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
Month: February 2015
Of Steel, Metal Birds And More: The Tatas
The Tata sky is a limitless firmament, and its gods a generation of Parsi gentlemen like no other Article by Zareer Masani | Outlook India Telling the story of the Tatas, both the Indian business empire that now looms so large in Britain and the remarkable family which built it, has taken me back to… Continue reading Of Steel, Metal Birds And More: The Tatas
Secret Cuisines and Sacred Rituals: Perzen Patel & Shernaz Petigara In Conversation
Good friends of Parsi Khabar and mother daughter duo Shernaz Petigara (ahuramazda.com) and Perzen Patel (bawibride.com) were on a radio talk show talking about Parsi cuisine and traditions. You can listed to the conversation here (direct link) [audio:SecretCuisinesandSacredRitualsLIVE_2015-01-21.mp3] Parsis of India – Cuisine, Traditions & Celebrations Article by Velasi Venkatachalam They fled Persia in the… Continue reading Secret Cuisines and Sacred Rituals: Perzen Patel & Shernaz Petigara In Conversation
The men of steel with a softer side
Tata, the Indian company that owns Tetley Tea and Jaguar Land Rover, prides itself on its ethics – 66% of the business is owned by charities. Its unique character was shaped by the passions of its founder Jamsetji Tata and his successors. Article by Vibeke Venema | BBC Towards the end of the 19th Century,… Continue reading The men of steel with a softer side
Vasanu: Parsi winter warmer
Not even Google, in its infinite wisdom, can spell out what precisely goes into vasanu, an exotic Parsi fudge. We hear its ingredients -chaar jaatna magaz, baval nu goonder, cummar kakri, jabar jas and karlu batrisu -tease the tongue just as does its potent blend of flavours. Prepared exclusively when the mercury drops, the sweet-spicy… Continue reading Vasanu: Parsi winter warmer
