SOAS University of London has secured a £5 million donation to create the world-leading SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies. The donation will enable the creation of the SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies, a resource dedicated to enhancing the research, learning and teaching in the field of one of the world’s oldest religions. The institute will be
Read moreCdr Kavina passed away in Australia last week, Indian Navy attended funeral The Karachi harbour attack by a group of three small missile boats of the Indian Navy — stretched to their endurance limits and virtually unprotected against air strikes — was a turning point of the 1971 war with Pakistan. The war, which led to the liberation of
Read moreA better death is as important as a good life, say the founders of two of the city’s newest palliative and end-of-life care centres. Nobody thought he would be able to play the piano again. But before he died towards the end of last year, this elderly musician, who lived on Marine Drive and was suffering from spinal cancer, briefly
Read moreThe historical city of Yazd in central Iran has become the country’s 22nd world heritage site after the World Heritage Committee voted in favor of its inscription on Sunday during the committee’s 41st session in Krakow, Poland. Almost 200 hectares of the city’s 2,270-hectare historical texture now boast world heritage status. Yazd is now the only UNESCO-listed Iranian city where people
Read moreRuzbeh Gev Master, a 19 years young engineering student from Surat has designed the world’s first all wheel drive bike and has gained an entry in the Limca Book of Records. He has received an international patent for designing a low cost and high technology bike. He has also made a hybrid bike. He is making a four seater sports car
Read moreThis beautiful blue Earth Is like a cobweb Hence the saying” “What a tangle web We weave”! As it gently whispers: To it’s recipients: “It’s better to give Than to receive”” By forbidding people To practice their faith I consider it a sacrilege No one owns Zoroastrianism So,Keep on “trucking” Until one gets jolted As one arrives at The “Pearly
Read moreMATHEMAGICIAN MINOO JOKHI MATHEMAGIC IN BANGALORE Mathemagician Minoo Jokhi recently had a 8 day visit to Bangalore in June 2017 where he left a deep impression in the minds of the people and interacted brilliantly with the people there. Minoo performed 5 MATHEMAGIC SHOWS; before the Rotary Club of Spandana, for the ROTARY SCHOOL in Chennapatna, for Sri Sai Public
Read moreFOR SCHOOL STUDENTS All India Meritorious Scholarship Test (AIMST) (For class 10 passed, 11, 12, 12 passed students, 8 Lakh worth scholarships, Deadline: 31st July 2017) HDFC Educational Crisis Scholarship 2017 (awards up to Rs. 25000; For Class 6 and above; Apply before 15 Aug 2017) Scheme for Promoting Young Talents in Science (SPYTiS) 2017 (awards up to Rs. 10,000; For Class
Read moreCommemorating 100 years of the death of Dadabhai Naoroji — observed on 30 June — we take stock of a collection of letters the Grand Old Man of India exchanged with his contemporaries “…It is a mistake his not giving his Parsee names at large. I took him for an Englishman until I saw he was K.D Cooper…I always denounce
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