The government’s plan to boost the dwindling population of Parsi community received a severe jolt with the Planning Commission rejecting a scheme proposed by the minority affairs ministry to improve the fertility rate and address health issues of the minority group. By Subodh Ghildiyal, TNN The commission has objected to the scheme, telling the government… Continue reading Planning Commission says No to boosting Parsi numbers
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Playwright Nozer Buchia: Vari Baanna Paachhal Thi
Nozer Buchia has been writing, directing and acting in plays for over 25 years under the banner of Nozer Buchia Productions. The latest play to release on stage is “Vari Baanna Paachhal Thi” (loosely translated, “Oh, you’ve been standing behind the door and listening to gossip once again.”) is sure to please anyone with a… Continue reading Playwright Nozer Buchia: Vari Baanna Paachhal Thi
Parsi Punchayat gets SC nod to build on Panthaki Baug Plot
After almost three decades of litigation, the Bombay Parsi Punchayat is free to construct at least a hundred flats at Punthaky Baug in Andheri. Last Friday, the Supreme Court cleared the decks for the Punchayat when it dismissed two special leave petitions filed before it that were preventing the trust from providing these houses to… Continue reading Parsi Punchayat gets SC nod to build on Panthaki Baug Plot
Neville Wadia: Bicycle Ride from Bangalore to Bombay to Raise Cancer Awareness
28-year-old Mumbai born and bread Neville Wadia looks to raise awareness and funds for a cancer awareness centre in Mumbai by riding his bicycle solo from Bangalore to Bombay a distance of 1000 kms. over a period of 10 days. After spending 5 years studying and working in Australia, Neville returned to Bombay and settled… Continue reading Neville Wadia: Bicycle Ride from Bangalore to Bombay to Raise Cancer Awareness
Villie M. Appoo Makes Her Mark as CEO of Illinois Girl Scouts
Villie M. Appoo, the current CEO of Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois assumed her postion in 2009 and later formed a Senior Leadership Team that successfully led the merger of two legacy councils, the Girl Scouts of River Bluffs Council and the Girl Scouts of Shagbark Council. The merger, however, was contentious. Nevertheless, at the… Continue reading Villie M. Appoo Makes Her Mark as CEO of Illinois Girl Scouts
Have they been barred from entering the temple?
A notice at a fire temple prohibiting inter-married Parsi-Zoroastrian women from bringing their children has them wondering whether their religious rights are at stake All fire temples in the city have a board outside announcing that only Parsis can enter them. But a fire temple at Marine Lines has added another notice prohibiting Parsi women… Continue reading Have they been barred from entering the temple?
Shiamak Davar: India’s Most Successful Choreographer
On June 7, 2005. India is playing host to Bill Clinton and the sleepy town of Lucknow is a stop over. On the menu is the finest Awadhi cuisine and the best dancer India can find to entertain a former U.S. President. After the performance, Clinton says to the lead choreographer and dancer, “The world… Continue reading Shiamak Davar: India’s Most Successful Choreographer
Vidal Urges Obama To Meet With Parsi Leaders In Iran
Author, playwright and scholar GORE VIDAL has repeated his plea for PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA to meet with Parsi leaders in a Christmas letter to the U.S. leader. In the missive, released via movie website Screenmancer.com, the director reminds Obama he wrote to him about cementing ties with the Persians when the politician was first nominated… Continue reading Vidal Urges Obama To Meet With Parsi Leaders In Iran
High Court Relief for Bombay Parsi Punchayat
In a reprieve to the Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP), the HC on Friday stayed an order passed by the assistant charity commissioner. The commissioner had directed the punchayat to furnish documents pertaining to the allotment of flats to one of its trustees Noshir Dadrawala. By Swati Deshpande / TNN A bench of Justices D K… Continue reading High Court Relief for Bombay Parsi Punchayat
