Ron Mehta’s 1970 Pledge to Give Back to India Results in Nearly $1 Million Over 25 Years in Total Philanthropic Contributions Most recent donation from IIT Bombay alumnus comes in advance of WHEELS Global Foundation’s Annual Fundraising Gala Ruyintan (Ron) Mehta, a known name in the IIT alumni community, recently made a generous contribution to… Continue reading Ruyintan Mehta’s 1970 Pledge to Give Back to India Results in Nearly $1 Million Over 25 Years
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Dadabhai Naoroji: The ‘black man’ in Westminster
Dadabhai Naoroji, the first Indian elected to the House of Commons, lent his energies to causes as diverse as the women’s suffrage movement and Indian self-rule Article by Manu S. Pillai | LiveMint Some days ago, members of parliament at Westminster in London organized a special meeting to honour the memory of the first Indian… Continue reading Dadabhai Naoroji: The ‘black man’ in Westminster
In memoriam: Iranshah Yozdaathregar Mobed Palanji Pirojshah Dastoor
Our dearest friend Ervad Soli Dastur writes a beautiful heartfelt and personal obituary on the passing away of his brother Palanji It is with a very heavy sad heart I have to inform you about the tragic passing away of my elder brother, Iranshah Yozdaathregar Mobed Palanji Pirojshah Dastoor on Shehenshahi Khordad Maah and Raam… Continue reading In memoriam: Iranshah Yozdaathregar Mobed Palanji Pirojshah Dastoor
Inspirational Woman: Pearl D. Tirandaz
Our dear friend Pearl Tirandaz was recently featured in the “Inspirational Woman” series by We Are The City. Here she is in conversation with Charlotte Smith Tell us about yourself, your background and what you do currently I am born and brought up in a typical Parsi colony called Rustom Baug at Byculla, Mumbai.… Continue reading Inspirational Woman: Pearl D. Tirandaz
How Rita Kapadia traveled from Computer Science to kitchen science
Many of us have had careers that meandered down winding paths. Rita Kapadia, of East Street, has followed a path filled with ones and zeros as well as halves and quarters. She began her career in the corporate world at IBM in the field of computer programming. After many years she moved on to support… Continue reading How Rita Kapadia traveled from Computer Science to kitchen science
Perin Boga and Her Contribution to Theater in Pakistan
We are thrilled to see Perin Boga in an interview on Youtube. Perin Boga is an amazing member of the miniscule Parsi community in Lahore, Pakistan, and I had the fortune of meeting her and her sister Rati Cooper in Lahore in January 2016, when they spent a couple of days showing me all around… Continue reading Perin Boga and Her Contribution to Theater in Pakistan
Mani Clubwala: 70 years ago today in Pakistan
Yes, it was the day India got its Independence. But in Karachi, for 18-year-old Parsi teenager Mani Mehta, August 15, 1947, was the day of her engagement to Jehangir Clubwala, a young executive from Mumbai with a promising career in Parry and Co. “I remember there were people out on the streets of Karachi celebrating… Continue reading Mani Clubwala: 70 years ago today in Pakistan
The Roda I know
dentsu X’s Divya Karani on media veteran Roda Mehta (ex-O&M), the AAAI’s Lifetime Achievement Award Winner for 2017 I have had the fortune of working with some very tall men. Roda is one of them. I joined O&M to work with Roda. And then did my best to keep out of her way. Why? I… Continue reading The Roda I know
Piroj Wadia: So Long, Farewell, It’s Hard To Say Goodbye!
The last time I spoke to Piroj was two days before Nina Goel, her friend called me from Piroj’s mobile phone to inform me of her hospitalization and to tell me that Piroj would not be able to send in her weekly column for The Daily Eye (www.thedailyeye.info), as she wasn’t well; but that she… Continue reading Piroj Wadia: So Long, Farewell, It’s Hard To Say Goodbye!
