THE YOUNG BOSS: ‘I HAD TO DEMAND TO BE HEARD’ At 23, Delhi-born Anahita Dhondy took up her first job in a professional kitchen. Armed with a grand diplome from Le Cordon Bleu, London, she joined as chef manager, a title which put her at the top of the kitchen’s pecking order. It was also… Continue reading Trial by fire: Women chefs and the challenges they face in kitchens
Month: May 2016
The Parsee Cemetry of Darjeeling India
HERITAGE LOST: The Parsee Cemetery Author: Faiyaz Shafique Ansari The Parsees– one of India’s smallest minorities – have been worried about their dwindling numbers for decades. During British Raj many rich business class Parsees migrated to Darjeeling. Among them were the Dinshaws and Madans who owned hotels and Cinema Halls.Avari Saheb was an icon figure.… Continue reading The Parsee Cemetry of Darjeeling India
Ariana Vafadari: Gathas, Songs My Father Taught Me
Ariana Vafadari is a singer and along with her team at Quart de Lune has produced a new album of music titled: Gathas, Songs My Father Taught Me. Here is a youtube trailer of her album. Ariana Vafadari, vocal; Habib Meftah Bousheri, percussions; Haroun Teboul, oud, tanbur, ney; Mohamed Hafsi, double bass; Julien Carton, piano
Ancestral Affairs: Poet Daruwalla’s latest novel is a runaway romp
When I begin reading Ancestral Affairs, my only reference point is Rohinton Mistry’s Family Matters — a Parsi family saga that had left me with much heartache. Keki N. Daruwalla’s second novel, with its sepia-tinted cover photograph of a Parsi family gravely contemplating the world, seems to set off similar vibrations. My relationship with verse… Continue reading Ancestral Affairs: Poet Daruwalla’s latest novel is a runaway romp
How I Got There: In Conversation with Tanya Balsara
CAP India’s blog features an interview with Tanya Balsara, CEO of Tanya Computer Center in Mumbai India. I met Tanya Balsara five years ago, while co-authoring my book, Cuisine for A Cause. If I hadn’t been told that she had a condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa, I would never have guessed that she was almost completely… Continue reading How I Got There: In Conversation with Tanya Balsara
Dr. Hirji Adenwalla: Adding Smiles To Lives
Smile Train partner surgeon Dr. Hirji S. Adenwalla is, quite possibly, the only surgeon in the world who has been exclusively performing cleft surgeries for the last 15 years. He is the head of The Charles Pinto Cleft Centre at Thrissur’s Jubilee Mission Hospital in south India, the very first hospital to apply for Smile… Continue reading Dr. Hirji Adenwalla: Adding Smiles To Lives
Prof. Spenta Wadia to Speak at PARZOR Film Festival
As The Everlasting Flame International Program enters the last two weeks PARZOR invites you to a great film and not to be missed talk by Prof Emeritus Spenta Wadia of TIFR Bangalore, one of those who helped create this film. Prof Wadia will be discussing Homi Bhabha’s vision of institution building and how it is… Continue reading Prof. Spenta Wadia to Speak at PARZOR Film Festival
With 95 candles on cake, Mama Parsi still going strong
UPDATE: This article was erroneously published again. The original publication date is April 2013. Mama Parsi Girl’s High School was decorated with garlands of marigold, rangoli and handmade posters to celebrate its 95th anniversary on Monday. “It amazes me that the building looks exactly the same when we used to study here in 1990s and… Continue reading With 95 candles on cake, Mama Parsi still going strong
Chef Jehangir Mehta’s Graffiti Earth Takes Sustainable Approach to Duane Street Hotel
It seems as if one can’t find a new restaurant that doesn’t label itself as “intimate” and “sustainable,” but Graffiti Earth is taking those terms a step further. Led by chef Jehangir Mehta, the colorfully decorated dining room is tucked inside the sunken first floor of the Duane Street Hotel in TriBeCa, featuring only 20 seats in… Continue reading Chef Jehangir Mehta’s Graffiti Earth Takes Sustainable Approach to Duane Street Hotel
