Leading Pakistani novelist Bapsi Sidhwa reflects on growing up during Partition and how it fed into her comedy novel The Crow Eaters. We examine the complicated relationship between Pakistan, its politics and the guitar. Note: In this podcast by BBC, interviewee kept on repeating the well known King Jadav Rana, who gave asylum to refugees… Continue reading Bapsy Sidhwa In Conversation with BBC
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India’s Nuclear Scientists Are Dying Mysteriously And Nobody Seems To Be Worried
Have you ever watched a movie depicting an invisible hand attempting to tilt the power equation in its favour, trying to subvert the nuclear operations of a country? Well, we can’t be sure whether you have watched such movies or not, but this seems like a real life edge-of-the-seat ongoing thriller in India. Article by… Continue reading India’s Nuclear Scientists Are Dying Mysteriously And Nobody Seems To Be Worried
Parsis: Keeping the Flame Alive
The world’s longest continually-burning flame, found in Udvada, a town in Gujarat, is the most important pilgrimage site for the Parsis of India. Parsis have lived in the country for 1,200 years after fleeing Muslim persecution, but now their future is in doubt. The traditionalist, older Parsis believe in the purity of the race and… Continue reading Parsis: Keeping the Flame Alive
Tenaz Dubash: A Film Maker in Conversation
Keeping the Flame Alive A filmmaker takes us inside her ancient faith, where a fierce struggle rages between tradition and the forces of change. Article published on Belief.Net You describe your new documentary, “Zoroastrians Today,”as an account of Zoroastrianism’s “struggle for survival.” But the film shows that Zoroastrians are responsible for their faith’s dwindling numbers.… Continue reading Tenaz Dubash: A Film Maker in Conversation
The Charm of Bombay: An anthology of writings in praise of the first city of India.
This chromolithograph is taken from plate 4 of William Simpson’s ‘India: Ancient and Modern’. The artist depicts the teeming street of the bustling city of Bombay (Mumbai), a hub of India trade. A distinct feature of the architecture was the elaborate red-and-green coloured carving on wooden pillars and beams of houses. The man in a… Continue reading The Charm of Bombay: An anthology of writings in praise of the first city of India.
If boys will be boys, girls will be girls: Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal
In a year when our collective consciousness has been shocked by the horrific treatment of women across the country, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal – one of the India’s best-known feminists and playwrights – is a compelling reminder that women are neither to be pitied or censured, changed or controlled; they are to be celebrated in all their… Continue reading If boys will be boys, girls will be girls: Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal
Nagpur Parsi youths collecting relief for Nepal victims
Lending a helping hand to the Nepalese population in this hour of crisis, a group of city youngsters from the Nagpur Parsi Gymkhana are collecting relief material for those affected by the earthquake. The youngsters have started a drive asking citizens to contribute relief items for the quake survivors. The relief material will be handed… Continue reading Nagpur Parsi youths collecting relief for Nepal victims
Farokh Engineer: Still Firmly On The Front foot
One may quit cricket, but apparently it cannot be the other way round. This was was well illustrated by Farokh Engineer, a trained pilot, who chose cricket as a career, to represent India in 46 Test matches spanning over 15 years during 1961-1975. By V Rishi Kumar | The Hindu Business Online Now 78, Engineer… Continue reading Farokh Engineer: Still Firmly On The Front foot
Code of Conduct to govern BPP Elections
Dinshaw Tamboly writes in regarding the Code of Conduct for the Bombay Parsi Punchayet Elections. Trustees, Bombay Parsi Punchayet, Mumbai. Ladies & Gentlemen, Some of us (former trustees and other concerned individuals) addressed a letter dated 23rd January 2014 to your good selves, to consider introducing a Code of Conduct that would govern future… Continue reading Code of Conduct to govern BPP Elections
