Ratan Tata was born to Naval Tata and Soonoo Commisariat in the Tata family, a prominent family belonging to the Parsi community. He is the great-grandson of Tata group founder Jamsedji Tata. After his parents separated in 1944, he was brought up by his grandmother Lady Navajbai and he completed his schooling in Mumbai from… Continue reading The story of India through Powerful leaders: Ratan Tata
Month: August 2011
Condolences from a former Pakistan Air Force pilot to Jahangir Engineer’s kin
In an unusual heart-warming gesture, some five-decades after Pakistan Air Force shot down a civilian aircraft in Gujarat, the pilot sent a note of condolence to the daughter of the Indian pilot killed in the incident, and on Wednesday he received a response. By K. V. Prasad | The Hindu Connecting across the border courtesy… Continue reading Condolences from a former Pakistan Air Force pilot to Jahangir Engineer’s kin
Laughter, the worst medicine
Parsi theatre has been in decline thanks to its audience’s refusal of watching anything other than comedies and the language divide Coffee table books scare me for two reasons. I don’t have a coffee table and I’m averse to betraying the purpose of these books by putting them on a book shelf. The second and… Continue reading Laughter, the worst medicine
K. D. Sethna: A colossus passes on
To many of us, K.D. Sethna was the foremost mystic poet of our generation, next only to Sri Aurobindo. He has left behind nearly a thousand splendid poems and several volumes of prose. Future will decide whether Amal-kiran (K.D. Sethna) who died completing 106 years of age was the last of a great tradition or… Continue reading K. D. Sethna: A colossus passes on
High priests to run affairs of Doongerwadi
Affairs at the Doongerwadi or Tower of Silence will soon be under the direct purview of the high priests of the Parsi community. The decision was taken at a meeting of the trust on July 19. For the past two years, the 55-acre Doongerwadi was reportedly being managed by a trustee considered to be from… Continue reading High priests to run affairs of Doongerwadi
BawaTips
This is a hilarious and very astute collection of tips about Bawajis. Below are just 3 of more than 50 such tips…and more are being added all the time. It’s a facebook page, hence you need to be a facebook member. You can also follow them on Twitter
Who can stop woman from entering agiyari ?
The hearing of the case seeking confirmation of rights to the Parsi woman, who was prevented from worshipping at the Agiyari after she married a non-Parsi, came up before a larger bench of High Court on Thursday. While hearing the case the three judge bench asked the counsels in the case to apprise about the… Continue reading Who can stop woman from entering agiyari ?
