The enterprising Zoroastrian Iranis in India seldom feature on the front pages of newspapers. Write-ups on them are often published in the food and entertainment sections. They are associated with the cafes they so popularized that offered no frills, affordable, wholesome food to all sections of society. In their heyday the cafes with their Minton tiled floors, bentwood tables covered with checkered tablecloths, armless chairs and a prominently displayed list of don’ts offered succor to office goers, Victoria hack drivers, cabbies, factory workers, students, struggling artists and poorly paid journalists, amongst a myriad others. Irani bakeries were also popular......