Residents of the Dadar Parsi Colony (DPC) are up in arms against BMC’s proposal for widening a few roads in the vicinity, as this would reduce the green cover since most roads encircle open spaces. At a recent Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC) meeting, the BMC tabled a proposal to widen roads lesser than 9m […]
Veteran journalist Freny Manecksha makes her foray as an author with the launch of her book, ‘Behold, I Shine’, on 7th July, 2017 at Mumbai’s Press Club. The book is a narrative that documents the lives of bereaved women and children, in conflict-stricken Kashmir, who live with the wretched reality of being unable to trace […]
Fantastic Farsak! Er. Farsak Palia of Navsari scored CGPA- 9.48/10 and stood 2nd in his B.Tech (Civil Engineering) examination from Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat. Having had his research paper published in IJETAE (International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering) Journal, Farsak will pursue MS in Civil Engineering specializing in Structural Engineering […]
A Khush Khushnum! 15-year-old Khushnum Daruwalla from St. Annes High School, Colaba secured 85.2% in her SSC Board examinations. A black belt in Karate with a keen interest in drawing, Khushnum wishes to pursue Commerce in college.
By Asst. Editor Delaveen Tarapore with inputs from Dr. Jasvi Doshi PT: Can you share some of the highlights of your life growing up? Meher: Born in Bombay in 1943, I grew up with strong family values. I spent most of my childhood in Delhi, Hyderabad and Bombay, before moving to Tanganyika for nine years […]
Shazneen Shines! 18-year-old Shazneen Vazifdar of Jasudben ML School, secured 96.2% in her XIIth ISC (Science) Board examination. She plans to shine on in her career as an Architect. Notable Nekzad! Ordained Navar and Martab, 16-year-old Nekzad Bajan of Cumballa Hill High School secured 91.20% in his SSC Board exams. Nekzad wishes to pursue […]
On 14th June, 2017, ‘Aava Natural Mineral Water’ – India’s top selling drinking-water brand, owned by our community’s leading entrepreneur, Behram Mehta – was awarded the ‘Superior Taste Award’ with two Gold Stars by the International Taste and Quality Institute (ITQI) – a leading European organization dedicated to testing and promoting superior food and beverages from […]
Noteworthy Nasha! Nasha Pooniwala from Udayachal High School achieved a striking 94.4% in her SSC board exams. She would like a career as a Chartered Accountant and will commence that journey via the Commerce stream in college. . Zealous Zara! 16-year-old Zara Dhanbhoora from The Cathedral and John Cannon School secured 94.3% in her ICSE […]
The eminent Press Club of Mumbai held its much sought-after, annual awards ceremony – ‘The Red Ink Awards’ on 7th June 2017, at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA). In its seventh year now, ‘The Red Ink Awards’ is nationally hailed as the most coveted and distinguished recognition given to Indian journalists for excellence […]
Our community has been known to gift Bollywood some seriously talented and critically acclaimed artists and personalities including Boman Irani, Ronnie Screwvala, Nauheed Cyrusi, Shiamak Davar, Perizaad Zorabian and Amyra Dastur, to name a few. Two names to watch out for, that add to this booming clique of budding Parsis in Bollywood, are Cyrus Dastur, […]
The Marvellous Mirza Twins! 15-year-old twins, Farshaz and Fareez Ronnie Mirza from Smt. RSB Arya Vidya Mandir (Juhu, Mumbai) scored a phenomenal 95% (Farshaz) and 96% (Fareez) in their Class X Board exams. Both, Farshaz and Fareez, secured a full 100% in ‘Commercial Applications’. Farshaz wishes to pursue Law, in the footsteps of his father, […]