A legendary life RUSTOM P Soonawala’s 86 years have had no effect on his boundless energy (he has just returned from inaugurating and working in hospitals in Dubai, Delhi, Kolkata and Jaipur) and healthy crop that remains untouched by colouring agents, but in the stories of miracles and chapters in medical history he continues to… Continue reading A Legendary Life: Dr. Rustom P. Soonawala
Month: February 2015
Zoroastrian Stree Mandal’s Cookbook for a Cause
For those who have decided to get into kitchen and try their hand at cooking delicious food, without picking up recipes from YouTube and other apps, they can opt for the Zoroastrian Stree Mandal (ZSM) cookbook to learn cooking the traditional way. Along with yummy food you can also add the credit of donating some… Continue reading Zoroastrian Stree Mandal’s Cookbook for a Cause
Reviving Parsi Drama
Apart from saving the Parsi community from extinction, theatrewallahs must take the onus of saving their rich cultural heritage as well! We’re talking about the revival of Parsi-Hindi rangmanch. Parsi theatre, inspired from Persian culture, flourished during the postIndependence years. It included musicals and epics, which were based on social, moral and political issues.Though virtually… Continue reading Reviving Parsi Drama
8 CCTV cameras to keep a watch on Khada Parsi statue
In a bid to safeguard the Khada Parsi from drug addicts and thieves, the BMC is set to install eight CCTV cameras and a circular fence around the statue. One of only two such cast-iron statues in the world the other being in Cires in Chile the Khada Parsi in Byculla has been under… Continue reading 8 CCTV cameras to keep a watch on Khada Parsi statue
Bombay Airport’s Terminal 2 Art Wall To Depict Parsi-Style Theatre
Having already set the standard in terms of artistic beauty, the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport’s (CSIA) T2 terminal is now undergoing the completion of its ‘art museum’ on the walls, set to be opened by second half of this year. Article by Shahkar Abidi | DNA The remaining space constitutes about 70 per cent of… Continue reading Bombay Airport’s Terminal 2 Art Wall To Depict Parsi-Style Theatre
Ketty Shroff: At 71, this lady did what she always wanted to
As a young girl, Grant Road resident Ketty Shroff, 71, always wanted to be a post graduate. However, she could not fulfill her dreams because of financial constrains. But she did not lose heart and 50 years after her graduation, Ketty fulfilled her dream by doing what she desperately wanted to do — getting a… Continue reading Ketty Shroff: At 71, this lady did what she always wanted to
Ronnie Screwvala: The disruptive entrepreneur
The former film and TV tycoon on the mammoth marketing plan for his forthcoming book, and investing in digital media There was a time in the early 1990s when Ronnie Screwvala was lining up outside Doordarshan Bhawan on Copernicus Marg in New Delhi to get his hands on an application form to produce shows for… Continue reading Ronnie Screwvala: The disruptive entrepreneur
