Real estate firm Godrej Properties Ltd (GPL) plans to use the ongoing struggle and slowdown in the real estate sector as an opportunity to scale up its business and consolidate market share. The last financial year was a breakout year for the Mumbai-based developer, in terms of sales booking volume. Earlier this year, it raised… Continue reading Realty slowdown gives us a good opportunity to gain market share: Pirojsha Godrej
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Persis Khambatta : The bold model-actor
Raised by a single mother in Mumbai, Persis Khambhatta went on to become Miss India and make strides in Hollywood. Article by Pia Krishnankutty | The Print Best known for going bald for her role in the highly successful sci-fi film, Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Persis Khambatta was a Mumbai-born model-turned-actor. She made… Continue reading Persis Khambatta : The bold model-actor
Pandit Firoz Dastur: A Tribute
A tribute to Pandit Firoz Dastur, the Kirana gharana maestro, who was born on September 30, 1919 Firoz Dastur’s good looks and sonorous voice were featured first in Lal-e-Yaman, the oriental fantasy film derived from classic Parsi theatre, released in 1933. He was barely 14 years old. As a child artist, he went on to… Continue reading Pandit Firoz Dastur: A Tribute
80 years old Noshir Homawalla rides on horseback 10 kilometres every day
Our dear friend and eminent Parsi historian Marzban Jamshedji Giara sends us this interesting nugget… Tourists visiting Vadva village in Bharuch district see a horsefarm. 80 years old Noshir Homawalla has a hobby of keeping horses. A horsefarm spread over 2.5 acres and an eyecatching farmhouse has been maintained by him. A bachelor, he has… Continue reading 80 years old Noshir Homawalla rides on horseback 10 kilometres every day
Davar’s College : Unassuming heroes
For more than a century, Davar’s College of Commerce and Secretarial Studies and Practices at Fort has been an affirmative force behind the empowerment of Mumbai’s women Passing through the Fort area is like taking a glimpse at the city’s rather pretty poignant past. As façade after façade of Victorian gorgeousness vies for attention, it… Continue reading Davar’s College : Unassuming heroes
Author Sohrab Homi Fracis In Conversation
Hear from the award winning author of Go Home! about what it is like to be an immigrant in the United States. Sohrab Homi Fracis gives us a unique view from a different perspective. About Sohrab Homi Fracis Sohrab Homi Fracis is the first Asian author and still the only South Asian author to win… Continue reading Author Sohrab Homi Fracis In Conversation
Mumbai Metro 3 affects iconic J. N. Petit Library
Percy Wadia, a staff member of the library told the Free Press Journal that they have around 3, 000 members as the regular visitors to the library before the Metro work began. Jamshetjee Nessarwanjee Petit Institute and Library at Fort (JN Petit Institute) is witnessing fewer visitors due to the ongoing Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ (Metro-3) work. Article… Continue reading Mumbai Metro 3 affects iconic J. N. Petit Library
Niloufer Cyrus Patel passes away
Niloufer Cyrus Patel, wife of Cyrus Minocher Patel, passed away on Tuesday. She served as the Director Circulation at Dawn, and among her many achievements, was the focal person leading the success of Dawn Spelling Bee for over a decade. Article in the Dawn She was the mother of Zeryus Cyrus Patel, sister of Rukhsana… Continue reading Niloufer Cyrus Patel passes away
Boman Rashid Kohinoor: In Memorarium
RIP Boman Kohinoor: Mumbai’s famed Britannia restaurant loses its beloved diamond Mumbai’s popular restaurateur, Boman Kohinoor, the co-owner of Iranian-Parsi cafe Britannia & Co at Ballard Pier, died Wednesday at the city’s Parsee General Hospital. Article in Indian Express Mumbai’s popular restaurateur, Boman Kohinoor, the co-owner of Iranian-Parsi cafe Britannia & Co at Ballard Pier,… Continue reading Boman Rashid Kohinoor: In Memorarium
