Category: Individuals

Boman Irani as brand ambassador for Parsis

Celebrity endorsements are always bound to get the desired attention of the brand they’re promoting. Cashing in on that, the Ministry of Minority Affairs plans to rope in celebs from the sports and entertainment industries to inspire youth belonging to the minority communities. According to Lalit K Panwar, Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs, “Our aim… Continue reading Boman Irani as brand ambassador for Parsis

Caught in a moment : Exhibition of Photography by Shirin Kumaana-Wadia

To Eternity and Back is the debut photo exhibition by New York-based interior designer and photographer Shirin Kumaana-Wadia. The images encapsulate fleeting-yet-timeless moments in New York City with images of sunsets, dances, cityscapes and architecture By Soma Das | Mid-Day   Two years ago, New York-based interior designer Shirin Kumaana- Wadia was in Mumbai, to… Continue reading Caught in a moment : Exhibition of Photography by Shirin Kumaana-Wadia

Brigadier Furdoon Mehta Meets with Prince Charles

The Prince of Wales met some of India’s last surviving Second World War veterans as he paid his respects to the country’s war dead on Remembrance Sunday. The Prince and The Duchess of Cornwall honoured the fallen when they joined the congregation of a Mumbai church for an annual remembrance service. The religious event came… Continue reading Brigadier Furdoon Mehta Meets with Prince Charles

Dina Pestonji: Stroke patient to run in Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon

After 10 months of therapy, goal of completing half-marathon within reach After suffering a severe stroke that required emergency brain surgery to remove part of her skull, 29-year-old Dina Pestonji lay in a Toronto Western Hospital bed, unable to speak or move the right side of her body. She feared she would never walk again.… Continue reading Dina Pestonji: Stroke patient to run in Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon

JRD Tata: The father of commercial aviation in India

Hardelot is a beach town in the north of France. It is in the Pas de Calais, a region along the English Channel where the distance to Britain is short and, unlikely as it may seem, this is why it has a link to the development of commercial aviation in India. Author: Vikram Doctor |… Continue reading JRD Tata: The father of commercial aviation in India

Sorabji N. Pochkhanawala And His Wild Ambition: Barons of Banking

In 1910, a young Parsi assistant accountant with the Bank of India in Bombay had the far-fetched idea that he could set up a bank of his own. When news of this alarmingly ambitious enterprise reached his Manager, H.P. Stringfellow, he sent for the young man seeking confirmation of such vaulting intent. Article source: BusinessWorld… Continue reading Sorabji N. Pochkhanawala And His Wild Ambition: Barons of Banking

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