Ratan Tata: Can’t anybody do this job? Indian way of succession leaves something to be desired India’s largest conglomerate — the US$71-billion salt-to-steel behemoth Tata Group, is struggling to finding a successor to its talismanic chairman Ratan Tata who will retire in 2012 next year after a spectacular, two-decade run at the group’s helm. By… Continue reading India’s Tata Succession Struggle
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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
Zubin Mehta receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Zubin Mehta received the 2,434th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today, coinciding with his 50th anniversary as a conductor. Actor Kirk Douglas joined Mehta at the ceremony near the northeast corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street. "What would the world do without music?" Douglas said. "Zubin has entertained millions of people all… Continue reading Zubin Mehta receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Out of India: The Tata Group and Ratan Tata
Under Ratan Tata, the business group that bears his name has transformed itself from an Indian giant into a global powerhouse Published in The Economist [print edition] March 03, 2011 RATAN TATA is as different as can be from the popular image of a business titan: he is a natural gentleman who lives austerely, litters… Continue reading Out of India: The Tata Group and Ratan Tata
Update on the Udvada Land Issue: Dinyar Patel
Below is an update on the Udvada Land Issue by Dinyar Patel. Dinyar is a doctoral student at Harvard University. He is currently in India doing research for his thesis Dear all, I know that there has been some confusion over what has been happening in Udvada with regard to planned development near the Atash… Continue reading Update on the Udvada Land Issue: Dinyar Patel
India’s Zoroastrians dying out for lack of Parsi clergy
In the cramped heart of the suburb called Andheri, the MF Cama Athornan Institute was strangely quiet. The institute, founded in 1923 to train Zoroastrian priests, is a large, M-shaped edifice with excellent infrastructure and teachers dedicated to the welfare of their students. By Samanth Subramanian At present, those students number precisely four. Classroom after… Continue reading India’s Zoroastrians dying out for lack of Parsi clergy
Planning Commission says No to boosting Parsi numbers
The government’s plan to boost the dwindling population of Parsi community received a severe jolt with the Planning Commission rejecting a scheme proposed by the minority affairs ministry to improve the fertility rate and address health issues of the minority group. By Subodh Ghildiyal, TNN The commission has objected to the scheme, telling the government… Continue reading Planning Commission says No to boosting Parsi numbers
India’s religious community in irreversible decline
Parsis are an ethnic community in India that follow the Zoroastrian religion. They are originally from Fars in Iran and had migrated to Western India more than 800 years ago. They are an essential part of India’s cultural fabric and diversity but are perhaps the only community outside Europe to have experienced population and fertility… Continue reading India’s religious community in irreversible decline
Empire Records: Something Borrowed by Rohinton Mistry
Two months before I was to leave Bombay for Toronto, a friend from St, Xavier s College asked to borrow my copy of "A Hard Days Night," Empire Records Something Borrowed by Rohinton Mistry / The New Yorker october 11, 2010 My friend—I’ll call him Harish—was agreeable company, always trying to find hidden meanings in… Continue reading Empire Records: Something Borrowed by Rohinton Mistry
