Srinagar:
A day after India-born conductor Zubin Mehta performed in a peace concert in Srinagar organised by German Ambassador Michael Steiner, they spoke to NDTV over what motivated them to come to Kashmir.
Highlights:Zubin Mehta- Kashmir attracts anyone who lives in this subcontinent
- From my youth, I have been drawn to this place
- We are not politicians, cannot change boundaries
- We can start a process of healing
- Yesterday was a beginning of some process of harmony
- I saw a discussion on TV, 9 people were against the concert and 3 for it
- Those nine were misinformed, no one enlightened them
- Beethoven was involved in French Revolution, so was Mozart
- We bring people together
- We have a foundation in North Israel for Arab students
- We came here as friends
- Respect the Indian government for not making settlements in Kashmir
- I would love to have a little house on top of a hill in Kashmir
- If Kashmir wants me, I will come back to perform
- I am a Bombay Hindustaniwala
- My first identity is Indian
- Geelani sahab, main aapka dost hun (Mr Geelani, I am your friend).
German Ambassador Michael Steiner
- We had 2700 people turned in the audience, including Kashmiris
- Welcomed a parallel event, couldn't go there as it was at the same time
- I understand that people are frustrated
- Situation for the Kashmiris is not easy
- I was enchanted by the Shalimar Bagh
- People in the streets are so proud that this happened
- It is a beginning of a healing process, not a solution
- What we did here is something in line with the fact that the world has changed
- We are living in a globalised world
- What we did yesterday was modern diplomacy linking the best traditions of Europe with the best in Kashmir
- It was a concert for Kashmir