One of the richest NRIs from Singapore, 71-year-old Dadi Balsara, who had been living in a suite of Taj Mansingh Hotel, died late Wednesday. Prima facie, it appears that he had suffered cardiac arrest, though the Delhi Police has kept the body for the postmortem to ascertain the exact cause of death. Article in INDIA… Continue reading Billionaire NRI Dadi Balsara found dead in his Taj room
Month: June 2014
Jamshed Nasarwanjee Rustamjee Mehta: The Real Father of Karachi
‘Ownership’, as defined by Oxford English Dictionary is ‘the act, state or right of possessing something’. In Urdu, it translates into Milkiyyat, while in Sindhi the alternative is Maaliki. When someone, something or some place is considered abandoned or ownerless, the Sindhi people often say: Adaa! Hinjee maaliki keeran waaro keer kon’hay. Article By Akhtar… Continue reading Jamshed Nasarwanjee Rustamjee Mehta: The Real Father of Karachi
Smita Crishna-Godrej buys historic Bhabha bungalow for Rs. 372 cr
Smita has assured friends that the iconic home where brothers Homi and Jamshed grew up will not be torn down to make way for a highrise and will only be used as a family home. Dr Jamshed Bhabha’s Malabar Hill bungalow, Mehrangir, which many in the city had wanted to be preserved and turned into… Continue reading Smita Crishna-Godrej buys historic Bhabha bungalow for Rs. 372 cr
Law and Identity in Colonial South Asia
The Parsis, or Zoroastrians, are an ethnoreligious community unusually invested in the colonial legal system of British India and Burma. In this interactive slideshow, Mitra Sharafi, the author of Law and Identity in Colonial South Asia, introduces readers to the history of Parsi culture and identity in colonial South Asia. Transcript of Law and Identity… Continue reading Law and Identity in Colonial South Asia
Dr. Keiki Mehta Honored at American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Congress 2014
Two Luminaries in the Field of Ophthalmology Named Honored Guests at the 2014 Annual ASCRS-ASOA Symposium and Congress in Boston Two physicians who have made significant contributions to the field of ophthalmology will receive the Honored Guest Award at the 2014 ASCRS-ASOA Annual Symposium and Congress April 25-29, 2013, in Boston. Dr. Keiki Mehta, a… Continue reading Dr. Keiki Mehta Honored at American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Congress 2014
Homi Bhabha’s iconic home on the block today
Mehrangir on Malabar Hill, the bungalow where the father of India’s atomic energy programme, Homi Bhabha, once lived, will go under the hammer on Wednesday afternoon. Article by Nergish Sunavala & Nauzer K Bharucha | Times of India Property market sources said they expect the property to fetch in excess of Rs 300 crore against… Continue reading Homi Bhabha’s iconic home on the block today
For Parsi population, eight small beginnings: Jiyo Parsi
Less than a year after the government launched “Jiyo Parsi”, a scheme to check the alarming decline in the country’s Parsi population, the stork is set to visit eight couples from the community who are beneficiaries of the scheme. By Parul Chandra | New Delhi The scheme, a mix of community-driven advocacy and medical assistance… Continue reading For Parsi population, eight small beginnings: Jiyo Parsi
