Received via email from Maneck Bhujwala According to India-West News of April 23, 2010, “A Parsi Zarathushti, Percy Batliwalla in May will join Bank of America Merrill Lynch as head, Asia Pacific, financial institution treasury sales. He will be based in Singapore. Batliwalla most recently held a similar post at JP Morgan. He was also… Continue reading Percy Batliwalla Heads Bank of America in Singapore
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Kainaz Amaria: Photographs from an Old Indian Road
Traffic, bulls, literary picnics and sequins. Where else can you get them all in one morning, but along the Grand Trunk Road? A gaggle of NPR’s finest are currently following the road across India and into Pakistan. Photographer Kainaz Amaria, who NPR hired for the project, sends a little taste of what she’s been seeing,… Continue reading Kainaz Amaria: Photographs from an Old Indian Road
Hoshang Merchant: Hyderabad’s Parsi Yogi
When the man with a long white Dumbledorish beard, twinkling eyes and soothing voice, surrounded by books, speaks, one is drawn by the humour and the inherent life wisdom in his voice. One of the most important contemporary poets in India, Hoshang Merchant is the first poet to publicly acknowledge himself as a homosexual. Describing… Continue reading Hoshang Merchant: Hyderabad’s Parsi Yogi
Dr. Malcolm Bilimoria: Pancreatic Surgeon Extraordinaire
Diagnosed with lethal pancreatic cancer, Geri Perrotte made a desperate pilgrimage to the mecca of the medical world: Mayo Clinic. Published by Daily Herald There, last November, doctors hoped to perform a complex operation to remove the tumor. Once they opened her up, however, they found the cancer was too advanced to remove, so the… Continue reading Dr. Malcolm Bilimoria: Pancreatic Surgeon Extraordinaire
Obituary: Dr (Mrs) Katy F Dalal
Today is the Public Condolence meeting to mourn the death of Dr. Katy Dalal, who passed away recently. Details below. The following is an obituary written by Homai N. Modi and printed in the Mumbai Samachar of April 04, 2010 My first glimpse of Katy Dalal was when I just joined the K. R. Cama… Continue reading Obituary: Dr (Mrs) Katy F Dalal
Pallonji Mistry is Ireland’s richest person
Pallonji Mistry, an Indian origin business magnate, has topped Ireland’s rich list with a worth of 3.9 billion pounds ($5.93 billion) Mistry, who became an Irish citizen in 2003 through his Irish born wife, has interests in real estate, cars, heavy industry, tea and partly owns the Taj Mahal Hotel. Mistry, who is in his… Continue reading Pallonji Mistry is Ireland’s richest person
Nina Godiwalla: A Zoroastrian’s walk through Wall Street
“What?!” is usually the response I get when I explain I’m Zoroastrian. It’s that vocabulary word you may have learned in your seventh-grade history class when you read about the world’s oldest monotheistic religion. By Nina Godiwalla / Washington Post It makes sense that it is not a commonly referenced word since you don’t run… Continue reading Nina Godiwalla: A Zoroastrian’s walk through Wall Street
