Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry on the Parsi theatre tradition we lostLavish backdrops, melodramatic flourishes, high-pitched singing, complex tableaux and opulent floats — it combined European techniques with local contours to create a theatre form that became India’s first...
Tata leadership to remain in the family: Noel Tata
Noel Tata is the new chairperson of Tata TrustsA day after the death of India's most globally-recognised tycoon Ratan Tata, his half-brother Noel Tata has been named as the new chairperson of Tata Trusts, the group has announced.Tata Trusts is the company’s...
Rawalpindi Zoroastrian Cemetery: A Reflection of Parsis’ past glory
During the British rule, Rawalpindi was home to people from various religions. There were Sikhs, Muslims, Hindus, Christians and even Zoroastrians. However, many left the city but their identity marks can still be seen in the shape of their worship places and other...
Nilufer K. Shroff will conclude her service as VP & CACO at Princeton University
Nilufer K. Shroff will conclude her service as vice president and chief audit and compliance officer.Nilufer (Nilu) K. Shroff, who has led the Office of Audit and Compliance (OAC) since 2007 as the University’s first chief audit and compliance officer, will step down...
Zoroastrian Minorities: An Article by Paulina Niechciał
Paulina Niechciał has authored a paper titled " Zoroastrian Minorities ". This was published in the Religious Minorities Online, edited by Erica Baffelli, Alexander van der Haven and Michael Stausberg. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2024. . Zoroastrian...
Meet Maya Tata, A Rising Star in the Tata business empire
Meet Maya Tata, likely heir of multi-billion-dollar Tata business empire, Ratan Tata is her…With her father being Ratan Tata's half-brother and her mother the sister of the late Cyrus Mistry, she is deeply intertwined with the Tata Group's legacy. Despite being the...
Padma Shri Dr. Keki Hormusji Gharda Passes Away
Dr Keki Hormusji Gharda, a legend in chemical engineering who revolutionized the industry with his groundbreaking innovations, forever changing the landscape of Indian chemical manufacturing, left for heavenly adobe yesterday. His demise is a great loss for the Indian...