Category: Books

It was all laughs and some pretend gaffes at the launch of Parsi Bol-2, an anthology of unique Gujarati-Persian-Urdu mix of phrases and words used by the Zoroastrian community in India. Actor Boman Irani had the audience in splits at the launch of Parsi Bol 2, a compilation of Parsi-Gujarati-Urdu phrases. The book has been… Continue reading Say it like the bawas

On Saturday March 12, over 150 die hard petrolheads gathered at the Mercedes Benz showroom at Shaman Auto in Kalina. The occassion was the launch of the fantastic tome Winning ! Mercedes Benz. It goes without saying that Adil Jal Darukhanawala the author behind this collector’s item is truly the father of Automotive Journalism in… Continue reading Winning: Adil Jal Darukhanawala and Mercedes Benz in India

Saam Bharucha, a Parsi lawyer from Bombay, has been sent to the princely state of Junagadh to be the legal adviser of the nawab there. The year is 1947 and there are talks about British plans to divide India. The nawabs are in distress. Whom do they support? Do they go to Pakistan? Bharucha realises… Continue reading Ancestral Affairs: A Parsi writer and his take on India’s partition

Boman Irani Launches Parsi Bol 2 Complied by Sooni Taraporevala and Meher Marfatia Date : March 15, 2016Time : 5:30-7:30 pmVenue : Kitab Khana About the Event :Fans of the bestselling, out-of-print Parsi Bol can look forward to fresh phrases in this expanded edition (Parsi Bol 1 and Parsi Bol 2) which has an accompanying… Continue reading Parsi Bol 2 Launches on March 15, 2016 in Mumbai

Those also receiving the honour — author Rohinton Mistry, U of T president Meric Gertler and philantrophist Helen Vari — will be presented with insignia later this year. Some 69 Canadians are to be honoured this year with one of the country’s highest accolades — an appointment to the Order of Canada. They join more… Continue reading Rohinton Mistry Awarded the Order of Canada