Zubin Daruwalla, in a Linkedin post informs us about his father the late Dr. Jimmy S. Daruwalla being awarded the Public Service Medal by the Singapore Government on the National Day of Singapore this year. Zubin Daruwalla writes On behalf of the Dyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS), Rotary Club of Raffles City (RCRC), Parsi Community… Continue reading Dr. Jimmy S. Daruwalla Awarded Public Service Medal by Singapore Government
Month: August 2017
Of Salvador Dali, Air India and Ashtrays
`In return, Señor Dali would like a baby elephant’ Air India might be struggling to stay afloat at this moment and piece its art collection together, but once upon a time it had legends such as Salvador Dali on its roster Article by Reema Gehi | Times of India A few weeks ago, shortly… Continue reading Of Salvador Dali, Air India and Ashtrays
K RUSTOM Is The King Of Ice Cream Sandwiches
K Rustom opened its doors to the public in Churchgate in 1953. Since then it has been a favourite amongst ice-cream lovers partly, because of a spectrum of delicate flavours and partly because it is one of the last places in Mumbai that serves the ice-cream sandwich. Run by the same family for the last… Continue reading K RUSTOM Is The King Of Ice Cream Sandwiches
Artist Jimmy Engineer Proud of his Pakistan Movement Paintings
World renowned Pakistani artist, social crusader and peace activist Jimmy Engineer has reiterated that he is genuinely proud of having painted different aspects of Pakistan Movement showing on huge canvasses in colours the sufferings and sacrifices of millions of Muslim men, women and children and their migration to the newly created Motherland amidst hopes and… Continue reading Artist Jimmy Engineer Proud of his Pakistan Movement Paintings
Asking Parsis to Have More Kids, in the Most Regressive and Patriarchal Way
The article below raises some interesting points, but it completely misses the reason why the campaign, and the actual program Jiyo Parsi exist. It is to preserve ethnicity. Otherwise it would have been titled Jiyo Zarathushti. The program is about preserving an ethnic group and is not in any way going above its mandate. –… Continue reading Asking Parsis to Have More Kids, in the Most Regressive and Patriarchal Way
Zoroastrian Association of Quebec Celebrates Golden Jubilee at Glittering Gala in Montreal
North America’s oldest Zoroastrian Anjuman, the Zoroastrian Association of Montreal celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1967, with a glittering Gala function in Montreal, Canada. ZAQ was founded in 1967 in Montreal, the same year the city hosted the eponymous Expo 67, that had then marked the centenary of Canada. Today, 50 years… Continue reading Zoroastrian Association of Quebec Celebrates Golden Jubilee at Glittering Gala in Montreal
Vice-Principal in Allahabad shot by unidentified assailants
ALLAHABAD: Two unidentified bike-borne armed assailants shot at a vice principal of a private school near Sanjiwani hospital under Kydganj police station here on Monday morning. The condition of injured vice principal, identified as Mehernosh Framjee, a resident of Nawab Yusuf road, was stated to be stable. IG Allahabad range Ramit Sharma told TOI that… Continue reading Vice-Principal in Allahabad shot by unidentified assailants
