Today, she stands accomplished in many ways, a successful publisher, editor and chief photographer of UpperCrust (2000) and Dogs & More (2011), curator of Indiaâs first and finest food exhibition, the UpperCrust Food & Wine Show (2003) and Dog AâFair (2008) - Indiaâs first pet event, a doggie carnival that captured the imagination of people.
Here is Marryam Reshii's account of her luncheon date with Meera and Muzuffer Ali at their farm hou se in Delhi. But somewhere along Walkeshwar Road, we lost him. Jul 20, Mumbai Mirror / Updated:; 2019; Ist, 06:00. He passed away early this morning, round about 00.40 o’clock, as peacefully and gently as the summer rain that had fallen on the city in the dawn hour yesterday. Behram Contractor (1930–2001), Journalist; Behram Khan (cricketer) (born 1987), Pakistani cricketer Behram Kurşunoğlu (1922–2003), Turkish physicist; Behram Zülaloğlu (born 1982), Turkish footballer Her work is her life. I think he might have pulled through yet again, for both Busybee and Behram were fighter and survivor, but he had been through a major shock earlier in the day that must have weakened him considerably. When she started off, married to the reticent and renowned journalist and editor, Behram Contractor aka Busybee, who she helped launch the city’s much respected daily, The Afternoon Despatch and Courier (1985), she says she didn’t possess an iota of knowledge of the future that lay ahead. Truly if God has been cruel and unjust with anybody, that person is Farzana Contractor. For inspiration. The newspaper started by renowned editor Behram Contractor and his wife Farzana chronicled Mumbai like no one else. R.I.P.This blog is for students of Commits, a media college in Bangalore, where I teach journalism. Aashish Sahukar and Anil Sharma. Advice To My Younger Self. Contractor, who wrote under the pen name of Busybee had a special following for his last page editorial, Round and About, that had as Busybee put it "a few stray observations, all my own work" and had a Bulldog Bolshoi that could talk but not bark as one of the … A woman of many hats is what defines her best. Farzana’s eldest brother, Capt. A male Persian name meaning the hypostasis of victory; Angel of victory in Zoroastrianism; Atash Behram, a Zoroastrian place of worship; People. Behram may refer to: . And Dr. B. K. Goyal, as big an institution in medicine as Busybee was in journalism, was driving behind us in his own car. Retrieved 4 July 2020.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) She recalled the early days of the launch as being tough times. Farzana Behram Contractor joins Kiran Joneja in the 6th episode of INSIDER TALK on Facebook on Monday 29th June @5pm Farzana Behram Contractor is as accomplished as she is multi-talented. I’ve trained under the man and worked with him for 17 years, but there is one assignment Behram Contractor, better known as Busybee, never prepared me for. Wodehouse of our times and more, a writer with a brilliant sense of timing for satire and humour, but with a soft and sensitive pen. When she started off, married to the reticent and renowned journalist and editor, Behram Contractor aka Busybee, who she helped launch the cityâs much respected daily, The Afternoon Despatch and Courier (1985), she says she didnât possess an iota of knowledge of the future that lay ahead. And thereâs a long road ahead still...â signs off Farzana Contractor. For pleasure. And with flashing lights and wailing siren, we covered it in minutes. 238 likes. I have lost a colleague and a friend. Yes, he is really no more. She is totally grounded and believes in simple living. We were rushing him to Bombay Hospital in an ambulance, his wife Farzana Contractor, the CEO of this newspaper, a close family friend Rajesh Jain, and Drs. Behram Contractor (1930 – 9 April 2001), also known as Busybee, was an important figure in Indian journalism: "In the history of Indian journalism, there will never be another humorist like Busybee; he was the Art Buchwald of India, the P.G. I like to think he quietly slipped away. "Sun sets on Afternoon". UpperCrust, Dogs & More, UpperCrust Food & Wine Show, Dog A'FairTo get the best possible experience using our site we recommend that you upgrade to a modern web browser. There is so much that goes behind these three names, too much to compress in a few lines. There are facets that range from food and wine to travel and pets, photography, farming, interiors and to just creating â anything! Behram Contractor is Former Regional Finance Manager at ARAMARK Corp. (Inactive). For those who did not know him personally, Behram Contractor and Busybee was the son of the late Hirabai and Pirojshaw Contractor, and brother of Darius (UK) and Dadi (France). Mr. Behram Contractor (BUSYBEE). But you have lost your favourite columnist. There is even a … Of all the editors and senior journalists I have worked with, Behram "Busybee" Contractor is the one I loved and respected the most.