He fought well and finished the course By Fali S. Nariman ===================================== Nani Palkhivala grew up and initially made his mark from the chambers of Sir Jamshedji Kanga — a towering personality with the indelible stamp of greatness. When Sir Jamshedji completed 60 years of practice, Chief Justice M.C. Chagla unveiled his portrait in Bombay’s High Court
Read moreThe Verdictum: ex-Chief Justice of India, SH Kapadia Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia enrolled as an advocate at the Bombay High Court in 1974. Seventeen years later, he was elevated to the Bench as an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court in 1991, and two years later as a Permanent Judge. In 2003, he was transferred to the Uttarakhand High
Read moreWatch as Vir Sanghvi takes us through the life story of one of the most philanthropic industrialists of India-Mr. Ratan Tata, in the latest episode of #DrawMyLife #GoingViral
Read moreToday is the 106th birth anniversary of the father of India’s nuclear program, Homi J. Bhabha. Not many know that he had initiated a successful nuclear programme in Great Britain and was in India on vacation. As luck would have it, that’s when World War II began in September 1939 and he was forced to stay back. 1. He had
Read more207th birth anniv of Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia on 6 October. 1st to introduce Gas Lights to Bombay. Lit up his own house in 1834.
Read moreYesterday’s Forbes list of billionaires confirmed what we’d always known: the Parsis are by far the most brilliant community in India. Because despite being 0.005 per cent of India’s population, not one not two but three Parsis have made it to the top ten list of richest Indians. Reclusive construction tycoon Pallonji Mistry comes in at fifth place with $14.7
Read moreField Marshal Sam Manekshaw was hero of India. Under his command the Indian Army had defeated the Pakistan Army meat and proper in December 1971 and taken into custody over 93,000 soldiers and civilians of Pakistan as prisoners of war (POWs in the military lingo). The morale of an average Indian person was sky high. When General AAAK Niyazi of
Read moreLifegiver : The Biography of Dr R.P. Soonawala (English) (Hardcover) Price: Rs. 391 This the fascinating story of Dr R.P. Soonawala, the man synonymous with gynaecology in India. He designed India’s first female contraceptive in 1963, now called the Soonawala IUD, he has conducted scores of training programmes across towns and villages in India, training thousands of doctors to deliver
Read moreParsis are undoubtedly the most chilled-out and fun people around. They are mostly portrayed as Rustom and shown as the most friendly people with little different appearance. Talk to them, spend time and they will make your day better off. Today, Parsis are found everywhere – From steel and textile industry to Bollywood. So, we’ve rounded up 13 popular Parsis
Read moreOther automotive heavyweights inducted include former Ferrari chariman Luca di Montezemolo Ratan Tata has been inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame for his contribution to the automotive industry and also for turnaround of Jaguar Land Rover. The 77-year old founder of Tata Motors and Chairman Emeritus at Tata Sons was bestowed the honor at an awards ceremony held in
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