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SOAS awarded £5million gift to create world-leading Institute of Zoroastrian Studies

SOAS University of London has secured a £5 million donation to create the world-leading SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies. The donation will enable the creation of the SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies, a resource dedicated to enhancing the research, learning and teaching in the field of one of the world’s oldest… Continue reading SOAS awarded £5million gift to create world-leading Institute of Zoroastrian Studies

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Cdr Kavina: India loses 1971 war hero; declassified CIA files reveal impact of his Operation Trident

Cdr Kavina passed away in Australia last week, Indian Navy attended funeral Article by Manu Pubby | The Print The Karachi harbour attack by a group of three small missile boats of the Indian Navy — stretched to their endurance limits and virtually unprotected against air strikes — was a turning point of the 1971… Continue reading Cdr Kavina: India loses 1971 war hero; declassified CIA files reveal impact of his Operation Trident

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The Persian Table: Kadimi New Year Food Orders from Bawi Bride Kitchen

Our dear friend Perzen Patel a.k.a Bawi Bride informs us… Irani Zoroastrians in India will next week be celebrating the Kadmi New Year. Since all Zoroastrian celebrations involve indulging in good food, we thought that #BawiBrideKitchen should partake in the festivities as well and we have planned an entirely Iranian menu, The Persian Table. On… Continue reading The Persian Table: Kadimi New Year Food Orders from Bawi Bride Kitchen

Neomi Rao, the Scholar Who Will Help Lead Trump’s Regulatory Overhaul

When George Mason University changed the name of its law school last year to honor Antonin Scalia, the late conservative Supreme Court justice, the tribute rankled many liberal faculty members and students. That the naming was tied to a multimillion-dollar donation from the conservative Charles Koch Foundation only heightened concerns. Article by Steve Eder |… Continue reading Neomi Rao, the Scholar Who Will Help Lead Trump’s Regulatory Overhaul

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A history lesson for the Tatas as they consider buying out Air India

In the early 1970s, the government of Singapore, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, had a great idea. In order to attract investment into the little island nation, it thought of starting an international airline that would act as a kind of flying advertisement for Singapore and its world-class capabilities: it would do this… Continue reading A history lesson for the Tatas as they consider buying out Air India

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Rohinton Mistry turns 65: How has he struck a fine balance in his long journey as a writer?

Just three novels and one collection of short stories, and yet the reclusive Indian-Canadian writer’s fame is assured. Rohinton Mistry holds his Booker Prize shortlisted novel “Family Matters”. Image credit: Stephen Hird / Reuters Scroll.in, July 3, 2017 Urvashi Bahuguna Since the 1950s, the decade in which writer Rohinton Mistry was born, deaths in India’s… Continue reading Rohinton Mistry turns 65: How has he struck a fine balance in his long journey as a writer?

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101 babies in 3 years – Jiyo Parsi

Studies conducted by the National Commission for Minorities, and other joint studies conducted by Parzor and Tata Institute of Social Sciences, have identified several reasons for the decline in the Parsi population. “At the age of 41 when most women start experiencing the symptoms of menopause, I am experiencing the symptoms of a long awaited… Continue reading 101 babies in 3 years – Jiyo Parsi

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