A Message from Phiroze Amroliwalla, candidate for trusteeship of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat. TRUSTEESHIP IS NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE AN OFFICE OF PROFIT OR PLEASURE BUT IN FACT AN OPPPORTUNITY TO SACRIFICE AND SERVE After over 15 years I have once again filed my nomination as a candidate for Trusteeship of the Bombay Parsi… Continue reading BPP Candidate: Phiroze Amroliwalla
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Enthronement of Pak Iranshah Saheb at Udvada
This is an email forward received from Behram P. Dhabbar on a newslist. Our forefathers had come to India and settled here with the prime objective of keeping the fire of our religion burning eternally. Hence it was but natural that soon after settling down in Sanjan their biggest desire was to consecrate a Holy… Continue reading Enthronement of Pak Iranshah Saheb at Udvada
What Would India’s Olympics Opening Ceremony Be Like
In the aftermath of the just concluded 29th Olympics in Beijing China, we received an email forward title “What Would India’s Olympics Opening Ceremony Be Like” Author: Porus Homi Havewala. On the 8th of August as the world watched the Beijing Olympics, there was a tear in my eye as I remembered how Nehru and… Continue reading What Would India’s Olympics Opening Ceremony Be Like
Upcoming BPP Elections
The elections for the trusteeship of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat is scheduled for the month of October. Recently we had written to all you readers inviting suggestions about how you would like Parsi Khabar to cover the elections vis-a-vis candidature and pre and post election news. We received an overwhelming response from you all and… Continue reading Upcoming BPP Elections
BBC to film Parsi Wedding
The BBC is filming a program called Around the World in 80 Faiths and will be filming the India segment in October 08. In particular they are looking to film a traditional Parsi Wedding in Mumbai preferably around the 18/19 of October. Can anyone help with this request? If you know of anyone getting married… Continue reading BBC to film Parsi Wedding
Rahul visits Firoz Gandhi’s grave in Allahbad
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, who is in Allahabad to address a public meeting, Thursday paid a visit to the grave of his grandfather, Firoz Jehangir Gandhi, in the Mumfordganj locality.Gandhi’s visit to the only Parsi graveyard in the city was described as a personal programme and not disclosed to the media and other Congress… Continue reading Rahul visits Firoz Gandhi’s grave in Allahbad
Last-minute drug ban could save India’s almost-extinct vultures
99.9% of India’s vultures have died out over the last 20 years, the victims of unintentional poisoning. It took years to find out why India’s three vulture species — the long-billed, slender-billed and oriental white-backed vulture — were dying off. It turned out were feeding on dead cattle and other livestock that had been treated… Continue reading Last-minute drug ban could save India’s almost-extinct vultures
