Textile artist Areez Katki retraces his family’s odyssey
From Auckland to Mumbai to Tehran, textile artist and aesthete Areez Katki is retracing his family’s great odyssey, for inspiration for his next collection Instead of using a tapestry frame, textile...
View ArticleJimmy Engineer: “The servant of Pakistan”
Jimmy described his wall paintings depicting Allama Iqbal’s masterpiece Javed Namah as his most difficult work, but also one of his major artistic achievements “I have been sent here,” said an...
View ArticleAstad Deboo’s Astonishing Back-bends
The dancer is revolutionary in many ways, one being his ability to make his body do what he wants it to At 71, Astad Deboo has one hell of a back bend. In his new performance Liminal, and the...
View ArticleArchitect Sarosh Anklesaria Wins 2019 Richard Rogers Fellowship
Sarosh Anklesaria is one of the six winner of the 2019 RIchard Rogers Fellowship. Announced by the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Sarosh will will spend three and a half months completing an...
View ArticleJimmy Engineer selected for Habib Jalib Peace Award
World-renowned Pakistani artist, peace activist and social crusader Jimmy Engineer has been selected for Habib Jalib Peace Award for 2019 in appreciation and recognition of his meritorious services in...
View ArticleThe dancer’s guide to hitchhiking: Astad Deboo
Celebrated Indian contemporary dancer and choreographer Astad Deboo on his 50-year career, hitchhiking across the world and more Article by Samira Sood | CNN Traveller Astad Deboo in flow. Photo: Amit...
View ArticleArtist Anaheez Karbhari Is Capturing The Experience Of Being A Zoroastrian...
Our dear friend Anaheez Karbhari, an extremely talented graphic artist in Toronto, was recently featured on the Indian Women’s Blog. “My artwork relies heavily on my background as a Zoroastrian, whose...
View ArticleInto the golden age: Celebrating 50 years of NCPA
One day, perhaps, the NCPA’s work may be more important for the country than the work of the steel company,” JRD Tata had famously told Jamshed Bhabha, founder of the institution when the latter...
View ArticleThe timeless legacy of Parsis: One photographer’s attempt at preserving the...
An ongoing photo exhibition tries to highlight the rare moments of a fast dwindling Zoroastrian community of India. The exhibition showcases about fifty photographs by photographer Shantanu Das, which...
View ArticleRustom Siodia: A Forgotten Master
Art in India has largely been a niche world, with few artists being known beyond the rather small circle of connoisseurs. But even within this small world, some brilliant artists and their work have...
View ArticleAreez Katki: Bildungsroman at the Otago Museum
Otago Museum is thrilled to host Areez Katki’s acclaimed textile-based art exhibition, Bildungsroman, at the H D Skinner Annex opening on Saturday 11 January. The embroidered works explore Katki’s two,...
View ArticleArtistic lineage: Chronicling The Legacy Of Khorshed and Kekoo Gandhy.
The London filmmaker on chronicling the legacy of Khorshed and Kekoo Gandhy. As a young woman, Behroze Gandhy tried hard to maintain a distance from her artistic lineage. “Growing up, I didn’t want...
View ArticleHand painted Glass Art by Binaifer Medhora Mehta
B-Creative Hand painted Glass Art By Binaifer On a background of beautifully textured art glass, my creations are painstakingly hand painted and come ready to display with an aesthetically...
View ArticleAstad Deboo Shares a Message
Legendary artist and India’s greatest contemporary dancer and our dear friend Astad Deboo shares a short message during the current COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
View ArticleThe Collectors: Chemould Prescott Road Gallery
Chemould Prescott Road is doing a wonderful series on The Collectors. Here are some of the Parsi collectors it has featured View this post on Instagram Looking Back | The Collectors As a...
View ArticleThe Wadia Way: Architect Dinyar Wadia Talks About the Process of Design
A newsletter from our dear friend Dinyar Wadia of Wadia Associates, an award winning architecture and design firm from Connecticut, USA informs… “The Wadia Way”We hope this finds you well. If you own...
View ArticleArtist Anaheez Karbhari Is Capturing The Experience Of Being A Zoroastrian...
Our dear friend Anaheez Karbhari, an extremely talented graphic artist in Toronto, was recently featured on the Indian Women’s Blog. “My artwork relies heavily on my background as a Zoroastrian, whose...
View ArticleInto the golden age: Celebrating 50 years of NCPA
One day, perhaps, the NCPA’s work may be more important for the country than the work of the steel company,” JRD Tata had famously told Jamshed Bhabha, founder of the institution when the latter...
View ArticleThe timeless legacy of Parsis: One photographer’s attempt at preserving the...
An ongoing photo exhibition tries to highlight the rare moments of a fast dwindling Zoroastrian community of India. The exhibition showcases about fifty photographs by photographer Shantanu Das, which...
View ArticleRustom Siodia: A Forgotten Master
Art in India has largely been a niche world, with few artists being known beyond the rather small circle of connoisseurs. But even within this small world, some brilliant artists and their work have...
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