Dadabhai Naoroji As I walk down the road past the maidans, at Flora Fountain Dadabhai Naoroji, book held open in his hand, asks me in Parsi Gujarati, “Are you going to Kala Ghoda? That’s where I used to teach.” And he points to Elphinstone College. The college has been restored well, I inform Mumbai’s preeminent… Continue reading Mumbai’s original transformers: 5 superheroes you should know
Category: History
A Lifetime Quest to Finish a Monumental Encyclopedia of Iran
Ralph Ellison wrote for 40 years without finishing his novel “Juneteenth.” Antoni Gaudí labored 43 years on the Sagrada Família basilica in Barcelona, but construction continues today. And in the annals of grand quixotica, Ehsan Yarshater also deserves a prominent chapter. By PATRICIA COHEN | New York Times At 53, he embarked on his magnum… Continue reading A Lifetime Quest to Finish a Monumental Encyclopedia of Iran
Jeejeebhoy Senior Citizen’s Centre Navsari
Here are two video clips about the Bai Manechbai P. B. Jeejeebhoy Senior Citizen’s Centre situated in Navsari Gujarat. Part 01.
The Nanavati Case
Kawas Manekshaw Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra was a 1959 Indian court case where Nanavati, a Naval Commander, was tried for the murder of Prem Ahuja, his wife’s lover. With Nanavati frequently away on assignments, the lonely Sylvia fell in love with Prem Bhagwandas Ahuja, a friend of Nanavati. Original article in the Mid-Day On… Continue reading The Nanavati Case
Godrej Typewriters: End of the Road
Just Not My Type Godrej and Boyce to shut typewriter production Godrej and Boyce silenced the click-ding of its iconic typewriter last week. The company stopped production at its last typewriter factory in Satara, Maharashtra, drawing a collective sigh from veteran journalists, writers and a handful of typewriter enthusiasts. Some rushed to type out elegies… Continue reading Godrej Typewriters: End of the Road
The First Vendidad Sade and Baj in North America
The First Vendidad Sade and Baj in NA at a Dar-e-Meher Inauguration, and Enthronement of Dadgah in the ZANT Brand New Built From Scratch ZCNT (Zoroastrian Center of North Texas) April 29-30 2011! By Ervad Soli P. Dastur Background At the FEZANA AGM in Dallas in 2007, I first saw the dreams and plans of… Continue reading The First Vendidad Sade and Baj in North America
Godrej & Boyce shuts world’s last typewriter facility
More than 140 years after the first typewriter was sold commercially in Europe, the epitaph for the writing machine is finally being digitally recorded on millions of PCs across the world. To Jawaharlal Nehru, it was a symbol of independent India. C Rajagopalachari considered it a masterpiece of Swadeshi manufacturing. For the country’s industry, it… Continue reading Godrej & Boyce shuts world’s last typewriter facility
Hanging by a thread
Parsi embroidery is being kept alive by a few patrons in the Capital. At Navjote or during a Parsi wedding, the entire congregation of Parsi women is transformed into a sea of Gara saris, in shades of magenta, royal blue, turquoise and red. At other times, these heirlooms are barely visible as Parsi embroidery, like… Continue reading Hanging by a thread
Weave of glory: Parsi Panorama Exhibition in New Delhi
At a time when the Parsi-Zoroastrian community records a drastic decrease in its population with every count, what’s the point of basking in its glorious past, a few cynical minds can always ask, but a balanced outlook will only appreciate the agenda behind “Parsi Panorama” a four-day festival celebrating different aspects of Parsi culture with… Continue reading Weave of glory: Parsi Panorama Exhibition in New Delhi
