Parsis were among the first settlers in Mumbai in the 17th century and they started consecrating their fire temples (Agiaries and Atash Behrams) over the next 200 years. In the past decade, the minuscule community (barely over 40,000 in Mumbai) was relieved when most of these temples were notified under the city’s heritage rules, which… Continue reading Mumbai City Development Plan forgets to mark as many as 24 fire temples as heritage structures
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Farida Khambata Appointed as Tata & Sons’ first ever woman director
Tata Sons, promoter of the major operating Tata companies, appointed top-ranked investment strategist Farida Khambata as the first woman independent director in the company’s 103-year history. With the appointment of Khambata, global strategist at emerging markets-focused investment firm Cartica Capital, Tata Sons’ board has expanded to seven members. Cartica Capital, set up by former executives… Continue reading Farida Khambata Appointed as Tata & Sons’ first ever woman director
An Interview With The Field Marshal
The below interview was carried by the August 10, 1974 issue of Swarajya In the course of a 45-minute interview the author had with him in a Calcutta hotel on July 5, the retired Field Marshal H. F. J. Manekshaw, former Chief of the Indian Army, pooh-poohed the idea of Army rule in India, the… Continue reading An Interview With The Field Marshal
The Phoenix of Persia: A Book Review
The following book review was recently published in the FEZANA Journal. The FEZANA Journal is the leading publication of FEZANA and over the last two decades and more has become the leading publication in the Zoroastrian diaspora. Currently headed by dear friend and Chief Editor Dr. Dolly Dastoor it is a labour of love printed… Continue reading The Phoenix of Persia: A Book Review
Parsis prepare list of defunct Anjumans, other properties
Mumbai: Soon after the demand for a “waqf-like” board by Parsis to manage their properties, members of the community have begun to prepare a list of properties that they want to be controlled by the Parsi Anjuman of India. Members of the community met officials of the National Minority Commission (NMC) during their recent visit… Continue reading Parsis prepare list of defunct Anjumans, other properties
Collector forbids Mhow Parsi community from selling property
Based on a letter from the under secretary of the Minority Department of Government of India regarding a complain filled by Parveen Jahangir, collector Akash Tripathi found mismanagement, after conducting an investigation, in the working of Mhow-Parsi Zorostrian Anjuman Trust. Collector asked for an audit report from the executive president of the trust. Taking a… Continue reading Collector forbids Mhow Parsi community from selling property
Can marriage deprive women of their religion? Parsi woman asks Supreme Court of India
Can a woman be prohibited from practising her religion if she marries a man from a different religion? Is she bound to follow her husband’s religion? Can her religious places bar her from offering prayers if she marries outside the community? Article by Dhananjay Mahapatra | Times of India These are some of the questions… Continue reading Can marriage deprive women of their religion? Parsi woman asks Supreme Court of India
Yazdi Karanjia Felicitated in Baroda
This year, the World Theater Day was celebrated at Vadodara by Triveni in a unique way, as they invited Yazdi Karanjia, the doyen of Parsi Theater, who delivered a humorous talk about his theater journey. The artists of Triveni then presented about seven humorous songs from old Parsi Theater plays under the direction of P… Continue reading Yazdi Karanjia Felicitated in Baroda
Remembering Sam Manekshaw, India’s greatest general, on his 101st birth centenary
Valsad Nagarpalika has decided to honour Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, architect of the country’s victory in the 1971 war with Pakistan, by naming a road after him in the town on his 100th birth anniversary that falls on April 3. The stretch of road where the former Indian army chief’s ancestral house – Manekshaw House… Continue reading Remembering Sam Manekshaw, India’s greatest general, on his 101st birth centenary
