Image copyrights DNA India Even before he became the first Parsi in history to enter the British House of Lords, 45-year-old India-born Lord Karan Bilimoria was nobility of a different kind, widely billed as UK’s resident beer baron. Robustly friendly, he’s a qualified chartered accountant with a degree in law from Cambridge University. How in… Continue reading Bottle your own great idea
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Bottled For Business
Karan Bilimoria’s story is a classic case of how to chase a dream successfully. He had only his dream and passion as his assets when he set out against all odds to turn his vision for a less gassy lager into Cobra Beer. Educated at Cambridge University, he was drawn into entrepreneurship and, in 1989,… Continue reading Bottled For Business
Parsis Are Australia’s most diligent workers
AT last the question on everybody’s lips has been answered: The hardest working believers in Australia are are Zoroastrians. With just two religious holidays a year, the followers of the prophet Zoroaster are four times as diligent as Muslims, five times more than Hindus, and put the Jews and Orthodox Christians to shame. While workplace… Continue reading Parsis Are Australia’s most diligent workers
K B Grant: Pune’s ‘Young’ Medical Architect
Pune’s ‘Young’ Medical Architect Despite braving many odds, Dr KB Grant, Founder and Managing Trustee of Pune’s Ruby Hall Clinic never dithered from his purpose of providing the latest medical technologies. Rita Dutta trails the journey of this 87-year-old patriarch. It would be no exaggeration to say that Dr Keki B Grant’s (87) heart beats… Continue reading K B Grant: Pune’s ‘Young’ Medical Architect
Avesthagen initiates Parsi genome project
Avestha Gengraine Technologies (Avesthagen), a Bangalore-based integrated biotech company, has launched ‘Avestagenome’, a project to build a complete genetic, genealogical and medical database of the Parsi community. According to Villoo Morawala Patell, founder and managing director, Avesthagen, the project is biotechnology-driven and would aim to come up with therapies and diagnostic tools to understand linkages… Continue reading Avesthagen initiates Parsi genome project
JRD Tata: Man of steely values
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata is an easy man to write about. With his iconic status and corporate accolades, JRD the businessman could have overshadowed JRD the man and yet the book ‘Forever Jeh’ details the humanitarian side of the astute entrepreneur. Instead of showcasing his by now legendary impact on the country’s commerce, the book… Continue reading JRD Tata: Man of steely values
Rusi Lala writing book on 100 yrs of Tata Steel
It is a history of the makers of steel. Make that Tata Steel. RM Lala, the official biographer of JRD Tata, Beyond the Last Blue Mountain, may be pushing 80 but he is busy with his latest work, The History of Tata Steel, to be released this year, its centenary year. Clad in his trademark… Continue reading Rusi Lala writing book on 100 yrs of Tata Steel
