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...different modus operandi. It has become decentralized without giving up veneration of Osama bin Laden. He is an icon of revenge for perceived atrocities against followers of Islam. The ongoing attacks in Iraq and the Madrid train bombings are grim indicators of the changing face of terrorism. Kailash Mehta Mohali, India...
...accounting for half of the value of all the world's diamonds. These top-quality stones are still mostly cut in Antwerp, New York and Tel Aviv, where many of Surat's companies have set up branches in which Indian diamond cutters are absorbing skills from local experts. Arjav Mehta, whose family owns Blue Star, says his company has hired 15 master cutters in Belgium and Israel: "There's a lot we're learning from them." Another ambition among the Palanpuris is for Surat to dethrone Antwerp as the world's center for the diamond trade. That will take some...
...sought-after mezzo-soprani in the world. Her early career established her reputation with collaborations with such musical luminaries as Herbert von Karajan, Daniel Barenboim and Nikolaus Harnoncourt. She has since worked with such renowned conductors as Claudio Abbado, Pierre Boulez, Myung-Whun Chung, Christopher Hogwood, James Levine, Zubin Mehta, and Sir Simon Rattle to name...
...Save Venice. Although based in Washington, D.C., for tax purposes, the group of 140 people raises and spends money to preserve Florence's artistic legacy. It helps that Brandolini can tap some of her real-estate clients, such as Bette Midler and Mel Gibson. Sting, Franco Zeffirelli and Zubin Mehta all sit on the Advisory Committee. "They are Florence's best friends," says Antonio Paolucci, a former Italian Culture Minister who is now Florence's superintendent of fine arts. "They have already spent more than $3 million helping us conserve the city's works...
...minds, safe from change. It requires a quantum of courage to revisit one's home of the past. These writers had the courage to take the journey back to a place that was and will never be again. Among all the journeys home, that of Pankaj Mishra and Ved Mehta appealed to me the most. The Indian subcontinent has altered irrevocably over the past two generations; at the same time, however, the people have retained all that is traditionally subcontinental?warm hospitality and a love for beauty. A truly memorable TIME issue worth preserving! Meenakshi Chawla Gurgaon, India...