The Rise of Bombay: Contribution of Parsis to the World Heritage Site ————- By Conservation Architect Sanaeya Vandrewala. In light of the latest inscription of the Victorian Gothic and Art Deco ensemble of Mumbai into the UNESCO World Heritage List and in-keeping with the theme of the previous articles …
Read More »Installing Fire in a Zoroastrian Place of Worship
Installing the ‘Aatash Behram’ in the Sanctum Sanctorum of a Fire Temple. Installing the fire in a Fire Temple, a Zoroastrian place of worship is treated like the coronation of a Monarch; in fact the Consecrated Fire itself is addressed as “Padsha” meaning Ruler. In a Fire Temple the installation …
Read More »BEST Buses through the Years — a Short History of BEST
BEST buses, years of a Double Decker driving down Marine Drive, a bunch of us crowding the front seats meant for a mere two, top deck, breeze blowing our hair away, eyes scrunched against its onslaught, teen years and BLISS. Whether it was the ‘C’Remember Mumbaikar’s favourite ride in his …
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