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This children's book revolves around JRD Tata's contribution to Indian aviation
A new book for children, The Five Fantastic Flights of Jeh, salutes the icon’s genius and vision to guide India’s aviation industry to new heights
29 March,2025 08:56 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
Mumbai: BPP, Central govt help revive one-of-a-kind Parsi museum
Supported by Ministry of Culture, Framji Dadabhoy Alpaiwalla Museum in Khareghat Colony reopened on Thursday. It offers fascinating insight into the community’s rich history, traditions
29 March,2025 08:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
The young and the aware
How does Mumbai measure up to its younger citizens? What are their expectations, concerns and hopes for their city? For one, they are in the know of its challenges, and seek answers whenever they get the platform to do so
24 March,2025 08:19 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
Fortifying an idea
As Maharashtra government raises the pitch to push for a UNESCO tag for 12 forts of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, our sutradhaars have a few observations to improve things at the ground level
17 March,2025 08:29 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
How Fort’s colonial past shaped Mumbai’s modern identity
The garden was laid out in 1869, but it was originally a large open space called the Bombay Green, meant for trading cotton, which was the largest trading commodity in the 1860s
13 March,2025 07:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
Of book hunts, young artists and finding Mario
Our sutradhaars, Sir Pheroze and Lady Flora, are back from a hectic trip to a literature festival in Goa, and have much to discuss from that sojourn
10 March,2025 08:39 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
Arefa Tehsin on 'The Witch in the Peepul Tree' being translated into Sinhalese
Children’s book author Arefa Tehsin’s The Witch in the Peepul Tree will be translated into Sinhala. We caught up with the author who juggles time between India and Sri Lanka to discuss this news
04 March,2025 08:19 PM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
Time to back the Indie bookstore
At a recent session in one of their favourite addas, our sutradhaars, Lady Flora and Sir PM, witnessed an insightful discussion on the health and future of the city’s independent bookstores
03 March,2025 07:21 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
This anthology explores emotions of personal loss and grief through objects
A refreshingly positive anthology of personal accounts edited by Shinie Antony and AT Boyle, links personal loss with intangible objects readers, and the process of letting go
24 February,2025 09:08 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
History highs and sweet endings
Our sutradhaars—Lady Flora and Sir PM—are back in the bay, after attending a key conference in Calcutta, and have much to discuss from that visit
24 February,2025 07:03 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez