Sooni Taraporevala

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As we mark Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, this 2,500-year-old bas-relief of a lion overpowering a bull at Persepolis – an ancient symbol of Nowruz – reminds me that Iran, across millennia, has lived through many dark days. She and her civilisation will endure. پاینده ایران

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I haven't watched this movie since I was a teenager. I'm so ready! Shout out to Mira Nair and Sooni Taraporevala for this banger. #Cinemzel26

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At the start of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign, his mother, the director Mira Nair wondered, “What does it take to assume this is even possible?” But then she remembered being “told that it was impossible to do what I did. I did think, ‘I made “Salaam Bombay!” at 30.’” Nair may be the most globally famous living Indian filmmaker. ‘Salaam Bombay!’ (1988) was the first Indian film ever to win the Caméra d’Or at Cannes and only the second to be nominated for a Foreign Language Film Oscar. Her biggest commercial hit, ‘Monsoon Wedding’ (2001), was among the highest-grossing foreign films ever released in the U.S. at the time and led to Nair becoming the first Indian woman to win Venice’s Golden Lion. People who know both Nair and Mamdani agree that qualities mother and son share — sky-high ambitions for themselves, boundless confidence — are key to understanding the unlikely paths they have forged in the world. Zohran has “watched everything” and learned from it, Sooni Taraporevala, one of Nair’s best friends and frequent screenwriting collaborator, said. Nair “has a fluency across classes and also across cultures. Zohran has that too.” Read Rebecca Traister’s new profile of Mira Nair, which reveals the origins of Mamdani’s ferocious ambition: nymag.visitlink.me/5PzXdG

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It has never been more important to understand the history of Iran. Listen @EmpirePodUK as we tell the story of Persian civilisation 98. Darius the Great Empire: World History – Apple Podcasts share.google/ZBLWEgydaPbgRb…

“Much of what is usually reported as ‘terrorism’ or ‘militancy’ has its roots in the collapse of the countryside.” My essay for @aeonmag aeon.co/essays/the-pla…

This moment marks the restoration of Iran’s political culture. For us Iranians, it is a moment of profound pride, emotion and hope to see the pre-1979 flag – our national flag, the Lion and Sun – flying once again in the skies of Iran after 47 years of the Islamic Republic and its evil revolution.

What a thrill to witness my courageous compatriots bringing down a central symbol of the Islamic Republic regime and its so-called Islamic Revolution. The Iranian people have been long abandoned in their struggle, which has resulted in countless lives cut short. I hope the world will soon witness the end of that struggle, and the final defeat of a regime that has devastated our homeland and exported terror far beyond Iran’s borders. Like the brave people on the streets of Iran's cities, I hope Iran’s dignity and historical continuity can be restored, that it may reclaim its rightful place in the world, and revive a path of progress that was so brutally aborted. The mere possibility of once again feeling the soil of our motherland beneath my feet is more than I can put into words.

Portrait of a Sasanian king on a seal, 3rd–4th century CE. Currently on display at @CSMVSmumbai

Every Xmas Eve Jishu Puja is organised by the monks of Ramakrishna Mission at Belur & at all their missions the world over in memory of Swami Vivekananda who celebrated it! Peace and Joy from the city of Joy to you all!

On this day in 1922, Shapurji Saklatvala was elected as Labour's first MP of colour. He was a fighter against colonialism and war — and for an international socialism that could unite the world's working-class. tribunemag.co.uk/2024/03/shapur…

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Trump: “If I don’t get the Nobel peace prize, I’ll machaao global hungama.” Nobel Committee : ‘Machado’.”

. @MiraPagliNair's #TheNamesake (2007) is back on @JioHotstar. #Irrfan #Tabu @kalpenn #SahiraNair @ZuleikhaR #SabyasachiChakrabarty @JacindaBarrett @sebroche @soonitara @thenitinsawhney #JhumpaLahiri @searchlightpics @utvfilms

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Five years ago today, HT launched the re-designed HTWknd, and in the throes of the pandemic, we commissioned artists to make works for us. @soonitara was kind as ever to speak to me and agree to make this heartwarming image for @htTweets. #Mumbai #HTWknd #photography #pandemic