” THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON YOUR STATE OF MIND” Khurshed Batliwala’s webinars on Happiness and Well-being continue to wow the Parsi community! Khurshed holds an M.Sc. in Mathematics from the prestigious IIT Bombay. He chose the unconventional path of becoming a teacher of Meditation with the Art of Living Foundation immediately after graduation. The inspiring speaker
Read morePorus Olpadwala Porus Olpadwala is Professor Emeritus of City and Regional Planning and Dean Emeritus of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning. His areas of scholarly interest are comparative political economy, urban and economic development, and environmental issues. He has written on the development and transfer of corporate technology, international agriculture and food, social transition processes, and urbanization
Read moreDo you think stunt doubles get enough credit for the hard work they put inon behalf of celebrities and their safety? Today on The Girl Club Of Bollywood we have Sanober Padriwala – a stuntwoman who gets real about what goes behind all those stunts performed by them #thegirlclubofbollywood #sanoberpadriwala #stuntdouble #stuntwoman
Read moreWhite House Honors Sanjana with Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers NYU’s Neville Sanjana, an assistant professor in the Department of Biology and at NYU School of Medicine, has been awarded a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. New York University’s Neville Sanjana, an assistant professor in the Department of Biology and at NYU School of
Read moreResearchers are studying about how Zoroastrian-Parsi genes may help scientists characterize biomarkers predictive of diseases caused by tobacco use, such as lung, head and neck, and esophagus cancers Avesthagen is using an innovative approach to identify genetic indicators of tobacco-related cancers. In a new paper, available on bioRxiv, researchers characterize genetic traits specific to the Zoroastrian-Parsi population—a community that has
Read moreLord (Karan) Bilimoria CBE has been elected as the new CBI President at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held earlier today (Tuesday 16 June 2020). John Allan CBE, the outgoing CBI President, becomes the organisation’s Vice-President. Indian-born Lord Bilimoria was elected by an overwhelming majority of CBI members who participated in the ballot, becoming the first President in the organisation’s
Read moreWhat is 93 square? What is 87 X87 X87? How many phone numbers can you remember without saving on a cell phone? For Mathemagician Minoo Jokhi; numbers are not just fun; it’s a part of life. Minoo derives JOY to share with others amazing
Read moreAlbert Schweitzer Medal awarded to Armene Modi for her academic excellence and extensive service in education and literacy. The presentation was made today at the World Literacy Summit 2020. “In the firm belief that issues of poverty and illiteracy are not the problems of just the poor and marginalized alone, but universal issues that concern us all” –
Read morehttps://www.harmonyindia.org/people_posts/hair-raising-tales/ Moustaches have always fascinated me; since I was a boy, I had dreamt of wearing one! Therefore, I was thrilled to be told while undergoing training at the Indian Military Academy that I was being commissioned into the Madras Sappers. Apart from being an elite group in the Indian Army, they were also known to sport the most impressive
Read more“It’s dad’s 100th birthday this year,” erstwhile entertainment tycoon, philanthropist and now impassioned philosophy student Zarina Mehta had texted, adding, “Would love for you to come celebrate it this Sunday, at lunch.” The effervescent Mehta, who along with husband – movie producer and entertainment mogul Ronnie Screwvala – had been responsible for some of the country’s biggest TV and movie
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