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Zee News tribute: Rohinton Maloo

Posted 10 December 2008 | By arzan sam wadia | Categories: About | 3 Comments

By Akrita Reyar The sad news of Rohinton B Maloo being one of the victims of the mindless terror attacks in Mumbai has left me completely cold. Known as one of the avant garde and most charismatic personalities of media industry, Rohinton was at the same time one of the most friendly, down to earth [...]

A Barbaric Wake Up Call

Posted 28 November 2008 | By mnaaZ | Categories: About | 2 Comments

The terrorist attacks in Mumbai, which ordeal is not over even as I write, is, in my opinion a rude and dastardly wake up call. For Mumbai. For Bombay. That we are world citizens. The world has changed from even what I knew of it, let alone my elders and their reminiscing. Terrorism is such [...]

Ancient Blessings Near the Flat-Screen TV

Ancient Blessings Near the Flat-Screen TV

Posted 03 November 2008 | By arzan sam wadia | Categories: About | 4 Comments

By JAMES ANGELOS for NY Times PERVEZ PATEL, a Zoroastrian priest from Elmhurst, Queens, was wearing a long white robe and a white cotton veil over his mouth that looked something like a surgeon’s mask. Using a candle, he set fire to a small pile of sandalwood sticks placed on a dish covered with aluminum [...]

Enthronement of Pak Iranshah Saheb at Udvada

Posted 31 August 2008 | By arzan sam wadia | Categories: About | 1 Comment

This is an email forward received from Behram P. Dhabbar on a newslist. Our forefathers had come to India and settled here with the prime objective of keeping the fire of our religion burning eternally. Hence it was but natural that soon after settling down in Sanjan their biggest desire was to consecrate a Holy [...]

Ratan Tata to be awarded with Doctor of Science

Posted 07 August 2008 | By arzan sam wadia | Categories: About | No Comments

President Pratibha Patil will confer Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) on top industrialist Ratan Tata at the 46th convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology here tomorrow. Patil, who will deliver the convocation speech, will also present President of India Medals as well as gold medals to the meritorious candidates of the institute. [...]

Friendship Day celebrations turns unpleasant for Jimmy Mistry

Posted 06 August 2008 | By arzan sam wadia | Categories: About | No Comments

The Friendship Day celebrations hosted by the Parsi community on Sunday turned sour for the organisers with residents objecting and the police fining the revellers for flagging off a car rally from Shivaji Park at Dadar. It was ironical that the Additional Commissioner of Police, (Crime Branch), Deven Bharti flagged off the car rally later [...]

Marguerite Del Guidice: In conversation

Posted 29 July 2008 | By mnaaZ | Categories: About | 4 Comments

Last week we pointed you to the National Geographic Story on Iran. Below is an interview with the author Marguerite Del Guidice in the Persian Mirror. If you are concerned with all things Iran, you have probably already received a few emails from your friends, telling you about the amazing cover story on Iran by [...]

Bapsy Sidhwa in Lahore

Posted 29 July 2008 | By mnaaZ | Categories: About | No Comments

“Every time I come to Lahore, I find it more beautiful than my previous visit,” said novelist Bapsi Sidhwa during an interview with Daily Times. Sidhwa, who spent her early years in Lahore, said that the city was beautiful and full of creativity. “You breathe here and feel the creativity in the air. It is [...]

Barack Obama Praises Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw

Posted 02 July 2008 | By arzan sam wadia | Categories: About, Individuals, News | No Comments

While the Indian Government screwed up and bungled in handling the funeral of Field Marshal Manekshaw, Barack Obama, the Presidential candidate in the U.S. issued a statement acknowledging the legendary war hero’s passing away. the Democratic Presidential candidate on Monday released a statement condoling Manekshaw’s death, describing him as “a legendary soldier, a patriot, and [...]

A View from Pakistan: Manekshaw’s war

Posted 30 June 2008 | By arzan sam wadia | Categories: About | 6 Comments

By Commodore (retired) Najeeb Anjum for The Dawn, Pakistan For 36 years now India’s first field marshal has been the icon of heroism. “ALL QUIET ON THE EASTERN FRONT”, the melodious message continued ringing in the ears across West Pakistan (present-day Pakistan) by the state controlled media even on December 16, 1971 — a date [...]

Shenaz Treasurywala on love and her banjaran life

Posted 26 June 2008 | By mnaaZ | Categories: About | No Comments

Shenaz Treasurywala on love and her banjaran life, in conversation with Riya V Anandwala. There’s been talk that you’re being replaced by Perizaad Kolah on The Great Indian Laughter Challenge.. true? False. In fact, I’m filling in for Perizaad who’s on maternity leave. You came back to television after a long hiatus.. with a Hindi [...]

Minocher Bhandara, Pakistan MP, Passes Away

Posted 25 June 2008 | By arzan sam wadia | Categories: About | No Comments

Former Minorities Minister and member National Assembly Minocher Bhandara (popularly known as M.P.Bhandara) passed away here on Sunday. His one leg and a wrist was broken in an accident on April 23 and was admitted to Shifa Hospital on May 7. He was travelling in the car with his Chinese friends, when a bus coming [...]

Zoroastrian Tower of Silence

Posted 25 June 2008 | By arzan sam wadia | Categories: About | No Comments

A “Tower of Silence” is the place where Zoroastrians laid their dead to rest in the life-giving power of the sun. Zarathustra is the ancient Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism 3500 years ago. The ancient creed which was the dominant religion during the Sassanid era greatly influenced other religions and is still practiced worldwide, especially [...]

No Family Planning for Parsis

Posted 22 June 2008 | By arzan sam wadia | Categories: About | 1 Comment

NCM’s pill for falling Parsi numbers: no family planning CITHARA PAUL Posted online: Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 0034 hrs New Delhi, June 13: Concerned about the dwindling population of the Parsi community in the country, the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has come up with a religious concoction containing a heavy dose of morality [...]

Shehnaz Treasurywala: Big Secret Revealed

Shehnaz Treasurywala: Big Secret Revealed

Posted 06 June 2008 | By Shirin Kumaana-Wadia | Categories: About | 2 Comments

Shehnaz Treasurywala the new host of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge has her task cutout as she will be seen anchoring a Hindi show for the very first time!! But what exactly motivated her to anchor this rib-tickling comedy show? Well, the answer is right there in the question. As Shehnaz very neatly puts it, [...]

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