Rohinton Mistry, a Canadian-Indian writer, will be the 2012 laureate of the $50,000 Neustadt International Prize for Literature. The honor is sponsored by the University of Oklahoma, the Neustadt family and Open University’s international magazine World Literature Today. The Neustadt Prize, is a biennial award and is said to be the only international literary award… Continue reading Rohinton Mistry wins Neustadt Prize 2012
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Tracing Dadabhai Naoroji’s Descendants: Request for Assistance
I would like to ask readers for assistance in helping trace any descendants of Dadabhai Naoroji. Letter to Dadabhai Naoroji by his young grandson, Sarosh. Dadabhai Naoroji Papers, National Archives of India, Delhi. Dadabhai Naoroji, who was married to Gulbai Shroff (b. 1829?) at an early age, had three children: Ardeshir (1859-1893), who married Virbai… Continue reading Tracing Dadabhai Naoroji’s Descendants: Request for Assistance
Chief Justice Sarosh H. Kapadia: Pilgrim of Justice
Sarosh Homi Kapadia Age: 64 Profile: Chief Justice of India. In his long legal career, he has served as a lawyer at Bombay Bar, a Bombay High Court Judge, a Special Court Judge, Uttaranchal Chief Justice, Judge Supreme Court By Dinesh Narayanan | Forbes India His Achievement He is one of the finest judges and… Continue reading Chief Justice Sarosh H. Kapadia: Pilgrim of Justice
The sacred fire of Iranshah: Parsi New Year
Fire is purified and consecrated from ordinary to sublime and then enthroned. This fire is united to God’s divineenergies. By Shernaz Baji Avari | Afternoon Dispatch and Courier Though Parsis and Iranis are perceived as urban sophisticates living in cities, even the most cultured, refined, sophisticated and educated amongst us have our roots in villages,… Continue reading The sacred fire of Iranshah: Parsi New Year
Bachi Karkaria: Navroz Mubarak
On this auspicious New Year’s day, I would like to wish my fellow Parsis ‘Navroz Mubarak’. Yes, that’s the correct form, and not ‘Pateti Mubarak’. That would translate into ‘Greetings for Sinning’. By Bachi Karkaria | Times of India Pateti is actually the last day of the year, and is set aside to ask for… Continue reading Bachi Karkaria: Navroz Mubarak
Surti gave mystical insights into the Avestha
After Mumbai, Surat has the largest number of Parsis in India. The city has also played an important role in the religion of the community as it is the birthplace of a school of Zoroastrian philosophy called, Ilm-e-Khshnoom. By Rishi Banerji | DNA India Ilm-e-Khshnoom means ‘science of ecstasy’. This school of Zoroastrianism was founded… Continue reading Surti gave mystical insights into the Avestha
In true Karachi Parsi style, new year heralded with charity mela
Teens sporting chain-link bags, fashionable young moms and dapper old men mingled at a mela organised to celebrate Navroz (also spelled Nauroz) at the Beach Luxury Hotel on Saturday evening, exchanging ‘Navroz Mubaraks’ and loudly calling out to each other. Published in The Express Tribune Pakistan The sea breeze was thick with the sound of… Continue reading In true Karachi Parsi style, new year heralded with charity mela
Top Ten Films Portraying Parsis
IBNLive.com has an interesting compilation of the Top Ten films portraying Parsis over the years. Check out the entire list here: http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/7194-3.html .: . . .
‘Baug’ people
The ability of Parsis to laugh at themselves has allowed all kinds of movies to be made—the characterization alternates between stereotype and archetype By Nandini Ramnath | Livemint.com A government press release issued in September 2004 professed anguish over the dip in the Parsi population. The release noted that according to the 2001 census, “the… Continue reading ‘Baug’ people
