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MARCH ended on a zealous note for the Parsi community in Chennai, as it celebrated the Navroz, or the New Year with ardour and joy. But then, high spirits aren’t exclusive to special days, for this people. By Saranya Chakrapani | Express News Service Drop into a Parsi home in Chennai and your intrigue will… Continue reading Life and times of a Chennai Parsi

In 1887 the Empress Mills started a Gujarati school for children of its employees with two Mehtajis and one master, N Madan. It was a primary school. Boys went for further studies to SFS School and a few girls to the St Joseph’s Convent where, during those days, only 16% non-Christian students were allowed. Therefore,… Continue reading J N Tata Parsee Girls High School

Dawn of their New Year and arrival of spring was celebrated with traditional fanfare by the 3,700-strong Parsi community of the city on Monday. Jamshedi Navroz is an age-old tradition followed by people of Iran and Parsis after migrating to the country to celebrate it every year. "Jamshed was a great Iranian king and he… Continue reading Surat Parsis celebrate Jamshedi Navroz

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today greeted the nation on the occasion of Navorz, the Parsi New Year which falls tomorrow. "Navorz is the culmination of the celebration of seasons and is traditionally considered a harbinger of peace and prosperity," the Prime Minister said in his message. "Navroz symbolises the rich diversity of our culture and… Continue reading PM Manmohan Singh greets nation on Navroze 2011

A year after settling a lawsuit brought by the State of New Jersey, Stevens Institute of Technology announced Tuesday that it had named Nariman Farvardin, the provost at the University of Maryland1, to be its seventh president. The appointment could help Stevens turn the corner on an embarrassing period in which its former president’s salary… Continue reading Nariman Farvardin Heads Stevens Institute of Technology

Dadar Parsi Zoroastrian Sports Club (DPZSC) is one of the well known maidan clubs in the city. It may not be on par with the traditional Dadar Union Sporting, Parsee Cyclist, Shivaji Park Gymkhana or the three gymkhanas at the Kennedy Seaface — Hindu, Islam, Catholic or Parsee — which have rich cricketing history but… Continue reading Dadar Parsi Zoroastrian Sports Club Turns 85

28-year-old Mumbai born and bread Neville Wadia looks to raise awareness and funds for a cancer awareness centre in Mumbai by riding his bicycle solo from Bangalore to Bombay a distance of 1000 kms. over a period of 10 days. After spending 5 years studying and working in Australia, Neville returned to Bombay and settled… Continue reading Neville Wadia: Bicycle Ride from Bangalore to Bombay to Raise Cancer Awareness