Nariman Jamshedji Contractor was born on March 7, 1934 at Godhra Gujarat by accident. His pregnant mother was coming on a train from Dahod in Gujarat to Bombay for delivery when all of a sudden she went into labour. Contractor’s uncle was the driver of the train. He arranged medical assistance and dropped her at… Continue reading Nari Contractor: A Captain with Grit and Impeccable Character
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Cyrus Poncha: The architect of India’s squash empire
Most of the successful coaches that we see around today are familiar faces. But usually their fame precedes their coaching careers and we know them from their years on the professional circuit. Be it Stefan Edberg for Roger Federer, Zinedine Zidane for Real Madrid, Subhash Bhowmick for the Calcutta Maidan or Pulella Gopichand for the… Continue reading Cyrus Poncha: The architect of India’s squash empire
Novy Kapadia: Barefoot to Boots And The Many Facets of Indian Football
Only a mad and passionate lover of sport will take to writing on the game. The majority of budding sports writers want to write on cricket, unless they are from Bengal or, these days, the northeast. Like all journalists, football reporters and fans can be vehement when it comes to arguments, but they are humble.… Continue reading Novy Kapadia: Barefoot to Boots And The Many Facets of Indian Football
Rayomand Banajee takes VW Ameo to Podium in National Drag Race
Rayomand Banajee racing a Volkswagen Ameo, stunned the competition with an unexpected third place finish in the Unrestricted Category at Round 1 of the MMSC FMSCI National Drag Racing Championship. What started as a fun filled suggestion from Sirish Vissa, Head of Motorsport – Volkswagen India, soon turned serious as the Volkswagen Motorsport team put… Continue reading Rayomand Banajee takes VW Ameo to Podium in National Drag Race
Percy Bahmani: Parsi Powerlifter
Why this veteran has set his hopes for a dying community on a weightlifting competition. Percy Farhad Bahmani runs a farm in Dahanu. But his calm exterior hides a great love and passion for martial arts and weight lifting. For the last 16 years, he, along with a dedicated group of Parsis have been gathering… Continue reading Percy Bahmani: Parsi Powerlifter
Lobsters in Cricket: The Parsee Connection
While lob bowling was undergoing a revival in England aided by Walter Humphreys, the Parsee team that visited the country in 1886 did have a few decent bowlers of that type. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at some of these men who achieved a fair amount of success in an otherwise dismal tour. Through the 1870s,… Continue reading Lobsters in Cricket: The Parsee Connection
Parsi cricketer Soli R Mavalwala passes away at 90
Legendary First-Class cricketer Soli R Mavalwala passed away on Wednesday in Vancouver, Canada, at the age of 90. Soli was a left-arm slow bowler and a left-handed batsman from Karachi who made his First-Class debut in the Sindh vs Mumbai match in the Ranji Trophy of 1947-48. He also played in Pakistan’s first recorded First-Class… Continue reading Parsi cricketer Soli R Mavalwala passes away at 90
