For decades, Iranian cafes have been a popular haunt for youngsters looking out for their daily quota of bun-maska and chai. Standing strong since 1964, Café Yezdan has seen modernization, contemporary problems, rising prices of real estate, youngsters unwillingness to carry on the family business, and a lot more. By Protima Tiwary | DNA India… Continue reading Zara maska laga ke! Iranian Cafes in Pune have the best bun maska & Chai
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Rare, raw & exhilarating: Shiamak Davar’s Selcouth is a visual treat
Selcouth, according to Shiamak Davar, means ‘rare,’ and the performance his group put on under that name is certainly that. Rare, as in rarely has something as ambitious and accomplished been seen on the Indian stage. By Anil Dharker Contemporary dance has now been around for over four decades. Brought in by lone pioneers like… Continue reading Rare, raw & exhilarating: Shiamak Davar’s Selcouth is a visual treat
Cooking with Perzen Patel
The blogger and entrepreneur who runs Bawibride.com cooks her grandmother’s prawn curry recipe just in time for Navroze Mamaiji’s secret Perzen Patel is exactly the kind of woman I never want to bring home to my mother. At 26, she whips up home-style Parsi favourites and traditional bhonu (celebratory) fare for her small catering business.… Continue reading Cooking with Perzen Patel
Burjorji Jamaspji Padshah: The Man Behind the Formation of the Tata Group
Burjorji Jamaspji Padshah was born in Bombay on May 7, 1864 in a high talented family, hailing from Navsari. He was the fourth son of Jamaspji Padshah who died prematurely in 1880, leaving him at the age of 16 in charge of his business which included a horse-stable at Byculla, Bombay. Burjorji’s father was Jamsetji… Continue reading Burjorji Jamaspji Padshah: The Man Behind the Formation of the Tata Group
Sarosh Zaiwalla: He Fired Tony Blair and…
His clients include everyone from Saddam Hussein to the Gandhis… He’s saved millionaire tycoons Robert and Vincent Tchenguiz from going to jail, sued the UK government and won, and fired Tony Blair. Meet Sarosh Zaiwalla, the first Asian to set up a City law firm in London, 30 years ago. Zaiwalla set up his… Continue reading Sarosh Zaiwalla: He Fired Tony Blair and…
Dhun Bugli: Portrait of a life less known
At the cusp of Old and New Delhi stands Delhi Parsi Anjuman, complete with North India’s only fire temple, a canteen that offers Parsi food by Dhun Bugli, one of the 750 Parsis in the city, writes Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty Down the Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, towards Dilli Gate, having just passed the Maulana Azad… Continue reading Dhun Bugli: Portrait of a life less known
Zubin Mehta talks about his ‘lasting marriage’ to the Israel Philharmonic
In this day of peripatetic music directors who juggle multiple appointments in various corners of the globe, most conductors are unable, or unwilling, to forge permanent relationships such as were commonplace in the symphony orchestra world several generations ago. By John Von Rhein Chicago Tribune Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra stand in blithe… Continue reading Zubin Mehta talks about his ‘lasting marriage’ to the Israel Philharmonic
