How did you know?”was Perizaad Zorabian’s reaction when we congratulated her on the news of her wedding. December 7 will see the actress tying the knot with beau Boman Irani – not the funnyman from Munna bhai, but a Mumbai-based real estate developer. But it will take some time before the whole idea sinks in.… Continue reading Perizaad Zorabian all set to marry Boman Irani
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Breeding revives fortunes of India’s rare vultures
Indian conservationists have successfully bred a rare species of vulture, brought near to extinction by a drug used to treat cattle but which is highly toxic to the scavenging birds. Eighteen slender-billed vultures, the rarest of three endangered species living in India, were caught in Assam and used to start breeding programmes late last year… Continue reading Breeding revives fortunes of India’s rare vultures
Kennedy Center to Honour Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta is among the five stalwarts from the arts and entertainment field who will be honoured by the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts this year. Apart from Mehta, the others are musical theatre composer and producer Andrew Lloyd Webber, country singer and songwriter Dolly Parton, singer, songwriter and producer Smokey Robinson,… Continue reading Kennedy Center to Honour Zubin Mehta
Dr. Homi Dastur, Eminent Neurosurgeon Turns 80
Dina Mehta, the power-house Indian blogger writes to inform that My dad, Dr. Homi Dastur, is 80 today … and you’d never know it if you met him. He’s a neurosurgeon and still operates at Jaslok Hospital, where he has been since 1974, and will until he is 83. One of the pioneering neurosurgeons in… Continue reading Dr. Homi Dastur, Eminent Neurosurgeon Turns 80
Dinyar Vania At the NY City Opera
Dinyar Vania, a Parsi tenor performs at the NY City Opera on October 14, 2006 and again the following Tuesday. As per the announcement “Dinyar Vania is making his lead tenor role debut with N.Y. City Opera in the role of Rudolfo in LaBoheme. It will be staged at the N.Y. State Theatre at Lincoln… Continue reading Dinyar Vania At the NY City Opera
Ancient religions clash in modern Iran
It’s one of the world’s oldest religions, but Zoroastrianism is treated with suspicion by Iran’s Islamic state, writes Robert Tait The village of Chak Chak consists of a shrine perched beneath a towering cliff face. Photograph: Robert Tait. The boisterous scenes of wine, unveiled women and song confounded the popular stereotype of religious worship in… Continue reading Ancient religions clash in modern Iran
Iran’s last Zoroastrians worried by youth exodus
TEHRAN: Flicking through photographs of immigrant Zoroastrian friends in sunny California, 40-year-old Farzad Dehnavizadeh sighs and wishes the young people of his faith stopped leaving Iran for the West. His 40,000-strong Zoroastrian community has survived centuries of conquest, oppression and forced conversion to keep their 3,200-year-old monotheistic faith alive and guard ancient traditions in Shiite… Continue reading Iran’s last Zoroastrians worried by youth exodus
The family business that helped build Indian industry
Starting over a century ago and against considerable odds, the Tatas virtually single-handedly built Indian industry. Theirs was the country’s first Indian-owned textile mill, India’s national airline and its first integrated steel plant. Ratan Tata: Chairman Tata and Sons Today, Tata Group bestrides the Indian corporate scene with billion dollar divisions in software services, cars,… Continue reading The family business that helped build Indian industry
Mumbai’s Irani hotspots
With distinctive ambience and mouth-watering fare, Irani cafes enthrall Mumbaikars. Largely frequented by the working class, these cafes are a big draw because they are reasonably priced and hygienic. OLD FAVOURITE: Sassanian Bakery, since 1931. – Shashi Ashiwal Bollywood, BSE, vada pav, dabbawallas… these are some of the more talked about elements of Mumbai. However,… Continue reading Mumbai’s Irani hotspots
