This Man Laid the Foundation of a Billion-Dollar Made-In-India Business Empire in Colonial Times Rome wasn’t built in a day, as the popular saying goes. Some of the world’s biggest businesses are, in fact, the culmination of decades of hard work and perseverance. Such is the story of the Godrej Group, one of India’s most… Continue reading Ardeshir Godrej: Founder of a Billion Dollar Indian Business Empire
Month: February 2017
Pakistan Post Issues Dinshaw Byramji Avari Commemorative Stamp
On December 18th 2016 Pakistan Post issued a special commemorative stamp to honour the life and work of Dinshaw Byramji Avari, the pioneering hotelier and philanthropist. DINSHAW BYRAMJI AVARI PHILANTHROPIST (1902-1988) COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP December 18, 2016 SALIENT FEATURES: 2016-14 Size of Stamp: 50.5 x 35 mm Size of Print: 47.5 x 32 mm… Continue reading Pakistan Post Issues Dinshaw Byramji Avari Commemorative Stamp
Adil Nargolwala: 28 Marathons and Counting
When you meet this 47-year-old human resource professional from Delhi, his fitness will inspire you to make new goals for your health. Having made it to the Limca Book of Records, Adil S Nargolwala now aims to be the sixth Indian in the world to complete the Abbott World Marathon Majors — the six major… Continue reading Adil Nargolwala: 28 Marathons and Counting
The First Indian Woman to Go to Antarctica has Visited 180 Countries in 50 Years
A fantastic article on our dear friend and mentor Meher Heroyce Moos When you look at Meher Moos, affectionately called “Magellan” Moos, you see an elegant 72-year-old woman with rosy cheeks, salt-and-pepper hair and gentle wrinkles that gather when she smiles. What you cannot see is that these wrinkles have many a story to tell… Continue reading The First Indian Woman to Go to Antarctica has Visited 180 Countries in 50 Years
Go Home: A Book by Sohrab Homi Fracis
Exile on Main Street A book review by by Tadzio Koelb | The Brooklyn Rail Go Home is the story of Viraf, who, like author Sohrab Homi Fracis, is an immigrant to America from India’s Parsi community, a group that left Persia a millennium ago to escape religious persecution. When we first meet him in… Continue reading Go Home: A Book by Sohrab Homi Fracis
Eric Engineer, from Product Manager to VC to CEO
Invodo CEO and CS alumnus Eric Engineer loves the business side of the technology industry. “I was a double major: CS and Managerial Studies,” he said. “Those were the bubble years and people were talking a lot about entrepreneurship, but it wasn’t built into any of the Rice programs. I went to first Rice Alliance… Continue reading Eric Engineer, from Product Manager to VC to CEO
Laughter rings in the house again
Five years after Laughter In The House sparked magic at the box office, the golden oldies of Parsi theatre are back with a sequel By Anju Maskeri | Posted 05-Feb-2017 Burjor Patel, Rashna Karai and Sam Kerawalla at the rehearsal of Laughter in the House 2 at Tata Theatre; Pics/Bipin Kokate At 6.30 PM, when… Continue reading Laughter rings in the house again
