Original article by Deepak Lokhande in the Mid-Day Should I be wasting another 400 words on what went on in our city during the last week? I should. For over two weeks, the city remained hostage to Raj Thackeray and his men, to Amar Singh, Abu Asim Azmi and their men and to an extent… Continue reading The battle of Mumbai
Author: Mehernaaz Shovir Irani
Nauheed Cyrusi Actor
My taste buds are truly blessed for having inherited both, Iranian and Parsi blood. I get to eat the usual Parsi fare every day, and also get the opportunity to devour the not-so-common Iranian delicacies at home. Dhansak and Prawn kebabs are my favourite. Chelo Kebab (a combination of kebabs and rice) and Berry Pulao… Continue reading Nauheed Cyrusi Actor
Narrow escape for Parsi priests, their families
It was sheer luck that saved three Parsi priests and their family members when the earth caved in the adjoining land where construction work was in progress on Thursday killing a labourer. The roof and walls of the decades-old priests’ quarters have developed cracks due to the incident. Moreover, a portion of the quarters is… Continue reading Narrow escape for Parsi priests, their families
Migrants, your grunts, everyone’s stunts
by Bachi Karkaria in the Times of India I cannot promise to raise a statue of Shivaji in Dadar Parsi Colony. But, in the ultimate cultural surrender, I hereby change my surname to Karkare. Many years ago I got a grubby postcard with a handwritten scrawl. It said, “We have noted you are using word… Continue reading Migrants, your grunts, everyone’s stunts
Karanjia and his Blitz
by Vir Sanghvi in the Hindustan Times When my mother phoned on Friday to tell me that Russy Karanjia had died, I was both sad and worried. I was saddened by his passing: I had, after all, grown up before his eyes, and after my father died, in 1971, he was always kind and helpful… Continue reading Karanjia and his Blitz
Report: 4th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress
Back to the future? this oxymoron was the tag line, the usp for the 4th World Zoroastrian Congress at Ballarat this Australian summer. I was there. And I went back to the future. When I heard the theme of the Congress the first time, it didn’t make sense to my logical mind. But then I… Continue reading Report: 4th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress
Remembering Russy Karanjia
Remembering Russy Karanjia, who died yesterday, exactly 67 years after he founded Blitz, India’s greatest tabloid weekly The story of the life of Russy Karanjia is intimately tied up with the story of Indian journalism. He displayed a penchant for writing from his college days, when he took keen interest in contributing to, and editing,… Continue reading Remembering Russy Karanjia
