‘Parsiana’, the journal, which stood out as much for airing social issues as for taut writing and tight editing, is facing an imminent closure in a few months MUMBAI: Come October, ‘Parsiana’ will ‘go gentle into that good night’. Unheeding of its legion of admirers who now “rage, rage against the dying of the light”… Continue reading Jehangir Patel: The editor who turned a stodgy journal into a whippersnapper on the end of ‘Parsiana’
Category: Institutions
J B Vachha School: On this day 100 years ago, my Zoroastrian high school was founded in Mumbai, India
Dear friends, I woke up today to the pleasant news of longevity and resilience—my high school located in the beautiful Zoroastrian enclave of Dadar Parsi Colony, Mumbai—The J. B. Vachha High School for Parsi girls and the Cowasjee Jehangir Primary & Infant School (J.B.V.)—turned 100 years old today! Article by Anu Prabhala Yes, the name… Continue reading J B Vachha School: On this day 100 years ago, my Zoroastrian high school was founded in Mumbai, India
Mumbai’s Parsi Dairy milks modern retail, with nostalgia and social media
Once an iconic Mumbai landmark and cafe, the 102-year-old brand is reinventing itself Article by Amritha Pillay | Business Standard Parsi Dairy Farm, set up by Nariman Ardeshir in 1916 is redolent of an era when the city beat to a different tune. Set in the heart of what used to be Mumbai’s busy trade… Continue reading Mumbai’s Parsi Dairy milks modern retail, with nostalgia and social media
The Successors: Isphandyar Bhandara
CEO Murree Brewery, Isphanyar Bhandara is powering Pakistan’s only alcoholic beverage company into unchartered waters as he diversifies into the non-alcoholic beverage industry. Click here to watch the entire episode.
Untold story of Bank of Bombay
The hitherto untold story of Bank of Bombay, one of the forebears of the State Bank of India, has been finally chronicled through rare documents and photographs at a newly opened heritage gallery at BKC Chief general manager Deepankar Bose at the gallery. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar Article By Kusumita Das | Mumbai It’s not often that… Continue reading Untold story of Bank of Bombay
The mysterious man who owns one solitary share in the unlisted Tata Sons
When the corporate battle at Tata Sons was being fought out a few months ago, a strange mystery came to light. In the list of Tata Sons shareholders made public, the Tata Trusts owned 266,610 shares, the Shapoorji Pallonji family owned 74,352 shares, various Tata companies owned 49,365 shares, and members of the Tata family… Continue reading The mysterious man who owns one solitary share in the unlisted Tata Sons
The K.R.Cama Oriental Institute Turns 100
Institute houses Madam Cama’s will, and oldest image of Zarathushtra Today, images of the prophet Zarathushtra with his flowing beard, soft brown eyes, and golden halo, are ubiquitous in fire temples and Parsi homes. But as historian Daniel J Sheffield explains in his paper, ‘Picturing Prophethood’, they are a “recent innovation” dating back to just… Continue reading The K.R.Cama Oriental Institute Turns 100
