Deena Mistri, the great-granddaughter of the founder of Bai Virbaijee Soparivala (BVS) Parsi High School, and its former principal, passed away on Thursday at the age of 85. She had taught there for 55 years. Mistri started teaching English in 1951 and became the first woman to teach the secondary classes at the time. Her… Continue reading Deena Mistri, former principal of BVS Parsi High School, dies
Month: February 2011
Vahbbiz Dorabjee: Movie Actress
Seems like Shakespeare’s famous quote was meant for Vahbbiz Dorabjee who essays the role of Panchi in Ekta Kapoor’s Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani. She is one of the few Parsi actors on television, besides Delnaz Paul and Rushad Rana but what makes her case even more rare is her name and the difficulty involved… Continue reading Vahbbiz Dorabjee: Movie Actress
Businesses held by diminishing races in a crisis to stay afloat
Ratan Tata is used to being feted. So when shareholders showered effusive eulogies in the mid-August annual general meeting, the managing director of the country’s largest conglomerate hardly batted an eyelid. Basking in the assorted praise where people implored, “Don’t leave us” or “We cannot lose our Ratan,” Tata said he will step down by… Continue reading Businesses held by diminishing races in a crisis to stay afloat
