Month: November 2015 Articles

Dishes and Digs: Kurush Dalal

Archaeologist and chef extraordinaire Kurush Dalal on why we should be biting again into the food of our ancestors Son of archaeologist and Parsi cookery legend Katy Dalal, Kurush Dalal, 46, uniquely marries his inherited passions—digging for...
Zia Mody: Powerhouse counsel

Zia Mody: Powerhouse counsel

It is five in the evening on a hot humid day in Mumbai. The fresh coat of polish on the long wooden table that runs along the length of this empty boardroom is quite distinct. I can catch glimpses...

Laudato Si: Insight of Spenta Armaity

Laudato Si: Insight of Spenta Armaity

FEZANA recently put out a research paper titled “Laudato Si: Insight of Spenta Armaity”. The entire document can be accessed on FEZANA’s website. Below is a short primer. FEZANA informs The...

Cheers to Lal Chimney

Cheers to Lal Chimney

It’s a privilege I haven’t had. Of living in a baug, that quaint yet quintessential bastion of Parsidom, the housing hub whose clusters across town are home to over half the 40,000 members of my...

Zarin Daruwala Named StanChart India CEO

Zarin Daruwala Named StanChart India CEO

Standard Chartered Plc named Zarin Daruwala, a senior banker at India's ICICI Bank, as new chief executive of its India operations on Tuesday as the British bank looks to halt rising losses on loans...

The Hatworks Boulevard

The Hatworks Boulevard

The lovely mellow yellow building beckons you with just the huge nameplate facing Cunningham Road — The Hatworks Boulevard. The vast expanse is almost hidden away behind a regular commercial...

Festivals: A Fond Memory

Festivals: A Fond Memory

India thrives on festivals. A time to rejoice, festivals are supposed to bind different people together. There are some common festivals celebrated all over the country and there are some which are...

The Parsi Contribution to Indian Cinema

The Parsi Contribution to Indian Cinema

Being Parsi ‘The Path of Zarathrustra’ made in English is a film that perhaps for the first time   explores the Parsi identity and the history and origin of the faith.  This reminds...

Bumsuckerwallah Family of Karachi

Bumsuckerwallah Family of Karachi

Have you heard of the Bumsuckerwallah’s of Karachi ?   Parsi family on a motorcar (Karachi, 1925): A Parsi family of Karachi poses for a photograph on their motorcar. Patrick O’ Meara wrote the...

Parsis: Come Baby Come

Parsis: Come Baby Come

The Parsi community, alarmed by dwindling numbers, has reason to celebrate as a repopulation programme shows results Around 35 Parsi middle-aged men and women, most of them couples and several of...

Vohuman cafe…. The Journey !

Vohuman cafe…. The Journey !

A man is known by the place he occupies. Very rare it is that a place us known by the man who is the life and heart of the place, Vohuman Cafe truly belongs to Hormaz Irani and his heart beats for...

Draw My Life: Ratan Tata

Draw My Life: Ratan Tata

Watch as Vir Sanghvi takes us through the life story of one of the most philanthropic industrialists of India-Mr. Ratan Tata, in the latest episode of #DrawMyLife

Keka the Quintessential Ogre

He was the quintessential ogre. To my 6-year-old eyes there did not exist a more ferocious giant than Keka. When I first saw the Bollywood movie ‘Sholay’ and Gabbar boasting about his notoriety and...