Have you heard of the Bumsuckerwallah’s of Karachi ? Parsi family on a motorcar (Karachi, 1925): A Parsi family of Karachi poses for a photograph on their motorcar. Patrick O’ Meara wrote the following anecdote in his Indian Tales: “You will probably be aware that, there is a caste of people called Parsees, who… Continue reading Bumsuckerwallah Family of Karachi
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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
Parsis: Come Baby Come
The Parsi community, alarmed by dwindling numbers, has reason to celebrate as a repopulation programme shows results Around 35 Parsi middle-aged men and women, most of them couples and several of them accompanied by their children, have gathered in a community hall on a rainy Sunday morning for a parenting workshop in Mumbai. The din… Continue reading Parsis: Come Baby Come
Vohuman cafe…. The Journey !
A man is known by the place he occupies. Very rare it is that a place us known by the man who is the life and heart of the place, Vohuman Cafe truly belongs to Hormaz Irani and his heart beats for his Vohuman Cafe… Vohuman now and forever with Irani Sarosh- The road where… Continue reading Vohuman cafe…. The Journey !
Draw My Life: Ratan Tata
Watch as Vir Sanghvi takes us through the life story of one of the most philanthropic industrialists of India-Mr. Ratan Tata, in the latest episode of #DrawMyLife
Homi Bhabha:7 Things You Need To Know About The Father Of India’s Nuclear Program
Today is the 106th birth anniversary of the father of India’s nuclear program, Homi J. Bhabha. Not many know that he had initiated a successful nuclear programme in Great Britain and was in India on vacation. As luck would have it, that’s when World War II began in September 1939 and he was forced to… Continue reading Homi Bhabha:7 Things You Need To Know About The Father Of India’s Nuclear Program
Najamal Welcomes Vohumai
Najamai is thrilled to welcome her new daughter-in-law…Of course as long as she is ” whitish” !
Zubin Mehta Says Ink Attacks Shameful, Wants Pakistanis To Play In IPL
If public intellectuals are ostracized or vilified from speaking their minds, India risks becoming a “cultural dictatorship”, world famous music conductor Zubin Mehta has said, calling the protest by writers, filmmakers and scientists returning honours “brave”. “Our writers, our filmmakers do have a chance to speak their minds. Otherwise we will become a dictatorship, a… Continue reading Zubin Mehta Says Ink Attacks Shameful, Wants Pakistanis To Play In IPL
Keka the Quintessential Ogre
He was the quintessential ogre. To my 6-year-old eyes there did not exist a more ferocious giant than Keka. When I first saw the Bollywood movie ‘Sholay’ and Gabbar boasting about his notoriety and how for miles his name was invoked by all mothers to frighten their children to fall in line, that Keka’s image… Continue reading Keka the Quintessential Ogre
