Help Us Preserve the Heart and Soul of the ASHA Centre

Help Us Preserve the Heart and Soul of the ASHA Centre

The ASHA Centre is a magical place in the Forest of Dean in the United Kingdom. Founded by our dearest friend and mentor Zerbanoo Gifford it is an oasis of calm and beauty espoused on Zoroastrian principles.The ASHA Centre, a sanctuary for Zoroastrians in the Forest...

Nairika Cornett: The Transformative Power of Art

Nairika Cornett: The Transformative Power of Art

Our dear friend Nairika Cornett speaks about the The Transformative Power of Art: Appreciating Art’s Range of Impact on a podcast with Phil Bonelli.If art were our mental diet, we’d be very healthy people. – Nairika CornettNairika Cornett, Director of the Quinlan...

Dance pioneer Astad Deboo dies in Mumbai at 73

Dance pioneer Astad Deboo dies in Mumbai at 73

He once said there was a time when most Indians saw his style as ”too western” while westerners found that it was ”not Indian enough”.Contemporary Indian dancer Astad Deboo, renowned for marrying Kathak and Kathakali into a unique form, died in Mumbai on Thursday, his...

Dance pioneer Astad Deboo passes away in Mumbai

Dance pioneer Astad Deboo passes away in Mumbai

‘His works represent an important segment in contemporary dance expression in India,’ the Sangeet Natak Akademi had said.Dance pioneer Astad Deboo passed away in the early hours of Thursday, his family said in a brief announcement. He was 73.“He left us in the early...