Category: Individuals

Today, a very dear friend, philosopher, guide and mentor Zerbanoo Gifford turns 70. In a small intimate gathering at the beautiful ASHA Center in the Forest of Dean, Zerbanoo’s life was celebrated at a beautiful lunch event. Like most people I had heard of Zerbanoo, but had never met her in person till that day… Continue reading Happy 70th Dear Zerbanoo

Negin Forouzesh, a doctoral candidate in the computer science department in the College of Engineering, has been honored as a 2020 Graduate Student of the Year for her excellence in research, teaching, and service. After finishing her master’s degree in her native country of Iran, Forouzesh decided to pursue her post-graduate studies at Virginia Tech.… Continue reading Virginia Tech Names Negin Forouzesh 2020 Graduate Student of the Year

This post is dedicated to Flight Lieutenant Parvez Rustom Jamasji, Vir Chakra, for his services in the Bangladesh Liberation war—the man carrying the Phantoms of Chittagong into hell and back! The Glorious Special Frontier Force, or the commonly named ‘22 Establishment’, for being commanded by Inspector General -Major General Sujan Singh Uban—and it was called… Continue reading Flight Lieutenant Parvez Rustom Jamasji, Vir Chakra

Malcolm Deboo, President of ZTFE informs us…. It is with great sadness that we inform you that our beloved Honorary Life Member & Trustee Ervad Rustom KaiKhusroo Bhedwar, passed away at Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, this morning around 9.16am, Mah Meher, Roj Dae-pa-Adar, Thursday 20th February 2020. Ervad Rustom was 84 years old. He was… Continue reading Ervad Rustom Kaikhushroo Bhedwar: Obituary

Our dear friend, mentor and entrepreneur extraordinaire Jimmy Mistry recently gave a TEDx talk that is an inspiration for Zarathushti youth today. The hope is that his talk will motivate Parsi youth to start doing great things in whichever field they wish. Jimmy Mistry believes that there lies an inherent need to ignite passion and… Continue reading Igniting passion for the country | Jimmy Mistry | TEDxBITSGoa

Celebrating the 134th birth anniversary of Jamshed Nusserwanjee (1886-1952), a philanthropist and the first elected mayor of Karachi, speakers at a gathering on Sunday stressed the dire need to understand and acknowledge the contributions of various non-Muslim communities, especially Parsis. The Karachi Theosophical Society, a forum founded in 1896, organised the gathering at the auditorium… Continue reading Karachi’s first elected mayor Jamshed Nusserwanjee remembered

Our dear friend Shireen Mistree was recently featured on SHORTLIST. Read her interview below. “Culture isn’t just one aspect of the game – it is the game. In the end, an organization is nothing more than the collective capacity of its people to create value.”  Lou Gerstner Jr., IBM Culture is a key aspect of… Continue reading Startup Culture Stories: Shireen Mistree & The India Climate Collaborative