The great Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, revered as the ‘Father of Indian Industry’, and the Founder of India’s largest and most reputed conglomerate – the Tata Group, is also esteemed as the greatest philanthropist of the century, worldwide. 3rd March, 2024 marks the 185th birth anniversary of this visionary Indian pioneer industrialist whose trailblazing efforts contributed […]
Published by Shapoorji Pallonji Dedicated to the loving memory of Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry and Cyrus Pallonji Mistry, the book, ‘Iranshah A Legacy Restored’, captures the extensive structural restoration of the Iranshah Ātash Behram and the buildings in the campus in Udwada, Gujarat, India. It records the progress of the work as it unfolded, interventions discovered, […]
On 8th September, 2023, the world of Orthodontics bid a sorrowful farewell to Dr. Keki Minocher Mistry – a towering luminary and visionary, the greatly revered Founding Father of the Indian Orthodontic Society, who left an indelible footprint on the landscape of dentistry in India and beyond. Born on 25th December, 1935 in Mumbai, Dr. […]
Piloo Reporter, former international cricket umpire and the first among neutral empires, passed away on 3rd September, 2023, at age 84 in Thane, Mumbai, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy. He was ailing from cerebral contusions and was bedridden for a while. He is survived by his wife and daughters – Farzana Warden and Khushnuma Daruwalla. In […]
Known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’ and the ‘Unofficial Ambassador of India’, Dadabhai Naoroji (4 September 1825 – 30 June 1917) was one of our community’s greatest legends and one of the nation’s greatest leaders, having known to have influenced among many others, including Mahatma Gandhi, Mohamed Ali Jinnah and Sir Pherozeshah Mehta. The 4th of September marks […]
By Dara M. Khodaiji Our glorious Parsi community has birthed a large number of most inspiring stalwarts in every field of human endeavor, be it arts, science, humanities, law, defense of the country, and even politics. They have left behind footprints of inspiration for our youth to follow. JRD Tata – as much the […]
When Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry passed away one year ago, on 28th June, 2022 the nation lost a foremost torchbearer and a true trailblazer. The erstwhile Chairman of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, Pallonji Mistry, who breathed his last at the of 93 in his Mumbai residence, was one of India’s leading Industrialists, having fortified and built […]
It is said a father is every son’s first hero and every daughter’s first love. The power and impact of a father’s presence in a child’s life is unmatched – when you’re old enough for him to stop holding your hand, he spends the rest of his life having your back. Fathers teach us strength […]
July 29, 2022, marks the 118th birth anniversary of Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, popularly known as ‘JRD’- the Father of Indian Aviation, Founder of many Tata companies the longest-serving Chairman of the Tata Group and a hero of Indian business. He continues to reign as the most renowned Zoroastrian on the planet. His was not […]
What is old age? Old age is reflective of an old and failing body which will simply not cooperate. It lets one down every so often. Old age is a period of reversal of our faculties. Little babies are born totally helpless but are well taken care of, with great love and immense pleasure by […]
SodaBottleOpenerWala, Mumbai’s much adored Bombay-Irani Café and Bar chain presents yet another ode to the city with a tribute to one of the oldest communities: The Dabbawalas. Last month, SodaBottleOpenerWala unveiled a comic book on dabbawalas at Palladium, Mumbai, titled ‘Dabbawala’ – the true Superheros of the city, by artist Abhijit Kini. The brainchild of Chef and singer Anaida […]