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 principles 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 hypnotized 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.