The Indian Government announced the 2012 list of awardees for the highest civilian awards that the country bestows upon individuals. Dr. Noshir H. Wadia Padma Bhushan An eminent Neurologist from Mumbai Dr. Wadia is a recipient of the prestigious Padma Bhushan award bestowed by the Indian Government in 2012. More on Dr. Noshir H. Wadia… Continue reading Three Parsis Amongst List of 129 Padma Awardees for 2012
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Remembering Homai: Dinyar Patel Reminisces about Vyarawalla
Dinyar Patel, editor at Yazdgerd and good friend of Parsi Khabar has penned a personal note on the passing away of Homai Vyarawalla. "Homai Vyarawalla, India’s first woman photojournalist, passed away onSunday at the age of 98. Vyarawalla is a significant figure for anystudent of modern Indian history: pick up any book covering Indianpolitics for… Continue reading Remembering Homai: Dinyar Patel Reminisces about Vyarawalla
First Indian Woman Photo-Journalist Homai Vyarawalla Dies
First Post: India’s first woman photo-journalist, Vyarawala captured a nation in transition A picture of Jawaharlal Nehru, smoking and helping Ms Simon— wife of then British High Commissioner to India— light up a cigarette, showcases a different side of India’s first Prime Minister. It was taken by India’s first and for a long-time, only woman… Continue reading First Indian Woman Photo-Journalist Homai Vyarawalla Dies
New tricks from the Todiwalas in London
Arguably the industry’s most iconic Indian chef, Cyrus Todiwala has won more awards than Jamie Oliver has opened restaurants. He has published three cookbooks, advised Government and cooked for numerous celebrities, royalty and heads of state, not to mention his MBE and OBE received for outstanding services to hospitality. By Kerstin Kühn | Caterer and… Continue reading New tricks from the Todiwalas in London
Innovator Educator Jamshed Bharucha Inaugurated As 12th President of The Cooper Union
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art ushered in a new era for the esteemed 152-year-old institution with the inauguration of its 12th president, cognitive neuroscientist Jamshed Bharucha. The ceremony took place in the historic Great Hall on October 18, 2011. The academic procession crossed from the institution’s LEED Platinum academic building… Continue reading Innovator Educator Jamshed Bharucha Inaugurated As 12th President of The Cooper Union
The Freddie Mercury we didn’t know
To his legions of fans, Freddie Mercury was a flamboyant, and very British, rock star. But in the background was a much more complex sense of identity, summed up by one picture, a black and white image of a baby called Farrokh Bulsara smiling in his pram, watched over by an African nanny in the… Continue reading The Freddie Mercury we didn’t know
Clouds and Multiple Perspectives: A Jehangir Sabawala Retrospective
Jehangir Sabavala will be remembered for bringing Cubism to Indian art He stood silently in a corner of the huge hall at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, delighted with the paintings that surrounded him. In a crisp shirt with a matching cravat and perfectly polished shoes, he seemed to come from another… Continue reading Clouds and Multiple Perspectives: A Jehangir Sabawala Retrospective
