Indian courts abound with pending cases, but there is a court which does not seem to have much in hand. Article by Hetal Vyas / DNA India Therefore, it sits only twice a year. It’s a divorce court for Parsis, which operates from the Bombay high court and has five members from the community on… Continue reading This Parsi divorce court convenes only twice a year
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Fun, learning & bonding at Parsi youth meet
Over 250 youths participated in various events held at the 18th all-India Zoroastrian youth meet on Friday and Saturday. There were interaction-based games and orientation sessions. Author : Vishakha Avachat / DNA India "The aim of the meet was to get the Zoroastrian youth from across the country to meet and interact with each other,"… Continue reading Fun, learning & bonding at Parsi youth meet
Farokh Engineer: First and Dearest
A Parsee from Bombay who captured the imagination of an eight-year-old in Lancashire By Michael Henderson / cricinfo.com I first went to Old Trafford in 1967, the so-called Summer of Love. Lancashire were anything but a groovy side at the time – though the players looked pretty smart to my eight-year-old eyes – and it… Continue reading Farokh Engineer: First and Dearest
Udvada Vada Dasturji Performs Jashan at ZAGNY Darbe Mehr in New York
The Vada Dasturji of Udvada is currently visiting USA and stopped by the ZAGNY Darbe Mehr in Pomona, NY to perform a jashan ceremony and talk to the ZAGNY congregation. ZAGNY welcomed Dasturji Khurshed Dastur, the Vada Dasturji of the Iranshah Atash Behram, Udvada; on Saturday May 15th, 2010 at the Darbe Mehr. He was… Continue reading Udvada Vada Dasturji Performs Jashan at ZAGNY Darbe Mehr in New York
Delna Mody: When Art Meets Life
In her debut play under the banner of her new theatre production house Orange Dinghy, Delna Mody, who is collaborating with one of Parsi theatre’s biggest directors Sam Kerawala for her project, straightaway clarifies that her impression of theatre is to make the audience think and not just indulge in a “bedroom farce” on the… Continue reading Delna Mody: When Art Meets Life
Parsi Youth Meet To Bond Community
Over 220 Zoroastrian youths from across the country are participating in the three-day all India youth meet that began in the city on Thursday. Twenty participants have also come from Iran to take part in the event that is being held at Erin Nagarwala School in Kalyaninagar. Vishakha Avachat / DNA India The three-day event… Continue reading Parsi Youth Meet To Bond Community
Jamsheed Marker: The Not-So-Quiet Ambassador
Get an ex-ambassador to speak on your TV channel and the result will be steadily stale, his discourse carefully embedded in exploded theories that only people in the Foreign Office believe. But strangely, now and then, this uniformity of dullness is broken by ‘outsider’ diplomats inducted from other professions, barring the army. Article By Khaled… Continue reading Jamsheed Marker: The Not-So-Quiet Ambassador
