Scotsman – United Kingdom … THE Parsees of Mumbai in India leave their dead on top of Towers of Silence to be eaten by vultures, while in the Solomon Islands, the deceased are laid out on … Continue reading at the Scotsman
Month: October 2005
25 Years Ago: Hotels in Bombay
Mid-Day Mumbai – Bombay,India One is patronized by Hindi film heroes, the other by affluent Parsi widows, and both have a fair share of Arab guests, who are their bread, their butter and … Continue reading at Mid-Day.com
1939: Bombay then..
Mid-Day Mumbai – Bombay,India … The development of the suburbs and the opening of new Parsi “colonies” are rapidly relieving the terrible congestion from which the city has suffered for … Continue reading at Mid-Day
When Mannat was Villa Vienna
Mid-Day Mumbai – Bombay,India … Having no heirs, she wrote it off to her sister Goolbanu and it went onto her son Naryman Dubash, known for promoting the cause of Parsi priests. … Continue reading at Mid-Day
“Much before the modern five-star hotels
“Much before the modern five-star hotels came up in Mumbai, the city’s swankiest hotel was ‘The Grand’. It is today a fraying three-star hotel, but the Parsee family that owns it still boast of how they held out to overtures by the Reliance Group to buy them out.” Continue reading at Economic Times
Bapsy Sidhwa comes to Bombay
Afternoon Dispatch and Courier INDIRA RODERICKS | Thursday, October 13, 2005 11:37:37 IST Internationally acclaimed author here to release fifth book.. Bapsi Sidhwa, the author of four internationally acclaimed novels, is back in Mumbai after seven years. “Yes, it has been a long time, though I visited Delhi last year. Most of the time I… Continue reading Bapsy Sidhwa comes to Bombay
New Gurdwara opened in Washington DC
Gurdwara opened in Washington DC …. Allah from Holy Quran. Mr Bahram Pastakia from Zoroastrian faith (known as Parsi) offered prayer in ancient language. This was done … Continue reading at NewKerala.com
