Mumbai-based author, Murzban F. Shroff (author of Breathless in Bombay; Waiting for Jonathan Koshy, and Fasttrack Fiction), is set to publish his fourth book, ‘Third Eye Rising’, (with New York based literary publisher – Spuyten Duyvil), comprising ten full-length stories, exploring the neurodiversity of India through two of the country’s most significant aspects – family…
Ratan Tata, the pride of the Parsi Community, was recently awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Manchester for his contribution to innovation and philanthropy. The UK university said the award was recently presented to the 82-year-old, Tata Group Chairman Emeritus, in Mumbai, during the India tour of President and Vice Chancellor, Professor Dame…
Parsee Gymkhana Brings Home ‘The 1886 Trophy’ (UK Tour, 2019) [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#c2b3c2″ css_class=”boxed”]The All-Zoroastrian Parsee Gymkhana Cricket Team has always exemplified the true spirit of this great game; having always accepted all challenges thrown at them and this time, savouring the experience and journey along the way to London, United Kingdom. It is been…
Freddy Vachha, London’s Regional Chairman, has been selected by one thousand and four hundred United Kingdom Independent Party members to stand in the elections for the next Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP). Having run UKIP London totaling 15% of the country, he is now ready to take on 100% of the job! Born…
On 2nd July, 2019, Dr. Cyrus F. Hirjibehedin was felicitated with the Royal Microscopy Society (RMS) Gold Medal for Scanning Probe Microscopy, in Manchester, UK, for his work in STM microscopy when he was at University College of London at the London Center of Nanotechnology. The award was presented to him at the Microscopy and…
Zubin Karkaria, founder and CEO of VFS Global, the world’s largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions, has been named a Global Game Changer, at an awards ceremony in London. He was presented with the honour by Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland, at the Indian Awards event held in the UK…
The Director of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts and the Trustees of the Henry Barber Trust will organize the exhibition launch of ‘A Tale of Two Empires: Rome and Persia’, at the University of Birmingham, UK, on the 9th of May, 2019. The Welcome note will be given by ZTFE’s (Zoroastrian Trust Funds of…
The SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute for Zoroastrian Studies, UK, was officially declared open on 27th June, 2018, with a launch event organised in the Brunei Suite of the Brunei Gallery, SOAS University of London. The event was attended by Shapoor Mistry, whose generous donation in the name of his late grandfather, Shapoorji Pallonji provided for the…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]In March 2018, a group of spirited, young Parsi and Iranian Zoroastrians, from different corners of the world came together under one roof – the Asha Center; with one aim – to collectively understand and address the issues plaguing the Zoroastrian community worldwide, and to take on active leadership positions to work towards…