The 24th World Scout Jamboree will be held at the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in West Virginia from 22 July to 2 August 2019. The hosting duties will be split between the Boy Scouts of America, Scouts Canada, and Asociación de Scouts de México. The theme is Unlock a New World. On Sunday… Continue reading Zoroastrian Humbandigi Prayers at 24th World Scout Jamboree 2019
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White House Honors Neville Sanjana with Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
NYU’s Neville Sanjana, an assistant professor in the Department of Biology and at NYU School of Medicine, has been awarded a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. New York University’s Neville Sanjana, an assistant professor in the Department of Biology and at NYU School of Medicine, has been awarded a Presidential Early Career… Continue reading White House Honors Neville Sanjana with Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Migrated but kept the Apartment ? Parsis must give ’em up
Is it fair to keep low rent, charity apartments in prime localities of the city locked while the tenants have migrated to the US or Canada? The Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP), the city’s biggest private landlord which controls over 5,500 flats meant for the ParsiI-rani community, does not think so. It has been issuing eviction… Continue reading Migrated but kept the Apartment ? Parsis must give ’em up
Know All About India’s Most Badass War Hero: Sam Manekshaw Whose Last Words Were Inspirational
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw is an iconic figure in the Indian Armed Forces. He’s known for many things- for successfully fighting for the country in major wars, for being in the first batch to pass out of the Indian Military Academy (IMA), to being one of the first person to be commissioned into the Gorkha… Continue reading Know All About India’s Most Badass War Hero: Sam Manekshaw Whose Last Words Were Inspirational
Parsis get an exclusive matrimony app, Parsi Shaadi
According to a 2017 study, almost 99.9% Parsis within the age group of 18-25 said they wanted to marry within the community Parsi youth can now find a match within their community with the help of a newly-launched mobile application, Parsi Shaadi. The app was launched on Saturday by the Parzor Foundation, in collaboration with… Continue reading Parsis get an exclusive matrimony app, Parsi Shaadi
Cyrus Poonawalla Gets Honorary Degree from Oxford University
It was a select group of his inner circle that accompanied Cyrus Poonawalla, founder and chairman of Serum Institute of India, when he received an honorary degree from the University of Oxford for his work in the field of life-saving vaccines and philanthropy, recently. Besides his daughter-in-law, the glamorous Natasha, there was Karan Billimoria (Baron… Continue reading Cyrus Poonawalla Gets Honorary Degree from Oxford University
Dr Cyrus F. Hirjibehedin Presented Royal Microscopical Society Medal for Scanning Probe Microscopy
We are thrilled to share the news that our dear friend Cyrus F. Hirjibehedin received the Royal Microscopy Society (RMS) Gold Medal in Manchester, UK on July 2, 2019 for his work in STM microscopy when he was at University College of London at the London Center of Nanotechnology. The award was presented at Microscopy… Continue reading Dr Cyrus F. Hirjibehedin Presented Royal Microscopical Society Medal for Scanning Probe Microscopy
Tata vs Mistry: Book Excerpt
Minutes of the Oct-16 Tata Sons Board Meeting at Bombay House. There was not much time to think. Mistry messaged his wife, Rohiqa, that he may soon be sacked. There was probably no time to consult a lawyer. Surely, there were some board members who would side with Mistry? Mistry walked a few paces from… Continue reading Tata vs Mistry: Book Excerpt
On World Refugee Day: How Parsi Refugees From Yesterday Became Citizens of Today
Let alone India’s first cotton mill, first steel plant and first institute for fundamental research in science, we have Parsi Theatre to thank for the musical routines of Bollywood! by Amulya B June 20, 2017, 5:57 pm In the last few years, the world has been grappling with the refugee crisis. The innovations in technology… Continue reading On World Refugee Day: How Parsi Refugees From Yesterday Became Citizens of Today
