It gives me great pleasure to inform you that on Saturday, Aug 27/2022 “apri” Dr Dhun Noria, a Zoroastrian of Toronto, Ontario, Canada was the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee Award – Medal. This distinguished award was presented to her by Han Dong Member of Parliament, Don Valley North. She was presented with the Official Platinum Jubilee Pin
Read moreThe Royal College of Occupational Therapists have released a campaign about Occupational Therapists (OT) which discusses different entry routes, the daily operations of an OT and why one might choose Occupational Therapy. Our 8WZYC Co Chair Sheherazad F. Kapadia was invited to speak in their latest podcast about her journey on becoming an OT, the versatile nature of OT and
Read moreJustice SJ Kathawalla of the Bombay High Court was given a grand farewell by two advocates’ associations on Tuesday as he is slated to demit office on Wednesday after more than a decade on the bench. The judge in his farewell address spoke at length about what the “judgeship” meant to him and also had some advice for young and
Read moreCondiments are based on secret heirloom recipes and bring the taste of Parsi food into kitchens around the world. Branded as “A Parsi Affair,” she will begin with two varieties of condiments based on recipes perfected and handed down from generation to generation since 1969. New York, NY February 21, 2022 –(PR.com)– Acclaimed Parsi culinary legend and entrepreneur, Tanaz Godiwalla,
Read moreThe National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has awarded the 2022 Atkinson Prize in Psychological and Cognitive Sciences to Mahzarin R. Banaji, the 2010–2011 APS President and an APS William James Fellow and APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow, for her work in furthering the understanding of implicit social cognition. “Her research has helped establish and quantify the role that unconscious processes play in governing
Read moreAwarded the Padma Shri, the Padma Bhushan and the OBE, Dr Tehemton Erach Udwadia is widely regarded as the father of laparoscopy in India. From 1951 as a medical student to the present day, he has not only witnessed first-hand the avalanche of surgical progress, but has also seen lives saved as a result of these advances, be it a
Read moreThe concept of the IITs originated even before India gained independence in 1947. After the end of the Second World War and before India got independence, Sir Ardeshir Dalal from the Viceroy’s Executive Council foresaw that the future prosperity of India would depend not so much on capital as on technology. He, therefore, proposed the setting up of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. To man
Read moreIn this memoir, Zaiwalla looks back on his passage to England at a time when diversity had barely begun to take root in England’s legal circles, to now leading a groundbreaking law firm. His is a story of a solicitor who made his way on his own terms, with creativity but without ever compromising on his values.While he still has
Read moreIt is rightly said: “Willpower is a superpower.” Indeed in life however tough situations a person faces in life; Willpower is what is needed to survive and excel in life and an amazing example of this is Mathemagician Minoo Jokhi. As a 14-15 year old shy timid unhappy boy who couldn’t even calculate basic tables of 4 or
Read moreDr. Shahida Jaffrey reminisces her relationship with the esteemed Mrs. Meherbano Marker who formed the Quetta Girl Guide and All Pakistan Women Association (APWA) Quetta Wing and worked till her last breath at the age of 103 for the betterment of the underprivileged women. Quetta, 2001 Mrs Meherbano Marker Mrs. Arnaz Marker, the wife of Mr. Jamsheed Marker, called me
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