For 4 nights residents of Khareghat Colony have been kept awake; film crew say they have Parsi Panchayat permission By Lata Mishra | Mumbai Mirror Nowadays, if you drive by Pedder Road at night, you will be mistaken if you think residents of the well-known Khareghat Colony are celebrating an early Christmas and New Year.… Continue reading Film shoot turns nightmare for Khareghat Colony
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Z-Meds: Zoroastrian Doctors Without Borders
A note from Parimah Irani: I am involved with a Zoroastrian group called Z-Meds. This group is the Zoroastrian version of Doctors without Borders and its mission is to gather a directory of Zoroastrians in medial filed who are willing to volunteer their time and expertise either locally or internationally in order to attend to… Continue reading Z-Meds: Zoroastrian Doctors Without Borders
Prince Philip ‘delighted’ to attend Harrow Zoroastrian association’s 150th anniversary
PRINCE Philip was wrapped in a shawl – the highest honour for a guest – while celebrating 150 years of the South Harrow-based Zoroastrian association. By Ian Proctor | Harrow Observer The Duke of Edinburgh was treated to a traditional welcome at 11am at the Zoroastrian Centre in Alexandra Avenue when Parsi and Iranian women… Continue reading Prince Philip ‘delighted’ to attend Harrow Zoroastrian association’s 150th anniversary
Calcutta Agiary Celebrates 100 years
The centenary celebrations of Calcutta’s only fire temple or agiari in operation at 91 Metcalfe Street, or Bandook Gali, began with a ceremony both warm and colourful early on Tuesday. The city’s Parsi population may have shrunk to 600-strong but they were present in full force at the Late Ervad Dhunjeebhoy Byramjee Mehta’s Zoroastrian Anjuman… Continue reading Calcutta Agiary Celebrates 100 years
Tehmulji Hospital: Parsi Lying-In Hospital caught in revamp row
Talks about revamping the century-old Tehmulji Parsi Lying-in Hospital has led to sparks flying between the managing committee of the hospital and a section of the Parsi community. By Ananya Banerjee | Indian Express The members of the managing committee had put forth a plan in March to turn the hospital into a 100-bed super-specialty… Continue reading Tehmulji Hospital: Parsi Lying-In Hospital caught in revamp row
Freddie Mercury To Be Honoured At Asian Awards
The Queen star will be given a special Founders Award… Paying tribute to Freddie Mercury on what would have been his 65th Birthday this year, The Asian Awards will honour Freddie’s life and outstanding contribution to music on 18th October, at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London. Farrokh Bulsara, known to the world as the… Continue reading Freddie Mercury To Be Honoured At Asian Awards
Rustom Mazda : NID Student to Design For Ferrari Maker
A graduate from the National Institute of Design, Paldi has landed a job in world’s leading automobile design house Pininfarina as a consultant designer. Rustom Mazda, who graduated from NID’s product design department in 2010, is the first NIDian to join the Italian auto-design firm which caters to auto giants such as Ferrari, Ford, Jaguar… Continue reading Rustom Mazda : NID Student to Design For Ferrari Maker
