Kainaz Messman, the founder of the popular ‘Theobroma’ chain of cafés, has authored the book, ‘Baking a Dream’, published by HarperCollins. The book includes a thorough account of how she set up Theobroma; and the interesting journey comprising her travels, family, friends, mistakes and ramifications, all leading to her current standing. What started out as…
Earlier in the week, Tata Trusts’ Chairman Emeritus and the nation’s most loved businessman, Ratan Tata, took to the social media platfrom, Instagram, sharing his wisdom with entrepreneurs, advising them to ‘adapt and create’, in order to tide over challenging times faced by businesses and the economy, due to the coronavirus pandemic. “It can all…
Community members are aware that WZO Trusts have undertaken a massive programme to support poor Zoroastrians affected financially due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The following areas have been identified in which to extend support. 1 Arranging food grains packages for Zoroastrians in cities, towns and villages who have suffered economic hardships 2 Financial difficulties being…
On 11th May, 2020, Pakistan’s Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony notified the reconstituted National Commission for Minorities and its terms of reference which include ensuring that worship places of non-Muslim communities are preserved and kept functional. According to the notification, the commission will have six official and twelve non-official members, including the Chairman…
– Iran’s FM Thanks Parsis For Help – The relations between Iran and India are age-old. To celebrate these ancient socio-cultural ties and to mark 70 years of Indo-Iran Diplomatic relations, Parzor with the Iran embassy had organised the Derakht-e-Doosti Festival in February 2020. The programme included an exhibition on Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh, a Panel…
The new Freddie Mercury Museum was recently opened in Zanzibar in November 2019, at the home of the Talatis, thanks to the support received from ‘The Mercury Trust’. The organisers thanked all the individuals and institutions for their cooperation and hope that the Museum will soon become a regular must-see feature on the Zanzibar tourist…
Goodbye, Ruby Patel 12th May, 2020 marked the sad passing of our community’s foremost, veteran stage actor – Ruby Patel, a name synonymous with quality Parsi-Gujarati-English theatre and extraordinary talent. The noted theatre personality passed away in Mumbai, at the age of 86. Her passing adds immeasurably to the loss of brilliant Indian acting talents,…
As per a recent media interaction, Adar Poonawalla, CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII) – the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines by volume – has shared that his biotechnology firm, in partnership with an Oxford University-led consortium, should be able to deliver a vaccine for COVID-19 by the end of the year. As the…
Tata Group patriarch and Chairman Emeritus, Ratan Tata recently picked up a 50% cent stake in ‘Generic Aadhar’, a unique pharmacy retail chain promoted by Mumbai’s 18-year old, Arjun Deshpande. Compared to other online pharmacies, Generic Aadhar sells medicines – mainly diabetes and hypertension drugs, with cancer drugs in the pipeline – at much cheaper…
On 4th May, 2020, the Community’s veteran theatre artist, Bomi Kapadia, passed away in Mumbai, at the age of 93. In his death, the city has lost yet another reminder of the decades when Mumbai theatre thrived on imported-and-suitably-Indianised English plays. Kapadia was an integral part of the local English theatre scene in the ’50s…
WZO Trusts are pleased to inform that the first consignment of food grains and hygiene related utilities have been despatched on May 06, 2020 to Zoroastrians residing in villages of Mandvi and Mangrol areas, who have been financially affected due to the ongoing Covid19 – Pandemic. List of families affected financially due to Covid-19 Pandemic…