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Dadabhai Naoroji – Letters
Commemorating 100 years of the death of Dadabhai Naoroji — observed on 30 June — we take stock of a collection of letters the Grand Old Man of India exchanged with his contemporaries “…It is a mistake...
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THE PARSIS OF INDIA: PRESERVATION OF IDENTITY IN BOMBAY CITY
“The Parsis of India” examines a much-neglected area of Asian Studies. In tracing keypoints in the development of the Parsi community, it depicts the Parsis’ history, and accounts for their ability to...
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Kainaz Jussawalla’s New Book
Secrets, secrets and more secrets….the characters in this debutante novel ‘Coffee Days, Champagne Nights and other secrets’, of author Kainaz Jussawalla, seem to be having secrets come out of their...
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TASHAN MEHTA’S ‘THE LIAR’S WEAVE’
This clever period novel about a Parsi boy born without a future (almost) wins you over Give Tashan Mehta’s ‘The Liar’s Weave’ a chance if you’re in for some cleverly personalised mythology. Tashan...
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Go Home – Sohrab Fracis
The story of Viraf, a Parsi foreign student in Delaware, who in the turbulent wake of the Iran hostage crisis can’t distinguish his redneck oppressors from his Deadhead neighbors. And the story of a...
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Waiting for Jonathan Koshy: Book Talk with author Murzban Shroff
From the author of Breathless in Bombay comes an intensely engaging novel about life, family, friendship, and duty. In the heart of Pali Hill, the Beverly Hills of Mumbai, four friends await the...
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First Dastoor Meherjirana Library: The Oxford of Gujarat
The restoration of the holdings of the 145-year-old First Dastoor Meherjirana Library in Navsari is an exercise in reclaiming the illustrious history of Parsis in India The reading room of the First...
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Minoo Dinshaw shortlisted as Young Writer of the Year – 2017
The Sunday Times / Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award, in association with the University of Warwick, rewards the best work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry by a British or Irish...
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Erratica Once More!
Bachi Karkaria’s Erratica has been deflating egos – and tickling ribs – for the past 25 years. The weekly column began in, and with, The Metropolis on Saturday, moved to the newly minted Bombay Times,...
View ArticleThe Missing Jamaspe
Truth, they say, is stranger than fiction. This is a story narrated to Roshnimai Godiwala by a pious lady. It is the story of a simple husband who was unfortunate to have a wife whose lavish...
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New Zoroastrian Coloring Book for Kids
This is a cute little book with 8 pages of simple illustrations to get your little bawas and bawis started on the basics of the religion. Makes a great gift and can be a fantastic giveaway at Sunday...
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Daily Prayers of the Zoroastrians
I have recently reprinted the prayer book shown in the picture above. It is a wonderful translation & transliteration of the Daily Zoroastrian prayers into simple English with meanings and...
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A Girl Like That – Tanaz Bhathena
Tanaz Bhathena was born in India and raised in Saudi Arabia and Canada. She is the author of A Girl Like That and The Beauty of the Moment (forthcoming in 2019). Her short stories have appeared in...
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Zoroastrian-themed Colouring Book Is Top Navroz Gift Idea
Rewind to March 2017 when you received the most adorable picture of Baby Zarathustra in your inbox/Whatsapp messenger app. Yes, we are referring to the same viral picture that you couldn’t resist...
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