Mahomed Ghyasoodeen’s account, published in 1817, remains a prototype for the numerous biographies of the city that continue to be written 200 years on.Article by Murali Ranganathan | Scroll"View from Apollo Gate, Bombay". | R Prera after JM Gonsalves, from Views at...
Dr Bhabha’s collectibles go under the hammer; fetch a fine purse for NCPA
Maestro Mehta too said that he was grateful to the Bhabha family for generously contributing their family heirlooms for the cause of art. The NCPA is the perfect institution to trust to put these funds to good use, considering their work with both art and...
Time and Talents Club: Ninety years of giving with grace
Among the most iconic institutions gifted to Bombay, the Time & Talents Club stays robust and relevant. Its firm humanitarian resolve engages with philanthropy and entertainment in wonderfully equal measureEat from here so others eat too,” she said. That was my...
Homi Dastoor’s Musical Journey: The Ninety First Symphony
Over the last three weeks India is going through one of the worst public health crisis of our lifetimes. The fact that this comes more than a year into the covid-19 pandemic is even worse.Here is a post from 2016 that may help bring some hope and respite in these...
Behram Roj Jashan from Zoroastrian Association of California
"He who heals by means of reciting the Mānthra (is) the best amongst (all) the healers." - Ardibehesht Yasht para 6 Our dear friend Mobed Zarrir Bhandara informs us…A Behram Yazad Jashan will be performed at the Zoroastrian Association of California Atashkadehto...
Ba Humata Lecture Series: May 2021
The May 2021 Ba Humata Lecture shall be on the topic: THE LIGHT OF ZARATHUSHTRA "Aatarsh Puthra Ahuraheh Mazdaao" An Ode To Energy, Light and Life (Atash Niyayesh And Related Prayers)On Sunday, May 2, 20218:00 AM Pacific 11:00 AM Eastern 7:00 PM Dubai 7:30...
Not just the coronavirus, the government’s ineptitude has brought this tsunami on us
Oxygen, vaccination, more beds and firmer enforcement of COVID-19 protocols can help us weather this crisis.The present pandemic has devastated our poor country and anguished its people. There are two reasons for this debacle. The first is the dreaded, deadly...
Jimmy Engineer talks about major artistic achievement Javid Namah mural
Jimmy Engineer said that he has been painting for well over four decades and has so far created hundreds of paintings but he considers transforming big murals into colourArticle by Muhammad Zahid Rifat | Daily Times.World-renowned Pakistani artist, social crusader and...
Mumbai: 100-year-old Parsi Gate to be relocated 75mt away
BMC has relocated the century-old Parsi Gate at Marine Drive to make way for the coastal road project. While one pillar of the gate was moved on April 17, the other was moved three days later. After the coastal road is done, the pillars of Parsi Gate will be relocated...
