Smita Crishna-Godrej Is India’s Richest Woman!

Smita Crishna-Godrej Is India’s Richest Woman!

– Networth Marked At Rs. 32,400 Cr! –   With a whopping networth of Rs 32,400 crore, Smita Crishna-Godrej, the third-generation heir of the Godrej clan, has been pegged as India’s richest woman, as per the ‘IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List’. She holds a one-fifth stake in the family assets of the Godrej family,…

100 TPC Celebrates First Online Festival

100 TPC Celebrates First Online Festival

100 Thousand Poets for Change (TPC) celebrated its ninth poetry festival, the first of its kind to be celebrated online, on 20th September, 2020. Organised by Rati Wadia – former Principal, Queen Mary School; Katie Bagly, award winning writer of children’s books; and Menka Shivdasani – award winning poet and editor, and ably conducted by…

Tata Taps Wealth Funds To Buy Out Shapoorji Stake

Tata Taps Wealth Funds To Buy Out Shapoorji Stake

The Tata Group has reached out to several investors, including sovereign wealth funds, to raise funds to buy out the Mistry family’s stake in Tata Sons Ltd, with Chairman of Tata Sons, N. Chandrasekaran leading talks with potential investors, as per media reports (livemint.com). This would, once and for all, put an end to the ongoing…

Khorshed Yasht – I (The Yasht Series)

Khorshed Yasht – I (The Yasht Series)

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Daisy P. Navdar is a teacher by profession and a firm believer in the efficacy of our Manthravani. She is focused on ensuring that the deep significance of our prayers is realized by our youth. She credits her learnings and insights, shared in her articles, to all Zoroastrian priests and scholars whose…

Cyrus The (Not So) Great!

Cyrus The (Not So) Great!

Eedu Mubarak! [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Aapro Cyrus Broacha, the Brand Ambassador of Humour, unleashes his hilarious take on Maharashtra Politics (we saw that coming!) in our monthly column, ‘Cyrus The (Not So) Great!’[/otw_shortcode_info_box] It’s time to show courage, Dickras and Dikrees! We must feel no shame! We must not bow down!! We must not look away!!!…

Funeral Rights: The Inter-Married Parsi Zoroastrian

Funeral Rights: The Inter-Married Parsi Zoroastrian

27th September, 2020, marked the unfortunate passing of the very popular and much-loved Bahadur Hansotia, a resident of Cusrow Baug (South Bombay) for seventy years. A true Parsi, he was known to help everyone in need, a true friend to many. His nearly three-decade-long tenure at the Central Bank of India (Colaba Branch) also showcased…

Online Petition To Save Parsi Gate, Marine Drive

Online Petition To Save Parsi Gate, Marine Drive

A group of concerned citizens have started an online petition to save the Parsi Gate at Marine Drive in South Mumbai, which is likely to be relocated by the BMC for the upcoming coastal road. The petition states, the over a century-old gate, built by Pallonji Mistry and philanthropist, Bhagojisheth Kheer in 1915, has been…

Munich To Unveil ‘Freddie Mercury Street’

Munich To Unveil ‘Freddie Mercury Street’

Legendary rock singer of Parsi Zoroastrian descent, Freddie Mercury, the frontman of then iconic rock band, Queen, is being honoured with a street named after him in Munich, Germany. This is the unanimous resolution of Munich’s city council. Five years ago, the radio station ‘Rock Antenne’ and its rock community, had put in the official…

Jamshedpur’s ‘AIDS-Warrior’ – Dr. H K Gardin Passes Away

Jamshedpur’s ‘AIDS-Warrior’ – Dr. H K Gardin Passes Away

Jamshedpur’s much loved and respected Dr. H K Gardin, who had earned the reputation as the city’s ‘Warrior of AIDS and HIV’, passed away on 24th September, 2020 after initially testing positive for the coronavirus, at the age of 61. Dr. Gardin had retired as TMH’s (Tata Main Hospital) renowned skin specialist and physician, and…