Desai played a key role in introducing India to its first quartz watch in the late 80s when he set up Titan Xerxes Sapur Desai, the man who founded Titan Co. Ltd and made it an internationally renowned Indian watch brand, is no more. The 79-year-old died in Bengaluru on Monday because of acute gastroenteritis.… Continue reading Xerxes Desai, founder of Titan, dies
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Noshir Dadrawala Responds to Times Of India’s Report on House Allotment to Dr. Farokh Master
Recently The Times of India published an entire article based on an anonmyous Whatsapp message. The journalist Bella Jaisinghani took this Whatsapp message and spun an entire conspiracy theory around it. To clear the air BPP Trustee Noshir Dadrawala puts facts on record. Noshir writes… There is a WhatsApp (WA) message circulating in the community… Continue reading Noshir Dadrawala Responds to Times Of India’s Report on House Allotment to Dr. Farokh Master
Maja Daruwala Reminisces about her father Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
The video jerked into play… realised I wasn’t looking for the Great Man: Sam Manekshaw’s daughter Maja Daruwala Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw died this day in 2008. A daughter remembers. Perhaps because there are so few of us around, people feel obliged to email and SMS me snippets of news and views, blogs, pictures… Continue reading Maja Daruwala Reminisces about her father Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
Vada Dasturji Dr Peshotan Mirza Passes Away
We are extremely saddened to hear about the passing away of Vada Dasturji Dr Peshotan Mirza, who was one one of the two Vada Dasturjis of the Pak Iranshah Atashbehram. We were informed of this by Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor who writes…… It is with deep sorrow that I have to inform you that our… Continue reading Vada Dasturji Dr Peshotan Mirza Passes Away
Pune Zarthosti Seva Mandal Celebrates 75 years
The Poona Zarthosti Seva Mandal celebrated its 75th anniversary on Friday at Pudumjee Hall in Camp. The guest speaker for the event was Supreme Court judge Rohinton Nariman. Nariman said: “The idea of prayer is to tell one how to live. Also, if one asks for anything in their prayer, it should only be something… Continue reading Pune Zarthosti Seva Mandal Celebrates 75 years
Once an important centre of Parsis, Agra has now just 6 of them
From a time when all the prominent institutions in Agra were run by Parsis in the early 20th century — right from manning the Central Bank to starting city’s iconic hotel Cecil Mansion and entirely controlling the liquor trade here, the number of Parsis in the city has come to just six today. “Most of… Continue reading Once an important centre of Parsis, Agra has now just 6 of them
Rustom M. Ghadiali Elected President of Inter-Religious Organisation Singapore
UPDATE: An earlier version of this article indicated that Russi was the current President of PZAS. Russi informed us that he had stepped down earlier this year. We have made the appropriate correction. Rustom M. Ghadiali Past-President of the Parsi Zoroastrian Association of Singapore has been elected as the incoming President of the Inter-Religions Organization… Continue reading Rustom M. Ghadiali Elected President of Inter-Religious Organisation Singapore
The Eternal Flame of the Zoroastrians is Dying Out in Pakistan
KARACHI – With the emigration of its youth to safer and more prosperous countries, and a low birth rate, the eternal flame of the Zoroastrians, or Parsis as they are better known, is dying out after burning bright in Pakistan for almost a thousand years. That the age of splendor of the Parsis is fading… Continue reading The Eternal Flame of the Zoroastrians is Dying Out in Pakistan
Amor Mehta Named Physician of the Year at NJBIZ’s Healthcare Hero Awards
Amor Mehta, MD, medical director of the Level 3 Epilepsy Center at the Jay and Linda Grunin Neuroscience Institute at Community Medical Center, has been named Physician of the Year at NJBIZ’s 10th annual Healthcare Heroes awards program. Dr. Mehta was honored at the awards breakfast and ceremony on June 21 at The Palace at… Continue reading Amor Mehta Named Physician of the Year at NJBIZ’s Healthcare Hero Awards
