Jiyo Parsi’s ad campaign, which urges Parsi couples to marry early, within the community, and multiply, has raised hackles among many who accuse it of sexism and eugenics. Kareena Gianani tries to decode the debate By Kareena Gianani | Mid-Day For the past three years, Simin Patel, a DPhil candidate at Balliol College, University of… Continue reading Long lives the Parsi debate: Jehangir and Simin Patel
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Mahzarin Banaji: Zooming in on blind spots
On a recent Thursday evening at Deutsche Bank AG’s fourth annual Women in Asian Business Conference, over 800 corporate executives, largely bankers, discovered that they barely knew their own minds. Article by Joji Thomas Philip | Live Mint Participating in a series of tests put forward by the speaker—Mahzarin Banaji, the Richard Clarke Cabot professor… Continue reading Mahzarin Banaji: Zooming in on blind spots
Lord Karan Bilimoria: An Pulling No Punches.
Lucy Tobin interviews Lord Bilimoria founder of Cobra Beer. He pulls no punches in this interview. The lager lord who is speaking up for Britain. Cobra’s Lord Bilimoria has strong views on running the country In what must have been the Indian army equivalent of wheeling out your kids to show them off at a… Continue reading Lord Karan Bilimoria: An Pulling No Punches.
Zubin Mehta: In Conversation with the New York Times.
Zubin Mehta is an Indian-born conductor who has directed many of the world’s finest orchestras. He is the music director for life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the chief conductor of the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Interviewed by Kate Murphy | NYTimes READING “The White Tiger,” by Aravind Adiga, an Indian author. This… Continue reading Zubin Mehta: In Conversation with the New York Times.
Boman Kohinoor of Britannia Restaurant: In conversation
Rajarshi Ray writes… On a visit to Britannia Restaurant in Ballard Estate, sometime in December 2011, a chat with Mr. Boman Kohinoor, opened up a lot of stories behind the Parsi and Irani cafes in Mumbai. Mr. Kohinoor, a second generation owner of the restaurant opened his heart out over a glass of Fresh lime… Continue reading Boman Kohinoor of Britannia Restaurant: In conversation
Kainaz Amaria in Conversation: Being Zoroastrian
Photographer Kainaz Amaria has been born and brought up in America. As a child, when she’d tell her friends at school she was a Zoroastrian, they thought she was pretending to be a superhero. Source: Firstpost.com Years later, Amaria came to India to understand her Zoroastrian heritage better by spending time with and documenting the… Continue reading Kainaz Amaria in Conversation: Being Zoroastrian
Sam Balsara: Madison is much more important than money
It was in the mid-nineties that India started showing up on the global business radar, and multinationals started looking at India with renewed interest. Advertising was no exception. It was the time when many Indian agencies were taken over by, or merged with, global agencies. It was, they said, just a matter of time before… Continue reading Sam Balsara: Madison is much more important than money
Zubin Mehta Talks About Ratan Tata
It is a month today since Ratan Tata retired as chairman of Tata Sons. Mr Tata tweeted last week that he is enjoying his retirement and the time he spends with his beloved dogs. Legendary maestro Zubin Mehta has an old connection with the Tata family. Ratan Tata and Mehta were at the same school.… Continue reading Zubin Mehta Talks About Ratan Tata
Pervez Damania In Conversation: ‘Udvada is a microcosm of the Parsi way of life’
Parvez Damania, offers a glimpse into the Parsi community through a photography exhibition in the city. By Jayeeta Mazumder | DNA What prompted you to go on a photographic documentation of the Udvada in the first place? It’s a heritage place, with enormous historical, cultural and religious significance to India, and all our future generations.… Continue reading Pervez Damania In Conversation: ‘Udvada is a microcosm of the Parsi way of life’
