Cambridge University will observe 1,000 years of the Shahnama or book of kings by the Persian poet Firdausi in 2010. This epic verse was compiled in 1,010 AD which narrates the history of the Iranian people from the earliest times to the collapse of the Persian empire in the early seventh century. This was stated… Continue reading Cambridge Univ to observe 1,000 years of Shahnamah
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Sooni Taraporewala draws ire of conservative group
In spite of a frown from the conservatives, Sooni Taraporewala has gone ahead and done something that no other director would dare to do. The director has replicated a Parsi fire temple onscreen even though in real-life non-Parsis are not permitted inside one. Her soon-to-be released film, Little Zizou will show for the first… Continue reading Sooni Taraporewala draws ire of conservative group
Sooni Taraporewala: A Parsi state of mind
Naomi Canton, Hindustan Times Mumbai, March 04, 2009 Her first film Little Zizou will be released on March 13. Fifty-two-year-old writerphotographer Sooni Taraporevala speaks to Naomi Canton about her directorial debut. Why have you written a comedy about two Parsi families with extremely opposite value systems living in contemporary Mumbai? I’m a Parsi who grew… Continue reading Sooni Taraporewala: A Parsi state of mind
The Other Mumbai
An Acclaimed Screenwriter’s Latest Film Takes on Indian Zoroastrianism In the film “Little Zizou,” 10-year-old Liana asks her friend Xerxes if he knows where their people, known as Parsis, come from. She then tells him how the Parsis, also called Zoroastrians, fled to India from Persia 900 years ago. Studio 18 Liana Pressvala (Iyanah… Continue reading The Other Mumbai
All in the family
Celebrating the world she knows best, Sooni Taraporevala brings all our favourite Parsis together Parizaad Khan But the cast member doing the kissing is her fox terrier Toots who, along with various other family members, had been requisitioned to be part of the film. Bawa bonding: (from above) Actors Dilshad Patel and John Abraham; Imaad… Continue reading All in the family
Parsi family of three tries to commit suicide
In a case of what can be described as arm twisting by creditors, a family of three, tried to commit suicide in Ahmedabad. They had consumed heavy dose of sedative and they were found unconscious in their house in satellite area of the city. They are Pervez Bharucha (57), his wife Beroz (50) and son… Continue reading Parsi family of three tries to commit suicide
BPP trustee supports needy Parsis
After years of fighting for a home under the Bombay Parsi Punchayet’s (BPP) homes-for-the-needy scheme, needy Parsis found support from an unexpected quarter. A trustee of BPP, Noshir Dadrawala, on Monday wrote to the charity commissioner that those names cleared by the earlier trustees should be given the houses. Dadrawala said, “The allotments have been… Continue reading BPP trustee supports needy Parsis
Rahul connects with his paternal roots
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi connected with his paternal roots and met up with his Parsi relatives at the wedding of his distant cousin Tanaz Patel at a gala traditional function at the Jeejeebhoy Dadabhoy Agiary at Colaba in south Mumbai on Tuesday evening. Rahul’s grandfather, Feroze Gandhi (husband of the late prime minister Indira Gandhi),… Continue reading Rahul connects with his paternal roots
Bombay Parsi Punchayat May be Dissolved
The newly-elected Bombay Parsi Punchayet faces dissolution. The over 350-year-old trust, among the oldest in the city, had for the first time conducted a universal adult franchise to elect trustees recently. The punchayet’s only hope is a writ petition filed in the high court that comes up for hearing on March 17, in which they… Continue reading Bombay Parsi Punchayat May be Dissolved
