Think India, think Tata. The visionary business house that grew up with independent India, driving down new highways, providing the nation its morning cup of tea and adding that vital pinch of salt to the Indian cuisine. The Rs 80,000-crore company also provides for the steel in India’s business spine, just as Tata Consultancy Services… Continue reading Indian of the Year: Ratan Tata
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Astad Deboo Awarded Padma Shri
The phone hasn’t stopped ringing at the Antia residence in Parsee Colony for a couple of days. Not that anybody minds. After all, one of their kin, noted choreographer Astad Deboo, has just been conferred with the Padma Shri, one of the highest civilian awards in the country. “There is definitely jubilation in the family… Continue reading Astad Deboo Awarded Padma Shri
Corus deal: Lord Bilimoria chips in for Tatas
In a boost to Tatas’ bid for Corus, UK lawmaker of Indian origin, Lord Karan Bilimoria asked shareholders of the Anglo-Dutch steel maker Corus to keep in mind the reputation of Tatas before voting on any rival offer, reports CNBC-TV18. Bilimoria, Co-Chairman of the Indo-British Partnership, has said that the Tatas have a reputation going… Continue reading Corus deal: Lord Bilimoria chips in for Tatas
Kayhan Irani: Artivist with a cause
Kayhan Irani’s play, ‘We’ve Come Undone,’ has been playing to audiences around the nation since 2003. From Harlem to the streets of Baghdad, all the world’s a stage for actress, playwright and “artivist” Kayhan Irani — literally. The dreamy-eyed 28-year-old New Yorker of Indian descent has been involved in dozens of plays and artistic actions… Continue reading Kayhan Irani: Artivist with a cause
Cdr Kurush F Morris United States Navy
CDR Kurush F. Morris Commanding Officer USS TAYLOR (FFG 50) Commander Morris was born in Mumbai, India and migrated to the U.S. at the age of 5 with his parents. Upon graduating from high school in New Jersey, he attended S.U.N.Y. Maritime College in Bronx, NY, graduating in 1988 receiving a bachelor’s degree in Business… Continue reading Cdr Kurush F Morris United States Navy
Hill Road hawkers
Hill Road has long since been a bone of contention between the shopkeepers, the residents, the ward officers and the hawkers. Protests were evident when the BMC announced their plan of widening the road by acquiring land from the Parsi agiary, school and church. The BMC is going ahead with its plans anyway, despite the… Continue reading Hill Road hawkers
Courage Under Fire: A Tribute to Nani Palkhiwala
This is an edited version of Teesta Setalvad’s acceptance speech on being conferred the Nani A Palkhivala award, 2006 Nani Palkhivala has been described alternately as a passionate democrat, a patriot and above all a good human being. In response to one of the darkest moments this great metropolis, Mumbai, has lived through, December 1992… Continue reading Courage Under Fire: A Tribute to Nani Palkhiwala
ZAGNY Essay Competition For Children
As per brief on ZAGNY’s website. 2007 Gool Kothawala Essay Competition Topics: 1. “No, in fact, I’m Zoroastrian†(An unusual personal story about telling a new friend that you are a Zoroastrian.) 2. What I learned from my grandparent
Parzania: Death of humanity in Mahatma’s land
Film on Gujarat riots gets green signal; to be released this Friday Almost five years after Gujarat riots of February 2002, a gutsy English-language feature film that looks at the communal carnage through the eyes of a real-life Parsi couple whose only son went missing during the conflagration, is ready for release after a protracted… Continue reading Parzania: Death of humanity in Mahatma’s land
