26-year old Zarir Marfatia has always been driven by both creative and analytical interests. Struggling to choose between the two, he finally decided to pursue a parallel career path doing both. Qualified as a lawyer, working at a FinTech startup (FinTech is a portmanteau of two of the hottest industries currently, Finance and Technology) –… Continue reading Parallel Lines by Zarir Marfatia
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Ervad Zarrir Bhandara’s Talk at the Ripon Club Mumbai
The following speech was delivered by Ervad Zarrir Bhandara at the Ripon Club Mumbai on Saturday November 2nd, 2019. “Mobed’s Heart to Mobeds’ Hearts” event. This event was organized by the Global Health Guru and the Holistic Health Coach Dr. Mickey Mehta. The young and dynamic BPP trustee Mr. Viraf Mehta was the chief guest… Continue reading Ervad Zarrir Bhandara’s Talk at the Ripon Club Mumbai
Is this India’s best Mercedes owners club? : An interview with Rayomand J. Patell
Shivaum Punjabi at DriveTribe India does a wonderful interview with our dear friend and leading Parsi petrolhead Rayomand J. Patell a.k.a Rayo. Indians are obsessed with Mercedes Benz. For the longest time, it has been the go-to luxury car brand for anyone in India who wants to let the world know they have arrived. This… Continue reading Is this India’s best Mercedes owners club? : An interview with Rayomand J. Patell
Ancient prayers for modern times: Ariana Vafadari
Further meets Persian-French opera singer Ariana Vafadari, who takes enigmatic Zoroastrian prayers from 3700 BC and transforms them into haunting operatic pieces that speak to 21st-century festival goers. As a young girl, growing up in Iran, Ariana Vafadari would listen to her father singing the ancient philosophical poems, or “Gathas,” that lie at the center… Continue reading Ancient prayers for modern times: Ariana Vafadari
Parsi Musician Releases First Single With All Proceeds Donated To Charity
“Run the Race Again” – A Brand New Instrumental Single by Nenshad Bardoliwalla Available NOW! ALL proceeds will go to charity! Apple Music / iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/run-the-race-again/1484762319 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5CIiGqQVOKBFZaoldPZVdy The Quick Story Behind “Run The Race Again” My parents relented and bought me my first guitar at a garage sale in 1984, after I begged them… Continue reading Parsi Musician Releases First Single With All Proceeds Donated To Charity
“That’s No Way To Say Goodbye”: Maestro Mehta and Israel
JERUSALEM, MEHTA, MAHLER AND HATIKVA Beneath the Music Those are quite difficult moments, the moments of farewell. Especially if people are tight on in a family-like motto for the span of two generations. No wonder that the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, brilliant and one of a kind, to me, took three months to depart with Maestro… Continue reading “That’s No Way To Say Goodbye”: Maestro Mehta and Israel
Personal message from Maestro Zubin Mehta
After five remarkable decades, Zubin Mehta is retiring from music directorship of the IPO and says a touching and moving farewell to his orchestra and audience
PROPHET OF THE ATOMIC AGE: DR. HOMI JEHANGIR BHABHA
A tribute on his 110th birth anniversary by Marzban Jamshedji Giara He was born on 30th October 1909 at Bombay in a Parsi family. He studied at Elphinstone College,, Bombay and at Cambridge University, U.K. He had the Isaac Newton Studentship. He studied in Copnhagen, Zurich and Rome. He lectured at Cambridge for four years… Continue reading PROPHET OF THE ATOMIC AGE: DR. HOMI JEHANGIR BHABHA
Zubin Mehta – so soon?
It is really hard to imagine Israel Philharmonic concerts without Zubin Mehta’s figure on the podium at the opening of the season. Love of music, Israel and the Jewish people came together in one genius. Article by Jack Engelhard | Israel National News Fifty years — the times zipped by so fast. What’s the rush?… Continue reading Zubin Mehta – so soon?
