Parsis from all over the city gathered to celebrate the 225th birth anniversary of the first baronet His initials are JJ. At 22, Jehangir Jejeebhoy is not just another law student. He has an ancestral connection with the Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, the Sir JJ flyover, the Sir JJ School of Arts, and Mahim… Continue reading 225th Birth Anniversary of Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy
Category: Individuals
Ardeshir Cowasjee on Sam Bahadur
SAM Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw was his full name by which he was rarely called, as he was known familiarly and affectionately by his men and officers and friends as Sam Bahadur. Manekshaw was no ordinary run-of-the-mill man. Born in Amritsar in 1914, he died in Wellington, Ootacamund, in the Nilgiri Hills of South India… Continue reading Ardeshir Cowasjee on Sam Bahadur
Sam Manekshaw: Obituary in The Economist
His most famous remark was not, strictly speaking, true. On the eve of the war with Pakistan in December 1971 that led to the creation of Bangladesh, India’s prime minister, Indira Gandhi, asked her army chief, Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, if he was ready for the fight. He replied with the gallantry, flirtatiousness and… Continue reading Sam Manekshaw: Obituary in The Economist
Kaoos Rustom Sethna: To Be with Nature
K R Sethna who gave up a thriving career as a horse-race jockey in Poona and came to the Western Ghats just to be with Nature. Everyone is talking about the disappearance of sparrows from our neighbourhood. Well, the sparrows are gone because people who love and care for them are gone or pushed into… Continue reading Kaoos Rustom Sethna: To Be with Nature
Here’s my pistol, now come on shoot me
As a young major in 1947, Eustace D'Souza first read about Major Sam Manekshaw when reading about the Burma campaign in World War II. Manekshaw was shot in the stomach when he and his company were holding the Sittang bridge. For that act of valour, he was given the Military Cross on the field of… Continue reading Here’s my pistol, now come on shoot me
Barack Obama Praises Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
While the Indian Government screwed up and bungled in handling the funeral of Field Marshal Manekshaw, Barack Obama, the Presidential candidate in the U.S. issued a statement acknowledging the legendary war hero's passing away. the Democratic Presidential candidate on Monday released a statement condoling Manekshaw's death, describing him as “a legendary soldier, a patriot, and… Continue reading Barack Obama Praises Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
Kanga Laments Lack of Music Culture in Karachi
Mrs Kanga: musician with a message As the World Music Day was marked around the globe on June 21, it was rather disappointing to note that a vibrant city such as Karachi failed to organise a decent event for its local audience to remind them about the impact of music on one’s everyday life and… Continue reading Kanga Laments Lack of Music Culture in Karachi
