The Tatas, Freddie Mercury & Other Bawas: An Intimate History of the Parsis by Coomi Kapoor. Published in 2021 by Westland Non-Fiction, an imprint of Westland Publications Pvt Ltd, 1st Floor, A Block, East Wing, Plot No. 40, SP Infocity, Dr MGR Salai, Perungudi, Kandanchavadi, Madras 600096. Pp: xi + 308. Price: Rs 699.
The foundational contribution of the Parsi community to industry, science, arts, social reform and philanthropy is too well-known to bear repetition but Coomi Kapoor’s (pictured) The Tatas, Freddie Mercury & Other Bawas: An Intimate History of the Parsis is a welcome addition to the literature on the......