The Tata Group has reached out to several investors, including sovereign wealth funds, to raise funds to buy out the Mistry family’s stake in Tata Sons Ltd, with Chairman of Tata Sons, N. Chandrasekaran leading talks with potential investors, as per media reports (livemint.com). This would, once and for all, put an end to the ongoing […]
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Khorshed Yasht – I (The Yasht Series)
I invite you to join me as I journey through the wonderful teachings shared in a Khordeh Avesta, which was printed in 1902 – more than a 100 years ago! Authored by Dinbai Sohrabji Engineer, the teachings, stories and notes in this book speak about the various powers of our prayers, while sharing anecdotes of […]
CONTEST RESULTS: ‘NO CAN DO – WITHOUT EEDU’
. WINNER: My Yolk Runneth Over! By Sharmin Karanjia Oh, the glory of an egg… is there anything more sumptuous? Anything more adored, anything more scrumptious? Is there any dish that dare challenge this avian miracle? There be none, and that’s the truth empirical! Ah, the symphony of a cracking shell… thy yolk is now […]
Cyrus The (Not So) Great!
Eedu Mubarak! It’s time to show courage, Dickras and Dikrees! We must feel no shame! We must not bow down!! We must not look away!!! We must accept our characteristics whole-heartedly. We must learn to embrace what is ours. People of alternate sexuality often behave the same way. “Why?” I ask. They have nothing to […]
Funeral Rights: The Inter-Married Parsi Zoroastrian
27th September, 2020, marked the unfortunate passing of the very popular and much-loved Bahadur Hansotia, a resident of Cusrow Baug (South Bombay) for seventy years. A true Parsi, he was known to help everyone in need, a true friend to many. His nearly three-decade-long tenure at the Central Bank of India (Colaba Branch) also showcased […]
Online Petition To Save Parsi Gate, Marine Drive
A group of concerned citizens have started an online petition to save the Parsi Gate at Marine Drive in South Mumbai, which is likely to be relocated by the BMC for the upcoming coastal road. The petition states, the over a century-old gate, built by Pallonji Mistry and philanthropist, Bhagojisheth Kheer in 1915, has been […]
Munich To Unveil ‘Freddie Mercury Street’
Legendary rock singer of Parsi Zoroastrian descent, Freddie Mercury, the frontman of then iconic rock band, Queen, is being honoured with a street named after him in Munich, Germany. This is the unanimous resolution of Munich’s city council. Five years ago, the radio station ‘Rock Antenne’ and its rock community, had put in the official […]
Jamshedpur’s ‘AIDS-Warrior’ – Dr. H K Gardin Passes Away
Jamshedpur’s much loved and respected Dr. H K Gardin, who had earned the reputation as the city’s ‘Warrior of AIDS and HIV’, passed away on 24th September, 2020 after initially testing positive for the coronavirus, at the age of 61. Dr. Gardin had retired as TMH’s (Tata Main Hospital) renowned skin specialist and physician, and […]
Freyaz Shroff: Making The Difference
. Born in Mumbai, Freyaz relocated with her family early on to the USA, where she completed her high school, college and graduate school and holds an MBA in International Business and Marketing. Despite her expansive and super successful corporate career, in mid-2018, Freyaz chose to step into a direction that spoke more to her […]
SII Starts Final Phase Of Clinical Trials For Vaccine
On 21st September, 2020, the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest producer of vaccine in volumes, started the Phase-III or last and final stage of clinical trials, for the Covid-19 vaccine ‘Covishield’, at the state-run Sassoon General Hospital in Pune, Maharashtra. As per Dr. Muralidhar Tambe, Dean, Sassoon General Hospital, the dose of the […]
Cyber Fraud Steals From Pallonji Mistry’s Daughter’s Bank Account
An unidentified cyber fraud stole Rs 90,000 between June and July from the bank account of 62-year-old Laila Rustom Jehangir, one of the two daughters of billionaire and business magnate, Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry, who owns one of the biggest conglomerates – the Shapoorji Pallonji group. An FIR has been registered at the Colaba police station. […]