Setting community and MMRCL on warpath, govt pleader taunts petitioners: ‘show more than two-and-a-half documents to prove that the Atash Behram is integral to Zoroastrianism The Anjuman Atash Behram, one of the two temples likely to be affected by the Metro III underground tunnel. File pic Article by Arita Sarkar | Mid-Day What was supposed… Continue reading Prove fire temple is important to you, state tells Parsis
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How Indian opium traders from Bombay helped the British Raj wreck China’s economy
Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, who helped build modern Bombay and was the first Indian to be knighted by Queen Victoria, was a prominent figure in the business. Article by Girish Shahane | Scroll India Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy & Company, founded 200 years ago in September 1818, encapsulated the enterprise-driven cosmopolitanism of Bombay. The firm was named for its… Continue reading How Indian opium traders from Bombay helped the British Raj wreck China’s economy
The Mango and Parsi Cooking: Niloufer Mavalvala
Our dear friend and cookbook author and chef extraordinaire Niloufer Mavalvala was recently featured on a cooking show that is making the rounds of public broadcast in the United States. On the 4th episode of Outside and In with the Cooks Cook they explore the Mango! Well known as the King of Fruits it can… Continue reading The Mango and Parsi Cooking: Niloufer Mavalvala
Nari Contractor: A Captain with Grit and Impeccable Character
Nariman Jamshedji Contractor was born on March 7, 1934 at Godhra Gujarat by accident. His pregnant mother was coming on a train from Dahod in Gujarat to Bombay for delivery when all of a sudden she went into labour. Contractor’s uncle was the driver of the train. He arranged medical assistance and dropped her at… Continue reading Nari Contractor: A Captain with Grit and Impeccable Character
Why Urban Food Fortnight is good for business
Cyrus Todiwala is the founder and owner of Café Spice Namaste, a Sustain Patron, long-time London Food Link supporter and JE reader. Here he shares his thoughts on how Urban Food Fortnight helps the good food business community. Picture: Cyrus Todiwala © Café Spice Namaste Published: 11/09/2018 I set up my first restaurant 25 years… Continue reading Why Urban Food Fortnight is good for business
XYZ Leadership Camp 2018 by Rayaan Dadiburjor
Rayan Dadiburjor the XYZ President-Elect writes in about the recent XYZ Leadership Camp. Rayan writes… We arrived at Karjat’s Rivergate Resort with our bags packed for an overnight trip but went back with memories that will last us a lifetime. This was my second XYZ Leadership Camp but I came with no expectation or prospect… Continue reading XYZ Leadership Camp 2018 by Rayaan Dadiburjor
How JRD Tata came up with a marketing strategy that ran through Tata ads for nearly a century
On September 9, 1925, Jehangir Tata wrote a letter to his father Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata from the barracks in the south of France. The 21-year-old had come up with a way to help the family business. He wanted Pathé News, a famous newsreel maker of the time, to produce short films about current events in… Continue reading How JRD Tata came up with a marketing strategy that ran through Tata ads for nearly a century
An artist who approached the work of painting like a campaign: Mehlli Gobhai (1931-2018)
He came to his canvas with no feelings of certainty about what he wanted, with no pretense that it was a willing ally in the act of creation. We were sitting in a Charles Correa-designed house, looking out at five acres of “cultivated wilderness” and talking about death and painting. “Perhaps that’s why we create,”… Continue reading An artist who approached the work of painting like a campaign: Mehlli Gobhai (1931-2018)
The Story Behind Raphael’s Masterpiece ‘The School of Athens’ And the Zoroaster Connection
Long before Rafael the hotheaded, red eye mask wearing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle entertained children onscreen, there was Rafael the esteemed painter who’d won over a cultured crowd of art connoisseurs. By his mid-20s, Raphael Sanzio was already a star. At the top of his game, this master of the Italian Renaissance had been invited… Continue reading The Story Behind Raphael’s Masterpiece ‘The School of Athens’ And the Zoroaster Connection
