Kynan Chenai – Sporting success!
In conversation with Kynan Chenai about the importance of developing discipline and mental toughness to control what you can in high pressure competitions.
View ArticleZarir M Bhathena passes away
Sad news. Our sitting BPP Trustee Mr.Zarir Bhatena passed away Zarir Bhathena was a man of few words, but when he would speak, everyone would listen to whatever he had to say. And, whatever he had to...
View ArticleJamsheed Kanga passes away
Jamsheed Kanga passed away this morning. He was ex BPP trustee and Former BMC Commissioner. Former BPP Trustee as also former Bombay Municipal Commissioner, Jamsheed G Kanga has also passed away. His...
View Article1971 war hero Sqn. Ldr. Parvez Jamasji passes away
He was awarded the Vir Chakra for gallantry during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war Sqn Ldr Parvez Jamasji (retd), who was awarded the Vir Chakra for gallantry during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, has died,...
View ArticleHow the name of a Gujarati language printer and publisher who died in the...
Jehangir B Karani’s business rose, fell and then rose again posthumously. Jehangir B Karani (1850–1897) Descending the broad steps of the Town Hall of Mumbai after spending a few hours at the Asiatic...
View ArticleBahadurji Memorial Sanatorium For Parsis at Deolali
The Dr.K.N. Bahadurji Memorial Sanatorium For Parsis at Deolali was inaugurated, and dedicated for service to the community on 15th August, 1902. It is spread over 12.5 acres of land, centrally...
View ArticleReview of Brian Arthur Brown’s “Seven Testaments”
Please see attached review of Brian Arthur Brown’s book on “Seven Testaments of World Religion and the Zoroastrian Older Testament” published in 2020. Courtesy : Kersi B Shroff Loading... Taking too...
View ArticleThe original Made in India success story: a soap so good, even Tagore...
In 1919, an entrepreneur responded to the call for Swadeshi by inventing the world’s first Ahimsa soap Images courtesy: Godrej Archives This is the story of a feisty entrepreneur who paired business...
View ArticleTransitions! Pune to London
Having lived in India and UK I find both places have their pros and cons. I lived in India all my life and spent my childhood to adulthood in Pune. When the opportunity presented itself, 15 years ago...
View ArticleNani Palkhivala – the Crusader
Nani – The Crusader The film introduces Nani to a generation who never knew him and provides an excellent account of the manifold contributions of this great son of India to the law, business and...
View ArticleMy Fifty Years in Burma
P. D. Patel’s My Fifty Years in Burma (Rangoon, 1954) is now up on Mitra Sharafi’s website. This remarkable out-of-print memoir tells the life story of a Parsi lawyer who survived the Japanese...
View ArticleFamous Parsis
BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SKETCHES of Patriots, Philantropists, Politicians, Reformers, Scholars & Captains of Industry Loading... Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab
View ArticleA TRAVELLER BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH
One must not forget Life on earth is transient A mere traveller Between Life and Death Asho Zarathuhtra was Once such traveller Though He was The anointed one Never received Any privileges But wa a...
View ArticleDASTUR KAIKOBAD ADERBAD DASTUR NOSHIRWAN
DASTUR KAIKOBAD ADERBAD DASTUR NOSHIRWAN THE HIGH PRIEST OF THE DECCAN, CALCUTTA, MADRAS, MALWA, AND 23 OTHER DIOCESES Tawarikhe-Dastoor Jamasp Ashana. Tawarikhe-Dastoor Jamasp Ashana [History of the...
View ArticleLove story of Ratan D. Tata & Susaune Briere
Ratan D. Tata Susaune Briere This is a love story of two people born almost a generation apart, in two different continents and how the wheels of fortune brought them together. Ratan D. Tata...
View ArticleThe Lockdown Blues
Award-winning Author Murzban F. Shroff Pens Pandemic Poetry Series Mumbai-based author Murzban F. Shroff, known for his award-winning books, Breathless in Bombay, Waiting for Jonathan Koshy, and...
View ArticleLooking for Furdoonjee D.J Paruck of Bombay
My name is Purushotham Reddy Koppula, based out of New York. I am a numismatist and a history enthusiast , currently trying to trace the family of Mr.Furdoonjee D.J Paruck of Bombay. I am in the...
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