Meherbai was an excellent cook. She had married Meherwanji while still in college and had been cooking nutritionally-healthy meals for him, with the result that her hubby was, in his own words: “Fit as a fiddle and ready for love!” Being a good influence on her friends, most Mandli wives sacked their cooks and started […]
As Chandrayaan-3 embarked on its journey in July 2023, for a month and more, over a billion Indians closely tracked its circuitous path looking forward to a successful soft-landing on the moon, with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) having added to its empowerment with several new mechanisms, to avoid the repetition of its predecessor’s crash-landing […]
As per reports, the Mumbai’s State Fisheries Department headquarters have been shifted from the iconic 70-year-old Taraporevala Aquarium, located at Mumbai’s Marine Drive, to Mittal Towers, at Nariman Point, since July 2023. It is speculated that this shift is the result of the ongoing work for the Coastal Road project, which seems to have weakened […]
Hyderabad’s eminent social activist and President of the Confederate of Voluntary Organisations (COVA), Omim Maneckshaw Debara, passed away on the morning of 24th August, 2023, at the age of 77, due to cardiac failure. Having served as a key functionary of the Zoroastrian Parsi Anjuman of Secunderabad and Hyderabad for many years, Debara was an […]
Noted Advocate and ex-Trustee of the Poona Parsee Panchayat, Dara Irani, passed away in the early hours of 20th August, 2023, at his home in Pune, at the age of 67. As per news reports, he was suffering from cancer of the bile duct and non-alcoholic cirrhosis and his passing was caused by multi-organ failure. […]
Recently, the 54th joint celebrations were held by the Indo-Swiss society commemorating India’s Independence Day as well as the Swiss National Day, in Mumbai. Chief Guest, Consul General Of Switzerland, Martin Maier extended greetings for Indian Independence day, expressing how India and Switzerland shared a historic bonding, with a rich history and natural heritage, strong […]
On 21st August, 2023, the BPP Trustees were invited to the capital to discuss concerns on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), in a consultative process set up by the 22nd Law Commission Of India, presided over by Chairman – Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi (Retd.) and other appointed members of the Law Commission. Adv. Zerick Dastur […]
The Sky Is No More The Limit! Dear Readers, Despite her massive diversity, there are times when India – the world’s most populated nation and our homeland – comes together to celebrate as one proud republic, in the true essence of national unity. This is what we experienced on the 23rd and 24th of […]
Sir Dorabji Tata will forever be immortalised as the man who turned a business comprising three cotton mills, into India’s largest private sector steel company, three electric companies, and one of the nation’s leading insurance companies. Born on 27th August, 1897, Sir Dorabji Tata was the firstborn of Hirabai and Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata – the visionary […]
Dr. Kaiwan M. Randeria Dr. Kaiwan M. Randeria is an Orthopedic Surgeon, holding a Fellowship in Joint Replacement Surgery. He aims to increase awareness about bone health, which has been adversely affected in keeping with today’s unhealthy lifestyle and nutritional issues. [Connect with him at: drkaiwan94@gmail.com ] It was a routine Monday morning […]
The Young Rathestars – our community’s leading Social Welfare Association, from Dadar Parsi Colony, held a Parsi New Year bonanza, with its Annual Grain Distribution Program, at the Sorab Palamkote Hall in Mumbai, on 20th August, 2023. The Grain Distribution is an annual tradition of charity by the Young Rathestars, which spans for over three […]