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11 The President’s
14-16 Cover Story – A Journey
Minoo Shroff, Global President, WZCC, talks about the year in retrospect and shares details about the Business Economic Meeting that took place on 4th and 5th January 2013, in Singapore
Architect extraordinaire, Dinyar Wadia has succeeded in revolutionising the highly competitive world of architecture. Today, he is the most influential person in his field in the US. Synergyz brings you a full length story on him.
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22-23 Padma Awards
Two eminent Zoroastrians made the community proud by winning the Padma Awards in 2013. They are: 1. Noted Industrialist, Adi Burjor Godrej who won the Padma Bhushan 2. Dr. Mahrukh Tarapor who won the Padma Shri.
43 GR8! Women’s Achiever Award More accolades for Gulshan Kavarana, who wins the prestigious Women’s Award this year in Dubai.
66-67 WZCC AGM
Synergyz brings you highlights of the high profile event that took place in Singapore this year.
68-69 WZCC Awards
WZCC awarded four top Entrepreneurial and Professional members from the community this year. The four eminent awardees were: • • • •
Ms. Homai Engineer as ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur’ Capt. Percy Master as ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur’ Mr. Bomi Bhote as ‘Outstanding Zarathushti Professional’ Dr. Zuleika Homavzir as ‘Outstanding Young Zoroastrian Professional’
76-77 Recipes
Some excellent recipes on ‘Flavors of India’. Try them.
of Excellence and Trust
18-19 Poweranis
India’s Poweranis have come a long way, says Bachi Karkaria and they are forging ahead in different fields. It’s a powerful feeling but how are they handling it?
20-21 Success Story
A success story on Farhad Irani, the quintessential banker, who has established for himself an enviable reputation in the financial sector.
26-28 Failure is an option, Fear is not
An entrepreneurial perspective by Dr. Durgadoss, an inspirational speaker and the writer of Business Fiction – ‘A Saint in the Boardroom’.
30-31 Five Critical Elements to Effective Change Fred Sarkari, an International Speaker and Author, discusses why people should embrace change and not consider it an obstacle to realizing their goals
32-33 Managing Age Differences in a work place Oksana Tashakova – Elite Executive Coach, Change, Organizational and Talent Development Expert, discusses different expectations of different generations of workers in the work place.
36-37 Farewell to a man of letters
A tribute to Ardeshir Cowasjee - the Entrepreneur, Writer, Public figure and a Philanthropist, who passed away on 24th November, 2012 in Karachi. December, 2013
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