In this day and age of fast communication via email, blogging, et al, it seems there are still some people who do it the tried and trusted old fashioned way. Behram Dastur is one such person. The Indian Express informs us that “Chief executive of Bombay Parsi Punchayet sets world record for writing maximum number… Continue reading Guinness Record for letter writing
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Parsi creates world record
Guinness record for 70-year-old letter writer … World Records. A few months back, the chief executive of Bombay Parsi Punchayet had no idea he was even eligible. ”Last year … Read on at Mumbai Newsline – Mumbai,India
Vultures spotted after 3 years
Calcutta Telegraph – Calcutta,India … And Parsis feared what would happen to their dead. They needn’t worry anymore. … Worried also were Parsis, who leave their dead to be eaten by vultures. …
A radiant entry
Deccan Herald – Bangalore,India … Cyrus writes about Mumbai. A city that is entirely captivating in its madness. Jingo, the protagonist, hails from a middle-class Parsi family. …
From Parsi to Pakistani to Indian and more
Daily News & Analasys – Mumbai,India Born in Karachi and brought up in Lahore, she now lives in Houston, Texas. How would you describe yourself as an author? I always see myself as a Parsi first. …
First Iranian words that made their way into English
… 70. PARSI or PARSEE (a member of a religious group found mainly in western India, whose religion, Zoroastrianism, started in ancient Iran): From Persian PARSI. … More on PersianJournal
Freeze-drying touted as new green burial
Scotsman – United Kingdom … THE Parsees of Mumbai in India leave their dead on top of Towers of Silence to be eaten by vultures, while in the Solomon Islands, the deceased are laid out on … Continue reading at the Scotsman
25 Years Ago: Hotels in Bombay
Mid-Day Mumbai – Bombay,India One is patronized by Hindi film heroes, the other by affluent Parsi widows, and both have a fair share of Arab guests, who are their bread, their butter and … Continue reading at Mid-Day.com
1939: Bombay then..
Mid-Day Mumbai – Bombay,India … The development of the suburbs and the opening of new Parsi “colonies” are rapidly relieving the terrible congestion from which the city has suffered for … Continue reading at Mid-Day
