Mrs Kanga: musician with a message As the World Music Day was marked around the globe on June 21, it was rather disappointing to note that a vibrant city such as Karachi failed to organise a decent event for its local audience to remind them about the impact of music on one’s everyday life and… Continue reading Kanga Laments Lack of Music Culture in Karachi
Month: June 2008
A View from Pakistan: Manekshaw’s war
By Commodore (retired) Najeeb Anjum for The Dawn, Pakistan For 36 years now India's first field marshal has been the icon of heroism. “ALL QUIET ON THE EASTERN FRONT”, the melodious message continued ringing in the ears across West Pakistan (present-day Pakistan) by the state controlled media even on December 16, 1971 — a date… Continue reading A View from Pakistan: Manekshaw’s war
The last of the Punjabi Parsis
By Ajay Bharadwaj With the passing away of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw on Friday, none of the Parsis who had made Amritsar their home are alive today CHANDIGARH: Amritsar has been in deep mourning after the only tender link it had with the Parsi community was severed with the passing away of Field Marshal Sam… Continue reading The last of the Punjabi Parsis
Doomed by faith
India's Parsi community is shrinking fast. For every birth, there are five deaths, prompting fierce debate between reformists and traditionalists who are concerned about ethnic purity. By Andrew Buncombe in Mumbai For centuries, Mumbai's Parsis have brought their dead to the Towers of Silence to be devoured by vultures, a traditional form of “burial” the… Continue reading Doomed by faith
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw Passes Away
Iconic former Army Chief Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, who died in the wee hours on Friday, was given the final salute in a state funeral and laid to rest with full military honours. ( Watch ) As a 17-gun salute boomed, the body of Manekshaw (94) was buried in a Parsi graveyard adjacent to the… Continue reading Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw Passes Away
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw in Coma
The Indian Army's first and only surviving Field Marshal, Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw is fighting for his life at the Army Hospital (Research & Referral) in Wellington in Tamil Nadu. CNN-IBN Defence Correspondent reports, “Sam has moved in to coma following complications with lung ailment. He is in the ICU of the Army's Wellington… Continue reading Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw in Coma
Shenaz Treasurywala on love and her banjaran life
Shenaz Treasurywala on love and her banjaran life, in conversation with Riya V Anandwala. There’s been talk that you’re being replaced by Perizaad Kolah on The Great Indian Laughter Challenge.. true? False. In fact, I’m filling in for Perizaad who’s on maternity leave. You came back to television after a long hiatus.. with a Hindi… Continue reading Shenaz Treasurywala on love and her banjaran life
Ronnie Screwvala: Bollywood to Hollywood
Screwvala lives with his second wife, Zarina, and his lookalike labrador, Sprite, in an upscale apartment block in Mumbai. They are currently having another apartment renovated that will look out over the Arabian Sea. It has mogul written all over it. Zarina is easily a match for Screwvala. She is a successful television executive and… Continue reading Ronnie Screwvala: Bollywood to Hollywood
Minocher Bhandara, Pakistan MP, Passes Away
Former Minorities Minister and member National Assembly Minocher Bhandara (popularly known as M.P.Bhandara) passed away here on Sunday. His one leg and a wrist was broken in an accident on April 23 and was admitted to Shifa Hospital on May 7. He was travelling in the car with his Chinese friends, when a bus coming… Continue reading Minocher Bhandara, Pakistan MP, Passes Away
