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Anainah’s arangetram

Lyrics of the monajat Khudavind Khavind (O Lord! O Master!) were sung at the arangetram (the first solo public performance) of 17-year-old Bharatanatyam dancer Anainah Adajania (pictured) at the Tata Theatre of the National Centre for the Performing Arts on July 2, 2023. The devotional song, once sung by Parsi families at night to express their adoration of and thanks to Ahura Mazda, was rendered in Carnatic style by a "professional non-Parsi singer” to perfection, stated family member Noshir Dadrawala, former Bombay Parsi Punchayet trustee and chief executive officer of the Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy in a note to......



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