The entrepreneurial world in India is filled with multitudes of people experimenting with new avenues, revamping the ones we already know and much more. However, very few entrepreneurs have aced the knack of dipping their toe in multiple ventures and sticking to the ones that click. Jimmy Mistry is one of them. The 49-year-old entrepreneur… Continue reading Meet the multifaceted Indian entrepreneur who is making heads turn: Jimmy Mistry
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Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw: A Video Interview
Parzor is delighted to see a new audience appreciate the great opportunity we had to record Sam’s world and life through his own words and those of his colleagues and contemporaries. The Field Marshal’s humour and self deprecation had been misunderstood: he had been misquoted- but he was a dear friend and finally agreed to… Continue reading Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw: A Video Interview
Celebrating the Life of Jamshid Jam
The Zoroastrian Society of Ontario via its newsletter informs us of the passing away of Jamshed Jam. Jamshed was a legendary figure in the Zarathushti community in Toronto. ZSO writes…. The Wonderful Life of Jamshid Jam This is to inform you of the peaceful passing away of Jamshid Jam in his home on the night of June… Continue reading Celebrating the Life of Jamshid Jam
Sir Shapoorji Burjorji Bharucha
A tribute on his death centenary by Marzban Jamshedji Giara He was a self made and large hearted man, financier and business magnate. He was born at Bharuch on 30th April 1845 of poor parents. He lost his father when he was a child and his mother brought the children to Bombay from Bharuch when he… Continue reading Sir Shapoorji Burjorji Bharucha
The irrepressible charm of Bapsi Nariman
With the passing at 89 on Tuesday of Bapsi Nariman, née Contractor, wife of eminent jurist Fali Nariman and a fiercely independent lady in her own right, I have lost a mother figure and my daughters a grandmother. Having been attached for over 25 years to Fali and Bapsi — the archetypal ‘Parsi lady,’ crisp… Continue reading The irrepressible charm of Bapsi Nariman
Bapsi Nariman: In memory of Fali’s better half
Fali was her universe and she was his. They were a couple where the whole was larger than the sum total of its parts. I think it was on the occasion of Fali’s ‘50 years at the Bar’ that Ashok Desai began his speech by saying, “Behind every great man, it is said, there is… Continue reading Bapsi Nariman: In memory of Fali’s better half
Darius Ferzandi of Byculla Restaurant and Bakery Passes Away
We are saddened to hear about the passing away of Darius Ferzandi, the owner of Byculla Restaurant And Bakery which closed down earlier this year. In a social media post Bombaywalla Historical Works writes We are sorry to hear about the passing of Mr. Darius Ferzandi, senior partner of Byculla Restaurant & Bakery, which shut… Continue reading Darius Ferzandi of Byculla Restaurant and Bakery Passes Away
