This is a lovely video clip about Parsis and our love for vintage cars. Are you a vintage car/bike owner. Would love to hear your sentiments and stories.
Author: arZan
Rustom Tirandaz Passes Away
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 The following is a post by Shernaaz Engineer. The late Rustom Tirandaz, on the day he won the BPP election (October 2008), elated and determined to forge ahead… On Republic Day (January 26), when one was at the lovely, lively annual concert of the Activity High School at Peddar Road, vivaciously… Continue reading Rustom Tirandaz Passes Away
NZ Parsis : Battle to beat obesity
Members of the Indian community are fighting obesity and have the second highest rate of diabetes after Pacific Islanders. JACKIE RUSSELL reports. THE obesity rate for South Asians living in Counties Manukau is increasing faster than any other population group in the area. The statistics have been released in the NZ Health Survey 2006/07, published… Continue reading NZ Parsis : Battle to beat obesity
Inside the young Parsi mind
Cosmopolitan or confused? Liberal or conservative? For almost every term that can describe the Parsi youth, the opposite also holds true. To understand the mindset of the young Parsi, Lata Narayan, associate professor at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, carried out a pan-India study over four years. It was commissioned by the Parzor Foundation,… Continue reading Inside the young Parsi mind
Iran Re-opens Restored Bam Barracks
Iran is set to reopen the restored structure of the country’s historical city of Bam, which was devastated by an earthquake in 2003. According to the cultural heritage office of Kerman Province, the barracks of Bam, which were greatly damaged by the earthquake has been restored and will be reopened during the ‘Ten Days of… Continue reading Iran Re-opens Restored Bam Barracks
Parsi Contribution to Academics in Western India
Did you know that Bai Avabai Petit Girls’ School, an elite Bandra institution, was once an orphanage for destitute Parsi children? Or that JB Petit High School for Girls was not a Parsi institution to begin with, but was rescued by a Parsi gentleman when it was in dire straits and on the verge of… Continue reading Parsi Contribution to Academics in Western India
A secret Painting of J R D Tata
Location: Tata Museum , Jamshedpur. In the first pic, you can see a painting. This was a gift to JRD Tata on his Birthday by a street artist. Nobody was able to understand his art. Unfortunately, only the painting was given to JRD and the artist had promised to reveal the secret shortly. However, JRD… Continue reading A secret Painting of J R D Tata
