In this city, every story has at least one, if not a hundred more behind it. If things had gone as planned, yesterday Mumbai would have woken up to two very different stories about the same individual, perhaps symptomatic of the fractured times we live in and a reminder, that in this city, every story… Continue reading Stories Within Stories: Malavika Sangghvi on Zoru Bhathena
Month: December 2019
Architect Hormuz Batliboi Transforms an Empty Bed-Stuy Brownstone into a Family-Friendly Triplex
The late-19th-century brownstones in the Landmark District of Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood are both protected and rapidly changing—sometimes all at once, as in the case of architect Hormuz Batliboi’s own home. Article by Jesse Dorris | Interior Design “It eschews the either/or paradigm of renovating a historic brownstone in favor of an and/also approach,” Batliboi says… Continue reading Architect Hormuz Batliboi Transforms an Empty Bed-Stuy Brownstone into a Family-Friendly Triplex
Zoru Bhathena who campaigned against decision to cut trees at Aarey, caught up in ugly property dispute with father
As Darayus Bhathena lands up at police station with injuries, his son says the wounds are self-inflicted and files a counter complaint, saying his father’s motive is the family bungalow. Article by Vinay Dalvi | Mumbai Mirror Environmental activist Zoru Bhathena, 44, who campaigned against the previous government’s decision to hack trees at Aarey Colony… Continue reading Zoru Bhathena who campaigned against decision to cut trees at Aarey, caught up in ugly property dispute with father
Roxanne Irani: Black Gram Superfood on Kickstarter
Roxanne Irani is sharing a new project that she has been involved in for a while. Her story of discovery and entrepreneurship is in the video below that is part of the Kickstarter campaign. Go support Roxanne’s project on Kickstarter. Roxanne is raising funds for Eat “black gram.” This superfood will save the world. BAM!… Continue reading Roxanne Irani: Black Gram Superfood on Kickstarter
Vispi Speaks: What Are The Prospects for Human Immortality ?
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2009 was awarded jointly to Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak “for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by Telomeres and the enzyme Telomerase.” A new area of research on aging involves Telomeres. Geneticist Richard Cawthon and colleagues at the University of Utah… Continue reading Vispi Speaks: What Are The Prospects for Human Immortality ?
The timeless legacy of Parsis: One photographer’s attempt at preserving the Parsi heritage
An ongoing photo exhibition tries to highlight the rare moments of a fast dwindling Zoroastrian community of India. The exhibition showcases about fifty photographs by photographer Shantanu Das, which span over a period of six years. Most of them depict a day in the life of a Parsi.(Photo: Shantanu Das) Article by Sanskrita Bharadwaj |… Continue reading The timeless legacy of Parsis: One photographer’s attempt at preserving the Parsi heritage
Three Zartathushtis represented the religion of “The Three Wisemen” at the Council on Foreign Relations of USA
Three men represented the religion of “The Three Wisemen” at the Council on Foreign Relations of USA Zoroastrianism was represented at the council on foreign relations of USA luncheon held on 25th November at the San Diego convention center in California USA, which was attended by over 200 Scholars and Religious leaders. The president of… Continue reading Three Zartathushtis represented the religion of “The Three Wisemen” at the Council on Foreign Relations of USA
Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal And Son Dr. Kaizaad Kotwal Felicitated With Karmaveer Puruskar Maharatna Award
On 26th November, 2019, India’s leading performer and activist, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal was felicitated with the prestigious “Karmaveer Puruskar Mahartna” in New Delhi, as part of a REX and UN joint inititaive. Adding to the special nature of the award and occasion, Mody-Kotwal’s son, Dr. Kaizaad Kotwal, was also awarded the same award. The mother-son duo… Continue reading Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal And Son Dr. Kaizaad Kotwal Felicitated With Karmaveer Puruskar Maharatna Award
