The Everlasting Flame and other exhibitions held in
Delhi two years ago brought moral precepts to the fore
Text: Pheroze Nowrojee Photos: Jasmine D. Driver
The function of exhibitions is to repeat the obvious, but also to surprise: to pass on the imprint of approval to what is familiar to some, and to offer the wonder of discovery to those who come later.
Two years ago around Navroz, the landmark exhibitions, "The Everlasting Flame (TEF): Zoroastrianism in History and Imagination” and its three major companion displays opened in New Delhi. They brought together artifacts, erudition, sculpture, curators, paintings, thoughts, documentaries, the latest studies, garas, publications. This was an assembly that will not be seen again this century. Determined not to let the four exhibitions end without......