More than 30 years after the release of her first novel, The Turning, on Jamshedi Navroz, Armin Wandrewala’s next novel, The Moment of the Banyan, was released fortuitously on yet another auspicious day, Gudi Padva, March 30, 2025. The venue of the launch was also emotional for the author, the Jamasp Tata Pavilion, under the auspices of the Bandra Tata Blocks Welfare Association (BTBWA), in the Parsi colony where Wandrewala grew up, notes a press release.
Dr Nilufer Bharucha, distinguished academician and author, released the book. Also gracing the occasion was Bharucha’s husband, Dr Sridhar Rajeswaran, professor and poet.
Bharucha commended the......