Category: Books

When I moved to New York, one of the first dozen Parsis I must’ve met included Phil and Dhun Shroff. And over the years as I got to meet them more and more and get to know them better, I was always intrigued by this immaculately and (always) fashionably dressed amazing couple, who in their… Continue reading Phil Shroff: From Dreams to Reality

Just three novels and one collection of short stories, and yet the reclusive Indian-Canadian writer’s fame is assured. Rohinton Mistry holds his Booker Prize shortlisted novel “Family Matters”. Image credit: Stephen Hird / Reuters Scroll.in, July 3, 2017 Urvashi Bahuguna Since the 1950s, the decade in which writer Rohinton Mistry was born, deaths in India’s… Continue reading Rohinton Mistry turns 65: How has he struck a fine balance in his long journey as a writer?

Author Murzban F. Shroff informs us of the recent launch of the e-book version of his novel, Waiting for Jonathan Koshy, on Amazon Kindle. The book has a five-star rating on Amazon, was a finalist for the Horatio Nelson Fiction Prize, and received high praise from two top-drawer authors: the Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Olen… Continue reading Waiting for Jonathan Koshy Now on Amazon Kindle

Of Coffee & Bad Dates: Khushnuma Daruwala On Her New Book When Khushnuma Daruwala learnt that her friend had been on over 50 dates via matrimonial sites, she was shocked. From stalkers to men who turn up in tiny shorts to guys with mommy issues to guys who discuss their bowel movements, these stories are… Continue reading 50 Cups Of Coffee: Khushnuma Daruwala On Her New Book

Sticky Towels and a Newspaper with an Agenda: Bachi Karkaria’s New Book Brings Alive the Nanavati Murder Case Madness Bachi Karkaria’s new book on the infamous Nanavati murder case of 1959 should be a textbook for millennials to let them know they didn’t invent anything — sex, viral marketing and most fascinatingly, trial by media.… Continue reading In Hot Blood By Bachi Karkaria: A Book Review

FEZANA informs us about the upcoming book tour by Zerbanoo Gifford and Farida Master in the United States. They will be starting in Los Angeles, and making their way through Houston, Chicago, Washington D.C., Philadelphia and ending in New York City. RENOWNED WRITER, HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNER ZERBANOO GIFFORD TO VISIT FEZANA MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS AS PART… Continue reading Zerbanoo Gifford & Farida Master Embark on USA Book Tour

Four-volume compendium highlights issues plaguing community A four-volume compendium that traces the demographic decline of the Parsi community in India was released recently at the Max Mueller Bhavan. The Parsis Of India: Continuing at the Crossroads by Lata Narayan, and Siva Raju took over a decade to complete and has been hailed as a “a… Continue reading Book on Parsis traces their demographic decline

Labour of love started by late wife comes to life as book on local Parsi community launched After his wife Suna died in 2015, retired pilot Mr Rustom Kanga knew what he had to do. He and his two children, Cyrus and Nazneen, had to finish the labour of love she had started the previous… Continue reading A book on the Singapore Parsi community launched

Toronto: ’An Uncensored Life’ published by HarperCollins and authored by veteran journalist Farida Master is a compelling biography of Zerbanoo Gifford, a human rights campaigner, philanthropist, women’s champion, author and founder of the ground-breaking international ASHA Centre in Gloucestershire, England. Zerbanoo and Farida will make a pit stop in Toronto sometime in May as a… Continue reading Zerbanoo Gifford: Parsi Philanthropist To Bring Her Message Of Love To Toronto