Mr Minoo Homi Batlivala

TV9 featured our project on their programme Shaka 9 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.412477082181109.1073741828.236514753110677&type=1links:1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wy6Mbw0olw2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsVrjBwrNAY3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFMH_S-B4hU http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=decomposition+project+in+ban…

I am trying to remember people, places, things and events that are almost half a century ago. So if I falter, bear with me, correct me, remind me. People, well there is Brian Edwards, Kevin Wade, Manek Despande, Joseph D’souza, Bedford, Derek Andrade, Bernard Rodricks, Frank, and a whole lot of a hundred and fifty…

The launch has been and uneventful affair. The day after was one of a little stress, when we noticed that site was down. Unfortunately our hosting provider in the US decided to upgrade their systems. And guess what… Yupp, Murphy was there (The Murphy who said “If anything can go wrong, it will; at the…

Being a boarder also meant a rigorous religious upbringing. Morning prayers, 6.15 am Mass, Rosary, prayers before and after meals, night prayers, and during Lent who prayed most, We. Then there was being an Altar Boy, but all prayers to be learnt were in Latin. Somehow I managed and frequently assisted in mass from as…

Ever hear of the Binaca Hit Parade. No! Neither did I, until a kind adopted Uncle living on Bazaar Road just behind the Boarders Dormitories decided that the least he could do was to play that hit parade real loud for us boarders. And so, we learnt about Frank Sinatra, Pat Boone, Jim Reeves, Cliff…

Believe me Tyrone your grandfather was a great man. You know why I say that. Because he was humble, very humble. If as an orphaned boarder I was given the option, I would have chosen him as my father. Everyone will have a different view on the same event or personality. All I can say…