If you miss the adorable girl from the ‘I Love You Rasna’ campaign, then this news is going to be heartening for you. The Ahmedabad-based Rasna Group is likely to launch chairman Piruz Khambatta’s daughters Arzeen, 7, and Avan, 3, as the new Rasna mascots. Arzeen and Avan have pipped Bollywood celebrities and the cricketing… Continue reading New Rasna kids: Arzeen and Avan Khambatta
Author: Mehernaaz Shovir Irani
Parsi Officers Rememberd as Bombay Police CID Turns 100
On the 100th year of the Bombay Police CID, here is some interesting trivia on Parsi officers in the CID over the last century. .The first Indian DCP of the CID: In 1928, that laurel was won by Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara, who made the most famous arrest ever by the Bombay Police, that of Mahatma… Continue reading Parsi Officers Rememberd as Bombay Police CID Turns 100
Zoroastrian Representative on the European Council of Religious Leaders.
Received via email from Sarosh Jehangir Message from Lille , France where we had the European Council of Religious Leaders (ECRL) Council meeting. Delighted to inform you that the Zarathushtis now have a full membership seat on the council in their own right, Not only was the Zarathushti elected to the council but on to… Continue reading Zoroastrian Representative on the European Council of Religious Leaders.
BVS Parsi High School Karachi celebrates 150 years: Postal Stamp Issued
KARACHI – On the eve of completion of hundred and fifty years of Bai Virbaiji Soparivala Parsi High School, Karachi, the Pakistan Post has issued the commemorative stamps of Rs. 5 each. The stamps will be available in the markets from today (23rd May 2009). The designer of the stamp is Faizi Ameer Siddiqui and… Continue reading BVS Parsi High School Karachi celebrates 150 years: Postal Stamp Issued
Diana and Mehernosh Kotwal: Parsi Restauranters in New Zealand
Lucky, lucky Beachlands residents! They have in the heart of town a superb Indian restaurant where the talented chef can char-grill a steak or prepare the perfect saagwala with equal ease. Formerly the Pohutukawa Café, Zara’s is fast gathering a following of patrons who have discovered that owners Mehernosh and Diana Kotwal are absolutely dedicated… Continue reading Diana and Mehernosh Kotwal: Parsi Restauranters in New Zealand
A Peep into Parsi Lives a 100 years ago
This article is taken from a book “A Manual of Khshnoom” by P.N. Tavaria. [Often people ask today, where has our “PARSIPANU” gone and what are the reasons of our gradual decline as an ethnic group? The simple answer is that we have discarded our own lofty tarikats and instead chosen to ape the Western… Continue reading A Peep into Parsi Lives a 100 years ago
List number of flats for poor Parsis, orders HC
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the Parsi Punchayet to file an affidavit stating the number of flats under its control that are available for allotment to poor Parsis. The Punchayet, one of the richest trusts in the city, controls vast properties and Parsi baugs across the city and one of its functions is… Continue reading List number of flats for poor Parsis, orders HC
