An airplane is flying over the United States at night. The pilot says “Ladies and Gentlemen, we have lost an engine, and need to lighten our load, we have dumped all excess fuel, but the plane is losing altitude. All baggage is being jettisoned.” A little later, the pilot says “Ladies and Gentlemen, we’re still… Continue reading Parsi Ingenuity
Month: October 2005
Editor of Parsi weekly in trouble over bounced cheques
Afternoon Dispatch & Courier – Bombay,India Says creditor wants to extract more money than is due to him.. The Metropolitan Magistrate at the Ballard Pier Court, after hearing the bounced cheques’ case, was convinced enough to award one month simple imprisonment to Rusi Adi Dhondy, Editor, Jam-E-Jamshed, a Parsi weekly. The Magistrate M.B.Datye, further ordered… Continue reading Editor of Parsi weekly in trouble over bounced cheques
Chaos Paradox
… The temple is as tranquil as the market is chaotic, and at the Hanging Gardens she points out a low wall behind which the Parsee sect allow their dead to be … Continue reading at Sunday Independent – Johannesburg,South Africa
Tata’s: A gem among corporates
In today’s world of cut-throat competition, corporate ruthlessness, global economy and free markets, it is heartening to note that there are still a few companies which value “corporate social responsibility” is valued above the bottom line. Having been a fan of the Tata Group, this article in this week’s Newsweek makes great reading. “A new… Continue reading Tata’s: A gem among corporates
Blog QUAKE Day
DesiPundit has sent out a “call to arms” to raise awareness about the recent quake in Kashmir. They are running a continuously updating sticky post on the various ways and means that individuals and organisations can help in the aftermath of this natural disaster. With the winter setting in, and temperatures plumetting in that part… Continue reading Blog QUAKE Day
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Writing is the music in the background of my life
Writing is the music in the background of my life – III Julie Rajan has an intimate chat with Pakistani, Parsi writer Bapsi Sidhwa on life, words and all the cracks in-between Why do you think it is so? I mean, by comparison, we do not think of the Partition as so evil and terrible… Continue reading Writing is the music in the background of my life
