They were given monetary assistance and put up at a dharamshala, yet the family of three have, for four years, been embarrassing the community by living outside the Petit Sanatorium at Cumballa Hill. Author: Sayalee Karkare | Mumbai Mirror A Parsi family, comprising an aged mother and a son and daughter in their 50s, has… Continue reading Ignoring community’s help, Parsi family lives on footpath
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A Will To Live
By six in the evening, dozens of senior citizens assemble on concrete benches across the seven-acre vicinity of Cusrow Baug, the queen of Parsi colonies. Sprawled by the sea in South Mumbai’s posh Colaba neighbourhood, a steady breeze wafts past the colony’s arrangement of three-storey buildings. By Ranjita Ganesan | Business Standard Some elders exchange… Continue reading A Will To Live
Uttar Pradesh government inflating Parsi numbers, says activist
A media activist here has accused the Uttar Pradesh government of falsely showing an increase in Parsi population in the state to siphon off educational scholarships meant for minority communities’ students. The minority welfare department website of the state government lists around 60 Parsi families in the district, and claims that many of these live… Continue reading Uttar Pradesh government inflating Parsi numbers, says activist
Launch of Zoroastrian All Party Parliamentary Group in the U.K.
Lord Bilimoria of Chelsea, CBL, DL and Gareth Thomas MP are pleased to announce the establishment of the Zoroastrian All Party Parliamentary Group. The event, hosted in the Members’ Dining Room of the House of Commons on Monday 14th October with the assistance of the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe (ZTFE), was attended by over… Continue reading Launch of Zoroastrian All Party Parliamentary Group in the U.K.
Tata tops list of Indian firms which are most transparent in BRICS: Corruption watchdog
The anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International has admonished Chinese companies for their opaque business practices while praising Indian firms’ relatively high standards, in a survey of emerging market multinationals released on Thursday. China got the lowest rating of the BRICS economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), whose companies made up three quarters of the… Continue reading Tata tops list of Indian firms which are most transparent in BRICS: Corruption watchdog
BBC: India tries to boost its dwindling Parsi community
India is a country full of diverse religions and communities but the Parsis – who boast the highest literacy rate in the country and some of India’s best known business families – are dwindling. Worried about the possible extinction of the community, the Indian government has now launched a programme to boost their population. Sameer… Continue reading BBC: India tries to boost its dwindling Parsi community
Dina Pestonji: Stroke patient to run in Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
After 10 months of therapy, goal of completing half-marathon within reach After suffering a severe stroke that required emergency brain surgery to remove part of her skull, 29-year-old Dina Pestonji lay in a Toronto Western Hospital bed, unable to speak or move the right side of her body. She feared she would never walk again.… Continue reading Dina Pestonji: Stroke patient to run in Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
