September 15, 2013 3:10 am
Last week when the Zubin-Mehta led Bavarian State Orchestra staged Ehsaas-e-Kashmir concert in Kashmir,the effort drew praise and criticism in equal measure. As part of the protest,a rival concert,Haqeeqat-e-Kashmir,was also staged on the streets of Srinagar,bringing the spotlight back on music as an effective cultural weapon in zones of conflict. From the Berlin Wall to Tahrir Square,music has,historically,brought people together to make peace not war.
September 08, 2013 2:45 am
An invited audience of about 1,500 people attended Mehta's Ehsaas-e-Kashmir concert.
September 08, 2013 1:41 am
As protesters marched to the District Police Lines demanding bodies of those killed,they were lathicharged and teargassed.
April 08, 2014 2:34 pm
The moment the music starts,a very positive wave goes across this stage to all of Kashmir.
April 08, 2014 2:34 pm
The city remained shut at the call of hardline separatist leader Geelani against the concert.
April 08, 2014 2:36 pm
Mirwaiz Umer Farooq said there was no opposition to the Germany-sponsored concert itself.
April 08, 2014 2:38 pm
Shops,business establishments and educational institutes remained closed.
September 07, 2013 10:11 am
Gul Panag says she is proud to be a part of Zubin Mehta's concert in Kashmir.
September 07, 2013 3:20 am
The plan to oppose Zubin Mehtas concert with another concert in Srinagar is significant. It is a moment of departure in Kashmir.
September 03, 2013 10:10 pm
Zubin will take the stage at Srinagars Shalimar Bagh for a concert Ehsaas-e-Kashmir.