Saturday, April 14, 2018

14th April 1944: The day that WWII came to Bombay

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At 3.50 pm on 14th April 1944 my grandfather Hirji Rustomji Dalal was seated in his Navy jeep next to his driver at the Dhobhi Talao juncti...
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Monday, August 14, 2017

My name is Pateti and I am no one's New year!

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Around this time of the year I begin to dread the sound of the words 'Happy Pateti' or 'Pateti Mubarak' trilling off the ...
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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

The Parsis - 3 different calendars and 4 'New Year' days

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A lot of my friends have been asking me how its Parsi New year today when the calendrical event is supposedly still 30 days away. This pos...
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Thursday, April 13, 2017

Of Failed meetings and Fine Food - Lunch at Malvani Aswad.

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A few weeks ago an old friend asked me to do an old friend of hers a favour. What was the need of the hour was an archaeologist to speak ...
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Pitnaik's Chikki Shop, Revdanda

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Wandering through the by-lanes of towns and villages in the Konkan during Archaeological Explorations one comes across some truly uniq...
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The Emancipation of Parvati Kadam

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Parvati Kadam was affectionately known as my mother's dowry. As a very young bride she came down to Mumbai to live with her (much olde...
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Friday, February 12, 2016

Wine Wednesdays at Maritime by San Lorenzo

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A couple of weeks back Rhea asked me if I'd like to go to a Wine tasting evening at the Taj Land's End in Bandra and I very happily...