The below account is from a very dear friend (…like family..) who I have known for a decade. We met at the Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York (ZAGNY) and have over the years volunteered together on community projects and events, too many to list. She requested to remain anonymous. WRITTEN BY A MOM FROM… Continue reading How COVID Impacted Our Family
Month: May 2020
JRD Tata — the democratic capitalist
In today’s context, JRD would have approved of ‘Make in India’, but not the dilution of workers’ rights to attract foreign investors JRD Tata was chairman of Tatas, India’s largest industrial conglomerate for 51 years, from 1938 to 1989. He steered the group through several regimes hostile to Indian industry: British Raj which discouraged making in… Continue reading JRD Tata — the democratic capitalist
The Serum Institute: How one Indian company could be world’s door to a COVID-19 vaccine
If the world is to gain access to a vaccine for COVID-19, there’s a good chance it will pass through the doors of Serum Institute of India. Article By Abhirup Roy, Euan Rocha | Reuters Serum Institute, the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines by volume, is working on several candidates for the novel coronavirus – including potentially… Continue reading The Serum Institute: How one Indian company could be world’s door to a COVID-19 vaccine
How Polson made butter a commercial product in pre-Independence India
Polson butter had monopolised the business by the 1930s and become a household name in India, much before the Amul revolution. Article by Mahua Venkatesh | The Print Much before India became independent and Anand Milk Union Limited started the Amul revolution, Polson became India’s first commercially made butter. Launched by Parsi entrepreneur Pestonji Edulji Dalal in 1900, Polson was… Continue reading How Polson made butter a commercial product in pre-Independence India
Hirji S. Adenwalla: Man who made more than 15K people smile is no more
The man with a missionary zeal who helped over 15,000 people smile, by doing cleft surgery has passed away, said a hospital official. Thiruvananthapuram: The man with a missionary zeal who helped over 15,000 people smile, by doing cleft surgery has passed away, said a hospital official. Ninety-year-old Hirji S. Adenwalla, a Parsi, was the… Continue reading Hirji S. Adenwalla: Man who made more than 15K people smile is no more
Renowned astrologer Bejan Daruwalla passes away at 89
He was admitted to a private hospital in Ahmedabad last week after he complained of breathing difficulty. Famous astrologer Bejan Daruwalla succumbed to lung infection on Friday in a hospital at Ahmedabad. He was 89. Published in the Economic Times Last week, the famous astrologer was put on ventilator at a private hospital in Ahmedabad… Continue reading Renowned astrologer Bejan Daruwalla passes away at 89
COVID 19 and Doongarwadi: A Statement by BPP
Statement for Doongerwadi and Covid 19 Sometime in mid-March when the Covid 19 deaths started in Mumbai, the issue of consignment of our dead at Doongerwadi has been at the forefront of the various issues the BPP Trustees have been mulling over. As the community is aware our method of consignment of the dead at… Continue reading COVID 19 and Doongarwadi: A Statement by BPP
