Over twenty organizations representing different faiths – including Art of Living, Brahmakumaris, Ramakrishna Mission, Sant Nirankari Mandal, Diocese of Agra and Church of North India, Emmanuel Hospital Association, Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief, World Vision India, Bharat Sokagakkai, Bahai National Spiritual Assembly, and UNESCO Parzor and the World Interfaith forum – participated in… Continue reading Indian faith based organisations commit co-operation for development
Month: November 2005
“Being Cyrus,”
As the director Homi Adajania, whose first film, “Being Cyrus,” is being released in December, put it: “After all, India is not just Bollywood and a Punjabi wedding.” Adajania’s India is most certainly not. “Being Cyrus” is a dark, unsettling film about the members of a dysfunctional Parsi family who let a stranger into their… Continue reading “Being Cyrus,”
Six yards of Style
“…Too many too mention. I collect sarees which are regarded as heirlooms like Parsi gharas, patolas, etc….” Read on at DNA
Indian clothes boutique in Lahore
“…stock of designer-wear by Manish Malhotra, Rohit Bal and Satya Paul; an exclusive range of handmade parsi gara saris, kashmiri kurtis, phulkari suits, lehngas with Swarovski crystals, distinctive metal work and embroidered pashmina shirts.” Continue reading at The Daily Times
Parsis decide to marry early
Indian Parsis decide to marry early to stem their declining population
K. F. Rustamji: I was Nehru’s shadow.
Book on police icon who protected a national icon released among distinguished gathering of policemen last evening.
Gujjus to the fore, again
Come November 25 and Sony’s Batliwala’s House No 43 has a new family moving into the famous address. A set of orthodox but flashy Gujaratis, the Kudkudiyas are all set to tickle your funny bone. Though the format of the show remains the same, the team of actors and set-up is completely new. Screen catches… Continue reading Gujjus to the fore, again
