Dear Readers, Often, one pauses to marvel at the extraordinary footprint of a community that constitutes barely a minuscule fraction of the world’s population. This week’s edition offers several such moments. From Kenya to Australia, from London to Karachi, Parsis continue to leave behind institutions, ideas and legacies that enrich the societies they call home. […]
Bringing immense pride to the global Parsi community, Sydney-based Noshir Irani has been conferred the prestigious Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM), one of the nation’s highest civilian honours, in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours, in recognition of his decades of exemplary voluntary work and unwavering community service. For the soft-spoken octogenarian, the honour […]