On December 05, 2005, Ratan Tata was awarded the “Quality of Life Award” at the United Nations in New York. AU’s College of Human Sciences launched the International Quality of Life Awards as an annual occasion to honor people and partnerships who make significant contributions – in the spirit of the College’s own mission –… Continue reading Ratan Tata felicitated at United Nations
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Zubin Mehta: Lightning conductor
At almost 70, the Indian maestro Zubin Mehta is still wowing audiences and dividing critics across the globe. Sholto Byrnes meets him As I wait outside Zubin Mehta’s office, Sir Peter Jonas, formerly the general director of the ENO and now Mehta’s colleague at the Bavarian State Opera, tells me the maestro can still stand… Continue reading Zubin Mehta: Lightning conductor
K. F. Rustamji: I was Nehru’s shadow.
Book on police icon who protected a national icon released among distinguished gathering of policemen last evening.
Engaging his People – The Story of MKPB
‘Is he still a bachelor?’ This was Nari Rustomji remembering MKPB in June 1984 at the Shillong Club when I was introduced to him by a friend as somebody from Manipur. Nari Rustomji of the infamous Shillong Brigadier story during the “Merger Agreement” negotiations in his book, ‘The Enchanted Frontiers’, after his retirement as Chief… Continue reading Engaging his People – The Story of MKPB
Leaving a mark on the BSE
“…As a CA and MBA in Finance from Mumbai in 1984, it was quite a task to find a suitable match for Ms Deena A. Mehta, who went on to become the first and only woman president of the Bombay Stock Exchange in 2001….” “….To be the only woman in a hall of 2,000 would… Continue reading Leaving a mark on the BSE
