On the occasion of the Shehenshahi New Year (Y.Z.1381) Parsi Khabat takes the opportunity to wish you, our dear reader a very happy new year. Our wishes extend to your loved ones, families and friends. May this be the year when we all find the best in ourselves and in others. May this be the… Continue reading Happy New Year 2011 | Saal Mubarak Y.Z. 1381
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100th Year of B.D. Petit Parsee General Hospital
On this happy occasion we are proud to inform you that on 27th March, 2011 our Hospital entered its 100th year of caring for our sick and less fortunate community members. Having reserved 53.6% of its total bed capacity of 222 Beds for the poor and deserving members of our community, the Hospital provides a… Continue reading 100th Year of B.D. Petit Parsee General Hospital
Late Lt. Cdr. Firdaus Darabshah Mogal awarded Shaaurya Chakra
President Pratibha Patil has approved gallantry medals for 137 security personnel, including 14 for the country’s third highest peacetime bravery award, the Shaurya Chakra, on the occasion of the 65th Independence Day. Among the other medals named by the president are three Bar to Sena Medal (gallantry), 114 Sena Medal (gallantry), three Nao Sena Medal… Continue reading Late Lt. Cdr. Firdaus Darabshah Mogal awarded Shaaurya Chakra
A Lifetime Quest to Finish a Monumental Encyclopedia of Iran
Ralph Ellison wrote for 40 years without finishing his novel “Juneteenth.” Antoni Gaudí labored 43 years on the Sagrada Família basilica in Barcelona, but construction continues today. And in the annals of grand quixotica, Ehsan Yarshater also deserves a prominent chapter. By PATRICIA COHEN | New York Times At 53, he embarked on his magnum… Continue reading A Lifetime Quest to Finish a Monumental Encyclopedia of Iran
The story of India through Powerful leaders: Ratan Tata
Ratan Tata was born to Naval Tata and Soonoo Commisariat in the Tata family, a prominent family belonging to the Parsi community. He is the great-grandson of Tata group founder Jamsedji Tata. After his parents separated in 1944, he was brought up by his grandmother Lady Navajbai and he completed his schooling in Mumbai from… Continue reading The story of India through Powerful leaders: Ratan Tata
Condolences from a former Pakistan Air Force pilot to Jahangir Engineer’s kin
In an unusual heart-warming gesture, some five-decades after Pakistan Air Force shot down a civilian aircraft in Gujarat, the pilot sent a note of condolence to the daughter of the Indian pilot killed in the incident, and on Wednesday he received a response. By K. V. Prasad | The Hindu Connecting across the border courtesy… Continue reading Condolences from a former Pakistan Air Force pilot to Jahangir Engineer’s kin
Laughter, the worst medicine
Parsi theatre has been in decline thanks to its audience’s refusal of watching anything other than comedies and the language divide Coffee table books scare me for two reasons. I don’t have a coffee table and I’m averse to betraying the purpose of these books by putting them on a book shelf. The second and… Continue reading Laughter, the worst medicine
