Old coins and paper money are not just an antiquarian interest; they are also big business. The 103-year-old Todywalla House in Mumbai’s bustling Khetwadi locality may look uninviting, but it is the address of India’s first licensed numismatics auction house, and perhaps the only one owned by an individual to hold regular sales. Article by… Continue reading Todywalla Auction House: Numismatics
Author: Mehernaaz Shovir Irani
Chief Justice of India: S H Kapadia: Newsmaker
Single-minded ambition took India’s new chief justice from genteel poverty to the country’s apex court. Article by Aditi Phadnis / Business Week Sarosh Homi Kapadia, Chief Justice of India, has few interests other than the law. One of them is going for walks. As a young man, Kapadia used to drag his younger brother (now… Continue reading Chief Justice of India: S H Kapadia: Newsmaker
Game Changer: The TATA Nano Story
The story of the world’s cheapest car begins on a rainy day in Bangalore. Ratan Tata was in the south Indian city on business and on his way to the airport. The head of India’s most famous business empire told his driver to be careful on the slick roadway. Article by MARCUS GEE for The… Continue reading Game Changer: The TATA Nano Story
Loose Talk: Parsi Comedy
This is a hilarious video clip of famous Pakistani actor Moin Akhtar playing a Parsi bawaji.
Sarosh Homi Kapadia Appointed Chief Justice of India
Supreme Court Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia has been appointed the new chief justice of India. Kapadia will assume charge May 12. Kapadia takes over from Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, India’s first Dalit chief justice. A press release from the ministry of law and justice stated: “In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article… Continue reading Sarosh Homi Kapadia Appointed Chief Justice of India
Percy Batliwalla Heads Bank of America in Singapore
Received via email from Maneck Bhujwala According to India-West News of April 23, 2010, “A Parsi Zarathushti, Percy Batliwalla in May will join Bank of America Merrill Lynch as head, Asia Pacific, financial institution treasury sales. He will be based in Singapore. Batliwalla most recently held a similar post at JP Morgan. He was also… Continue reading Percy Batliwalla Heads Bank of America in Singapore
Iran rediscovers value of Persian roots
Over the weekend, Iran hosted the presidents of Iraq, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan to celebrate Nowruz, the ancient Persian new year marking the first day of spring that is celebrated by some 300 million people around the world who together form an important cultural bloc. By Kaveh L Afrasiabi / Asia Times Both Supreme Leader… Continue reading Iran rediscovers value of Persian roots
