Residents of Kakad Estate at Worli, where 73-year-old Adi Kurshetji was murdered in May 2003, on Friday recalled the stormy years when the old Parsi gent and the woman held guilty of his murder lived in their midst. Many residents had gathered in the building’s compound adjoining a busy street after hearing of Geeta Soni’s… Continue reading A Busy Locality, A brutal death
Author: arZan
Woman jumps to death in Court premises
Geeta Soni, who conspired to kill her 72-year-old foster father Adi Kurshedji along with her husband and mother, broke down on hearing the verdict. When she was being taken to jail from the court, she suddenly jumped from the third floor of the court and died on the spot, police said. Soon after the incident,… Continue reading Woman jumps to death in Court premises
Sooni Taraporewala reminisces about the Oscars
Sooni Taraporewala, prolific screen writer and photographer, writes about the time SALAAM BOMBAY was nominated for the Oscars. This was in the days before the media explosion in India, so nobody was heralding us, betting on our chances, praying for us to win. Except for family and friends, I don’t think anybody even knew or… Continue reading Sooni Taraporewala reminisces about the Oscars
Intermarry Me
Like other aspects of globalization, social integration threatens cultural uniqueness. And Jews aren’t the only ones sounding the alarm. Among Parsis living in the West, intermarriage rates are roughly the same as those for Jews. But the existential calculus for Zoroastrians is more dire, as a posting on zoroastrian.com points out. “The world Jewish population… Continue reading Intermarry Me
Going with the flow
“Very risque,” says our tour guide, Jasmine Kotval. She’s a Parsee, a follower of Zoroastrianism that claims to be the world’s oldest religion, having originated in Persia (contemporary Iran) 3500 years ago. Only 110,000 Parsees remain and about half of them live in Mumbai. But they have influence disproportionate to their numbers. Mumbai now has… Continue reading Going with the flow
Why was land worth Rs 147 cr sold off for
Surat, February 14: A huge piece of land measuring 2.06 lakh square metres sold for just Rs 3 crore when its market value is Rs 147 crore? The issue has become a bone of contention among Parsis in the city, with one group alleging that the huge difference in the value of the land could… Continue reading Why was land worth Rs 147 cr sold off for
Another one bites the dust
Deccan Herald – Bangalore,India … The fact that Maleika comes from a Hindu family and Zayed is the son of an Irani Muslim father and a Parsi mother made no difference in a family that has a …
