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Has the genteel Mr Taraporewalla turned tapori?

The Parsis reeled from another dirty (and cyber) election war. Bachi Kakaria reports from the sidelines of the Inbox Insurgency Munchi Cama is not just the new replacement Trustee of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet.  His decisive victory last Monday has tilted the balance of power in the rich and influential BPP. As important, it has… Continue reading Has the genteel Mr Taraporewalla turned tapori?

Parsi community has created modern India: Amitav Ghosh

The Parsi community is an amazing pool of talent, having created modern India as we know it, says one of the country’s foremost novelists and chronicler Amitav Ghosh, who tails his Parsi protagonist, Bombay merchant Bahramji Naurozji Modi to China in his new novel, "River of Smoke" – the second book in the Ibis trilogy.… Continue reading Parsi community has created modern India: Amitav Ghosh

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The Nanavati Case

Kawas Manekshaw Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra was a 1959 Indian court case where Nanavati, a Naval Commander, was tried for the murder of Prem Ahuja, his wife’s lover. With Nanavati frequently away on assignments, the lonely Sylvia fell in love with Prem Bhagwandas Ahuja, a friend of Nanavati. Original article in the Mid-Day On… Continue reading The Nanavati Case

Adi Modi: Obituary

Adi Modi, who died on June 27 aged 60, was general manager for more than 25 years of the Bombay Brasserie in London, Britain’s first upmarket Indian restaurant. Published in the Telegraph UK A soft-spoken, genial man, Modi’s aim was to lift curry from the all-too-familiar British “Vindaloo” and “Madras” to the ranks of haute… Continue reading Adi Modi: Obituary

BPP Bypolls In the Aftermath: An Overview

The below is an Op-Ed by Mickie Sorabjee, regular contributor to Parsi Khabar and a good friend and well-wisher of the website. The moving hand writes and having written, moves on. The Fravashis of our visionary philanthropic forefathers have willed that the juggernaut of unprofessional conduct be brought to standstill and the house of BPP… Continue reading BPP Bypolls In the Aftermath: An Overview

Mumbai Samachar MD wins Parsi elections

Muncherji Cama, the managing director of Asia’s oldest newspaper ‘Bombay Samachar’ has won the fiercely contested elections to choose a trustee in the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP). By Manoj R Nair | DNA India The election to the vacant seat in the seven-member trust was seen as a fight between the reformist and orthodox sections.… Continue reading Mumbai Samachar MD wins Parsi elections

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