Mega Conglomerate to build Pakistan’s first six-star international hotel on site of near-abandoned Hotel Metropole spread over 4 acres KARACHI: In an exclusive interview with Profit, ‘mystery billionaire’ Habibullah Khan announced that he would be building Pakistan’s first six-star international hotel in Karachi. Khan said, “We’re going to make a district with four different components.… Continue reading Karachi’s Legendary Metropole Hotel Site to be Pakistan’s first 6 star Luxury Hotel
Month: April 2018
Change Comes to Delhi Parsi Anjuman
Our dear reader and friend Rusi Sorabji informs us …. From President Kapadia to Kapadia and after 93 years a lady named Khullar….Ava Khullar The Delhi Parsi Anjuman all through its 93 years existence has been a very progressive Anjuman and a torch bearer in matters concerning the Parsi / Zarathusti community in India and… Continue reading Change Comes to Delhi Parsi Anjuman
Cyrus Poncha: The architect of India’s squash empire
Most of the successful coaches that we see around today are familiar faces. But usually their fame precedes their coaching careers and we know them from their years on the professional circuit. Be it Stefan Edberg for Roger Federer, Zinedine Zidane for Real Madrid, Subhash Bhowmick for the Calcutta Maidan or Pulella Gopichand for the… Continue reading Cyrus Poncha: The architect of India’s squash empire
In London, This Artist Rebuilt a Mythical Sculpture Destroyed by ISIS
When Michael Rakowitz first visited London in 1984, his family treated him to a grand tour of the city’s cultural attractions. On the loftier end of their itinerary was the British Museum, where the future artist first encountered the Middle Eastern archaeological wonders that would one day inform so much of his encyclopedic practice. In… Continue reading In London, This Artist Rebuilt a Mythical Sculpture Destroyed by ISIS
Abode in Amritsar
“It is all like a dream now…” I stand in the thicket and look over the board to read an article written about my grandmother. The bulletin is full of clippings on the great Mrs. Bhandari. For some strange reason, the journalists who had the opportunity to meet her ended the article in the same… Continue reading Abode in Amritsar
Shapurji Saklatvala: The British MP who was ‘the most important Indian nationalist’ outside India
The third Indian to be elected to the British Parliament, his support for the independence movement would get him labelled the unofficial ‘Member for India’. Courtesy: National Portrait Gallery In November 1905, a ship docked at London, which was the centre of an Empire that was witnessing a growing independence movement in its most valuable… Continue reading Shapurji Saklatvala: The British MP who was ‘the most important Indian nationalist’ outside India
Zoroastrian Faculty Network Formed
Announcing Formation of the Zoroastrian Faculty Network (ZFN) – A Joint Project of the GWG and WZCC Dr. Farrokh Mistree has been a long term advocate for WZCC to develop a Zoroastrian Faculty Network (ZFN) that would empower Zarathushti students to create economic, cultural & intellectual value. The Global Working Group represented by Farrokh Rustomji… Continue reading Zoroastrian Faculty Network Formed
Karachi’s Mama Parsi School Celebrates 100 years
Karachi’s legendary Mama Parsi Girls Secondary School celebrated its 100th birthday on Sunday, April 1, 2018 In 1918, Jamshed Nusserwanjee Metha collected donations to establish the school. Initially the school functioned at the Bai Virbaijee School from where it was shifted in 1919 to a building, Mama Mansion, which stands today at the corner of… Continue reading Karachi’s Mama Parsi School Celebrates 100 years
Online dating is saving the ancient Zoroastrian religion
Zarin Havewala doesn’t call herself a professional matchmaker, but her track record suggests otherwise. “So far, 55 couples have found their partners through my efforts — 53 couples are already married, and two more couples are engaged to be married soon,” says Ms Havewala, a Mumbai-based mother-of-two. Article by Siobha Hegarty | ABC Australia Ms… Continue reading Online dating is saving the ancient Zoroastrian religion
