FEZANA’s highest award is The Lifetime Achievement Award which recognizes a highly-respected North American Zarathushti, who through his/her personal achievements and meritorious service has brought recognition to the Zarathushti community worldwide. On the occasion of the 30th Anniversary Celebration, FEZANA is honored to announce that Ervad Dr. Jehan Bagli has been awarded this Lifetime Achievement… Continue reading FEZANA Bestows Lifetime Achievement Award On Ervad Dr. Jehan Bagli
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From Rs 20,000 to Rs 100-crore Business: The journey Of Jimmy Mistry
Education is very crucial, but the lack of it should not be an obstacle to chasing your dream. Engineering dropout Jimmy Mistry has always been a firm believer in self-learning and on-the-job training. He started out as a designer when he was just 19, without any formal degree in design and architecture. by Aparajita Choudhury,… Continue reading From Rs 20,000 to Rs 100-crore Business: The journey Of Jimmy Mistry
Morgan Freeman: Christianity, Judaism and Islam Draw Their Tenets from Zoroastrianism
Morgan Freeman tells the origins of three major world religions in the second season of The Story of God by Elisa Meyer, worldreligionnews.com National Geographic, known for its matter-of-fact scientific shows now has a different type of program in its second season, The Story of God. This move was done presumably to increase its market… Continue reading Morgan Freeman: Christianity, Judaism and Islam Draw Their Tenets from Zoroastrianism
President of France bestows National Order of Merit on Zubin Karkaria
President of France François Hollande bestows the prestigious National Order of Merit on Zubin Karkaria Zubin Karkaria, CEO – VFS Global, and CEO – Kuoni Group, was appointed ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite’ (Knight of the National Order of Merit) by the President of the French Republic, François Hollande. The prestigious French award was… Continue reading President of France bestows National Order of Merit on Zubin Karkaria
Nargis Wadia and Indian advertising’s “Mad Men” years
Women were an important part of the ‘60s change. Nargis Wadia didn’t want to be an air-hostess or secretary, and her mother refused to let her become a teacher or doctor. “So she sent me to JJ College to do commercial art, and from there I got into advertising” says Wadia. In 1955 she joined… Continue reading Nargis Wadia and Indian advertising’s “Mad Men” years
India’s ‘Parsis’ Renounce Sky Burial as Vultures Go Missing
Parsis are the followers of the ancient Zoroastrian religion, whose ancestors settled in Indian 1,000 years ago to escape persecution in Iran (erstwhile Persia) that had turned Islamic. They brought along their tradition of leaving the dead exposed in the open for scavenging birds to feed on. Of the 138,000 Zoroastrians left in the world,… Continue reading India’s ‘Parsis’ Renounce Sky Burial as Vultures Go Missing
United States First Parsi Judge Appointed to Los Angeles Superior Court
Indian American attorney Firdaus Dordi, a former public defender and co-founder of the Dordi, Williams, Cohen law firm, has been appointed by California Governor Jerry Brown to the Los Angeles Superior Court. Article by Sunita Sohrabji | India West Dordi is the nation’s first Zoroastrian judge, according to the South Asian Bar Association. He is… Continue reading United States First Parsi Judge Appointed to Los Angeles Superior Court
Ronnie Screwvala: After Building a Media Empire, What’s Next? Lifting One Million From Poverty
Ronnie Screwvala sat cross-legged early last month on the floor of a three-room schoolhouse here in Nate, a village about 100 miles from Mumbai, the city of his birth where he built a billion-dollar media conglomerate. Watching a group of children playing with colorful educational games, Mr. Screwvala, a boyish-looking 54-year-old, appeared as wide-eyed and… Continue reading Ronnie Screwvala: After Building a Media Empire, What’s Next? Lifting One Million From Poverty
Sail Away: Zephyr Khambatta
Zephyr Khambatta is a Singaporean singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor, model and host who also plays the drums. An engineering dropout from the National University of Singapore, it did not take long before Khambatta topped various classes at LASALLE College of the Arts across music and performing art disciplines. A creative force to be… Continue reading Sail Away: Zephyr Khambatta
