Homai Vyarawalla, Late Dr. Keki Byramjee Grant and Dadi Dorab Pudumjee were amongst the 128 Indians bestowed with the Padma Awards. More about Homai Vyarawalla here. Legendary photographer Homai Vyarawalla was awarded the Padma Vibhushan for her outstanding work as a photo journalist spanning decades. Late Dr. Keki Bryamjee Grant, eminent cardiologist was awarded the… Continue reading Three Eminent Parsis Bestowed Padma Awards 2011 by Indian Government
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ZYNG Parsi Calendar Makes A Date With Controversey
By giving more than just the important dates concerning the Zoroastrian religion, a Parsi calendar released by the Zoroastrian Youth for the Next Generation (ZYNG), youth wing of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP), seems to have run into rough weather with community’s orthodox members. By Ashutosh Shukla / DNA India A 65-year-old member of the… Continue reading ZYNG Parsi Calendar Makes A Date With Controversey
Dr. Ratan Marshall Passes Away
Eminent Parsi scholar Dr Ratan Marshal, who turned 100 in October last year, passed away on Sunday morning. He was not keeping well for the past three days. Marshal was the first to chronicle the history of Gujarati journalism from the 19th century. In this mammoth research, ‘Gujarati Patrakaratvano Itihas’ — in 1950, Marshal talks… Continue reading Dr. Ratan Marshall Passes Away
15th North American Zarathushti Congress Houston: A Report
Houston: It was a spectacle of light, colour and movement that unfolded onstage as the fifty actors walked through their steps and captivated an engrossed audience in the huge ball room of the Intercontinental Hotel on the West Loop. For the uninitiated, the spectacle was a history lesson that covered a time over the millennia… Continue reading 15th North American Zarathushti Congress Houston: A Report
The Pioneering Parsis of Karachi
UPDATE: It has been brought to our attention that the article below was originally authored by Farishta Dinshaw and published on Vohuman.org. The original article is now available here. We regret the original oversight and error in attributing the author’s name correctly. The influx of Parsis into Karachi increased after the British takeover. Many of… Continue reading The Pioneering Parsis of Karachi
Afshin Irani: How a Young Irani Girl Stumped Obama
Afsheen Irani, a Mumbai college student, asked the one question everyone wanted to ask the most powerful man in the world. ‘Why is Pakistan so important an ally to America so far as America has never called it a terrorist State?’ By Abhishek Mande for Rediff.com As Afsheen Irani from Mumbai’s HR College uttered these… Continue reading Afshin Irani: How a Young Irani Girl Stumped Obama
Tuition class teacher held for sexually abusing students in Mumbai
Eight students of the class eight and nine have approached the Shivaji Park police station against their coaching class owner, Feroze Katrak, 49, who had reportedly sexually abused them. By Manish K Pathak | DNA The police had arrested Katrak on Sunday evening for allegedly having unnatural sex with his students after class in his… Continue reading Tuition class teacher held for sexually abusing students in Mumbai
