Narges M. Kakalia, a Member of the Litigation Section of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., has received Human Rights First’s prestigious Pro Bono Star award for excellence in legal advocacy. Human Rights First is a nonprofit, nonpartisan international human rights organization based in New York, Houston, and Washington, D.C. The organization presents… Continue reading Attorney Narges M. Kakalia Receives Human Rights First’s Pro Bono Star Award
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NDTV India Special on Jiyo Parsi
NDTV ran a segment on Sunday November 23, 2014 in their Hum Log program. A very well presented media segment; that focuses on the issue at hand. They interviewed a few prominent Parsi women and men on this show. They are Dr. Zinobia Madon is an esteemed medical professional and has been involved with Jiyo… Continue reading NDTV India Special on Jiyo Parsi
Provoking the Parsi to procreate: Why I am rooting for Sam Balsara’s ad campaign
In the early 1970s, one of the oil majors – I forget which one – ran an outdoor campaign with a headline that screamed, “Save that drop of oil – or walk to your destination 20 years from now.” Article By Anant Rangaswami | Firstpost It’s over 50 years since I saw that message, and… Continue reading Provoking the Parsi to procreate: Why I am rooting for Sam Balsara’s ad campaign
Cyrus Broacha on the Jiyo Parsi Campaign
A funny and hilarious take on the recently launched advertising campaign regarding the Jiyo Parsi scheme. Cyrus’s take on Jiyo Parsi campaign which did not go down very well with the Parsi community. The Jiyo Parsi campaign was in support of the dwindling number of the Parsi community. So as to not lose out on… Continue reading Cyrus Broacha on the Jiyo Parsi Campaign
From Living in a Mumbai Brothel to Seeing the World
Zaneeta E. Daver is a young Zoroastrian living in Washington D.C. Last year she did ….for a second time !!….something we all dream of….sailing around the world. And now she is trying to give the same opportunity to two young girls, for what makes it an unbelievable story. She brings about the true Zarathushti spirit… Continue reading From Living in a Mumbai Brothel to Seeing the World
Nat Geo Parsi: Rahul Da Cunha
And so I’m sitting in Albless Baug at a Navjote — (for the unintiated, that’s the Parsi thread ceremony to initiate little Perizaads and Khushrus into Zoroastrianism). In this case, my hearty, sonically over-challenged neighbour Tempton’s grand daughter is entering the faith. Article by Rahul Da Cunha | MidDay Albless Baug, nestled in the heart… Continue reading Nat Geo Parsi: Rahul Da Cunha
Two Women Talking: Tales From India That Need To Be Told
One rainy fall evening in Brooklyn, two women walk out onto a small stage and stare at the audience. They stand in comfortable silence for several minutes – until the short-haired woman in the blue and white kurta begins to talk. Author: Meera Nair At her boarding school in Connecticut, she says, three of her… Continue reading Two Women Talking: Tales From India That Need To Be Told
Calcutta’s Banajee Agiary to get relief: Archeological Survey of India Steps In
The Fire Temple at Ezra Street, though one of the earliest symbols of pluralistic and cosmopolitan culture of ‘Calcutta’, has long been taken over by trading units that have turned it into an electrical storehouse of sorts. But with the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) taking an interest in the monument, things have started looking… Continue reading Calcutta’s Banajee Agiary to get relief: Archeological Survey of India Steps In
A sense of belonging: We must recognise the contributions of our minorities
KARACHI: The Parsi community in Karachi has always been small, but it has gifted an unmistakable legacy to the city. They have left their mark on the metropolis, especially in its older parts, with their contributions ranging from education, with formidable establishments such as Mama Parsi Girls Secondary School, BVS Parsi School and NED University,… Continue reading A sense of belonging: We must recognise the contributions of our minorities
