In an unusual heart-warming gesture, some five-decades after Pakistan Air Force shot down a civilian aircraft in Gujarat, the pilot sent a note of condolence to the daughter of the Indian pilot killed in the incident, and on Wednesday he received a response. By K. V. Prasad | The Hindu Connecting across the border courtesy… Continue reading Condolences from a former Pakistan Air Force pilot to Jahangir Engineer’s kin
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K. D. Sethna: A colossus passes on
To many of us, K.D. Sethna was the foremost mystic poet of our generation, next only to Sri Aurobindo. He has left behind nearly a thousand splendid poems and several volumes of prose. Future will decide whether Amal-kiran (K.D. Sethna) who died completing 106 years of age was the last of a great tradition or… Continue reading K. D. Sethna: A colossus passes on
Rohinton Nariman To Be Appointed Solicitor General of India
Senior advocate Rohinton Nariman is all set to be appointed as the new solicitor general of India, the second senior most law officer of the country, in place of Gopal Subramanium, who quit recently. Sources said that the government has decided to appoint him as the next solicitor general, a proposal to which he has… Continue reading Rohinton Nariman To Be Appointed Solicitor General of India
Darius Karani and Manuka Gold Liqueur: Flavours to tempt Asian tastebuds
Only at the end of the interview does Indian New Zealander Darius Karani reveal this surprising fact: Auckland boasts the third-highest population of practising Zoroastrians in the world, outside Iran. Asked about the non-Indian origin of his first name, Karani explains that Darius reflects his Persian heritage. By Nick Smith | New Zealand Herald His… Continue reading Darius Karani and Manuka Gold Liqueur: Flavours to tempt Asian tastebuds
Kobad Gandhy speaks from Tihar
A petite Mumbaikar, Anuradha Shanbag, captured the fancy of a tall, lanky, bespectacled young man, who had returned to Mumbai from London after a stay in jail. By Madhusree Chatterjee| IANS The man was an affluent Parsi youth, Kobad Gandhy, an alumnus of Mumbai’s St Xavier’s College. The two married in 1977 and ‘Anu’, as… Continue reading Kobad Gandhy speaks from Tihar
Adi Modi: Obituary
Adi Modi, who died on June 27 aged 60, was general manager for more than 25 years of the Bombay Brasserie in London, Britain’s first upmarket Indian restaurant. Published in the Telegraph UK A soft-spoken, genial man, Modi’s aim was to lift curry from the all-too-familiar British “Vindaloo” and “Madras” to the ranks of haute… Continue reading Adi Modi: Obituary
In Tihar, Kobad Ghandy traces his Parsi roots
As a communist ideologue, Kobad Ghandy rarely showed any interest in Parsi community issues. But in Delhi’s Tihar jail, where he has been imprisoned for nearly two years, Ghandy is reading about the origins of Zoroastrianism. By Manoj Nair | DNA India In a recent letter to the community magazine, Parsiana, Ghandy said he has… Continue reading In Tihar, Kobad Ghandy traces his Parsi roots
Cyrus Pishevar: Teen Web Innovator in Silicon Valley
Palo Alto’s Cyrus Pishevar, 13, is one of Silicon Valley’s second generation of Web innovators—teens who grew up online, watching and feeding the rise of Facebook and other nearby ventures By Douglas MacMillan | Business Week (Bloomberg) — The Facebook application High School Memories lets people share recollections of their teenage years. It might surprise… Continue reading Cyrus Pishevar: Teen Web Innovator in Silicon Valley
One of Ratan’s biggest achievements is the way he has unified the Tata Group
JRD Tata announced the appointment of Ratan Tata as the Chairman of Tata Sons on 25 March 1991. Two weeks later, on 5 April, I met JRD just as he was going to Europe for his angioplasty procedure and I asked him why he had come to choose Ratan as his successor. Was it was… Continue reading One of Ratan’s biggest achievements is the way he has unified the Tata Group
