At 89, conductor Zubin Mehta doesn’t make things easy for himself. Since taking on the role of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s conductor emeritus, Mehta has been bringing Walt Disney Concert Hall audiences some of the largest-scaled late-Romantic works on earth. ...
Ashdeen Lilaowala's relationship with Parsi Gara embroidery began long before it became his life's work. Growing up surrounded by the craft—watching his mother and aunts adorned in intricately embroidered garments at weddings—the art form was simply part of his...
Zubin Mehta, the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s conductor emeritus and (without exaggeration) a living L.A. icon, returned last weekend to conduct Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony with his old band.The score requires a monster orchestra with a blockbuster brass section and an...
The 4th Edition of the Iranshah Udvada Utsav was held from December 27-29, 2024. The Utsav built on past three editions in 2015, 2017 and 2019. Below is a day by day report shared by Delaveen Tarapore.Day 1: A Grand Celebration of Parsi Culture and HeritageUdvada,...
A Parsi mother-daughter duo is set to perform their ‘arangetram' together after years of training in Bharatanatyam. Arangetram, a Tamil word, which means ‘ascent to the stage', marks a dancer's graduation to a professional performer on stage. When motivational speaker...
Small, but mighty! With that remark and fanfare, we concluded the 18th NAZC in Houston. There was plenty of entertainment and food. Old friends reunited, and new friendships were formed. Beautiful people wore magnificent clothing. Many were dressed to the tee. Gentle...
Satara (Maharashtra): Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, travelled to Maharashtra to attend the funeral of Raiyan B. Banaji, son of leading Mumbai ophthalmologist Dr Burjor P. Banaji, official sources said here.A sports enthusiast and an online trader,...
The head of Iran's Zoroastrian community, Dr. Mehraban Puladi, is on a religious and cultural tour in India. On Monday, he visited the three-century-old Bhikha Behram well at Churchgate, an important place of worship of the local Parsi-Zoroastrian community.The...
Members of all communities attended in large numbers to join in the fun and frolic and make this event a huge successBy Beyniaz Edulji | News MeterHeritage Parsi Dharamsala in Secunderabad comes alive with winter festHyderabad: The Zoroastrian Club organized...