Here is a beautiful documentary about the Yezdi motorcycle. Born originally as the Jawa, it was a model made by the legendary Czechoslovakian motorcycle marquee. For decades the Indian motorcycle market consisted of three local manufacturers Rajdoot, Jawa/Yezdi, and Bullet Enfield. And the Jawa/Yezdi was the “cafe racer” of the day. I remember riding one… Continue reading The Ideal Jawa Yezdi: Motorcycling and the Parsi Connection
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Driving the Field Marshal: When Kennedy drove Manekshaw!
Nitin Gokhale writes a beautiful account of his meeting up with Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw’s driver of 22 years…a gentleman by the viagra form canada name of Kennedy. I ventured to ask Kennedy how well did he know the Field Marshal. His instant reply was: "Sir I drove him and Madam around for 22 years!"… Continue reading Driving the Field Marshal: When Kennedy drove Manekshaw!
Jimmy Mistry at TEDx New Delhi
Jimmy Mistry, real-estate developer and entrepreneur presents some of his office work at a TEDx New Delhi. TEDx events are locally organized events based on guidelines set up by the legendary TED organization. Jimmy Mistry talks about how he dropped out of Mechanical Engineering college and now hires buy viagra architects, interior designers and other… Continue reading Jimmy Mistry at TEDx New Delhi
Mumbai's Iranian Zoroastrian Anjuman to sell 963 acres of land in Palghar for Rs 732 crore
This could perhaps be the largest chunk of contiguous land to be put on the block in Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The Iranian Zoroastrian Anjuman, a private community trust, will sell its humungous 963-acre agriculture swathe in Palghar, about 110km from Mumbai, to a private developer. In terms of area, the land is more than four… Continue reading Mumbai's Iranian Zoroastrian Anjuman to sell 963 acres of land in Palghar for Rs 732 crore
Mahzarin Banaji: Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People
In “Blindspot,” Mahzarin Banaji (pictured) and longtime collaborator Anthony Greenwald offer people tools to overcome their hardwired biases, and to stoke conversation about the deeply ingrained, very human tendency toward bias in a country that prides itself on egalitarian values. Peering into our blind spots Banaji’s new book details decades of groundbreaking work on… Continue reading Mahzarin Banaji: Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People
Nina Mistry Offers Zarathushti Prayers at the United Nations
Zarathushti Offers Prayer at 67th United Nations General Assembly from ZAGNY on Vimeo. Zarathushti Offers Prayer at 67th United Nations General Assembly from ZAGNY on Vimeo. World Interfaith Harmony Week was proclaimed by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly and adopted on October 20, 2010, on the premise that mutual understanding and inter-religious dialogue constitute… Continue reading Nina Mistry Offers Zarathushti Prayers at the United Nations
Sooni Taraporevala's Show to Open in Mumbai
First look at Sooni Taraporevala’s photo exhibit of a community that’s earned the tag ‘mad bawas’ She’s come full circle. From focusing her lens on Parsis — a small community of followers of the Zoroastrian religion — in a very personal way by using her family as subjects, to documenting them at large in two… Continue reading Sooni Taraporevala's Show to Open in Mumbai
