On Tuesday, November 8th, Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States of America. The reverberations both within the United States, Canada and globally have led to everything from demonstrations to a sense of urgency among many nations to understand how Mr. Trump’s administration will affect them. FEZANA, which represents the collective… Continue reading FEZANA’s Statement on the US Presidential Elections 2016
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Dubai Pravasi Yatra 2016: A Resounding Success
The Dubai Pravasi Yatra, one of the most awaited events of the year 2016, turned out to be a grand success with participation ranging from 70 international delegates to 600 local residents at various programs held from 7th to 11th October, 2016. The event was held under the auspices of WZCC, an organization that values… Continue reading Dubai Pravasi Yatra 2016: A Resounding Success
Parsi and Jewish culture collide at Challahwalla
clatl.com | Nov 3rd 2016 “Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. A Parsi and a Jew walk into a restaurant…” So begins the official introduction for the first ever Challahwallah, a six-course, family-style Parsi Jewish dinner scheduled for Thursday, November 10 at Chai Pani Decatur. Article by Hilary Cadigan | Creative Loafing Atlanta… Continue reading Parsi and Jewish culture collide at Challahwalla
Debate on Navjote ceremony in Delhi
Even as the debate of rights of children from Parsi mother to non-Parsi father and Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is being debated in the community, a case of a Navjote ceremony on a boy born to Parsi mother from a non-Parsi father has come up and some members of the community are opposing it. Such… Continue reading Debate on Navjote ceremony in Delhi
Murree and The Lush Life Lahore
In the congested Saddar area of Karachi, on a busy street lined with restaurants and cafeterias, rests the Lucky Star Wineshop. It’s not advertised as a place of alcoholic purveyance, but it’s not exactly hidden. A man stumbles up the shop’s steps and passes an empty water bottle through a small, grated window in the… Continue reading Murree and The Lush Life Lahore
The mystery of the clock tower deaths
A century and a quarter after two Parsi girls fell to their death from the iconic Rajabai Clock Tower in Mumbai, the shocking incident continues to intrigue On 25 April 1891, at about 4pm, Bachubai and Pherozebai fell to their death from Rajabai Clock Tower in Bombay University. Bachubai was the wife of Ardeshir Godrej,… Continue reading The mystery of the clock tower deaths
Documentary ‘Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds’ pays homage to Zubin Mehta
Bettina Ehrhardt’s film on the celebrated music conductor is being screened at the Mumbai Film Festival. The central tenet of Zoroastrianism, “Humata, Hukhta, Hvarshta”, or “Good thoughts, good words, good Deeds”, is also the title of Bettina Ehrhardt’s comprehensive documentary on celebrated Western classical music conductor Zubin Mehta. The 89-minute film, which is being screened… Continue reading Documentary ‘Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds’ pays homage to Zubin Mehta
Capt. Hormazdiar Desai: A ray of light for those in dark
Padma Shree awardee, Capt. Desai who celebrates his 100th birthday on October 20, today has founded seven institutes for the blind community. In the bylanes of Colaba, sitting in the living room of an old Parsi house, with his wife Perin sitting to his right, and about twenty-odd visually impaired, along with a few peers,… Continue reading Capt. Hormazdiar Desai: A ray of light for those in dark
Mistry Vs Tata: Duel of ‘dikras’ has Parsi community shaken and stirred
A day after the Tata group sacked Cyrus Mistry as chairman and appointed Ratan Tata as interim chairman, there is widespread dismay in the Parsi community at the way events unfolded. “This is a very sorry state of affairs for the community. It was not expected from somebody who is holding a stature this big.… Continue reading Mistry Vs Tata: Duel of ‘dikras’ has Parsi community shaken and stirred
