FIFTY PARSI PORTRAITS
include The City Father assassinated in broad daylight
The Aristocratic Sisters owing allegiance to the British monarchy, fifty years after Independence
The Principal who bent all his priciples for a masseuse
The Accountant who organised tax raids on his own clients
The thumri humming High Priest of Navsari
The Magician who was tricked by his maid
The Conman who met Marilyn Monroe through time travel
The renowned Forensic Expert who hypnotised roosters
The Stud who fathered half a village in Pune
The Serpent Avatars with their Bollywood glitz
The Serial Philanderer who seduced countless
domestics behind a water tank
RAUNCHILY RAMBUNCTIOUS
BIZZARELY BAWDY REAL LIFE TALES MORE FANTASTIC THAN ARABIAN NIGHTSSECRET LIVES OF UNFORGETTABLE BAWAS
“Desai is a master of comic delivery.”HINDUSTAN TIMES
“His articles laced with subtle wit, wisdom and affection,
offer deep insight into the Parsi way of life which is rapidly disappearing.”
INDIAN EXPRESS
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