Parsis…..Numbering about 650 in the city, the Parsis are determined to have a say in the polls. ”Yes, I vote from Burrabazar constituency. Most of our people vote. Why shouldn’t we? We are Indians after all,” says a member of the community at the Zoroastrian Anjuman Atash Adaran on Ezra Street. Cyrus Madan, another Parsi,… Continue reading From the fringes: Votes without a voice
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Vultures That Vanish
Spare a thought for the scrawny vultures — those once-familiar birds of prey that used to circle lazily high in the air, scanning for anything to scavenge. In my youth, they even perched on tall palm trees in suburban Mumbai, peering disdainfully at the goings-on below. People may be forgiven for wondering why anyone should… Continue reading Vultures That Vanish
Flights of fancy
Parvez Damania’s biggest passion is riding to school! He became a poster boy of the Indian aviation industry with Damania Airlines and he’s still in the thick of things as executive director of Kingfisher Airlines. But Parvez Damania insists his greatest flights of fancy take place on terra firma – on a Harley Davidson. “You… Continue reading Flights of fancy
Parsi triplets offer hope to the community
Khorshed Bulsara (38) is a symbol of hope for the Parsi community. Khorshed stands apart in the dwindling community as she gave birth to triplets on September 2005, after receiving IVF treatment. Khorshed Bulsara gave birth to Veera, Vahbiz and Behraam in September after IVF treatment She and three other Parsi women who gave birth… Continue reading Parsi triplets offer hope to the community
Historic Kasra Arch
Preserving the historic Kasra Arch as a Persian heritage in danger and inscribing its name in UNESCO’s list of endangered heritage were discussed during the third conference of Iran’s History of Architectural Style and City Planning currently held in the city of Bam in Kerman province. The participants of this conference also called on immediate… Continue reading Historic Kasra Arch
Australian sculptor scraps Zarathushtra’s name
Move comes after protests by Parsi community against a nude scultpure named after the Prophet Mumbai Mirror Bureau The Australian Consul General in Mumbai has informed Mumbai’s Parsi-Zoroastrians that a controversial sculpture inaugurated in Sydney will not carry any reference to Prophet Zarathushtra. The Sculpture That “Was” called Zarathustra The four-feet tall bronze sculpture of… Continue reading Australian sculptor scraps Zarathushtra’s name
New jewels for Queen’s Necklace
The MMRDA’s facelift plan for Marine Drive includes landscaping, re-paving, subways, better lighting and two amphitheatres Mumbai Mirror Bureau The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has set the ball rolling for the latest of its several ambitious projects — the refurbishment of the city’s most famous road: Marine Drive. Union Urban Development minister Jaipal… Continue reading New jewels for Queen’s Necklace
