Category: Individuals

His centennial birth year is an opportunity to celebrate the man who set up the Border Security Force and laid the ground for the first Public Interest Litigation case Though he was born a Parsi on May 22, 1916, Khusro Faramurz Rustamji, one of modern India’s most celebrated police officers and the first Director General… Continue reading KF Rustamji: India’s iconic police officer

On 16-1-1920 was born a child in Bombay whom his parents christened Nanabhoy. It was not an earth-shattering event at that time. In later years, he was known as Nani Palkhivala—a household name, not only amongst lawyers, but throughout the length and breadth of our country. What was the constitution of this man who became… Continue reading Nani Palkhivala and The Constitution of India

Sarosh Zaiwalla peers deeply into his phone. It pings at him. His kitchen-sitting-dining room is several shades of white; sunlight beams through large modern windows. Beyond the garden, the English Channel laps the beach. Article by Alexander Gilmour | FT.com Ping! “Financial Times wants a quote from me on this lifting of sanctions.” His tones… Continue reading Sarosh Zaiwalla: The Lawyer Who Tried To Halt Iraq War

ROSHANI ~ (Shenazz Nadirshah) is An Advanced Certified Medium for Angel Card Reading & Holistic Healing, Wholeistic Living Spiritual Coach, Mentor, Empowerist & Counselor; Certified from Charles Virtue, son of Doreen Virtue, USA & Archhana Lakhotia, – AND – A Certified Reiki MASTER – Reiki Healing Medium & Practitioner through the Usui System of Natural… Continue reading India’s first daily Angel Oracle messages book gains popularity

This is the story of our hero and our father Framroze R. Bhandara, who served with pride in the British Navy during World War II. He was born in Mumbai into a middle class Zoroastrian priestly family to Tehmina and Rustomji Bhandara. The purpose of writing this article is to motivate our Zoroastrian youth to… Continue reading Framroze R. Bhandara: A World War II Parsi Hero

Dolly Dastoor a dear friend and mentor of Parsi Khabar and the current editor of the FEZANA Journal, and past President of FEZANA was one of the 50 prominent Indo Canadians on “The A-List”. She and others were recently honoured at a glittering function in Ottawa. Fifty prominent Indo-Canadians were recognized in Ottawa recently for… Continue reading Dolly Dastoor Among Fifty Indo-Canadians Honoured as ‘Bridge Builders’

Few people born after 1980 would know of S S Tarapore. He retired from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as deputy governor at the end of September 1996. When his last day at RBI ended, he refused the official car. He took the lift down, walked out of the gate, hailed a passing cab,… Continue reading S S Tarapore: The Diminutive Colossus: Obituary