‘Ikigai’ – you’ve probably heard or seen the word. Or, maybe you’ve seen the multi-circle Venn diagram. A while ago, this book, ‘Ikigai’, with the serenely beautiful blue cover and a stylistic cherry blossom, started doing the rounds and immediately became a Los Angeles Times bestseller. Ikigai (pronounced ‘eye-ka-guy’) became a topic of conversation and […]
‘Shukrana’ or gratitude, means appreciation; and appreciation demands that we focus on the good within ourselves, in others, in the world and life itself. Authentic relationships and good relationships are formed and nurtured only because of gratitude. We appreciate only when we take absolutely nothing for granted and when we take this positive mental-about-turn, we […]
The Shapoorji Pallonji Group has announced a Rs. 700-crore residential project in Pune’s Hinjewadi, under the Joyville brand, in India. Joyville is a $ 200-million platform by Shapoorji Pallonji, ADB, IFC and Actis, for developing “aspirational housing projects” in India. The Joyville project in Pune, Sensorium, is spread over 10 acres and will have 1,100 […]
The annual festival of ‘Azargan’, which was on November 23, 2020 (Manouchehr Arghavani), was celebrated online this year due to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic which has gripped the world. In ancient Iran, Azargan was practiced along with other major national festivals like Noruz, Mehregan, and Arghavani. The head of Yazd Zoroastrians Association shared that […]
Clarifications By BPP Trustees Kersi Randeria And Noshir Dadrawala On 4th December, 2020, the BPP had issued a public notice to the community related to the issue of violation of Doongerwadi’s status as a ‘No Fly Zone’, which did not carry the statements of Trustees Noshir Dadrawala and Kersi Randeria, who had provided reasons for […]
Padma Shri recipient, Astad Deboo, respected as the pioneer of modern dance in India, passed away in the early hours on the 10th of December, 2020, at the age of 73. He had been diagnosed with cancer in November. He is survived by his sisters – Kamal Deboo and Gulshan Deboo. A private funeral was […]
Adar Poonawalla, the CEO of the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volumes – the Serum Institute of India (SII), was recently named as one among six people cited as ‘Asians Of The Year’, by Singapore’s leading daily, The Straits Times, for their work in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The Straits Times’ ‘Asians of the Year’ […]
In an immensely proud moment for Indian sport and our community, India’s F1 hope, Jehan Daruvala won the Formula 2 race at the Sakhir Grand Prix, Bahrain. A thrilling battle against F2 Champion – Mick Schumacher and Daniel Tictum saw our 22-year-old Indian racing prodigy emerge on top, in the support race of the Formula […]