Healthcare trailblazer, Dr. Dhun Noria, Chief of Laboratory Medicine at Scarborough Health Network (SHN), was recently honoured for her formative and ground-breaking contributions to the Shared Hospital Lab (SHL). Founded in 1996, Shared Hospital Lab is a partnership between SHN, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Michael Garron and North York General Hospital to provide high-quality microbiology… Continue reading Shared Hospital Lab honours founding member Dr. Dhun Noria.
Month: October 2022
Streetwise Kolkata: Parsee Church Street, named after Kolkata’s 183-year-old Parsi fire temple
A significant part of the lane and the larger neighbourhood’s documented history starts during the 19th century when the Parsi and Jewish communities began settling here. Written by Neha Banka | Indian Express A significant part of the lane and the larger neighbourhood’s documented history starts during the 19th century when the Parsi and Jewish… Continue reading Streetwise Kolkata: Parsee Church Street, named after Kolkata’s 183-year-old Parsi fire temple
Dhun Baria: Such a gutsy contradiction
Dhun Baria, the feisty reformist who was also orthodox in certain ways, “was a real contradiction,” said Noshir Dadrawalla, her friend and former Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) trustee. The community grapevine started buzzing with the news of Baria’s death early Sunday morning. Article by Hemal Ashar | Mid-Day Dadrawalla added, “Most Parsis may remember her… Continue reading Dhun Baria: Such a gutsy contradiction
Multi-Faceted Sapal Balaporia
Our dear friend and contributor Havovi Govadia sends us another beautiful memory about times, places and people of yore. To read all of Havovi’s previous articles on Parsi Khabar click here In my youth, I would often hear the refrain “The Parsis of old were very bold”. From my grandparents and other seniors I would… Continue reading Multi-Faceted Sapal Balaporia
Ba Humata Lecture Series: October 2022
The October 2022 Ba Humata Lecture Series is on the theme “Life is a sample of our example: The Zarathushti Prayers” Speakers: Professor Emeritus Dr. Coomi Vevaina (India) Houman Farvahari (Iran) Ervad Fravash Turel (Hong Kong) Shazneen Munshi (United Kingdom) Moderator: Dr. Karishma Koka, PhD On Sunday, October 9, 2022 8:00 AM Pacific Time 11:00… Continue reading Ba Humata Lecture Series: October 2022
Buy Vs Rent: In Conversation with Boman Irani
On this episode of #PaisaVaisa, Anupam meets the real estate giant Boman Irani- President-Elect, CREDAI and Chairman & MD at Rustamjee. Boman shares his thoughts on the real estate market, its development over the years, and the importance of being an aware customer. He further discusses buy vs rent, factors investing property decisions, and how… Continue reading Buy Vs Rent: In Conversation with Boman Irani
Victim To Victory Co-Authored by Feritta Khambata
Our dear friend and amazing artist and singer Feritta is part of a series of authors in a new book titled Victim to Victory. Feritta writes… Today is my book launch on Amazon!!!!!! The messages of support I have received have been amazing! My vision has always been to have positive impact, to the make… Continue reading Victim To Victory Co-Authored by Feritta Khambata
