Let’s Surprise Our Loved Ones Today! It’s April 1 today, no better day to pull a few fast ones on those near and dear. Don’t we just love that look of surprise on their faces, which should hopefully burst into peals of laughter, when we subject them to our well-meaning antics? But these typical pranks […]
“Let me have men about me that are fat, Sleek-headed men and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.” By William Shakespeare (1564–1616) From ‘Julius Cæsar’(Act I. Sc. 2) Recently I received a morning SMS from a fitness guru pontificating, […]
Any pet lover will vouch for the joy and love a pet can bring to one’s life. But a dog is not the ideal pet for any home. And many a gifted dog has ended up at the local shelter or has been abandoned when it outlived its novelty or became a burden. Before you […]
Rustom Framna Agiary celebrated its 88th salgreh on 23rd April, 2017, commencing with a Khushali-nu-Jasan at 11am, performed by its Mobeds, followed in the evening by another Khushali-nu-Jasan, and a Jasan in memory of late Dasturji Framroze Kutar’s death anniversary. Dasturji Kutar was the first and only Panthaki of the Rustom Framna Agiary. Under his […]
March 28, 2017, marked the passing away of one of our community’s and our nation’s foremost legal prodigies – Tehmtan R. Andhyarujina, at age 83. Former Solicitor General of India, Andhyarujina practiced law for six decades, leaving behind a legacy in judgments he helped shape, with his submissions as Counsel on Constitutional Law. Andhyarujina’s illustrious […]
What is the origin of April Fool’s day? In the 16th century, France celebrated New Year every April 1st. In 1562, Pope Gregory changed the calendar to the one we use today and from then on, New Year began on January 1st. Many people didn’t know about the new calendar, or they ignored the new […]