Those Were the Days

Those Were the Days

‘Those were the days my friends’, as the song goes, and I thought they’d never end but the days went by, each bringing unnoticeable changes, and over the years came the realization that things have changed, tremendously and the only constant in life is change itself. Of course, making a Socratesian or Aristotalean, face, we…

Avoid Herd Mentality While Investing

Avoid Herd Mentality While Investing

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Marzee Kerawala is a Certified Financial Planner with expertise in Income Tax and Investment products. Managing assets worth over Rs. 4 Billion, his firm ‘NiveshIndia’, designs Tailored Investment Strategy through Customised Financial Planning for individuals and NRIs, and also handles Treasury Management for corporates and SMEs. You can contact him at +91 9987567667 or Email: marzeek@niveshindia.co.in [Website…

SII Registers COVID Vaccine Trial

SII Registers COVID Vaccine Trial

The Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), a global frontrunner seeking to develop a safe and effective COVID vaccine, has registered its second and third phase trials of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine candidate – ‘Covishield’- with the Clinical Trials Registry of India (CTRI). The trails will be conducted on 1,600 healthy participants across India….

Astrophysicist Nergis Mavalvala Named Dean Of MIT School Of Science

Astrophysicist Nergis Mavalvala Named Dean Of MIT School Of Science

On 18th August, 2020, Pakistan-born, Zoroastrian quantum astrophysicist Nergis Mavalvala has been named the new Dean of the prestigious MIT School of Science, one of the five schools of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). As the hitherto Associate Head of the Physics Department, Mavalvala will take over as the new Dean from September 1,…

Cawas Sorabji Panthaki – A Tribute

Cawas Sorabji Panthaki – A Tribute

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Cawas Sorabji Panthaki, our highly regarded BPP CEO, and a much respected and loved member of our community, passed away on 14th August, 2020, at 6:15 am, at Reliance Foundation Hospital, after braving a long and difficult illness. BPP Trustee Kersi Randeria shares a tribute… [/otw_shortcode_info_box] The loss of Cawassa (as I would…