On 8th September, 2023, the world of Orthodontics bid a sorrowful farewell to Dr. Keki Minocher Mistry – a towering luminary and visionary, the greatly revered Founding Father of the Indian Orthodontic Society, who left an indelible footprint on the landscape of dentistry in India and beyond. Born on 25th December, 1935 in Mumbai, Dr. […]
Piloo Reporter, former international cricket umpire and the first among neutral empires, passed away on 3rd September, 2023, at age 84 in Thane, Mumbai, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy. He was ailing from cerebral contusions and was bedridden for a while. He is survived by his wife and daughters – Farzana Warden and Khushnuma Daruwalla. In […]
Former Indian first-class cricketer, Russi Cooper (Rustom Sorabji Cooper), passed away at the age of 100, at his residence in Kemp’s Corner, South Bombay, on the morning of 31st July, 2023. He had celebrated his 100th birthday on 22nd December, last year, becoming the longest-living, first-class player in the world. A right-handed batter, Russi Cooper […]
By Dara M. Khodaiji Our glorious Parsi community has birthed a large number of most inspiring stalwarts in every field of human endeavor, be it arts, science, humanities, law, defense of the country, and even politics. They have left behind footprints of inspiration for our youth to follow. JRD Tata – as much the […]
When Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry passed away one year ago, on 28th June, 2022 the nation lost a foremost torchbearer and a true trailblazer. The erstwhile Chairman of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, Pallonji Mistry, who breathed his last at the of 93 in his Mumbai residence, was one of India’s leading Industrialists, having fortified and built […]
Table Tennis legend, Burjor Khambatta, (popularly called Baji), who created much upsets with his defensive style of play, shocked the table-tennis fraternity when he passed away of a cardiac arrest, on 5th April, 2023, after a brief illness. Born on 2nd June, 1935, ‘Baji uncle’, as he was fondly known, came into prominence in the […]
7th January, 2022, saw the passing of one of the community’s most loved, cherished and respected stalwarts – surgeon and gastroenterologist – Dr. Tehemton Erach Udwadia. Considered as the Father of Laparoscopic Surgery in India, Dr. Tehemton Udwadia, who was the recipient of the Padma Bhushan, passed away at the age of 88, after a […]
My initial interaction with Dhunji Naterwalla took place about four years ago, during a Union negotiation between Dhunji and the BPP Board. As a BPP Trustee, I remember entering into a one-on-one discussion with Dhunji, when things had gone south and it appeared that both sides would end up in court. My aim was to […]
Iconic veteran theatre producer and actor who ruled Parsi, Gujarati and English theatre for decades, and renowned advertising personality, Burjor Patel passed away on 4th January, 2022, due to old age. The much acclaimed, former Khaleej Times Advertising Director was 91. Perhaps the only attributes which could compare to his awe-inspiring talent and remarkable personality, […]