A funny poem forwarded by a friend. Read on We are all somehow related Often times even belated. At reproduction they’re not the best By working in banks they get their rest. The community is rapidly dwindling The gene pool is tremendously shrinking. Eccentricities sure do abound Soon we will all be funny and round.
Author: Mehernaaz Shovir Irani
A Forgotten Empire
What has the Persian Empire done for us lately? It is the arrogance of the present to imagine that all of human history reaches its culmination, and unveils what was all along its hidden purpose, in the generation that happens to be breathing at this moment upon the surface of the earth. Those earlier nations,… Continue reading A Forgotten Empire
Sustainable solutions for plastic problems
Karan Billimoria and Earthsoul’s replacement products for plastics claim to consume less fossil fuels and emit low greenhouse gases. At a time when the issue of global warming is attracting the attention of big businesses all over the world, some small initiatives are charting the course ahead in India. In one such initiative, Mumbai-based Earthsoul… Continue reading Sustainable solutions for plastic problems
Steeled to succeed: Ratan Tata
Steeled to succeed With his aggressive bidding for Corus, the low-profile Ratan Tata has catapulted Tata steel to the fifth-largest steel manufacturing unit in the world. It seems for this trained pilot, the sky is the limit. Shiv Kumar profiles the tycoon who has finally emerged out of the patriarch JRD’s shadows Ratan Tata with… Continue reading Steeled to succeed: Ratan Tata
A Glimpse of Things to Come
Architect Jimmy Mistry’s daughter’s Navjote is the setting for the Parsi community’s vast and varied cultural heritage serving as a precursor to his May festival “The Parsi youth today have become much dissociated from their culture; I want to bring it back to them,” is the ambitious and passionate statement of architect Jimmy Mistry. And… Continue reading A Glimpse of Things to Come
Sonia buries ‘drug’ for Parsis
Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s intrepid letter writing activity, one particular missive — in no way as contentious as her intervention on FDI in retail — stands out for reaching out to a small but important community in India, the Parsis. In a letter to health minister Anbumani Ramadoss in May last year, Ms Gandhi backed… Continue reading Sonia buries ‘drug’ for Parsis
The Nation’s Consciencevala
Eminent jurist, outspoken critic, Nani A. Palkhivala devoted his life to upholding the Indian Constitution By T.R. Andhyarujina “God’s gift to India” is what C. Rajagopalachari called this extraordinary man. Nani A. Palkhivala’s versatility and extraordinary achievements have been recorded in innumerable books both by Palkhivala himself as well as by his many admirers. But… Continue reading The Nation’s Consciencevala
