Justice Pardiwala removes reservation related remarks from his order Even as the 58 Rajya Sabha members demanded impeachment of Gujarat High Court Judge Justice J B Pardiwala for his recent alleged objectionable remarks on reservation system in India, the beleaguered judge today removed the observation from his order. Justice Pardiwala removed his observations from the… Continue reading Gujarat High Court Justice J. B. Pardiwala Removes Remarks
Month: December 2015
Cyrus Mistry Wins Sahitya Akademi Award
Novelist Cyrus Mistry and poet Ramdarash Mishra were among the winners of Sahitya Akademi award announced here on Thursday. Six books of short stories, six of poetry, four novels, two books each of essays, criticism and plays and one of memoirs have won Sahitya Akademi awards, an official release said. The awards were recommended by… Continue reading Cyrus Mistry Wins Sahitya Akademi Award
Bapsi Sidhwa: Past In Perspective
Bapsi Sidhwa was born in Karachi in 1938 to Parsi parents and moved to Lahore soon after. She witnessed the bloody partition of India and has been a prolific writer. Sidhwa has won many awards for her writings, which include Sitara-e-Imtiaz, which she was awarded in 1991. She currently resides in Houston, US. She describes… Continue reading Bapsi Sidhwa: Past In Perspective
Neville Shroff Talks About Parsi Contributions On Hong Kong TV
Neville Shroff, one of the trustees of The Incorporated Zoroastrian Charity Funds of Hongkong, Canton and Macao was recently on Hong Kong’s prestigious TVB in a segment about Parsis and their presence in Hong Kong. The program explores the very long Parsi connection with Hong Kong. Besides Neville, you can also see Ervad Homyar Nasirabadwala,… Continue reading Neville Shroff Talks About Parsi Contributions On Hong Kong TV
Xerxes Bodhanwala Wins Times Food Award 2016
Xerxes Bodhanwala is the chef-owner of Red Fork a successful restaurant in Bangalore. At a young age he has achieved many laurels and this month added the Times Food Award 2016 for the “Best Chef Owned Restaurant. The award was presented to him in a glittering ceremony on Friday December 11th, 2015.
Zerbanoo Gifford and Farida Master at the Ripon Club
Over 100 people filed up the 3rd floor of the Ripon Club on Wednesday December 16, 2015 for a book reading event organised by the Jame Jamshed newspaper. An Uncensored Life: Zerbanoo Gifford authored by Farida Master was recently released at the Times Lit Fest and at the Ripon Club, both Zerbanoo and Farida enthralled… Continue reading Zerbanoo Gifford and Farida Master at the Ripon Club
Scouter Pervez S Irani Awarded the Silver Star by President of India
Scouter Pervez Shapur Irani was awarded Scouting’s second highest award the Silver Star, by the President of India at a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on December 8th 2015. Scouter Irani has spent a lifetime of active duty in Scouting at all levels and held various positions in the West Bombay… Continue reading Scouter Pervez S Irani Awarded the Silver Star by President of India
