One of Mumbai’s most endearing albeit fast fading icons — the Irani cafés — will be chronicled in a coffee table book that is set for a late 2015 release It was in January 2014, when the news that B Merwan & Co was going to shut down surfaced, that Simin Patel, founder of Bombaywalla.org … Continue reading A Book on The Irani Cafes of Bombay
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Vintage Tune: Homi Dastoor
Author at 91, Homi Dastoor wants you to get to know Chopin’s mistress to truly appreciate his nocturnes On the Friday evening we meet him at his Pali Naka apartment, Homi Dastoor, 91, has a request. “Speak up. My hearing is suffering.“ Article By Yolande D’Mello | Mumbai Mirror It’s only half the truth. His… Continue reading Vintage Tune: Homi Dastoor
Keki N. Daruwalla: Setting the Record Straight
Celebrated poet Keki N. Daruwalla talks about his newest collection “Fire Altar” and his interest in history and myth Article by B. Bhattacharya | The Hindu Not all historians are trustworthy. Cambyses, the son of Cyrus the Great and the king of the Persian Empire in the 6th Century B.C., was at the receiving end… Continue reading Keki N. Daruwalla: Setting the Record Straight
Adil Dalal Awarded the 2014 Shingo Award
The 12 Pillars of Project Excellence by Adil Dalal Awarded the Prestigious 2014 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award. Author Adil Dalal was presented with the prestigious 2014 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award for his work “The 12 Pillars of Project Excellence” by Dr. Kenneth Snyder, Executive Dean & Chief Administrative Officer of Utah… Continue reading Adil Dalal Awarded the 2014 Shingo Award
The levity and longevity of mealy-mouthed Parsis
There’s almost nothing on earth I enjoy more than a disgruntled Parsi. Or, well, a Parsi in a good mood. Or a Parsi celebrating his/her 95th birthday. Or a Parsi after his/her fourth whisky, at a funeral. Because through all of life’s many celebrations and disappointments, through life’s many moods, theirs is just the same.… Continue reading The levity and longevity of mealy-mouthed Parsis
Cyrus Mistry wins DSC Prize for 2014
Reticent author Cyrus Mistry on Saturday beat off stiff competition from five other writers to become the fourth winner of the $50,000 DSC prize for South Asian literature on Saturday for his book “Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer”. The prize, is given to the best work or translations of a work on or about the… Continue reading Cyrus Mistry wins DSC Prize for 2014
Parsis walk from outside to take my story forward: Cyrus Mistry
Reclusive writer Cyrus Mistry, whose book Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer has been nominated for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, prefers the classics to the contemporary — books as well as movies. In an interview with Amrita Madhukalya, he talks about moving to Kodaikanal from Mumbai and the two titles he is working… Continue reading Parsis walk from outside to take my story forward: Cyrus Mistry
