You may remember Nazneen Contractor as Kayla Hassan, the daughter of President Omar Hassan (Anil Kapoor) and Dalia Hassan (Necar Zadegan) from the eighth and final season of the Fox series “24,” where she played a tortured young woman with a secret life, or as Fahmida on NBC’s “The Carmichael Show,” or as Farah Nazan… Continue reading Nazneen Contractor Joins CBS Drama ‘Ransom’
Month: July 2016
Jame Response on the Recent Happenings
The below is an Op-Ed piece sent to us by Shernaz Engineer, Editor Jam-e-Jamshed Shernaz writes… Four BPP trustees proposed a “ban” on the Jam-e-Jamshed on June 28, 2016, to which several pages of last week’s Parsi Times (July 9, 2016) were devoted. Jame does not intend to devote several pages dealing with their baseless… Continue reading Jame Response on the Recent Happenings
Lord Karan Bilimoria and Bahram S. Bekhradnia Awarded Honorary Doctorates from University of East Anglia
Lord Karan Bilimoria and Bahram S. Bekhradnia, two distinguished Zoroastrians in the United Kingdom were awarded honorary Doctorates from the University of East Anglia. In an announcement congratulation the duo, Malcolm Deboo, President of the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe writes: Dear ZTFE Members & Well-wishers You will agree with me that the probability of… Continue reading Lord Karan Bilimoria and Bahram S. Bekhradnia Awarded Honorary Doctorates from University of East Anglia
Noshir Dadrawala’s Open Letter to Jam-e-Jamshed Weekly
Below is an open letter by Noshir Dadrawala, a current trustee of the Bombay Parsi Panchayet, addressed to the Jam-e-Jamshed newspaper Open Letter to the Editor of Jam-e-Jamshed Weekly They say, for those who believe, no explanation is needed and for those who do not believe, no explanation is possible. Despite every single trustee of… Continue reading Noshir Dadrawala’s Open Letter to Jam-e-Jamshed Weekly
Dasturji Peshotan Mirza: Obituary by Dinyar Patel
The passing of Dasturji Peshotan Mirza has been a loss on many fronts. We have lost a high priest who helped sustain the spiritual needs of the community, took an active part in our religious institutions, and carried on the priestly traditions of the Sanjana panthak and Mirza family, one of the nau kutumb (nine… Continue reading Dasturji Peshotan Mirza: Obituary by Dinyar Patel
Dhunji S Wadia: Write a buzzing chapter in the history of Rediffusion
He is the man of the moment, having scripted the turnaround of Rediffusion Y&R. The agency did well at Cannes Lions this year. BestMediaInfo caught up with Dhunji S Wadia, President, Rediffusion Y&R and Everest Brand Solutions, to find out how he pulled all this off and a lot more Article by Akansha Mihir Mota… Continue reading Dhunji S Wadia: Write a buzzing chapter in the history of Rediffusion
Open Letter to the Editor of Jame Jamshed
Below is a reader submitted open letter to the Editor of Jame Jamshed. Dear Ms Shernaz Engineer, I am a reader and well-wisher of Jame Jamshed our grand 184 year old newspaper. The 5 pages dedicated to Jame Jamshed have prompted me to write this. Presently the issue is not about Jame Jamshed vs BPP… Continue reading Open Letter to the Editor of Jame Jamshed
From Modi’s Fate To The World’s End, Bejan Daruwalla Unwraps The Future On His 86th Birthday
Bejan Daruwalla Official website: https://bejandaruwalla.com Shree Ganesha Namah! It’s Bejan Daruwalla’s birthday on Monday. That bawdy Parsi astrologer and celebrated Ganpati-bhakt will turn 86. He continues to be in demand. Age cannot wither him nor custom stale his infinite variety. Everybody from Narendra Modi down holds their palm out to Bejan when they meet him,… Continue reading From Modi’s Fate To The World’s End, Bejan Daruwalla Unwraps The Future On His 86th Birthday
Khushroo Poacha’s idea to crowdsource food now touches 2,500 lives
Khushroo Poacha wanted to feed kin of the poor in hospitals. The result was an initiative that now spans 7 cities. Article by Disha Shetty | dnaindia.com Khushroo Poacha, 38, holds a regular job with the Central Railways in its commercial department in Nagpur. Married and blessed with a young girl child, there is one… Continue reading Khushroo Poacha’s idea to crowdsource food now touches 2,500 lives
