Know Mumbai through Zervaan Bunshah’s quick, grounded guide as he revisits Dadar Parsi Gymkhana, Five Gardens and Bombay Scottish, offering an insider’s take on the city’s pace, people and everyday culture. When people talk about Mumbai, the rush and movement often take centre stage. But for actor and creator Zervaan Bunshah, the city’s charm lies… Continue reading From Dadar Parsi Gymkhana To Five Gardens, Zervaan Bunshah’s Fast And Funny Guide To Mumbai
Month: November 2025
Bachi Karkaria: Gutted Ezra Street agiary was our personal hotline to Ahura Mazda
My growing-up years were inextricably linked to the Banaji agiary — physically, too, because our rambling 120-year-old house shared a wall with it. My mornings were infused with the fragrance of sandalwood mingling with the mundane aromas from our kitchen. The house was part of the same Trust which included an identical but longer, verandah-bordered… Continue reading Bachi Karkaria: Gutted Ezra Street agiary was our personal hotline to Ahura Mazda
Dinshaw Avari: Karachi Was the Dubai of the 1970s
Karachi’s history does not reside merely in its buildings, its roads, or the long curve of its shoreline. It lives in the memories of those who saw the city up close, who breathed with its rhythm and understood its pulse. Dinshaw Avari is one such witness — a custodian of eras, a keeper of generations,… Continue reading Dinshaw Avari: Karachi Was the Dubai of the 1970s
Early morning fire at godown on Ezra Street ravages Calcutta’s oldest Parsi temple
Twenty-five fire tenders battled the blaze in central Calcutta for over six hours from 5.30am, when the first alarm reached the Kolkata Police headquarters, Lalbazar A fire that broke out early on Saturday morning at a godown on Ezra Street left Calcutta’s first Parsi fire temple — the 186-year-old Rustomjee Cowasjee Church — severely damaged,… Continue reading Early morning fire at godown on Ezra Street ravages Calcutta’s oldest Parsi temple
At 89, Zubin Mehta Shows No Signs of Stopping at the LA Philharmonic
At 89, conductor Zubin Mehta doesn’t make things easy for himself. Since taking on the role of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s conductor emeritus, Mehta has been bringing Walt Disney Concert Hall audiences some of the largest-scaled late-Romantic works on earth. He has done Gustav Mahler’s First, Second, and Third Symphonies, even lengthening the First by… Continue reading At 89, Zubin Mehta Shows No Signs of Stopping at the LA Philharmonic
Ashdeen Lilaowala Redefines Parsi Heritage with Contemporary Gara Embroidery
Ashdeen Lilaowala‘s relationship with Parsi Gara embroidery began long before it became his life’s work. Growing up surrounded by the craft—watching his mother and aunts adorned in intricately embroidered garments at weddings—the art form was simply part of his cultural landscape. However, it wasn’t until his formal education at the National Institute of Design in… Continue reading Ashdeen Lilaowala Redefines Parsi Heritage with Contemporary Gara Embroidery
Zubin Mehta, at 89, still commands mammoth Bruckner
Zubin Mehta, the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s conductor emeritus and (without exaggeration) a living L.A. icon, returned last weekend to conduct Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony with his old band. The score requires a monster orchestra with a blockbuster brass section and an audience capable of patience and goodwill. The reward is epic symphonic exhilaration. Article by Mark… Continue reading Zubin Mehta, at 89, still commands mammoth Bruckner
