How a Gujarati cookbook came to symbolise love and gratitude during the bubonic plague in Bombay As I joined the cricket fans milling out of the Brabourne Stadium on a crisp Mumbai winter evening in December 2009, I could sense its ebullient mood. They had been lucky to witness an innings of a lifetime – an almost-triple century… Continue reading The story of Vividh Vaani
Category: Books
Exile and the Nation: Afshin Marashi
The Parsi Community of India and the Making of Modern Iran By Afshin Marashi Connecting oft-disparate fields, this book explores the Zoroastrian diaspora living in India and its role in using antiquity to bolster twentieth-century Iranian nationalism. In the aftermath of the seventh-century Islamic conquest of Iran, Zoroastrians departed for India. Known as the Parsis,… Continue reading Exile and the Nation: Afshin Marashi
Tanaz Bhathena: Hunted By The Sky
Tanaz Bhathena is an author based in Mississauga, ON, Canada. She previously published two books for teenagers, including the critically acclaimed A Girl Like That, which was named a Best Book of the Year by various outlets including The Globe and Mail, Seventeen magazine and The Times of India. She writes in to share an… Continue reading Tanaz Bhathena: Hunted By The Sky
“Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism” Review: Portrait of an Independent Mind
A member of the British House of Commons at a time when Indians in India couldn’t vote, he argued that the empire was impoverishing his homeland. By Tunku Varadarajan | Wall Street Journal When the British government announced in 2014 that it would install a statue of Mohandas Gandhi in London’s Parliament Square, there were… Continue reading “Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism” Review: Portrait of an Independent Mind
World Central Kitchen – a fundraiser by Niloufer Mavalwala
Our dear friend and award winning cookbook author Niloufer Mavalwala writes in… Blogging is all about storytelling. Instead of people being the center of attention on my blog food is the star. Recipes unfold the story it holds within each picture. We all have a story to share.It just unravels in many different ways. Here… Continue reading World Central Kitchen – a fundraiser by Niloufer Mavalwala
Rustomji Cowasji Banaji: A friend of Dwarkanath Tagore, this Parsi Babu loved Calcutta
Rustomji Cowasji Banaji, who brought his family by sea in 1838, played a major role in the making of the modern city Article By Prochy N. Mehta | The Telegraph This is the story of “intrepid men who had left settled homes in the west to journey to Calcutta to start a new life” two… Continue reading Rustomji Cowasji Banaji: A friend of Dwarkanath Tagore, this Parsi Babu loved Calcutta
‘Pioneering Parsis of Calcutta’ launched in city
A book launched in Calcutta on Tuesday speaks about “intrepid men who had left settled homes in the west to journey to Calcutta to start a new life” two centuries ago. It goes back to men “who made millions and lost it all and started again”. Book on a community with 240-year-old history in Calcutta… Continue reading ‘Pioneering Parsis of Calcutta’ launched in city
