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Yesterday was Navroze, the 2,500 year-old festival of…

Yesterday was Navroze, the 2,500 year-old festival of the vernal equinox that a wide swathe of Asia celebrates. The two gentle communities from Iran who are part of us naturally celebrated it: Parsis and Baha’is. If you look, there are powerful messages coming from the calendar. This year, Easter and Eid-ul-Milad-un-Nabi, the Prophet’s birthday, are… Continue reading Yesterday was Navroze, the 2,500 year-old festival of…

The palaces of Iran

Iranian Ben Sarjhi has been photographing the architecture of his homeland for many years. The whole collection is found here

Being Cyrus is a unique attempt

A feature film by a photographer has a few advantages. It is crisp, taut and precise, and rarely suffers from avoidable fluff. Being Cyrus falls into this category. A debut venture by director Homi Adajania, it is sure to take you by surprise. You cannot help gasping at the way it weaves a gripping tale… Continue reading Being Cyrus is a unique attempt

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Bawas and Bollywood

Bawas and Bollywood A quick quiz question: Which dialogue is probably Bollywood’s most memorable line after Shashi Kapoor’s ‘Mere paas maa hai’ from Deewar and Amjad Khan’s ‘Kitne aadmi thhe’ from Sholay? The answer is ‘Tumhara khoon khoon aur hamara khoon paani’ from Yahudi. And the man who delivered that line was Sorab Modi, who… Continue reading Bawas and Bollywood

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