Category Archives: Books

A Peek Into The Institution That Birthed Tata Leaders – Tata Administrative Service

In their latest book, authors Bharat Wakhlu, Mukund Rajan, and Sonu Bhasin have made the TAS officers, the central characters in the larger Tata story   Back in the 1950s, when JRD Tata was looking for all-round officers for the Tata Group’s leadership structure, he was quick to spot a lacuna. There were no management schools in India from where

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Ava Mehta’s New Book – Shahnameh for Kids

My name is Ava mehta and I am a book writer for Zoroastrian kids . My book sales will help a cancer charity in the Uk where I reside as I myself have just battled stage three breast cancer. Thus the book although the Shahname for children also brings about the constant battle between Good and evil that we encounter

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Tanaz Bhathena Wins Inaugural Bapsi Sidhwa Literary Prize

Tanaz Bhathena Wins Inaugural Bapsi Sidhwa Literary Prize The Inaugural Bapsi Sidhwa Literary Prize was announced at a glittering Award Ceremony at the 12th World Zoroastrian Congress 2022 in New York on Saturday July 2, 2022. The genesis for the Bapsi Sidhwa Literary Prize is under the sponsorship of the Zoroastrian Association of Houston and FEZANA Information Research Education System.This

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The Magicians of Mazda: Absorbing thriller with immense history lessons about Parsis

Ashwin Sanghi’s book is worth reading because it will enrich us with the history and philosophy of a great community on the verge of extinction but that deserves to live long for the sake of humanity Photograph by Mazda Studios Ashwin Sanghi has an extraordinary talent for bringing ancient wisdom alive with his thorough research, then whipping up a fast-paced

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Adi Pocha Launches His Debut Novel “Behram’s Boat” Published By Leadstart

Mumbai: Author Adi Pocha released his debut fiction Novel “Behram’s Boat” published by Leadstart in Mumbai. Born into a show-biz family, (his father was a comedian, his mother a doctor and a singer, and his aunt is Usha Uthup) Adi Pocha started his writing career in 1984 as a copywriter in an advertising agency called Shilpi, after which he was

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Ardeshir & Pirojsha Godrej – Pioneers of Success – Amar Chitra Katha

125 years ago, Ardeshir Godrej, a young man of 29 years, set up a small factory in Lalbaug in Bombay to make locks – the first of its kind in India. This was the humble origin, of what today has become a trusted household name—‘Godrej’. The story of the Godrej family is a tale of courage, innovation and entrepreneurship. Ardeshir

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“ JOY, AWE AND TEARS – My association with Sargam” by Shireen Isal

I was delighted when, during my recent trip to Mumbai, Jane Borges from Mid-Day, offered to interview me.  I have just released “Joy, Awe and Tears”, an account of forty years of artists’ management in Europe and she offered me the opportunity to expound on precisely those joys, awe – and tears too – of what was, in total, a

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Did you know about half-Parsis?

Did you know about the ‘fifty-fifty’ Parsis? Turns the spotlight on a previously unexplored community in Mumbai Published by Speaking Tiger, Half-Blood by Pronoti Datta is a shining new debut that announces the arrival of a bold, witty and intelligent writer in the spectrum of Indian fiction. At first glance, nothing seems to be extraordinary about Maya, who is the protagonist of

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