Category Archives: Professionals

Nilufer Shroff gets Outstanding Professional Contributions Award 2025

Outstanding Professional Contributions Award 2025 – Nilufer Shroff Nilufer K. Shroff recently retired as Vice President and Chief Audit and Compliance Officer at Princeton University, where she served for 18 years as the institution’s first leader of its Office of Audit and Compliance. Over her 35-year career, she has been recognized for her transformative leadership, including developing Princeton’s first university-wide

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Cobra Beers founder Karan Bilimoria: ‘The business nearly failed three times’

The first Parsi Zoroastrian to be appointed to the House of Lords on ‘the worst global crisis since World War II’ and not letting fear of failure stop him Lord Karan Bilimoria launched Cobra Beer in 1989 and has brought it back from the brink three times over the years  Financial News’s inaugural South Asian Power Brokers list celebrates trailblazers

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Karl Singporewala in Conversation with Mariano Errichiello

Cosmos, Memory, Scale: A Virtual Tour and Conversation with the Artist The FEZANA Talks #29 Karl Singporewala in conversation with Mariano Errichiello Saturday November 22, 2025 8am Pacific | 11am Eastern  | 4pm London | 9pm Karachi | 9:30pm Mumbai   About Karl Singporewala Karl Singporewala is a Royal Academician at the Royal West of England Academy of Art. His

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Soroosh Sorooshian Awarded AGU’s Highest Honor

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has awarded its highest honor, the William Bowie Medal, to Iranian-American scientist Soroosh Sorooshian for 2025, recognizing what the AGU described as his “exceptional contributions to water science and practice, and vision in developing a global precipitation product serving millions of people worldwide.” The award, established more than 85 years ago, is the AGU’s most

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Prof. Armaity Desai – Tribute by PARZOR

  =============================== Dr. Armaity S. Desai passed away this morning. She was 91 years. Daughter of Shapur Desai who was one of the finest Trust Secretary that the Bombay Parsi Punchayet had. Her brother Xerxes was Managing Director of Titan. Armaity began her career as a lecturer and became Vice Principal and Principal of the College of Social Work, Nirmala

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Vispy Kharadi Breaks Record for Heaviest Weight on the Body | Guinness World Records

Vispy Kharadi, renowned as The Steel Man of India, is a multiple Guinness World Records title holder celebrated for his extraordinary strength and martial arts mastery. In Milan, on the set of renowned TV Show – Lo Show Dei Record, Vispy attempted the record for the heaviest weight sustained on the body. He successfully bore an astonishing 1,819 kg (4,010.2

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Exploring Research Frontiers with Generative AI: Issues, Methods, and Applications

Good afternoon WZCC Members and Friends.  Vistasp Karbhari is the opening speaker in our Fall webinar series titled:  Exploring Research Frontiers with Generative AI: Issues, Methods, and Applications.  For details see below.  Do join and feel free to circulate to your networks.  Cheers.  Farrokh Thursday, September 11, 2025-Noon Central Time / 1:00OM Eastern / 6:00P London / 8:30PM Tehran / 10:30PM India

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Sydenham College to honour Asia’s first female commerce graduate

The college will unveil Yasmin Khurshedji Surveyor’s statue and launch a scholarship programme in her name to mark the 100th anniversary of her graduation on August 18 Mumbai: Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics will honour its alumna and the first woman in Asia to earn a commerce degree, Yasmin Khurshedji Surveyor, by unveiling her statue and launching a scholarship

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Tehmina Kaoosji Named to Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2025

We are delighted to share that Tehmina Kaoosji, a respected journalist, communications strategist, and advocate for gender equality, has been named one of Tatler Asia’s Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2025. This distinguished honour celebrates 300 of Asia’s most promising young changemakers—leaders whose work is shaping a more just and dynamic future across the region. A Voice for Equity and Accountability Tehmina Kaoosji

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