailing for a while and had been hospitalised for a month. Poet, curator and cultural critic Ranjit Hoskote’s tweet — an… Continue reading Artist Mehlli Gobhai passes away
NanoViricides, Inc. Welcomes Dr. Irach Taraporewala as the New CEO
NanoViricides is pleased to announce that the Company’s Board has appointed Dr. Irach Taraporewala as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Dr. Irach B. Taraporewala is a seasoned pharmaceutical executive with over 25 years of experience in drug development and regulatory strategy. He is a hands-on CEO with strong scientific background combined with significant management,… Continue reading NanoViricides, Inc. Welcomes Dr. Irach Taraporewala as the New CEO
Dancing on the edge: In conversation with Astad Deboo
At 71, Astad Deboo still walks with the leaping grace of a warrior Is it sweet revenge to be acclaimed as a living legend of dance right here in the most conservative of dance bastions?” I ask Astad Deboo. He is in Chennai to receive the Yagnaraman Living Legend Award for 2018 at the Sri… Continue reading Dancing on the edge: In conversation with Astad Deboo
Sooni Taraporevala to direct Siddharth Roy Kapur’s upcoming production Ballet Boys
Siddharth Roy Kapur’s next brings back Sooni Taraporevala as director with a true-life story. A decade after making her directorial debut with the National Award-winning family drama Little Zizou, internationally acclaimed screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala is returning to direction with Ballet Boys. It recounts the inspiring true-life journey of two Mumbai boys, Amiruddin Shah and Manish… Continue reading Sooni Taraporevala to direct Siddharth Roy Kapur’s upcoming production Ballet Boys
Jimmy Engineer promotes Pakistan soft image thru creative art in Canada
WORLD renowned Pakistani artist, social crusader and philanthropist Jimmy Engineer continues to promote and project soft, positive, moderate and forward looking image of Pakistan and its peace-loving loving people before the comity of nations through displaying his art and delivering talks. Article in Pakistan Observer Jimmy Engineer during his yet another goodwill tour of foreign… Continue reading Jimmy Engineer promotes Pakistan soft image thru creative art in Canada
