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“Being a bartender meant that I would be working at a bar or pub and performing in front of drunk people, at late hours. “Playing with tools and ingredients is risky as you might get hurt or make a fool of yourselves if you don’t practice your tricks well. “The competition is getting tougher by… Continue reading Meet Ami Shroff, India’s bartending champ

Dinshaw Kaiki Tamboly needs no introduction to the Parsis of India and to the Zoroastrian diaspora worldwide. An amazing visionary, thought and action leader and champion of the poor, Dinshawji and his wife Bachi have both served the Parsi community for years and they continue to do so even today. The Navroze Baug Play Center… Continue reading Dinshaw Kaiki Tamboly Honoured at Navroz Baug

It is five in the evening on a hot humid day in Mumbai. The fresh coat of polish on the long wooden table that runs along the length of this empty boardroom is quite distinct. I can catch glimpses of the glistening sea outside through the window blinds. The view from the 23rd floor of… Continue reading Zia Mody: Powerhouse counsel

Of problems with IT heads, co-pilots and finding magic in each client And for my third Sunday at the office, a few stray thoughts and a few general observations and a few points of view (all my own work): Like how do you really say Havas without everyone bringing out the desi jibes about nether-region… Continue reading Havas Worldwide’s Rayomand J. Patell: A Peek at his week

Orchard Advertising has got in Sharmine Panthaky as vice president and branch head of its Mumbai office. Prior to this she was national head – retail and customer engagement at Interspace Solutions.  Kaizad Pardiwalla, COO, Orchard Advertising, said, “Sharmine joins us having had rich experience in business development and leading many national and multinational client… Continue reading Sharmine Panthaky To Head Orchard Advertising’s Mumbai Operations

Business Lounge with Ferzad Palia The man behind VH1, Comedy Central and Colors Infinity on censorship and the virtues of being thrown in at the deep end Article by Uday Bhatia | Live Mint In 1998, as part of a vocational course in his first year of college—studying advertising and marketing at the HR College… Continue reading Ferzad Palia: In Conversation

JustGiving co-founder and chief executive Zarine Kharas has been recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list for her contribution to business and charity in the United Kingdom. Article by Howard Lake | UK Fundraising She has been made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to business and charity. She… Continue reading Zarine Kharas Honoured as Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire