Category: Individuals

Emeritus Professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology Stanley Insler GRD ’63 passed away on Jan. 5 at the age of 82. Insler was a distinguished historical linguist who studied Indo-European languages. He is specifically known for his writings about the language and literature of India and Iran as well as his translation of the Gathas,… Continue reading Stanley Insler Passes Away

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) is proud to announce Dr. Adi Bulsara has been selected by the Office of Naval Research for the Dr. Fred E. Saalfeld Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Science. Bulsara will be honored during a ceremony at the Office of Naval Research in Arlington, Virginia, Nov.… Continue reading Adi Bulsara: Navy scientist selected for ONR’s Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Science

On 12 March 1944, a proposal was despatched from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) at Bangalore to the Sir Dorab Tata Trust in Bombay. The letter read ‘I have for some time past nurtured the idea of founding a first class school of research in the most advanced branches of physics in Bombay… when… Continue reading Remembering an Indian Prometheus: Homi J. Bhabha

Behram Palkhivala, the younger brother of Nani Palkhivala, passed away last Friday (27th July). Not many lawyers know of the enormous role he played in the writing of Kanga and Palkhivala’s “Law and Practice of Income-tax”. Article by Arvind P Datar | Bar and Bench After the death of Nani Palkhivala in 2002, the Palkhivala… Continue reading Remembering Behram Palkhivala (1926-2018)

Determined expert on Zoroastrianism who founded degree courses on world religion and zipped across the world on crutches As a child sick with tuberculosis of the bone, John Hinnells spent the best part of seven years isolated in hospital. When he was as young as six years old he was placed on wards full of… Continue reading Professor John Hinnells : Obituary

The below is a profile of the legendary scholar Dr. Irach J S Taraporewala penned by his grandson and namesake Irach Taraporewala. This appeared on the Zoroastrian Heritage page on Facebook When the administrator of this page asked me to put together a profile of my late grandfather, the Zoroastrian scholar and translator of the… Continue reading Dr. Irach J S Taraporewala – Zoroastrian Scholar

On the tenth anniversary of his passing away (27 June), a few reminiscences of the iconic Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, with whom I share my alma mater. I was but four years of age when I first set eyes on India’s most iconic military leader. It was 1957 and Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw (Sam… Continue reading Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw: Remembering India’s Finest Soldier