The Parsis, or Zoroastrians, are an ethnoreligious community unusually invested in the colonial legal system of British India and Burma. In this interactive slideshow, Mitra Sharafi, the author of Law and Identity in Colonial South Asia, introduces readers to the history of Parsi culture and identity in colonial South Asia. Transcript of Law and Identity… Continue reading Law and Identity in Colonial South Asia
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Dr. Keiki Mehta Honored at American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Congress 2014
Two Luminaries in the Field of Ophthalmology Named Honored Guests at the 2014 Annual ASCRS-ASOA Symposium and Congress in Boston Two physicians who have made significant contributions to the field of ophthalmology will receive the Honored Guest Award at the 2014 ASCRS-ASOA Annual Symposium and Congress April 25-29, 2013, in Boston. Dr. Keiki Mehta, a… Continue reading Dr. Keiki Mehta Honored at American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Congress 2014
Homi Bhabha’s iconic home on the block today
Mehrangir on Malabar Hill, the bungalow where the father of India’s atomic energy programme, Homi Bhabha, once lived, will go under the hammer on Wednesday afternoon. Article by Nergish Sunavala & Nauzer K Bharucha | Times of India Property market sources said they expect the property to fetch in excess of Rs 300 crore against… Continue reading Homi Bhabha’s iconic home on the block today
For Parsi population, eight small beginnings: Jiyo Parsi
Less than a year after the government launched “Jiyo Parsi”, a scheme to check the alarming decline in the country’s Parsi population, the stork is set to visit eight couples from the community who are beneficiaries of the scheme. By Parul Chandra | New Delhi The scheme, a mix of community-driven advocacy and medical assistance… Continue reading For Parsi population, eight small beginnings: Jiyo Parsi
Hvovi Minocherhomji: Chennai halts traffic to save life
When a human heart was being loaded into an ambulance at the General Hospital around 6.40pm on Monday, 6km away, at Light House, traffic inspector Uday Kumar’s walkietalkie crackled to life. He had been preparing for this moment. Karthikeyan Hemalatha |TNN The ambulance bearing the heart – harvested from a 27-year-old brain-dead man in GH… Continue reading Hvovi Minocherhomji: Chennai halts traffic to save life
Spenta Kandawalla Remembers Wellesley classmate Hillary Clinton
Spenta Captain Kandawalla, who was the only Pakistani student in Hillary Rodham’s class at Wellesley College in 1969, talks about her longtime friend with "Sunday Morning" correspondent Jane Pauley. She describes the former secretary of state who made herself into a diplomatic "punching bag" as someone who "could punch back, too." If you are reading… Continue reading Spenta Kandawalla Remembers Wellesley classmate Hillary Clinton
Iran’s Zoroastrians celebrate Persian roots
In this Saturday, June 14, 2014 photo, a Zoroastrian man prays in Setipir Shrine in Yazd about 405 miles (675 kilometers) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran. Zoroastrianism is a monotheistic religion predating Christianity, Islam and Judaism, founded some 3,800 years ago by the prophet Zoroaster. Article by ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press It was… Continue reading Iran’s Zoroastrians celebrate Persian roots
