WOOF! 5th Anniversary Special

The Editor greets us at the door .She's groomed and ready for the photo shoot - adorned with pretty pink bows and glittering clips and not a hair out of place. The only hitch is that she has a bit of an attitude -she refuses to allow the photographer in .That is, till her owner - Farzana walks in, "Oh Inshy, stop it," she admonishes the frisky Lhasa Apso, as she welcomes us in warmly.[Read more]

Savvy- October2002

i believe

I must have done something good in my past lives to have met Behram in this one. If I climbed every mountain and thanked every God for having graced my life with a man such as him, it would not be enough. In a world where nothing lasts, least of all relationships, I shared one, the mere memory of which helps me endure the irreplaceable loss I felt when Behram went away forever on April 9, 2001." [Read more]

Better Photography- December 2000

The teacher said at school: "This girl can do anything under the sun". So, the teacher said, So, the girl did. Farzana Contractor has been a national-level athlete, hockey and basketball player.

The woman has single-handedly restored and re-designed the quaint Afternoon House. Somewhere in-between she has become the successful CEO for Afternoon Despatch and Courier and has also - successfully - launched Upper Crust, the amazing food, wine and style magazine of which she is the God: Publisher, Editor and Chief photographer. In this issue, Faces talks about Farzana - the amazing picture-person. Somebody believe us - this unusually charming girl can shoot.[Read more]

Health- November 2003

When Behram Contractor died on ' the 9th of April 2001 harbingers of doom prophesied that the Afternoon Despatch & Courier would fold up and sink without a whimper. This didn’t happen. His soul-mate Farzana gathered up the reins in her sum strong hands and carried on against all odds. There was not enough of money, the paper was not old and revered, nor part of a well-connected chain. And yet, it survived.

For Farzana life is like a cross country sprint. From wielding a hockey stick, to marrying a legend who was twice her senior, to creative photography, to starting upper crust, the up-market food-wine-and-lifestyle glossy. So she's administrator, editor, writer, photographer. And yet her bio-data is a mere 10 sentences long. For the lady prefers the sunlight to the When she speaks of behram, it is not with cloying sentimentality, but with the sincerity of someone who loved and was loved. Over to farzana who w, with equine grace and head held high. [Read more]

Oppurtunities Today- Feburary 2006

FARZANA CONTRACTOR is the CEO of the Afternoon Despatch and Courier and the Editor of UPPER CRUST- the magazine well known for its Food, Wine and Lifestyle.

Here FARZANA talks to us about her dual role as a journalist and a photographer as well as how she has carried forward the legacy of Busybee Behram Contractor [Read more]