Ideas Without Boundaries.
She dances like her mother Antonia Minnecola and has a Bachelor’s degree in World Arts and Cultures at UCLA. She writes, and she plays the Tabla like her famous father Ustad Zakir Hussain, and yet Anisa Qureshi’s true passion is making movies. Having directed several Read More …
I sat up late last night watching Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s film Anuradha, yet again and found myself in tears, thinking how much I have over the years, grown to love the maker, who would have been 84 on 30th September, through his films. Satyajit Ray and Read More …
Panthi hoon main us path kaant nahi jisakaaas meri hai jisaki dishaaadhaar mere man ka… I remember as a young child listening to this song, and being deeply moved by the voice that sung it. I didn’t understand what the words meant, but in a Read More …
Anamica (Association for a North American Mosaic for Indian Classical Arts) is a non profit organization that is barely 2 years old having been established in 2004, and already, its fast building a reputation for showcasing spectacular presentations. The last presentation in Kathakali ended up Read More …
In spite of growing up in a musical and music loving family, I have to say that for a long time I couldn’t stand two instruments – the violin and the shehnai. I would hear the shrieking sounds and wish someone would give me a Read More …
A husband going through a mid life crisis trying to re-capture his youthful days, a workaholic wife, busy saving the homeless who were victims of Tsunami, and working in a magazine, with little time to help hubby revive the romance in their lives. A nosy Read More …
There are two unique things that always stand out in any event hosted by the Raina Foundation. The hard work that the volunteers put in, and the way the audience gets into the skin of things to show support for the foundation’s charitable work and Read More …
They are perhaps many a time the unsung heroes who stand behind their children and guide them through the maze. While mothers have always garnered the special soft corner in the heart of their children, some celebrities share their thoughts with KAVITA CHHIBBER on what Read More …
Every time I meet Shaan and see him perform on stage, I’m constantly blown away by his talent, his stamina and how incredibly genuine and accommodating he is off stage. On 24th June, Klub Klassic and Mark Premji brought Shaan to Atlanta for the final Read More …
He came to the US with 8 dollars in his pocket, worked as a cook and a research assistant, to pay off his loans. He was placed at the lowest rung of the ladder at Chevron in the seventies and told that even though his Read More …