Last week, Parsi Times was delighted to inform readers that our very own 69-yar-old Merzban Patel, Mumbai’s foremost youth hockey coach, fondly known as ‘Bawa’ in the circuit, had been recommended by the Selection Committee for the National Sports Awards (2019), to be felicitated with India’s most prestigious award in the field of Sport – […]
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From the Editor’s Desk
Dear Readers, It has been a good start to the New Year for our Community – as some of our fellow community members continue to add feathers to the Parsi cap and keep our legacy of pride and achievement going. It is indeed a matter of great pride for the nation and our Community that […]
Merzban ‘Bawa’ Patel To Receive Prestigious Dronacharya Lifetime Achievement Award
Mumbai’s foremost youth hockey coach, 69-yar-old Merzban Patel (popularly known as ‘Bawa’), who is revered to have shaped and nurtured hockey talent in Mumbai – many of them Olympians and World Cuppers – has been recommended by the Selection Committee for the National Sports Awards (2019), to be felicitated with India’s most prestigious award in […]