There’s So Much More to ‘Frank’ Behind the Counter By KELLY BENNETT for Voice of San Diego At mid-morning on a hot summer day, the customers filing into a convenience store on the edge of downtown San Diego hear an enthusiastic "Hello, boss!" or a "How are you doing?" from the gray-haired man with thick… Continue reading Farrokh “Frank” Yazdani Behind the Counter in San Diego
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On the road in rural Iran
Rural Iran has startlingly beautiful landscapes that are largely unexplored by outsiders By Jini Reddy The Guardian, Saturday 12 September 2009 [Hat Tip: Jim Engineer via NextGenNow@Linkedin] I was tired. Exhausted. Ready to flop. I’d arrived in Zarabad, a sweet secluded village north of Tehran, with sleep rather than sightseeing on my mind. But in Iran,… Continue reading On the road in rural Iran
Law Department seeks details of notice to Parsi Punchayet
By Naresh Kamath / HT MUMBAI: On the heels of the Charily Commissioner issuing n show-cause notice to the trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) the stale’s law department has intervened and sought a detailed report in the matter. The Charity Commissioner had served notice on the trustees asking them why they should not… Continue reading Law Department seeks details of notice to Parsi Punchayet
Tributes paid to Firoz Gandhi on his 49th death anniversary
Glowing tributes were paid by Congress leaders to veteran freedom fighter late Firoz Gandhi on his 49th death anniversary on Tuesday by lighting candles and placing wreaths on his grave in Parsi cemetery. Former UPCC secretary, Virendra Kumar Mohiley said that Firoz Gandhi always fought for the cause of the country and never compromised on… Continue reading Tributes paid to Firoz Gandhi on his 49th death anniversary
Parsi Punchayet faces the axe over audit row
By Ashutosh Shukla/DNA Barely six months after the charity commissioner (CC) warned the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) of dismissal, a similar show-cause notice has been served on its trustees. The order, dated September 8, was passed when the BPP did not allow a special audit of its accounts and refused to make the books of… Continue reading Parsi Punchayet faces the axe over audit row
Voter I-card demand lands Jeejeebhoy’s great grandson in a spot
Vijay V Singh | TNN Mumbai: His great grandfather, Jamshetji Jeejeebhoy, is mentioned in history books as one of Mumbai’s biggest philanthropists but businessman and real estate tycoon Byram Jeejeebhoy may have, wittingly or unwittingly, entered Mumbai Police records. The Malabar Hill police station, after being tipped off by the Special Branch, has registered a… Continue reading Voter I-card demand lands Jeejeebhoy’s great grandson in a spot
Govt control over Parsi Punchayet?
TRUST with properties worth Rs 5.000 cr in city laces funds misuse charge. By Naresh Kamath for the Hindustan Times. MUMBAI: The Charity Commissioner has issued a show-cause notice to all seven trustees, of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet, one of Mumbai’s richer trusts asking them why they should no! be dismissed for blocking a… Continue reading Govt control over Parsi Punchayet?
The Role of the High Priests of Parsis in India
This article is written by Kersee Kabraji of Pune, India and published with his permission. At the outset, I like to make it clear that I am neither a priest nor a scholar of our religion. With some grace, I can perhaps pass off as a ‘student’ of our religion. I am an engineer by… Continue reading The Role of the High Priests of Parsis in India
Hawkers Evicted from around Bhikhabehram Well
After 30 years, 100 hawkers evicted from Cross Maidan It was jubilation on Saturday for local residents, who finally succeeded in ridding the southern tip of Cross Maidan of a major nuisance By Manoj R Nair Demolition crews from the City Collectorate removed over 100 stalls that had stubbornly resisted all earlier attempts of eviction… Continue reading Hawkers Evicted from around Bhikhabehram Well
