By PAUL BECKETT / WSJ MUMBAI—During his 18-year tenure as chairman of India’s venerable Tata Group, 71-year-old Ratan Tata has led a drive to expand internationally, a strategy India’s other sprawling companies seek to emulate. With annual revenue above $70 billion, Tata Group now derives 65% of its sales outside of India and employs 357,000… Continue reading Tata Chairman Doesn’t Sweat the Timing on Global Expansion
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Neville Wadia: World’s Oldest T20 Centurion
He is a grandfather and yet Neville Wadia’s passion for cricket at the age of 63 is never-ending. He has been playing cricket for over 40 years now. Some six months ago, he achieved something special. Wadia scored 105 in just 60 balls slamming three sixes and 15 fours in a 20-Twenty match in Vadodara… Continue reading Neville Wadia: World’s Oldest T20 Centurion
A Vegetarian Parsi
By Rakshande Italia / Inside TORONTO DESI DIALOGUES: Turning vegetarian leaves a pleasant taste on the palate The past 15 days have been one of my most testing times. That’s because I decided to turn completely vegetarian. The reason – my Ayurvedic doctor suggested that the herbal medicine he gave me for my knee joints… Continue reading A Vegetarian Parsi
“Parsis exude no sense of victimisation”
By Farrukh Dhondy / DNA India Sitting next to the grandson of a late great English writer, himself a writer, at a dinner party in Exmoor, I am asked if I am a practising Zoroastrian. I say ‘not quite’ and am asked about its ethics and metaphysics. "Simple," I reply, "Monotheism. The single God, Ahura… Continue reading “Parsis exude no sense of victimisation”
Murree Brewery Still brewing in a dry land: Pakistan’s Parsi Brewery
Still brewing in a dry land: Pakistan’s only beer and whisky firm After 150 years, business is booming at Pakistan’s only beer and whisky firm. Andrew Buncombe finds out why On the walls of the historic Murree brewery, Pakistan’s sole producer of beer, hangs a slogan that its owners would wish upon the entire… Continue reading Murree Brewery Still brewing in a dry land: Pakistan’s Parsi Brewery
Parsi athletes shine at World Masters Games
The rough football ground of Dadar Parsi Gymkhana is cultivating rare laurels. Two middle-aged neighbours have won India a gold and a silver medal at the prestigious World Masters Games held in Sydney mid-October. Fareez Vasania, a 45-year-old industrial photographer, and 49-year-old lawyer Rohinton Mehta, who defends tobacco major ITC in court, are untouchable in… Continue reading Parsi athletes shine at World Masters Games
Charity Commissioner Clears BPP of any wrongdoing
In a reprieve for Bombay Parsi Punchayat chairman Dinshaw Mehta, the charity commissioner’s office recently dismissed a complaint seeking his removal for alleged irregularities and nepotism in allotment of flats. Joint charity commissioner N V Deshmukh ruled that there was no evidence to take action against Mehta. "The application falls short of showing any act… Continue reading Charity Commissioner Clears BPP of any wrongdoing
Akuri: Eggsciting recipes
One of my favourite breakfast preparations is scrambled eggs, even higher on the scale of delicacy, is the akuri, a much underrated dish. Akuri means egg curry in its most basic sense.It is like dhansak and patra ni machi,considered to be a pan-Indian favourite. The Parsis have a love affair with eggs. You have the… Continue reading Akuri: Eggsciting recipes
Indian filmmaker unveils her own minuscule Parsi Minority
Men in PLO T-shirts march through noisy, chaotic streets; their leader, all in white, stands before the wrought iron gate of a Zoroastrian fire temple urging followers to pledge purity and denounce outsiders. Welcome to the fictitious world of the Parsi Liberation Organisation led by a buffoon character in a zany movie that looks at… Continue reading Indian filmmaker unveils her own minuscule Parsi Minority
