CAP India’s blog features an interview with Tanya Balsara, CEO of Tanya Computer Center in Mumbai India. I met Tanya Balsara five years ago, while co-authoring my book, Cuisine for A Cause. If I hadn’t been told that she had a condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa, I would never have guessed that she was almost completely… Continue reading How I Got There: In Conversation with Tanya Balsara
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Dr. Hirji Adenwalla: Adding Smiles To Lives
Smile Train partner surgeon Dr. Hirji S. Adenwalla is, quite possibly, the only surgeon in the world who has been exclusively performing cleft surgeries for the last 15 years. He is the head of The Charles Pinto Cleft Centre at Thrissur’s Jubilee Mission Hospital in south India, the very first hospital to apply for Smile… Continue reading Dr. Hirji Adenwalla: Adding Smiles To Lives
Prof. Spenta Wadia to Speak at PARZOR Film Festival
As The Everlasting Flame International Program enters the last two weeks PARZOR invites you to a great film and not to be missed talk by Prof Emeritus Spenta Wadia of TIFR Bangalore, one of those who helped create this film. Prof Wadia will be discussing Homi Bhabha’s vision of institution building and how it is… Continue reading Prof. Spenta Wadia to Speak at PARZOR Film Festival
With 95 candles on cake, Mama Parsi still going strong
UPDATE: This article was erroneously published again. The original publication date is April 2013. Mama Parsi Girl’s High School was decorated with garlands of marigold, rangoli and handmade posters to celebrate its 95th anniversary on Monday. “It amazes me that the building looks exactly the same when we used to study here in 1990s and… Continue reading With 95 candles on cake, Mama Parsi still going strong
Chef Jehangir Mehta’s Graffiti Earth Takes Sustainable Approach to Duane Street Hotel
It seems as if one can’t find a new restaurant that doesn’t label itself as “intimate” and “sustainable,” but Graffiti Earth is taking those terms a step further. Led by chef Jehangir Mehta, the colorfully decorated dining room is tucked inside the sunken first floor of the Duane Street Hotel in TriBeCa, featuring only 20 seats in… Continue reading Chef Jehangir Mehta’s Graffiti Earth Takes Sustainable Approach to Duane Street Hotel
Colaba’s Piccadilly is now Persepolis
If in the last seven months, you’ve missed the fatoush at Colaba’s 58-year-old Irani café, your wait’s over. And there’s a bonus: extra Continental and Parsi dishes, and possibly, a new name The lady who smiles on a signboard that reads ‘Piccadilly’ opposite Electric House on Colaba Causeway has been smiling so since 1957. Diners… Continue reading Colaba’s Piccadilly is now Persepolis
The Ninety First Symphony: Homi Dastoor’s Musical Journey
The Ninety First Symphony is a beautiful documentary on Homi Dastoor’s Musical Journey. Readers of Parsi Khabar are familiar with Homi’s work which was featured here and here. His wonderful book “Musical Journeys: A personal introduction to Western Classical Composers” is a beautiful read for those who love Western Classical music. The Ninety First Symphony is a documentary… Continue reading The Ninety First Symphony: Homi Dastoor’s Musical Journey
Nagpur Parsis succour for parched Latur
Carrying the initiative taken by the staffers of Nagpur Central Railway, the members of Nagpur Parsi Gymkhana are now taking arduous efforts to quench the thirst of people from parched lands. Article by Manka Behli | Times Of India They know that there is a limit to how much the government can do and are… Continue reading Nagpur Parsis succour for parched Latur
Adi Godrej: Beef ban, prohibition are hurting economy
Adi Godrej first to speak out: Beef ban, prohibition are hurting economy Clever democratic leaders make sure disadvantages are minimised, advantages maximised, says Godrej chairman. INDUSTRIALIST Adi Godrej, chairman of the $4.1-billion Godrej Group, with diverse interests in fast moving consumer goods, real estate, consumer durables and furniture, Wednesday said the beef ban and liquor… Continue reading Adi Godrej: Beef ban, prohibition are hurting economy
