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Month: July 2021 Articles
Marzy Parakh: Angels of Mumbai: Hotelier lends helping hand to needy during crisis
Over the past one year alone Marzy Parakh has raised over Rs 2 crore for relief initiatives like distributing ration...
Meet Arzan Nagwaswalla, the first Parsi to represent the Indian cricket team in over 50 years
It’s widely believed that Nagwaswalla was picked on account of being from Gujarat since Jay Shah has pushed for players from his backyard Players coming out of Gujarat have had it good over the last...
Zoroastrianism: History, Religion and Belief An Online Course by Sarah Stewart and Céline Redard
Zoroastrianism has had a profound influence on major world religions. Its history tells the story of imperial culture, persecution, and migration. Utilising a rich visual repository of artifacts,...
New startup Della Leaders Club set to raise $7 million in maiden round
Newly launched startup Della Leaders Club (DLC), the world’s first technology-enabled global platform for CEOs and entrepreneurs with nearly 2,000 members, is set to raise $7 million (Rs 52 crore)...
2021 Global Virtual Graduation Ceremony
With graduation ceremonies being cancelled or turned virtual around the world, students have not been able to truly celebrate their well-deserved achievements. As a community, please join us to...
India’s first woman architect – a tribute to Perin J. Mistri
For many Indian women, the 1930s was a fundamental time, particularly in the political domain with their increasing participation in Independence movements. The advent of the Art Deco style...
Coomi Kapoor: The Tatas, Freddie Mercury & Other Bawas: An Intimate History of the Parsis
Bombay’s first rioters and go-getters Spurred by the events of the now infamous Ratan Tata versus Cyrus Mistry controversy, Coomi Kapoor explores the history of the Parsi community through its most...
Jim Sarbh on playing Homi Bhabha: Role is special because of shared Parsi heritage
Jim Sarbh honoured to pay tribute to India’s brightest scientists as he plays Homi Bhabha in Rocket Boys; Ishwak Singh steps into Vikram Sarabhai’s shoes. First look of Jim Sarbh as Homi Bhabha in...
Parsi body’s plea in Gujarat HC: Order reserved
The Gujarat high court on Friday heard the petition filed by a Parsi religious body and reserved its order on the demand to permit them to dispose of the bodies of those who died of Covid-19...
First of Many: Delnaaz Irani revisits Commander
This week’s First of Many features Delnaz Irani. In the 86th edition of our series, the actor talks about her first acting project, Sri Adhikari Brothers’ TV show Commander (1992)....
Sir Homi Mody … Dadabhai Naoroji: Five Parsis behind Mumbai’s street names
These five roads in Mumbai are named after politicians, bankers, lawyers and activists who had two things in common: one, they were Parsi, and two, they all contributed to the development of Mumbai,...
Survey on Zoroastrians-by-Choice’ and their interactions with ‘Zoroastrians-by-Birth
Our dear friend and PhD. student Ruzbeh Hodiwala is conducting a survey as part of his dissertation. In November 2020, we had published his first pilot survey request, and he has further tweaked...
India’s oldest running newspaper, Mumbai Samachar, turns 200
India’s oldest running newspaper, Mumbai Samachar, turns 200 The Gujarati newspaper, with its office located in an iconic red building at Horniman Circle in Mumbai’s Fort area, was first published...
Name Navi Mum airport after JRD: Kin
Amid the controversy over the naming of the greenfield airport at Navi Mumbai, a member of the Tata family has thrown in the hat for JRD Tata, who brought civil aviation to India. “I...
Ba Humata Lecture Series: July 2021
The July 2021 Ba Humata Lecture shall be held on Sunday 04 July 2021. The topic of discussion is Creating a Bountiful and Prosperous Earth with the Good Mind (Yasna 51.5 and 51.7 and related...
A Happy 100th Birthday to Khorshid Jobani
A 100 years of Zoroastrian celebration and tradition. Khorshid Jobani has seen a lot of changes within the Zoroastrian culture. She was born on July 12th, 1921 in Quetta when it was still under...