In London, Flavors of India Without the Fuss Article by Mark Bittman | NYTimes MORE than 15 years ago, the first “upscale” Indian restaurants began appearing in London, including the now-famous Tamarind, which opened in Mayfair. The occasion was notable: in a city filled with curry joints, here was a white-tablecloth operation with Michelin star… Continue reading Cyrus Todiwala’s Café Spice Namaste Featured in the New York Times
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My Father Was Manmohan Singh’s Inspiration: Zareer Masani
Charismatic politician Minoo Masani, founder-leader of the pro-Western, free-market Swatantra Party, is acknowledged by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as his ideological inspiration rather than Jawaharhal Nehru, his son and biographer-historian Zareer Masani says. Article in Outlook India In an unflinchingly candid memoir And All is Said: Memoir of a Home Divided, Zareer draws on the… Continue reading My Father Was Manmohan Singh’s Inspiration: Zareer Masani
The Khada Parsi: Mumbai’s oldest Parsi set for makeover
Four years after promising to restore the city’s heritage fountains, BMC will commence work on the Khada Parsi fountain at the onset of this financial year; work on Flora Fountain will also begin this year By Rinkita Gurav | Mid Day Over four years have passed since the BMC announced its plan to restore the… Continue reading The Khada Parsi: Mumbai’s oldest Parsi set for makeover
Highlights of FPZAI Meeting in Mumbai in February 2012
Below is a report of the recent Federation of Parsi Zoroastrian Anjumans of India meeting held in Mumbai on February 11 and 12, 2012. This report is written by Mr. Marzban Giara and was sent out via email, and was also published in two installments in the Jame Jamshed weekly newspaper The Federation of Parsi… Continue reading Highlights of FPZAI Meeting in Mumbai in February 2012
Parsi Phrases: What we have all grown up hearing.
All of us at different times in life have heard our grandparents or parents using very typical Parsi Gujarati phrases that cut to the chase and explain exactly what they have in mind, without using a few sentences. This is a very unique socio-cultural trait and now two ladies are taking an initiative to document… Continue reading Parsi Phrases: What we have all grown up hearing.
Homi Battiwala to head cola marketing at PepsiCo India
He takes over as Executive Vice President – Colas, Hydration & Mango Based Beverages. He will head the marketing responsibilities for Pepsi and Diet Pepsi which were hitherto handled by Sandeep Singh Arora, who has moved on PepsiCo India has appointed Homi Battiwalla as Executive Vice President – Colas, Hydration & Mango Based Beverages. Homi… Continue reading Homi Battiwala to head cola marketing at PepsiCo India
Noshir Rusi Mehta Wins BMC Elections Seat from D Ward in Mumbai
Residents of the stretch from Navjivan Society to Bellasis Road have once again put their faith in the Mehta family, which has been representing their ward for the last 45 years. Congress candidate Noshir Mehta registered a thumping win with 12,030 votes with a victory margin of almost 10,000 votes. Be it Noshir, after his… Continue reading Noshir Rusi Mehta Wins BMC Elections Seat from D Ward in Mumbai
Naqsh-E-Rustom: The Tombs of the Emperors of Persia
The world over, the name Persepolis evokes the might and grandeur of Persian architecture, and indeed of the Persian Empire. However just north of it lies Naqsh-E-Rustom, the incredible reliefs and tombs carved into a sheer mountain cliff. Most people have heard of the ancient city of Persepolis in Iran. Yet just north of the… Continue reading Naqsh-E-Rustom: The Tombs of the Emperors of Persia
Nina Godiwalla Speaks at TEDxHouston
Nina Godiwalla is the bestselling author of Suits: A Woman on Wall Street, which The New York Times describes as the Devil Wears Prada of investment banking. It’s an insider’s perspective on her experience at Morgan Stanley from an outsider’s point of view- woman, second-generation Indian American, and Texan. Suits was chosen by USA Today… Continue reading Nina Godiwalla Speaks at TEDxHouston
