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I’m a sucker for books about Parsis. They’ve got some mad stories about them. Dysfunctional families, property disputes, affairs with first cousins, renting out apartments to suspicious tenants, unhappy marriages, colonial bungalows and what have you – murder, betrayal, divorce, illicit affairs – all ingredients for very gripping plots. By Arcopol Chaudhuri Being a close-knit… Continue reading Cyrus Mistry: Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer

A MAN WITH THE HEART OF GOLD “ZARTOSHTY” thy name is “CHARITY” At the age of 95 Entered Eternal Life on July 6, 2012 We at NAMC are keenly conscious of the legacy of immense philanthropy that Arbab Mehraban Zartoshty has left for our North American and Global Zarathushti community. His work embodied Love and… Continue reading A Tribute to Arbab Mehraban Zartoshty

On a serene fishing trip with his father, the last thing city shooter Kynan Chenai expected was to be in a situation that required him to save three lives. “It was an instinctual reaction,” says Kynan, who managed to save one of the three people caught in the strong currents of a river on the… Continue reading Shooter Turns Saviour

New York: Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the prestigious Rockefeller Foundation here for innovation in philanthropy. The Foundation, celebrating 100 years of global innovation, honoured individuals and institutions with its second annual Innovation Awards here yesterday. Published in MSN India Speaking on the occasion, Tata said businesses… Continue reading Rockefeller Foundation Bestows Lifetime Achievement Award on Ratan Tata

UDHAGAMANDALAM: When theManekshawsbuilt a house in Coonoor in 1973 ,the Parsi community of the hill district cheered . "We were proud they chose to settle here ," said Homi Dheenjeebhoy ,trustee of Nilgiris Parsi Association. Though the Parsi population in the district has dwindled to 31 from more than 150 in the 1940 s, the… Continue reading Parsi community in Nilgiris dwindling

The Gujarat high court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by a Parsi (Zoroastrian) woman, married to a non-Parsi, seeking permission to enter and worship in the Agiyari ( Zoroastrian fire temple) and attend, in future, the last rites of her aging parents as per the community customs. By Saeed Khan | Times of India… Continue reading Gujarat high court dismisses Parsi woman’s plea to worship in fire temple

"There is one secret that even the American security forces will not be able to decode," said Boman Kohinoor, 90, owner of Britannia and Company Restaurant at Ballard Estate. By Reetika Subramanian, Hindustan Times "That is the secret recipe of our signature dish, berry pulao."   A few weeks ago, when the US ambassador to India,… Continue reading Britannia & Co. : Parsi eatery in 30th year of serving iconic berry pulao

Residents of the stretch from Navjivan Society to Bellasis Road have once again put their faith in the Mehta family, which has been representing their ward for the last 45 years. Congress candidate Noshir Mehta registered a thumping win with 12,030 votes with a victory margin of almost 10,000 votes. Be it Noshir, after his… Continue reading Noshir Rusi Mehta Wins BMC Elections Seat from D Ward in Mumbai

Indian Navys Lieutenant Commander Firdaus Darabshah Mogal from Mumbai was awarded the Shaurya Chakra ( posthumous) on Monday for his gallant deed of attending to the call of duty at the cost of his own life on August 30, last. " For an unmatched show of fearless valour in the face of death that saved… Continue reading Shaurya Chakra Awarded to Lieutenant Commander Firdaus Darabshah Mogal