A BBC documentary in which Dr Zareer Masani tells the story of this 150-year-old Indian giant with a reputation for ethical capitalism. India’s biggest industrial plant is hidden away in what were once the jungles of Bihar. Jamshedpur, named after its founder, Jamsetji Tata, is a four hour train journey away from Calcutta. And its… Continue reading Train to Jamshedpur: The story of Tata, India’s global giant
Month: February 2015
Heritage enclave cracks open its door to redevelopment
At the entrance to Parsi Colony in Dadar, two new towers signal the changes creeping into this low-rise, historic neighbourhood. Article by Nergish Sunavala | Times of India One is Parsi builder Jimmy Mistry’s Della Tower, a Persian behemoth that replaced the three-storey Dosal Mansion several years ago. Adorned with Avestan prayers and massive reliefs… Continue reading Heritage enclave cracks open its door to redevelopment
Warming Up To Winter
It might sound like the name of a corny Parsi comedy, but doodh na puff, as once whipped up by the doughty matrons of the clan, is as vanishing a winter speciality as Vera Aunty’s vasanu. Or Edulji’s favourite eeda paak. Article by Bachi Karkaria | Times Crest As the December sun slants its mellow… Continue reading Warming Up To Winter
A Death Rite At Peril
There are roughly 500 Parsis in Kolkata. But sadly, even this small community finds it difficult to maintain their age-old death ritual owing to a drop in the number of vultures and other problems. Anusua Banerjee reports. Article by Anusua Banerjee | New Kerala Some may consider this a morbid thought, but the rites and… Continue reading A Death Rite At Peril
Dr. Dhun Noria Receives Order of Ontario
The Scarborough Hospital (TSH) is pleased to announce that Dr. Dhun Noria, TSH’s Chief of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Director of Laboratories, was presented with the Order of Ontario by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario,The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, at an investiture ceremony yesterday. The Order of Ontario is the province’s highest official honour. It recognizes… Continue reading Dr. Dhun Noria Receives Order of Ontario
Kairshasp Nariman Choksy: Former Sri Lankan Minister Passes Away
Former Minister of Finance and prominent constitutional lawyer K.N. Choksy in Colombo died at the age of 82. He also served as Cabinet Minister of Constitutional & State Affairs from 1993 to 1994 under President D. B. Wijetunga Born in 1933, Choksy received his primary education at S. Thomas’ Preparatory School, Kollupitiya, being one of… Continue reading Kairshasp Nariman Choksy: Former Sri Lankan Minister Passes Away
Jamshed Dorab Nagarwala: Gujarat’s first IGP was in team that investigated Gandhi murder case
Jamshed Dorab Nagarwala, the first IGP of Gujarat after its birth as a separate state after on May 1, 1960, was earlier one of the two officers investigating the Mahatma Gandhi murder case. Nagarwala, who was then serving as a young deputy commissioner of police with the special branch of Bombay police, had got a… Continue reading Jamshed Dorab Nagarwala: Gujarat’s first IGP was in team that investigated Gandhi murder case
