The Parsi community that boasts of the highest literacy rate and sex ratio in India is staring at extinction. In a population of 1.2 billion in India, there are only about 69,000 Parsis. Author: Rakhi Chakrabarty Source: TNN While the 2001 Census recorded a 21% decadal growth of the country’s population, the number of Parsis… Continue reading Jiyo Parsi: Govt scheme to boost population of Parsis
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Hosi Daruwala: Colaba’s Patchwork Man
Seated in a chair at the head of a rickety old sewing machine, Mr. Hosi Daruwala matches its battle-weariness with some of his own. Author: Reza Noorani | Source: Home Grown At 71, he is a small, shriveled man who looks tiny even under layers of sweaters and thermals that he wears to fight the… Continue reading Hosi Daruwala: Colaba’s Patchwork Man
Parsis to get govt stimulus for raising their numbers
Under the minorities’ bonanza plan, couples to get Rs 5 lakh for infertility treatment Author: Aditi Tandon Source: Tribune News Service Ahead of elections, the Congress-led UPA government is all set to unveil a bonanza for the minorities with the launch of two unique schemes this Monday. The first, “Jiyo Parsi”, will pay the infertility… Continue reading Parsis to get govt stimulus for raising their numbers
Dhunjiboy Bomanji's Pineheath mansion opens a window on the past
Sir Dhunjibhoy Bomanji was a true son of the British Raj. A Parsee shipping magnate from Bombay, knighted for his philanthropy, he was as comfortable in the countryside of his adopted Yorkshire as in his native India. Author: James Langton | Source: The National Once a well-known figure in English high society, his name and… Continue reading Dhunjiboy Bomanji's Pineheath mansion opens a window on the past
An ode to India's Parsis
Sooni Taraporevala is not a new name in the field of photography. She is widely known for documenting her community – the Parsis – through her photographs and has come out with several exhibitions worldwide and a coffee table book on the same. Author: Baishali Adak | Source: Deccan Herald Yet, when she comes up… Continue reading An ode to India's Parsis
'Aapro Zubin's concerts a real treat'
Master conductor Zubin Mehta’s twin concerts at the NCPA might have drawn to a close on Tuesday night, but they were an event the 1,109-strong audience would replay in their minds for months. Author: Mithila Phadke | Source: TNN It was a "real treat" for Mumbai’s western classical music lovers, said art historian Pheroza Godrej,… Continue reading 'Aapro Zubin's concerts a real treat'
Supreme Court to Review Gujarat High Court’s controversial decision: Goolrukh Gupta Case
A Special Leave Petition (SLP) has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Gujarat High Court’s controversial ruling that a woman who enters into wedlock, even under The Special Marriage Act, 1954, outside her religion is deemed to have changed her religion to that of her husband thereby losing the right to practice her… Continue reading Supreme Court to Review Gujarat High Court’s controversial decision: Goolrukh Gupta Case
