They were few, but far ahead of their time. In a country still grappling with child marriage and female illiteracy, Parsi women were already walking into universities, laboratories, and courtrooms. From unfurling India's first flag in Europe to capturing its freedom...
Pheroza Godrej, co-curator of the Framji Dadabhoy Alpaiwalla Museum, gives AD a special tour of the Parsi Museum in Mumbai.Recently restored with great discernment, the Framji Dadabhoy Alpaiwalla Museum, better known as the Parsi Museum, in Mumbai offers a glimpse...
Sisters of the late industrialist Ratan Tata have voiced distress over the turmoil at Tata Trusts, describing last week's removal of Mehli Mistry as a retaliatory action by other trustees.In their first media interview, Shireen Jejeebhoy, 73, and Deanna Jejeebhoy, 72,...
The telephone rang early in the morning. At the other end was a very old school days friend who was in a Karachi hospital. “I have a high fever and the doctors say its Covid”. A few hours later he was no more. Everyone who knew Adi Cowasjee admired his friendly...
Spenta R. Wadia was recently inducted as an International Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, USA at a function in Boston in September 2024.Spenta R. Wadia is the Founding Director of the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences of the...
With profound sorrow, we share the passing of Ratan Naval Tata, a visionary leader, a compassionate human being, and a beloved son of the Parsi community, on October 9, 2024 in Mumbai India. Throughout his 86 remarkable years, Ratan Tata embodied the timeless values...
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, 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...
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...