The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to all Trustees of Parsi Punchayat and managing of Parsi Lying-in Hospital and directed that there be status quo on its development after Punchayet chief Dinshaw Mehta and its trustee Armaity Tirandaz sought its intervention. Mehta moved the SC to demand that a public notice be issued and… Continue reading Supreme Court Orders Status Quo on Parsi Lying In Hospital Case
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K Rustoms and Why Google was right to pick the name Ice Cream Sandwich
This October Google is rolling out the latest version of its Android operating system, codenamed Marshmallow. This series is called after confectionery, starting alphabetically with Cupcake, Donut and Éclair. This may be an attempt to make something technical sound inviting, but I must admit I didn’t pay much attention until they got to I for… Continue reading K Rustoms and Why Google was right to pick the name Ice Cream Sandwich
Zubin Mehta concerts granted tax exemption
The Devendra Fadnavis government on Wednesday granted entertainment duty exemption to the Australian World Orchestra concerts to be conducted by Padma Vibhushan Zubin Mehta on October 25 and 26. A senior bureaucrat said that following an application made by the Mehli Mehta Music Foundation, the state government has invoked the provisions of the Maharashtra Entertainment… Continue reading Zubin Mehta concerts granted tax exemption
Mumbai’s pillar: The Parsi Community
After the decay of the Armenian dynasty what followed was with gradual rise a community that is well known today as the Parsis. The Holy faith introduced by their prophet, Zarathustra is recognized as Zoroastrianism and is recorded as one of the older, If not the oldest religion in the world, dating back to as… Continue reading Mumbai’s pillar: The Parsi Community
Cyrus Poonawalla buys iconic Lincoln House in Mumbai for Rs 750 crore
Bulge-bracket property deals by the rich and the famous are not new to the land-starved megapolis, but the weekend sale of the iconic Lincoln House here to the Pune-based industrialist Cyrus Poonawalla for Rs 750 crore is nothing but mind-boggling. A view of the seaside mansion which was used as the U.S. consulate from 1957,… Continue reading Cyrus Poonawalla buys iconic Lincoln House in Mumbai for Rs 750 crore
First service at new Parsi prayer hall
The new prayer hall at Worli for Parsis, who choose burial or cremation of the dead, will see its first prayer service on Wednesday -two weeks after it received a go-ahead from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Dinshaw Tamboly, a member of the prayer hall trust and a former trustee of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP)… Continue reading First service at new Parsi prayer hall
Will Mumbai’s 99-year-old iconic Parsi Dairy Farm shut shop ?
For almost a century, Parsi Dairy Farm has fattened generations of Mumbaikars on its high-quality milk, butter, ghee, and an assortment of mithais. Eateries across the city have for decades served its famous kulfis. Article by Nauzer Bharucha | Times of India Now, this vintage Mumbai institution, started by Parsi entrepreneur Nariman Ardeshir in 1916,… Continue reading Will Mumbai’s 99-year-old iconic Parsi Dairy Farm shut shop ?
