October 11, 2019 marks Day 1 of the International Jazz Festival 2019 presented by NCPA. Dal Segño Trio Featuring LaToya Smith (6:30 pm): 20-year career, New York City native and band leader, Darrell Smith has played drums with globally renowned musicians. Mentorship from acclaimed musicians like Kenny Washington, Ali Jackson, Dafnis Prieto, Bernard Purdie, and…
NCPA rings in its much in demand International Jazz Festival 2019 from the 11th to 13th of October this year. Having shared the itinerary for Day 1 and Day 2 earlier, Day 3 of the International Jazz Fest, dated 13th October, will comprise, for the first act Yuval Cohen Sextet (5:00 pm) which comprises Bandleader, Yuval Cohen,…
Surat’s Seth Rustamji Dhanjibhai Tarachand Parsi General Hospital, which was established in 1920, and in extensive need of restoration, will be renovated and revived by Tata Trusts, after Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, accepted the request of the Surat Parsi community for funds to renovate and expand the medical facility which had fallen…
My friend of several decades, Arnavaz Rusi Tata, also known as the ‘Twinkle-toes Arni’ is a young lady of eighty years, or as the invitation to her 80th Birthday bash mentioned, ‘Arni is 18 with 62 years of experience!’ Arni confirms the adage that aging is a must for all, but growing old is a…
Established on 27 May, 1909, 110 years ago, in Bangalore, the Indian Institute of Science or IISc, was conceived in the 1800s by India’s foremost businessman and philanthropist – our own, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata. The then British Government in India passed a vesting order that established the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru on 371 acres of…
Last week, Noel Tata’s son, Neville, got engaged to Vikram Kirloskar’s daughter, Manasi Kirloskar, in a small and private ceremony in Mumbai, marking the coming together of two leading business families. Having decided to get engaged after a brief courtship, it is reported that Neville flew down to the Kirloskars’ Bengaluru-based home to propose to…
The Vintage and Classic Car Club of India held its annual event on March 17, 2019 at Worli, Mumbai. As always, the audience was treated to the purrs and the growls of Vintage / Classic cars and motorcycles. What made this event extra special was that it was graced by the presence of the legendary…
Parsi Times is delighted to share that in the March 2019 issue of the prestigious ‘Forbes INDIA’ magazine, which features globally recognized Indian business leaders and brands, our Community’s very own Dr. Minnie Bodhanwala (CEO, Wadia Hospitals) and Bomi Bhote (CEO, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune), have been featured in their much deserving glory, along with…
India’s icon and legendary industrialist, Ratan Tata took to Twitter on 27th February, 2019, to praise the leadership of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and hail the Indian Air Force (IAF) for carrying out strikes on Jaish-e-Mohammed’s terror camp in Pakistan. Tata’s tweet read, “We congratulate the PM and the IAF for the successful air…
NCPA brings you singer and composer ‘Ash Chandler and Redux’ – Chandler’s latest offering which showcases his skills on vocals backed by the rhythm section with artistes on drums, bass keyboards, guitar, saxophone, clarinet and more. This versatile ensemble will play the latest and iconic songs of yesteryears, rearranged and brought back in classic Jazz/Swing…
XYZ (Xtremely Young Zoroastrians), under its MAD (Make A Difference) Initiative, titled ‘XYZ Vessel-a-thon’ organised a vessel collection drive, aimed at providing vessels to all in the city who eat off newspapers and cannot afford to buy vessels to cook or eat in. Over the last 3 weeks you have been reading about this drive…