Visiting Mumbai and participating in the Nakshatra Dance
Festival at the National Centre for the Performing Arts
(NCPA) was like coming back home. Since its inception, NCPA
was our familiar ground, our comfort zone. We would attend
all the events, felt very ’high’ and were full of dreams.
Seniors and elders, encouraged us. Dr. Jamshed Bhabha, Dr.
Narayan Menon, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Soli Batlivala at
Akashganga Building at Bhulabhai Desai Road (former Warden
Road, where NCPA started), were icons we looked up to. The
dream of Dr. Jamshed Bhabha to have a Centre comparable to
Lincoln Centre in New York, at Nariman Point indeed came
true. The Tata Theatre, the Little Theatre, the Experimental
Theatre, the Godrej Dance Theatre, the Sunken Garden, the
Dr. Jamshed Bhabha Auditorium, the Library, the Guest House,
the Piramal Gallery, the (former Rangoli ) resturant / cafe
invariably drew us like magnet. At NCPA, legendary dancers,
musicians and actors gave memorable performances. The
archive, systematically built up over the years, is a
treasure trove. And the present management under the
leadership and guidance of the Chairman, Khushroo N Santook
is proud to carry on the legacy enriching the life of the
nation.
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