Below is an appeal sent to us by the trustees of the Banaji Limjee Agiary. This is Bombay’s and perhaps India’s oldest agiary. BANAJI LIMJEE AGIARY Appeal for contribution to Repair Fund Dear Sir/Madam,,The Banaji Limjee Agiary, which was constructed in the year 1709 and is the second Agiary to be so constructed in Bombay,… Continue reading Banaji Limjee Agiary Repair Fund
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Nari Contractor: ‘I don’t mind living it all over again’
Nari Contractor is enjoying one of the greatest comebacks. The former India captain, who was hit on the head by a Charlie Griffith bouncer 47 years ago (March 22, 1962), turns 75 today. The crushing blow may have necessitated a steel wire mesh to be inserted in his skull but it failed to crush his… Continue reading Nari Contractor: ‘I don’t mind living it all over again’
Sohrab Wadia: Jihad The Musical
Sorab Wadia sings the part of Hussein Al Mansour in the Edinburgh Fringe Production of JIHAD THE MUSICAL. Costumes by Deb O. Choreography by Bethany Samuelson. See www.jihad-the-musical.com for more information about the production.
Nari Contractor to visit the Caribbean
Four decades after suffering a near-fatal skull injury while ducking into a bouncer in a tour game, former India captain Nari Contractor will visit the Caribbean later this month as a special invitee to witness the formation of blood banks named after the first black West Indian cricket captain, Sir Frank Worrell. “It (1962) was… Continue reading Nari Contractor to visit the Caribbean
Business big shot: Ratan Tata of the Tata Group
When big decisions have to be made, Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group, walks his dogs along the Mumbai foreshore by his beachfront home. The animals are likely to be in for a lot of exercise over the coming weeks. The 72-year-old is in talks with the British Government about a rescue loan for… Continue reading Business big shot: Ratan Tata of the Tata Group
Green Rich List: Anu Aga of Thermax
Anu Aga (India) Anu Aga was born into an upper middle-class Parsi family in Mumbai. She graduated in economics and later did postgraduate studies in medical and psychiatric social work at the prestigious Tata Institute of Social Sciences. She married Rohinton Aga, a Cambridge and Harvard Business School educated Indian businessman, who built up his… Continue reading Green Rich List: Anu Aga of Thermax
A tribute to Rustom Tirandaz
The email below was circulated on a email list. From: Mr. Jimmy and Mrs. Pervin Mistry Tribute to our friend Rustom Sheriyar Tirandaz: The sudden demise of Rustom Sheriyar Tirandaz (January 27th) has left many in our community and in other communities deprived of a good friend and a champion of the needy. Those who… Continue reading A tribute to Rustom Tirandaz
Warnings From Vanishing Vultures
KARACHI, Feb 25 (IPS/IFEJ) – “The thought of my carcass being pecked at by vultures isn’t at all pleasant,” said Bapsi Sidhwa, a leading Pakistani diasporic writer now living in the United States. She was referring to the ancient Parsi funerary rite of ‘sky burial’. “There are many Parsis like me in Pakistan and in… Continue reading Warnings From Vanishing Vultures
Prof. Jamshedji Chinoy: First Among Equals
IRST AMONGST EQUALS By Dina Bilimoria Our Zoroastrian Community is rather famous for firsts in many fields. Our men and women have excelled in whatever they do and this quality prevails even today. Since time immemorial individuals have been born in our illustrious community who have reached and received greatness by sheer hard work and… Continue reading Prof. Jamshedji Chinoy: First Among Equals
