Mar 30, 2021
It is better to indulge your body in some exercises during travel. We are sharing some simple & comfortable exercises which you can do while traveling.
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It is better to indulge your body in some exercises during travel. We are sharing some simple & comfortable exercises which you can do while traveling.
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We Are Who We Are Because Of Our Forefathers- 7
We Are Who We Are Because Of Our Forefathers- 7
July 31, 2020
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REPLY ADDRESS BY MR. DINSHAW B AVARI ON THE OCCASION TO COMMEMORATE HIS 85th BIRTHDAY on NOV 5, 1987-
“As Mr Wyseman used to only show a profit of Rs.18,000/- per year, I showed Rs 19,000/- by cooking the accounts and got them passed *. Next year I again made a net profit of well over Rs 1 Lac because this was the only hotel not out of bounds for American…
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We Are Who We Are Because Of Our Forefathers- 6 (6 of 12) DINSHAW AVARI 85th B’AY NOV 1987- “Sir Sidney Ridley confirmed to me that he would protect me and would ensure that the Hotel, if purchased by me, would not be requisitioned during the Second World War for the Army, Navy and Air Force, as was the custom. So, putting up my entire life’s savings and borrowing the rest, I went to Mr. Wyseman and purchased the Bristol Hotel for Rs.100,000/-. Mr Wyseman agreed on one condition- that Khorshed and I learn the hotel business with him for a few months. So, every morning at 4 a.m. I went to the Empress Market to purchase all the groceries, and the mutton, beef, chicken, fish, vegetables and fruits. As soon as six months training were over and Mr. Wyseman handed over the Hotel to me and left Karachi - and the Bristol Hotel got requisitioned! When I went to Sir Sidney Ridley and informed him about this, he phoned the British Provost Marshal of the Army to enquire why this was done. The Provost Marshal said "How can a bloody Indian run an English Hotel?" Sir Sidney Ridley insisted the Hotel be de-requisitioned and the Provost Marshal accepted only on my written agreement to reduce the charges to Rs. 5/- per room and Rs.7/- for room with all meals. Sir Sidney Ridley said I would go bankrupt, but I agreed. Inspite of all my social status, I was still a “bloody Indian” but I was willing to take the challenge. Now, the charge for a Chota (small) Peg for a Whiskey was Rs. l/. I immediately doubled it and got the Sargeant at Mauripur Airport to send me as many soldiers as he liked and I would pay him Rs.1/- per soldier, as his commission. Then, I put 6 soldiers in a room and within one year, with both husband and wife working till 2 a.m. in the morning, we made a net profit of Rs. One Lac in the very first year- I paid up the money I had paid to buy the hotel.” (to be cont) (previous post- https://dinshawavari.com/2020/05/26/we-are-who-we-are-because-of-our-forefathers-5/) #DinshawAvari, #khorshedavari, @avarixpresshotelsresidences @avarilahore @avari_towers @beach_luxury #HotelsinKarachi #sidneyridley #DrKaikobadKanga #historyofKarachi #avari #orphana (at Beach Luxury Hotel Karachi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBk2egppwft/?igshid=91f9tlaxn8kd
#Squirrels at @beach_luxury Hotel ...at peace and oblivious to #Karachi 's lockdown ... @avari_towers @avarilahore #avarixpress #hotelsinkarachi #hotelsinlahore #hotelsinislamabad #hotelsinmultan #hotelsinfaisalabad #hotelsingulberg https://www.instagram.com/p/B-FjiqaH5np/?igshid=1qozc5lxqxemo
A beautiful evening in #karachi @beach_luxury @avari_towers @avarilahore #avarixpress #hotelsinkarachi #hotelsinlahore #hotelsinislamabad #hotelsinmultan #hotelsinfaisalabad #hotelsingulberg https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Fh-I2pZoZ/?igshid=cv82wtvjw843
Day 2 at the Karachi Literature Festival
Day 2 at the Karachi Literature Festival
March 1, 2020
The “ills” of our times date back to the 1700’s East India Company!
In yesterday afternoon’s fascinating book launch “The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company” at the Karachi Literature Festival, William Dalrymple identifies the source of global corporate corruption and rot in society … The East India Company.
Darlymple’s style of delivery is OUTSTANDING! …
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The Romance of Valentines … 27 years on!
The Romance of Valentines … 27 years on!
February 14, 2020
I surprised my future wife with a romantic(?) Valentine’s dinner the year we were dating; and then for the next few years after our marriage.
…and just as suddenly those romantic dinners stopped J, not for want of trying … I just “forgot”!
There is no religious significance of Valentines Day to the general public in Pakistan. However, we all like to celebrate it as a…
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