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Requiem for a Parsi delight: Food
There isn’t much that stands between Parsi food and extinction. Joanna Lobo digs amongst the delectable ruins of what remains By Joanna Lobo | DNA As he starts to describe the dal ni poori (a pastry stuffed with sweetened dal, tutti frutti and dried fruits), Kurush F Dalal lets us into a secret ingredient for… Continue reading Requiem for a Parsi delight: Food
Anu Aga: A Profile
69-year-old Anu Aga, who was nominated to the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, is known as much for her social work and activism as her business accomplishments. Published by NDTV In 2004, she retired as the chairperson of Thermax Ltd, handing over the reins to her daughter Meher Pudumjee. Thermax is a Rs. 4,935 crore engineering… Continue reading Anu Aga: A Profile
The Carriage of Pestonjee Press of the Fort Coach Company Exhibited in San Francisco Museum
An ornate silver carriage, built in 1915 by Pestonjee Press of the Fort Coach Company for the Maharajah of Bhavnagar, was featured at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum’s “Maharaja” exhibit that closed here April 8. By Sunita Sohrabji | India West The exhibit — which featured the art and artifacts of India’s princely rulers… Continue reading The Carriage of Pestonjee Press of the Fort Coach Company Exhibited in San Francisco Museum
Do Parsis lack a proper sense of history?
Our good friend Dinyar Patel asks a very valid and pertinent question Do Parsis lack a proper sense of history? It is a question that I have often wondered while traveling and conducting research across India in the past fourteen months. Our history and culture is as rich as that of any other community in… Continue reading Do Parsis lack a proper sense of history?
The Promise Of A New Day: World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust
Since the 1990s, The World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust, based in India, has been working in the villages of Gujarat, specifically in the villages of Navsari and Surat, to uplift the lives of poor Zoroastrians and their families. The Promise Of A New Day, highlights some of the organisation’s most notable work over the last two… Continue reading The Promise Of A New Day: World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust
Bombay High Court To Consider Exempting Parsis from Two Child Norm
The government could consider exempting the Parsi community from the ‘two-child norm’, the Bombay high court suggested on Wednesday. Hearing a matrimonial dispute case between a city-based Parsi couple, a division bench of Justices P B Majmudar and Anoop Mohta was informed of incentives given to Parsi couples to have more children. By Shibu Thomas… Continue reading Bombay High Court To Consider Exempting Parsis from Two Child Norm
Anu Aga Nominated to the Rajya Sabha as a Member of Parliament
Anu Aga the former Chairwoman of Thermax India has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha as a member of the Indian Parliament. Her nomination by the President of India was announced recently. Below is some info about the life and work of Anu Aga From Thermax website Anu Aga began her career in Thermax in… Continue reading Anu Aga Nominated to the Rajya Sabha as a Member of Parliament
Punchayet to provide house to divorced Parsi
A man — embroiled in tenancy dispute with his wife over a flat a sprawling flat at Cusrow Baug in Colaba in south Mumbai — has got accommodation, thanks to the Parsi Punchayet. By Urvi Mahajani | DNA The matrimonial dispute which would have gone on for years has been settled quickly with the involvement… Continue reading Punchayet to provide house to divorced Parsi
