Shirin Vajifdar, who died on September 29, 2017, exhibited an unusual love for classical dancing from childhood and defied taboos to train in multiple classical dance forms. Article by Sunil Kothari | The Wire Shirin Vajifdar. Credit: Mulk Raj Anand: Shaping the Indian Modern (MARG) In the early 1930s, it was inconceivable that a young… Continue reading Remembering Shirin Vajifdar – Pioneer in All Schools of Dance
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Remitting Funds to Udvada: Message from Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor
As I have received several queries regarding a few key issues pertaining to Udvada, I would like to clarify the same here. I would highly appreciate if you could spread this word to all Parsis in North America through your various associations by email. Donations towards ‘Iranshah’ Udvada: Any person desirous of giving donations towards… Continue reading Remitting Funds to Udvada: Message from Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor
The Mahatma’s Parsi connection
The nation remembered its Mahatma – Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi – on his 148th birth anniversary on Monday. Gandhi had great respect for people of all communities and religions, including the Zarthushtis – Parsis. Interestingly, Gandhi took a lot of inspiration from various Parsi leaders and also learnt his initial lessons of nonviolence and humanity from… Continue reading The Mahatma’s Parsi connection
Senior Citizen Day Celebrated at Navsari Center
October 1st is Senior Citizen’s Day. 100 school children from the Sett RJJ High School in Navsari visited the WZO Trust Funds Senior Citizen’s Centre to meet our Senior Citizens. The students had interactive and meaningful conversations with many of our residents and then escorted them to their school in a procession. At the school… Continue reading Senior Citizen Day Celebrated at Navsari Center
Parsi-only Ripon Club’s plans to give full membership to women, faces protests in Mumbai
Currently, non-Zoroastrian guests, who want to eat the club’s fabled Parsi food, have to be accompanied by Parsi members Parsi-only Ripon Club’s plans to give full membership to women is being opposed by community groups, which feel that this will pave the way for non-Parsi husbands to acquire a say in the club’s affairs. Article… Continue reading Parsi-only Ripon Club’s plans to give full membership to women, faces protests in Mumbai
Behzad Dabu: How To Get Away With Murder
Breakout roles are a dream for most actors and actresses. Frankly, they are hard to come by. Every performer wants that role that will bring them instant recognition and take their career to the next level. Oftentimes, it could even take an entire career to even find that character at all. But for Syracuse native… Continue reading Behzad Dabu: How To Get Away With Murder
In Parsi genes, new clues on old cultures
Strict inbreeding is often blamed for the dwindling population of the Parsi community in India. New research by Indian and other scientists now suggests that this might not always have been the case. DNA samples from centuries-old skeletal remains of Parsis from Sanjan in Valsad, Gujarat, show close genetic links of Parsi women with local… Continue reading In Parsi genes, new clues on old cultures
Novy Kapadia: Barefoot to Boots And The Many Facets of Indian Football
Only a mad and passionate lover of sport will take to writing on the game. The majority of budding sports writers want to write on cricket, unless they are from Bengal or, these days, the northeast. Like all journalists, football reporters and fans can be vehement when it comes to arguments, but they are humble.… Continue reading Novy Kapadia: Barefoot to Boots And The Many Facets of Indian Football
Many think Parsis are a model minority. Are they?
Debates over the Uniform Civil Code usually zero in on one kind of personal law: Muslim matrimonial law. What gets less airtime is Parsi matrimonial law. We assume that it lacks the gender asymmetries of Muslim personal law. There is a long history of Parsis being held up as a model minority, by implied contrast… Continue reading Many think Parsis are a model minority. Are they?
