Month: December 2007 Articles

Farrukh Dhondy: “Writing fiction is never a purely logical process”

On his hometown, Pune, religion as wilful human delusion, and the different strands that inspired his new novel, Tibetan Gospel Did Tibetan Gospel emerge from a fascination with belief and scepticism? Or was it simply the current world political...

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Tower of Silence, Zoroastrian charnel house

Tower of Silence, Zoroastrian charnel house

Dec 21, 2007 | ,

A Tower of Silence is the place where Zoroastrians laid their dead to rest in the life-giving power of the sun. Zarathustra is the ancient Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism 3500 years ago....

Framji Dadabhoy Alpaiwalla Museum

Dec 21, 2007 |

Community treasures The more popular spot off Hughes Road might be a city bookstore but a rewarding experience awaits the curious at the Khareghat Memorial Hall, in the Khareghat Colony a few metres...

Sanaya Ichhaporia: On The Right Track

Dec 21, 2007 |

Her favourite subject is history and she has already made history. Sanaya Ichhaporia, a VIII standard student from Christ Church school, is the only athlete to have ever set two records in the MSSA...

Among the Zoroastrians

Among the Zoroastrians

Dec 7, 2007 | , ,

The Washington Post has a great feature titled “Among the Zoroastrians” Jackie Lyden vividly brings out the culture and lives of the few Zoroastrians still living in the desert plateau of Yazd,...

Resurrecting Feroze Gandhi

Dec 4, 2007 |

Bharuch, a bustling town in south Gujarat known for its peanuts, may not be an Allahabad or Amethi for the Gandhi family, but it is getting special treatment from the Congress. The party is going...

Farzeen Daver: A ‘Sari’ affair!

Dec 4, 2007 |

Not just popular in its traditional avatar, the Parsi gara with a ‘contemporary twist’ is also making waves today, finds Ismat Tahseen MUMBAI: A Tag Heuer watch, Jimmy Choo suede boots...

Zarina Mehta: An Interview

Dec 4, 2007 | ,

Founder Member UTV & CEO bindass 11:00 am Wake up time! I love to sleep as late as possible on a Sunday. My idea of a terrific Sunday is to laze, eat and spend time with my family. 11 am -12.30...

Spinning the yarn

Dec 4, 2007 | ,

Perveez Aggarwal tells story behind her creation: the traditional Parsi gara embroidery MUMBAI: She wears her years as gracefully as she does her saris. Parveez Aggarwal became a model by chance, at...

Giving up the Ghosts

Dec 4, 2007 |

By Farrukh Dhondy My twenty something daughter refused to sleep in her own room the other night. She had memories of the room at the back of the house on the first floor not far from where the other...

Tanaaz plays mom to hubby

Tanaaz plays mom to hubby

Dec 4, 2007 |

Tanaaz and hubby Bakhtyaar Irani love to have fun. In fact, “we are both mad” is how they describe themselves. Now the two are set to do something even more crazy. Tanaaz will play...