The 4th of September marked the Birth Anniversary of one of our Community’s greatest legends – Dadabhai Naoroji (born on 4 September, 1825). Having earned the title of the ‘Grand Old Man of India’, Dadabhai Naoroji was perhaps one of the greatest leaders of our nation, having known to have influenced among many others, Mahatma […]
Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller Rating: 2/5 145 minutes Director: Kamal Hassan ‘Collateral damage’, utters a minor character in the film a couple of times, which left me wondering whether he was referring to the fate of this film — directed, written and co-produced by Kamal Haasan. For those who missed the prequel in 2013 — […]
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller. Rating: 2.5/5 117 minutes Director: Susanna Fogel Had it not been for the gory violence and almost continual action scenes, I would have been tempted to classify ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ as a screwball comedy. A spin on the title of the 1977 ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ (Roger Moore’s third […]
I’d like to begin with a Native American quote by the Chief Seattle, “The Earth does not belong to Man, Man belongs to the Earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all. Man didn’t not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to […]
It is a known fact that positive relationships bring about positive changes in the body, mind and soul. Open and honest relationships are beneficial to all. The best relationships are those that respect boundaries. They may not be clear cut, but personal space shouldn’t be invaded without permission. In most relationships the taker-giver equation is […]
Diana Edulji – Cricketer and Cricket Administrator Diana Edulji, a true-blue alpha-athlete, first brought glory in the field of cricket playing for Indian Railways, progressed to becoming Captain the Women’s Indian National Cricket Team and is currently on the Committee of Administrators of the BCCI. One of the greatest woman cricketers, this accurate left arm […]
The famous Meherbai Mandli ‘girls’ (all over 75) and ‘boys’ (all over 80) met for a Club-lunch and the discussion turned to relationships. “The most important relationship is the one we have with God” said Meherbai, confessing she was not very religious or a ritualistic freak, but rather a spiritual person who never hurts others. […]
Little Hoshi, all of ten, had been pestering his mother for years to bring home a dog. That was until last week when he was viciously attacked by a friend’s dog, leaving him not only with physical but psychological scars too. When his mother contacted me, Hoshi was having nightmares, trouble at school and couldn’t […]
Dame Dr. Prof. Meher Master-Moos, President, Zoroastrian College: “As per the ancient Avestan education system, the foundation of good education is ‘Character Development’ to bring out and develop the inner latent potential of the students to help them fulfil and achieve their purpose of life. The Student-Teacher relationship between teacher and students is based on […]
Pick Your Honest, Most-Likely Answer: 1. I prefer that movies have happy endings. A. That’s Me! B. That’s Eww! 2. Heartfelt gestures and words mean so much more than action! A. They do! They so do!! B. Words are empty. I believe in action! 3. Brutal Truth or White Lies? A. Prefer White lies than […]
