Stories written by
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This book explores how theatre enabled Parsis to negotiate the growing challenges of colonialism
In ‘The Colonial Public and the Parsi Stage’, Rashna Darius Nicholson is particularly interested in exploring how theatre impacted the life of Parsi women.
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Virchand Dharmasey (1935-2023): A self-taught scholar who built a priceless repository of knowledge
From architecture to the history of silent films, his depth of knowledge was the result of conversation, collaboration and a kind, genuine curiosity.
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‘Mumbai Samachar’: As India’s oldest newspaper turns 200, this is the story of its dynamic founder
Furdoonjee Marzbanjee, born into a family of Parsi priests, was a serial entrepreneur who migrated to Mumbai from Surat.
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Trending
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Ahead of Modi’s birthday, Gujarat dam delayed water release – despite heavy rain and official alerts
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Arundhati Roy: The dismantling of democracy in India will affect the whole world
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Watch: Several areas in Nagpur, Maharashtra flooded after heavy rain, rescue operations underway
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Asian Games 2022: With its largest contingent, India aim for biggest medal tally in Hangzhou
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‘Labouring Lives’: A well-researched account of labourers in unorganised sectors and their struggles
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India’s printing history is five centuries old. It needs printing museums to preserve this heritage
Nowhere is the story of print in India explored. Nowhere are the print practitioners of yesteryear celebrated.
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Jayant Meghani (1938-2020): Remembering the meticulous bookseller of Bhavnagar
How a Gujarati bookstore in Bhavnagar achieved cult status thanks to its founder, who died on December 4, at the age of 82.
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How the Bombay plague shut down a human book factory: The life and death of Narayan Hemchandra
An extraordinary life of industrial strength writing, cut short by the killer disease.
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Video
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‘It was my wife until Rafael Nadal showed up’: Roger Federer on his favourite doubles partner
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Eco India, Episode 239: Ecosystems are under threat from growing human activity. Can we fix this?
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MotoGP Bharat 2023: Rider has narrow escape as bike skids, catches fire during race in Greater Noida
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Watch: Several areas in Nagpur, Maharashtra flooded after heavy rain, rescue operations underway
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Watch: Singer Justin Timberlake and his NSYNC bandmates get together to recreate old photograph
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How an Anglo-Gujarati newspaper kept publishing through the Bombay plague and into the 1980s
The long and eventful history of the weekly ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’.
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On JV Naik’s first death anniversary, remembering a life spent in pursuit of historical heroes
In his final years, he expressed dismay over declining research in India and politicisation of the country’s history.
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How the first English novels by Parsis were written in the backdrop of the plague and politics
The histories of the novels ‘My Friend, The Barrister’ and ‘Pootli, A Story of Life in Bombay’.
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The Reel
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Watch: Marathi series ‘Shantit Kranti’ gets a second season
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‘Kumari Srimathi’ trailer: In Nithya Menen-led Telugu show, a woman stakes claim to her inheritance
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‘The Great Indian Family’ review: Well-meaning but simplistic
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‘Sultan Of Delhi’ trailer: Tahir Raj Bhasin leads series about ambition in 1960s India
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Reel vs real: When undercover agents act against India’s enemies abroad
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How the name of a Gujarati language printer and publisher who died in the plague lives on in Mumbai
Jehangir B Karani’s business rose, fell and then rose again posthumously.
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How a Gujarati cookbook came to symbolise love and gratitude during the bubonic plague in Bombay
The story of Vividha Vaani.
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Mumbai has forgotten the ‘leading historian’ who once highlighted its forgotten past
JRB Jeejeebhoy, who wrote numerous pieces on the city and its heritage from the 1920s to the 1950s, has met the fate of his subjects.
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The Field
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India MotoGP: Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martin wins first-ever sprint race in Noida
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In pictures: Asian Games declared open after colourful ceremony at Hangzhou
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Watch, Asian Games: Harmanpreet Singh, Lovlina Borgohain lead Indian contingent in opening ceremony
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ICC Men’s Rankings: India achieve No 1 spot across all three formats
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Asian Games, Table Tennis: Sutirtha Mukherjee and Harmeet Desai lead India to team events knockouts