We are happy to announce that our friend Kainaz Amaria is the winner of this year’s Jong Long Ethics Award. Per the award’s website…. The John Long Ethics Award is awarded to Kainaz Amaria, an outstanding photojournalist turned editor, first on NPR’s Visual Team before becoming the visuals editor at Vox. This award recognizes an… Continue reading Kainaz Amaria Wins the John Long Ethics Award from the NPPA
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Manekji Limji Hataria
Tomorrow 15th February is the baj of Manekji Limji Hataria, the Parsi missionary to Iran. A jashan will be performed at Wadiaji Atash Behram 1st floor hall in the morning at 10 a.m. Below is an article penned by our dear friend and esteeem Parsi historian Marzban J. Giara. MANEKJI LIMJI HATARIA (1813-1890) He was… Continue reading Manekji Limji Hataria
Yeh Ballet Directed by Sooni Taraporevala On Netflix India
Our dear friend Sooni Taraporevala has been extremely busy over the last few months and the reason is for everyone to see. Yeh Ballet, her latest project that she has directed shall “drop” on Netflix on February 21, 2020. Discovered by an eccentric ballet master, two gifted but underprivileged Mumbai teens face bigotry and disapproval… Continue reading Yeh Ballet Directed by Sooni Taraporevala On Netflix India
Muncherji Murzban and the Restoration of Lal Chimney: Parsi Social Housing
TO practice conservation in Mumbai, one must be lucky to have the right client who understands and sympathizes with the word ‘conservation’. I was fortunate to have one such client, the Garib Zarthostiona Rehethan Fund, a benevolent trust looking after the low/middle income group, residential housing needs of the Parsi community. Article by Ar. Vikas… Continue reading Muncherji Murzban and the Restoration of Lal Chimney: Parsi Social Housing
Book Launch: Honour Bound By Sarosh Zaiwalla
IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry had organized a Book Launch of the book “Honour Bound : Adventures of an Indian Lawyer in the English Courts” authored by Mr. Sarosh Zaiwalla, Sr. Partner at Zaiwalla & Co., International Lawyer, Arbitrator and Mediator based in London on 5th February, 2020 in F. E. Dinshaw Library, at… Continue reading Book Launch: Honour Bound By Sarosh Zaiwalla
Artistic lineage: Chronicling The Legacy Of Khorshed and Kekoo Gandhy.
The London filmmaker on chronicling the legacy of Khorshed and Kekoo Gandhy. As a young woman, Behroze Gandhy tried hard to maintain a distance from her artistic lineage. “Growing up, I didn’t want anything to do with art, my parents [Bombay’s original art couple Kekoo and Khorshed Gandhy] or their gallery,” says the London-based filmmaker.… Continue reading Artistic lineage: Chronicling The Legacy Of Khorshed and Kekoo Gandhy.
BuzZYNG Flea: ZYNG Launches with a Stellar Event
For Zoroastrians, all roads led to Rustom Baug on the 25th of January for The BuzZYNG Flea, the launch event of ZYNG 2.0 (Zoroastrian Youth for the Next Generation), in a hip and happening new avatar. On Saturday evening, Zoroastrians of all age groups witnessed a complete makeover of the sprawling Rustom Baug Ground with… Continue reading BuzZYNG Flea: ZYNG Launches with a Stellar Event
Tardeo physician Dr Veena Patel, who treated Dinshaw Gandhi, to get all their assets
Tardeo resident had willed everything to his family physician; assets include 3 bank accounts and properties across the state; couple’s grandniece had contested the will, saying it was forged. By Sharmeen HakimSharmeen Hakim, Mumbai Mirror A general physician who runs aclinic in Tardeo will get all the assets owned by an elderly couple she had… Continue reading Tardeo physician Dr Veena Patel, who treated Dinshaw Gandhi, to get all their assets
Igniting passion for the country | Jimmy Mistry | TEDxBITSGoa
Our dear friend, mentor and entrepreneur extraordinaire Jimmy Mistry recently gave a TEDx talk that is an inspiration for Zarathushti youth today. The hope is that his talk will motivate Parsi youth to start doing great things in whichever field they wish. Jimmy Mistry believes that there lies an inherent need to ignite passion and… Continue reading Igniting passion for the country | Jimmy Mistry | TEDxBITSGoa
