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Noshir Desai, former CEO of Karishma Advertising and later media head at Lintas, passed away in Mumbai on 6th September 2023. Noshir was a veteran of many years belonging to the MCM era where he began his career. He then moved to Everest Advertising and later on worked with Lintas in Account Management where he… Continue reading Noshir Desai: Hardworking professional who never believed in giving up

In an email update Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe informs…. ZTFE congratulates Lisa Bandari, daughter of Kay & Darayus Bandari, for been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to Portugal as per the Press Release from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on Monday 18th September 2023. Portugal is the oldest ally of the United Kingdom. The… Continue reading Lisa Bandari Appointed UK’s Ambassador to Portugal

Schbang’s Rayomand Patell: Your mind is the single best intelligence Rayomand J Patell, chief creative officer and chief integration officer, Schbang mentioned, “ I sincerely believe that you gotta use your own mind first and use AI as a tool to generate what you are seeing inside your head and bring that to life on… Continue reading Schbang’s Rayomand Patell: Your mind is the single best intelligence

Marriage, divorce, inheritance, and temple rights are all skewed in favour of men. Four Parsi women see UCC as an equaliser but Bombay Parsi Punchayet wants ‘total exemption’. People at agiyari (fire temple) on Navroze, which is Parsis’ new year | Photo: Manisha Mondal/ThePrint Article by Shubhangi Misra | The PRINT Delhi/Mumbai: A viral message… Continue reading UCC is everywhere in divided Parsi homes—WhatsApp groups, dinner talks, op-eds, letters

When Delhi-based professor Shernaz Cama told the Parsis about the disgrace in which historical accounts were lying at the Meherjirana library, it became an emotional discovery for them. Parsis now don’t know how to read old Parsi text, including the priests. They rely on texts written in Gujarati | Manisha Mondal/ThePrint Article by Shubhangi Misra… Continue reading Time is running out for Parsi culture. Race to save it from extinction is on

A recent study by a team of researchers in India shows that the Parsis’ maternal genes connect them to both Middle Eastern and South Asian populations. Undertaken by scientists from Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences in Lucknow, and the department of archaeology at Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute in Pune, the study also revealed… Continue reading Parsis carry Middle Eastern & South Asian genes, says study

Eminent social activist Omim Maneckshaw Debara passed away on Thursday morning due to cardiac arrest. Debara retired as chief engineer of VST and passionately worked for various causes, including those concerning the environment, communal harmony, interfaith, heritage, and preservation of water bodies. Article in Deccan Chronicle He was the president of COVA, secretary of Forum… Continue reading Omim Debara dies due to Cardiac Arrest