At the Intercontinental Hotel in London, a 300-strong gathering of advertising communication veterans from across the globe who had come together for a black tie dinner to celebrate IAA’s 75th Anniversary, on October 3, 2013, put their hands together to applaud the India Chapter’s Pheroza Bilimoria and Pradeep Guha for being honoured with the prestigious… Continue reading Pheroza Bilimoria receives International Advertising Association’s Champion Award
Category: Individuals
Hosi Daruwala: Colaba’s Patchwork Man
Seated in a chair at the head of a rickety old sewing machine, Mr. Hosi Daruwala matches its battle-weariness with some of his own. Author: Reza Noorani | Source: Home Grown At 71, he is a small, shriveled man who looks tiny even under layers of sweaters and thermals that he wears to fight the… Continue reading Hosi Daruwala: Colaba’s Patchwork Man
The story of Adi R. Kanga
A visionary & the birth of Navi Mumbai By Rusi Sorabji Before my email of April 30th 2013 informing friends and Zarathushti entities of the passing away of this Visionary who helped create the modern city of New Bombay (Navi Mumbai), I only knew him as Zubin R.Kanga’s talented grand-father, brother of the London Philharmonic… Continue reading The story of Adi R. Kanga
Sarosh Zaiwalla Wins Iran Bank Case In British Supreme Court
London/Mumbai – Mumbai-born Parsi lawyer Sarosh Zaiwala Wednesday notched a remarkable success in a bank case in the British Supreme Court, with major ramifications on the international banking system, an official said. Source: IANS By the court verdict, the British government’s sanctions on Iran’s largest private bank, Bank Mellat, were lifted after the its security… Continue reading Sarosh Zaiwalla Wins Iran Bank Case In British Supreme Court
Ronnie Screwvala: The Indian billionaire working for Disney
Bollywood pioneer Ronnie Screwvala is Disney’s point man in India. By Kurt Wagner | FORTUNE Ronnie Screwvala believes in India. As a self-made entrepreneur, Screwvala turned his small cable television company, UTV, into a multimedia conglomerate worthy of Disney’s (DIS) attention. (Disney fully purchased the company for an undisclosed amount in 2012, and Screwvala is… Continue reading Ronnie Screwvala: The Indian billionaire working for Disney
Usheen Davar Awarded MIN's 2013 Sales Person of The Year Advertising award
Usheen Davar, Digital Sales Director at Meredith Digital (Meredith Corporation) was just awared the MIN’s 2013 Sales Person of The Year (Web/Digital) Advertising award. She had made it to the finalists round and on Monday, June 3rd at the a ward’s breakfast in New York, was announced as the 2013 winner within this category. The… Continue reading Usheen Davar Awarded MIN's 2013 Sales Person of The Year Advertising award
Nauzer Bharucha Bags Journalism Award for Irrigation Scam Expose.
TOI journalist bags award for irrigation scam expose Mumbai: Nauzer Bharucha, senior editor at the Times of India, won the Red Ink Award for Excellence in Indian Journalism 2013 for political writing for his series of reports exposing irregularities to the tune of Rs 20,000 crore in state irrigation projects. Bharucha shared the award with… Continue reading Nauzer Bharucha Bags Journalism Award for Irrigation Scam Expose.
