Rock solid architect of Teen Talwar leaves this earth KARACHI: Karachi has many landmarks, but none stands out more in the popular imagination as Clifton’s Teen Talwar. The Three Swords, as their rather phonetically awkward English name goes, is a massive monument, commissioned by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto for Clifton chowrangi, that consists of three fat,… Continue reading Minoo Pirojshah ‘Dada’ Mistri : Rock solid architect…
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Boman’s secular choices of roles!
Boman’s secular choices of roles! Of late probably there is one actor who has been very secular in his choice of roles. He has played a catholic in Home Delivery. He plays a Parsi in Being Cyrus. He is Boman Irani. A seasoned photographer and now an equally seasoned actor, he is playing and has… Continue reading Boman’s secular choices of roles!
India through her eyes
At 92, India’s first and most famous woman photojournalist, remains as active as ever. HOMAI VYARAWALLA, 92, seems fuelled by some benign supernatural energy. She rustles up gourmet chicken and mutton dishes “at short notice”, cleans and mops her house, dusts its interiors, does the odd plumbing job, drives her own car (a 1950’s Fiat… Continue reading India through her eyes
Parsi History: Objective documentation or hagiography?
Enduring Legacy: Parsis of the 20th Century Edited and published by Nawaz B. Mody 4 volumes Pages: 1,168 In my early years at school, I was frequently embarrassed by the clannish appeals of my Parsi friends. This was not a Parsi school, but a fine Jesuit institution with a thoroughly cosmopolitan mix of boys. Yet,… Continue reading Parsi History: Objective documentation or hagiography?
Pleasure palace
… Its walls have seen so much, heard so much, kept so many secrets, shared so many memories – built in 1903 by the Parsi industrialist Jamsetji Tata (his Tata … Read on…
Going, going, gone?
Only four of these rare trees, popularly known as branching palms, remain in the city. They are found in an open plot between buildings A and B at Godrej Baug in Hanging Gardens. But they may cease to exist if the Bombay Parsi Panchayat allows construction on the land. “The panchayat is contemplating a highrise.… Continue reading Going, going, gone?
For Iranians, It’s Time To Leave Islam?
One wonders how many intelligent people in Iran, or among the Iranians in intelligent exile, wish that Islam had never arrived, that “gift” from far more primitive people, the gift that for the Iranians keeps on giving — giving trouble, pain, anguish, mental desarroi. How many secretly would wish they could tow their own country… Continue reading For Iranians, It’s Time To Leave Islam?
