There is probably an inverse relation between a community’s population and its togetherness. The Parsi community doesn’t defy this relation and is an exceptionally close-knit community. With a population of about 1,100, the Parsi community has a sizeable population. By Amar Tejaswi | Deccan Chronicle Parsis’ business acumen drew them to the city a couple… Continue reading Zoroastrian Stree Mandal of Hyderabad and Secunderabad: Sticking together
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Parsis petition Centre for survival
The Parsis are a demographically declining community on the cusp of near extinction. This is what Keki Daruwalla, Sahitya Akademi award-winning poet and a member of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), wrote to the Planning Commission (PC). By Anurag Kumar Chaubey & Kshitiz Shaminit Tirkey | DNA India Alarmed by the drastic fall in… Continue reading Parsis petition Centre for survival
Billionaire Godrej Sees Property Beating Retail
Indian billionaire Adi Godrej said real estate will deliver his company’s fastest growth over the next five years as foreign rivals such as Unilever Plc (ULVR) and Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) constrain his flagship consumer-goods unit. By Ruth David and Malavika Sharma | Bloomberg “The strongest growth potential we see is in our… Continue reading Billionaire Godrej Sees Property Beating Retail
Shapoor Mistry brings in talent, expands role of old hands
Shapoor Mistry of the Pallonji Mistry group is bringing in talent, expanding the role of the old guard and identifying new business ventures at the $2-billion group. The initiative is aimed at transforming the way the construction-to-home appliances conglomerate functions. By Sobia Khan | The Economic Times The reclusive Irish-Parsi business tycoon, Pallonji Mistry, passed… Continue reading Shapoor Mistry brings in talent, expands role of old hands
Water Wastage Complaint at Bhabha Sanatorium Compound
200 ways to waste water For three months, allege residents, a Bandra family has been committing water carnage by pouring upto 200 litres of water out of their fourth floor flat for no reason; BMC engineer says action will be taken By Shailesh Bhatia | Mid-Day Even as Mid Day reported the acute scarcity of… Continue reading Water Wastage Complaint at Bhabha Sanatorium Compound
ZYNG Organizes A Summer Celebration for Differently Abled Parsi/Irani Zoroastrians
Name: SPECIAL STARS Tagline: A Summer Celebration for Differently Abled Parsi/Irani Zoroastrians Organizers: ZYNG – Zoroastrian Youth for the Next Generation Senior Citizens Ladies Group of Rustom Baug Om Creations Trust Jam-e-Jamshed Schedule: Friday, 11th May 2012 10:00am – 2:30pm Rustom Baug Saturday, 12th May 2012 4:30pm – 7:30pm Rustom Baug Sunday, 13th May 2012… Continue reading ZYNG Organizes A Summer Celebration for Differently Abled Parsi/Irani Zoroastrians
A year on, JJ Hospital finally gets Rs. 52 Lacs from Maneck Sanjana’s Estate
In January 2011, JJ received an email that a Parsi woman had left 100,000 Canadian dollars for it. But the hospital authorities thought of it as an elaborate online fraud By Santosh Andhale | Mumbai Mirror Congratulations! You are entitled to receive 100,000 Canadian dollars. Send us your account details so that we could facilitate… Continue reading A year on, JJ Hospital finally gets Rs. 52 Lacs from Maneck Sanjana’s Estate