Our dear friend and mentor Zerbanoo Gifford participated in a recent Thanksgiving event at the Westeminster Abbey in London, UK. Below is a write up by Athravan Sett a young Zarathushti from the UK who accompanied Zerbanoo at this historic event. Art writes..At noon...
Our dear friend and young Zarathushti leader Parshan Khosravi has been appointed as the Deputy Treasurer of the Young Democrats of America.Parshan is the past Co-Chair of ZYNA, Zoroastrian Youth of North America, a FEZANA Committee. He also chaired the 7th World...
In the Calcutta of the 1970s and '80s lived a young Parsee who made her community proud with her sporting achievementsArticle by Shamya Dasgupta | CricinfoIt was 1972 or 1973. Kumkum Banerjee was part of a group of five well-connected society ladies with an interest...
From to 'Hind' and 'Hindostan' to 'Chashma' and 'Biryan', the words you know and the language and history you don't. Persian“The best memory is that which forgets nothing, but injuries. Write kindness in marble and write injuries in the dust.”This is not a quote...
A Dadar Parsi Colony resident’s four-year-old attempt at using photos, anecdotes, municipal records, memories and sketches to the iconic neighbourhood in a book speaks of public participation in conserving the cityscape.The houses in the enclave, says Engineer,...
Adar Poonawalla, chief executive of the Serum Institute of India, on vaccines, regulation and what comes nextAdar Poonawalla, 40, is the chief executive of the Serum Institute of India (SII), the Pune-based, family-owned vaccine manufacturer that is producing more...
Beyond brief by-rote study of history at school about the ‘Grand Old Man of India’, not many Indians are aware of the true depth of the achievements of Dadabhai Naoroji. Mathematics prodigy at Bombay’s Elphinstone College, expatriate business representative in London,...
‘The Bicycle Diaries’ details how 12 cyclists set out as global explorers from 1923 to 1942 Last November, tired of being cooped up at home, travel enthusiasts Bakcen George, Allwyn Joseph and Ratish Bhalerao decided to ‘work from cycle’. Carrying their devices and...
Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on July 07, 2014.Nariman’s retirement is due in August this year.He is no ordinary Judge.Article by Vineet MalikJustice Markandey Katju (Ret’d), on his blog revealed that, Nariman was...