I trod with trepidation filing a first half-pager on Aubrey Menen, whose Rama Retold was among the earliest books banned in the country. Followed by a detailed profile of Pranab Mukherjee on becoming Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha after his finance minister tenure. “What’s to worry?
10 January,2025 08:29 AM IST | Mumbai | Meher Marfatia
The eight-night feast of Hanukkah started on Christmas day—a special occurrence last witnessed in 2005. Jews across town recollect this “festival of lights” from their formative years
06 January,2025 04:18 PM IST | Mumbai | Meher Marfatia
Heritage activist Heta Pandit and writer-painter Madhuri Iyer sustain a friendship, born in advertising, over four decades
29 December,2024 08:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Meher Marfatia
The Colaba Post Office junction has little to large institutions with histories jostling for the telling
22 December,2024 07:47 AM IST | Mumbai | Meher Marfatia
Salil Tripathi’s magisterial account, covering the Gujarati community worldwide, questions existing views about a people who ought to be known for qualities beyond business acumen
08 December,2024 07:16 AM IST | Mumbai | Meher Marfatia
Celebrating some rare exhibits in the special collections of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai, which completes 220 years this week
24 November,2024 07:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Meher Marfatia
Having known each other as 10-year-olds, theatre actor Dolly Thakore and author-activist Farrukh Dhondy declare they are closer than most siblings
18 November,2024 09:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Meher Marfatia
The restoration of the 1875-built Dwarkadhish temple in Kalbadevi resurrects a landmark haveli and the neighbourhood it graces
10 November,2024 08:49 AM IST | Mumbai | Meher Marfatia
Four women from the contingent representing India at the 1964 New York World Fair recall how they forged bonds that stay strong
27 October,2024 08:36 AM IST | Mumbai | Meher Marfatia
Celebrating a lady who has left us with much more than her wonderful translationof a book of quirky Parsi phraseology
20 October,2024 07:51 AM IST | Mumbai | Meher MarfatiaADVERTISEMENT
