The Premier Portal for all the news in the world about Parsis: The Zoroastrians of India More →
Parsis Seek Seat in Maharashtra Assembly
The Parsis have decided to ensure that, like other communities, they too have a representative in the Maharashtra assembly. Members of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) and BJP legislator Mangal Prabhat Lodha made a representation to governor SC Jamir asking that a Parsi be nominated as a member of the assembly.
"Our community has been in [...]
Free flats for Parsis on the anvil
By Nauzer Bharucha, / TNN
In a city where a decent two-BHK apartment within 30 km of the business district is the exclusive domain of crorepatis, the Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP) will sell almost 75 flats in Panthaky Baug, Andheri (East), to low-income community members at a rock-bottom rate of Rs 2,400 a square foot. [...]
All Parsi Quiz Results Announced
Team Flashy consisting of Homiar Hathiram, Farhad Choksi and Eric Mehta won the Annual All – Parsi Quiz contest took place on Sunday Novermber 22, 2009 at the Rustom Baug Pavilion. There were twenty teams in all and the quiz was mainly on History, geography, sports, our religion, hollywood n bollywood. The written qualifying rounds [...]
Read more →Freddie Mercury to be honoured with London memorial
Late rock legend Freddie Mercury is set to be honoured in his hometown with his own Hollywood Walk of Fame-style star.
The British musician, best known as the frontman of the rock band Queen, fled Zanzibar, Tanzania as a child with his family at a time of political unrest in the African region, and they set [...]
Arzan Khambatta: A home sculpted to perfection
Sculptor Arzan and wife Khushnuma Khambatta along with their two kids Pezanne (14) and Tianna (11) occupy an 850 sq ft apartment with a small garden. “Our home seems small now that the kids are growing up because they want more space,” says Arzan about his cherished space in Dadar Parsi colony.
By Marina Correa / [...]
Tata Chairman Doesn’t Sweat the Timing on Global Expansion
By PAUL BECKETT / WSJ
MUMBAI—During his 18-year tenure as chairman of India’s venerable Tata Group, 71-year-old Ratan Tata has led a drive to expand internationally, a strategy India’s other sprawling companies seek to emulate.
With annual revenue above $70 billion, Tata Group now derives 65% of its sales outside of India and employs 357,000 [...]
The Lost Persian Army: Compelling Evidence in the Sahara
The remains of a legendary 50,000-strong army which was swallowed up in a cataclysmic sandstorm in the Sahara Desert 2,500 years ago are believed to have been found.
Italian archaeologists Angelo and Alfredo Castiglioni, twin brothers, have discovered bronze weapons and hundreds of human bones which they reckon are the remains of the lost army of [...]
Neville Wadia: World’s Oldest T20 Centurion
He is a grandfather and yet Neville Wadia’s passion for cricket at the age of 63 is never-ending. He has been playing cricket for over 40
years now. Some six months ago, he achieved something special.
Wadia scored 105 in just 60 balls slamming three sixes and 15 fours in a 20-Twenty match in Vadodara [...]
A Vegetarian Parsi
By Rakshande Italia / Inside TORONTO
DESI DIALOGUES: Turning vegetarian leaves a pleasant taste on the palate
The past 15 days have been one of my most testing times. That’s because I decided to turn completely vegetarian. The reason – my Ayurvedic doctor suggested that the herbal medicine he gave me for my knee joints could work [...]
“Parsis exude no sense of victimisation”
By Farrukh Dhondy / DNA India
Sitting next to the grandson of a late great English writer, himself a writer, at a dinner party in Exmoor, I am asked if I am a practising Zoroastrian. I say ‘not quite’ and am asked about its ethics and metaphysics.
"Simple," I reply, "Monotheism. The single God, Ahura Mazda [...]
Murree Brewery Still brewing in a dry land: Pakistan’s Parsi Brewery
Still brewing in a dry land: Pakistan’s only beer and whisky firm After 150 years, business is booming at Pakistan’s only beer and whisky firm. Andrew Buncombe finds out why
On the walls of the historic Murree brewery, Pakistan’s sole producer of beer, hangs a slogan that its owners would wish upon the entire country. [...]
Stop taking painkillers if you want to breed vultures
BNHS says Bombay Parsi Punchayet’s plans to breed vultures at Towers of Silence will not work, as the birds will die from feeding on bodies of those who have consumed diclofenac.
By Manoj R Nair / Mumbai Mirror
In fact, a member of the BNHS – which was initially involved in the breeding programme – has [...]
Parsi athletes shine at World Masters Games
The rough football ground of Dadar Parsi Gymkhana is cultivating rare laurels. Two middle-aged neighbours have won India a gold and a
silver medal at the prestigious World Masters Games held in Sydney mid-October. Fareez Vasania, a 45-year-old industrial photographer, and 49-year-old lawyer Rohinton Mehta, who defends tobacco major ITC in court, are untouchable in [...]
Charity Commissioner Clears BPP of any wrongdoing
In a reprieve for Bombay Parsi Punchayat chairman Dinshaw Mehta, the charity commissioner’s office recently dismissed a complaint seeking
his removal for alleged irregularities and nepotism in allotment of flats. Joint charity commissioner N V Deshmukh ruled that there was no evidence to take action against Mehta.
"The application falls short of showing any act [...]
Akuri: Eggsciting recipes
One of my favourite breakfast preparations is scrambled eggs, even higher on the scale of delicacy, is the akuri, a much underrated dish. Akuri means egg curry in its most basic sense.It is like dhansak and patra ni machi,considered to be a pan-Indian favourite.
The Parsis have a love affair with eggs. You have the [...]
Credit Counseling - Credit Consolidation - Credit Card Consolidation - Phoenix Landscaping