Rajiv, wife Kavita, and Rajiv’s father, live in an apartment. Rajiv works as an Insurance agent, and travels a lot. Kavita represents a Cosmetic company and works from home, as she cannot leave her paralytic father-in-law alone.
Read moreFeritta is NOT your typical artist. Sometimes when you want to follow a dreams you have to go out on your own, do your own thing and make your own way. While her two siblings studied engineering Feritta’s dream was always to connect with people and make a difference in the lives of others. While most of today’s stars
Read moreSculptor Arzan Khambatta’s approach to his art is, quite simply, to keep it simple. You get what you see: Clean and witty sculptures, talking about our everyday lives. So for Freeze Frames, his first solo show in five years, the idea of simplicity continues. The artist has created 50 works from iron, copper, wood and stainless steel for his show
Read moreKaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji wrote massive, complex compositions in early 20th century. Is that the only reason he is not widely known? For someone who revelled in obscurity, even ensuring that his work was accessible only to the “serious and dedicated” listener, Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji has gained a small but dedicated following in death. In 1992, the Canadian
Read moreWatch the Parzor Kusti Exhibit up on Google Arts & Culture. Visit : https://goo.gl/6v4pi0 About – Kusti Weaving and Sudreh Making are part of living Zoroastrian Heritage, which links crafts and art to religious traditions. Parzor’s first researcher, Ashdeen Lilaowala, then a student of National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad did the first ever textile study of this Bronze Age Craft
Read moreToday is 97th Birth Anniversary of Hindustani Classical Vocalist and Guru Pandit Firoz Dastur ~(30 September 1919 ) http://www.swarmanttra.com Pandit Firoz Dastur , a doyen of the Kirana Gharana, was born in Mumbai in a Parsi family to parents who had a deep love for music and poetry. Initially he opted to act and sing in films and was a
Read moreBangalore friends! I will be speaking at the British Council on Saturday 1 October. Do come!
Read moreAs part of Namaste France festival, contemporary dance icon Astad Deboo will collaborate with Manipuri drummers at France’s Opera Bastille He turns 70 next year, but there’s no stopping Astad Deboo. A pioneer in the field of Indian contemporary dance, he has been invited to perform at the Namaste France festival in Paris. The 75-day festival kicked off on September
Read moreYesterday (20 September 2016), I attended the National Symposium on the Parsi Contribution to Literature & Culture, hosted by the Sahitya Akademi and the Department of English, University of Mumbai at the majestic Pherozeshah Mehta Bhavan at the Kalina Campus at Mumbai University. It was a veritable treat for the intellect – an intellectual feast. Such illustrious personalities and such
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