India recognizes professor for work in literature, education By Corydon Ireland | Harvard Gazette Earlier this year, Harvard literary scholar Homi K. Bhabha — director of the Mahindra Humanities Center — was taking his mother for an evening drive around their native Bombay. His cellphone rang: a call from a cousin famous in the family… Continue reading High honor for Bhabha
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Parkinson’s increasing footprint in India and Amongst the Parsi Community
Parkinson’s disease, the neurological movement disorder, which is known to affect one in 1,000 people worldwide, is increasing its footprint in India. A disease once considered to be affecting only the elderly is found to be increasingly affecting people well below 40 years of age. The mean age of the onset of Parkinson’s is about… Continue reading Parkinson’s increasing footprint in India and Amongst the Parsi Community
Sethna’s 18th West Bombay Scout Group Offer Service to Kappawala Agiary
Parsis and Boy Scouts have been synonymous since the early part of the 20th century. And India’s oldest Scout Group, the Sethna’s 18th West Bombay Scout Group leads from the forefront. As the oldest continuously running Scout Group in the country it has been the incubator of many a Parsi/Zoroastrian Scout Troops in Bombay. Below… Continue reading Sethna’s 18th West Bombay Scout Group Offer Service to Kappawala Agiary
A One Day Workshop for Parsi Irani Zoroastrian Girls and Boys
Learn all about your religion — Zoroastrianism • Ask all the questions you ever wanted to ask • Find out what it means to be a true Zoroastrian. VENUE : The Alexandra Girls’ English Institution 31, Hazarimal Somani Marg, Fort, Mumbal 400 001. DATE : Saturday, 28th April 2012 TIME : 9.00 a.m. to 6.00… Continue reading A One Day Workshop for Parsi Irani Zoroastrian Girls and Boys
Pervez Damania In Conversation: ‘Udvada is a microcosm of the Parsi way of life’
Parvez Damania, offers a glimpse into the Parsi community through a photography exhibition in the city. By Jayeeta Mazumder | DNA What prompted you to go on a photographic documentation of the Udvada in the first place? It’s a heritage place, with enormous historical, cultural and religious significance to India, and all our future generations.… Continue reading Pervez Damania In Conversation: ‘Udvada is a microcosm of the Parsi way of life’
Parsi community in Nilgiris dwindling
UDHAGAMANDALAM: When theManekshawsbuilt a house in Coonoor in 1973 ,the Parsi community of the hill district cheered . "We were proud they chose to settle here ," said Homi Dheenjeebhoy ,trustee of Nilgiris Parsi Association. Though the Parsi population in the district has dwindled to 31 from more than 150 in the 1940 s, the… Continue reading Parsi community in Nilgiris dwindling
India’s Defence Minister Makes Amends, Gives Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw His Due
Today at a special ceremony at the Zoroastrian Parsi Cemetary at Ootacamund, Nilgiris, India’s first Field Marshal and one who bestowed on the country its first military victory in a thousand years, Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, will be commemorated by laying his gravestone next to that of his wife, Siloo. By Ashok Mehta |… Continue reading India’s Defence Minister Makes Amends, Gives Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw His Due
Jeroo Billimoria: Social Entrepreneur Teaches Street Kids How to Manage Money
Serial social entrepreneur Jeroo Billimoria, founder of Child and Youth Finance International, rang the NASDAQ opening bell in New York Mar. 21. By Sunita Sohrabji | India West Billimoria’s appearance at the stock exchange came at the conclusion of the first International Child and Youth Finance Week in which 26 countries took part. Billimoria’s organization,… Continue reading Jeroo Billimoria: Social Entrepreneur Teaches Street Kids How to Manage Money
Michelin chefs head to Dubai for Stars, Food & Art
The culinary event will see Michelin chefs gather at the Sofitel Dubai on Jumeirah Beach. Participating UK chef Cyrus Todiwala explains more Interview by Charlie Lyon |HotelierMiddleEast.com On April 3, 2012 seven internationally renowned chefs, together representing 12 Michelin Stars will gather together at the Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach hotel to create what the organiser… Continue reading Michelin chefs head to Dubai for Stars, Food & Art
