Ratan Tata’s words of inspiration

Ratan Naval Tata has been called many things. Quiet. Reticent. Humble. A businessman par excellence. Tenacious. And a tiger, when pushed to the wall.
As we all witnessed when it looked like the controversy about Singur, where the Tata Nano was to be manufactured, looked like escalating instead of dying down.
The 70-year-old [...]

Aslaji Agiary Trustees in a Legal Battle

Grant Rd agiary caught between two sets of trustees
Aslaji Bhikhaji Agiary’s trustees are embroiled in a legal battle over control of the temple management and funds
One of the most frequented Parsi agiaries in the city is embroiled in a conflict among its trustees over control of the temple management and funds.
Aslaji Bhikhaji Agiary, which was [...]

Mcleodganj’s famous Parsi shop on its last legs

One of the oldest landmarks of this town, the Nowrojee General Merchants shop set up in 1860, is taking a beating from time. Owned by a Parsi family, it is almost on its last legs commercially and otherwise. The shop used to be at the centre of all activity during the British colonial times and [...]

Karanjia and his Blitz

by Vir Sanghvi in the Hindustan Times
When my mother phoned on Friday to tell me that Russy Karanjia had died, I was both sad and worried. I was saddened by his passing: I had, after all, grown up before his eyes, and after my father died, in 1971, he was always kind and helpful to [...]

Britannia Restaurant

Berry berry good
The eatery still maintains its worth with a menu card right out of Iran.
You’ll never know what the fuss is about until you actually eat here. This 83-year-old Parsi-Irani eatery is worth its wait in barberry berries. Why them? Because they are the imported ingredients that go into making what Britannia is most [...]

Godrej is all set to unlock greater value in Mumbai

The Godrej business group recently commissioned a London marketing agency to redesign its brand image. The aim was to dust down the dowdy Godrej of Almira cupboards to something smarter befitting New India.

Though the sprawling Godrej empire is vast (sales last year totalled an estimated Rs246.57 billion), the group seemed to lack the sparkling edge [...]

Faces of enterprise: Ratan Tata

After celebrating his 70th birthday on Friday, Ratan Tata would in the normal course of affairs be facing mandatory retirement from the Tata Group.

Two years ago, however, India’s most respected and acquisitive conglomerate extended to 75 the age until which non-executive directors could serve, giving the man who has transformed it over the past 16 [...]

Ratan Tata turns 70 today

Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata turns 70 today (December 28, 2007).
Among Asia’s business titans, Ratan N. Tata stands out for his modesty. The chairman of the Tata Group - India’s biggest conglomerate, with businesses ranging from software, cars, and steel to phone service, tea bags, and wristwatches - usually drives himself to the office in [...]

Zoroastrian Fires and Temples

Fire, the source of heat and light is not only revered in ancient Indo-Iranian rituals but also in modern day Zoroastrianism and Hinduism.
Zoroastrianism, which dominated the Sassanid Empire, is the religion ascribed to the ancient Persian prophet, Zarathushtra (Zoroaster), who lived 3500 years ago.

Fire (Atar), together with clean water (Aban), are considered agents of ritual [...]

Youth, entrepreneurship are focus of ancient faith

The world’s oldest monotheistic religion has taken steps to empower its youth and preserve the faith for the future.
Zoroastrians, as they wound up their 14th North American Congress in Toronto this week, emphasized mentorship and the need for unity among the scattered faithful.

“We are moving the identity issue forward,” said prominent Toronto Zoroastrian Daraius Bharucha, [...]