Luxury is now about a different idea, an out-of-the-world experience, not just products and names… This week I am in Bombay where, between interviewing the Chief Minister and an encounter specialist who survived 26/11 (but still has a bullet lodged in his right elbow), the city helped me remember something unique about luxury I had… Continue reading Think value, think vintage
Month: November 2009
Of An Edwardian India
When life in a Parsi household was lived at a leisurely pace… By Silloo Mehta Indian cities were beautiful a century ago. Bungalows had gardens, leafy parks were well maintained and flowering trees arboured the streets. There was an air of space, tranquillity and wellbeing. We were a joint middle class family, Grandpa the benign… Continue reading Of An Edwardian India
Ratan Tata addresses Taj employees on Nov 26 2009
In an internal meeting this evening, Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata will address staff of the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel and say a short prayer in memory of the guests and employees slain in the terror strike on November 26 last year. "The Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, Mumbai will hold a solemn… Continue reading Ratan Tata addresses Taj employees on Nov 26 2009
Dorabjee & Sons: Flavours of the Past
Going to Dorabjee’s is like stepping into the pages of a Farrukh Dhondy short story (many of which were set here, in the gullies of Sarbatwala Chowk). In fact, looking around, we could swear we spotted characters like the crafty Minocher Toot, the sanctimonious Soli Kolmi and the tight-fisted Miss Bepsi Kohla sitting at nearby… Continue reading Dorabjee & Sons: Flavours of the Past
Freddie Mercury memorial a beacon for British Asians
By Robin Millard / AFP LONDON — Eighteen years since he died, an unglamorous London suburb has unveiled Britain’s first memorial to Freddie Mercury, hoping it will inspire other local British Asians to take the world by storm. Mercury, the lead singer of rock legends Queen, is remembered for his captivating live performances, spellbinding vocals… Continue reading Freddie Mercury memorial a beacon for British Asians
Lone family left to guard Parsi legacy in Kozhikode
This ancient commercial city on the coast of Kerala once played host to a flourishing Parsi community, but all that is now left is a lone family struggling to keep the community’s legacy alive. Known in history as the land of fabulous King Zamorin, from time immemorial Kozhikode had attracted Arabs and Westerners in search… Continue reading Lone family left to guard Parsi legacy in Kozhikode
Parsis Seek Seat in Maharashtra Assembly
The Parsis have decided to ensure that, like other communities, they too have a representative in the Maharashtra assembly. Members of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) and BJP legislator Mangal Prabhat Lodha made a representation to governor SC Jamir asking that a Parsi be nominated as a member of the assembly. "Our community has been… Continue reading Parsis Seek Seat in Maharashtra Assembly
Free flats for Parsis on the anvil
By Nauzer Bharucha, / TNN In a city where a decent two-BHK apartment within 30 km of the business district is the exclusive domain of crorepatis, the Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP) will sell almost 75 flats in Panthaky Baug, Andheri (East), to low-income community members at a rock-bottom rate of Rs 2,400 a square foot.… Continue reading Free flats for Parsis on the anvil
All Parsi Quiz Results Announced
Team Flashy consisting of Homiar Hathiram, Farhad Choksi and Eric Mehta won the Annual All – Parsi Quiz contest took place on Sunday Novermber 22, 2009 at the Rustom Baug Pavilion. There were twenty teams in all and the quiz was mainly on History, geography, sports, our religion, hollywood n bollywood. The written qualifying rounds… Continue reading All Parsi Quiz Results Announced
