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In War and Peace – The Life of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, MC
in 2003 UNESCO’s PARZOR Project produced “In War and Peace” a documentary abou tthe life of India’s first Field...
Huafrid Billimoria In Conversation with Hrishi K
Hrishi K with Huafrid Billimoria - 1st Indian with Dystonia to complete Olympic Distance Triathlon With a debilitating neurological disorder Dystonia coupled with OCD & ADHD you would think he...
Remembering Dorab Patel
Born in 1924, Dorab Patel was a Pakistani lawyer of Parsi descent. After completing his education in England, he returned to Karachi in early 1950s to practice law. Throughout his illustrious...
Know All About India’s Most Badass War Hero: Sam Manekshaw Whose Last Words Were Inspirational
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw is an iconic figure in the Indian Armed Forces. He’s known for many things- for successfully fighting for the country in major wars, for being in the first batch to pass...
Remembering Soli Batlivala
It was a scene out of a film. The young patriot supporting the Quit India struggle heard the police knock on the door of his Parel home. Though no stranger to jail, alerted by his mother Bachoobai,...
Dosabhoy Framji Karaka
Karaka, Dosabhoy Framji [Dosoo] (1911–1974), journalist and writer, was born on 14 April 1911 in Bombay, British India, into a middle-class Parsi family, the eldest of three children of Framji...
Africa, Imagery and the Western Gaze with Kainaz Amaria
Our good friend Kainaz Amaria was a recent guest on the “On Africa” podcast. Kainaz is an award-winning photojournalist and is current at Vox News where she is an outspoken voice on many critical...
Rati Framroze Cooper: In Memorarium
On Friday March 8, 2019 Rati Framroze Cooper passed away in Lahore, Pakistan. It may be coincidence or not, that one of the most amazing women educators of the Indian sub-continent, passed away on...
Behramji Merwanji Malabari: A Parsi in London
Historians have written not just pages, but books on his life; he is a wellknown figure in the Parsi historical hall of fame; it should be a polite yawn by now to read the writings of social...
Stanley Insler Passes Away
Emeritus Professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology Stanley Insler GRD ’63 passed away on Jan. 5 at the age of 82.Insler was a distinguished historical linguist who studied Indo-European...
Adi Bulsara: Navy scientist selected for ONR’s Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Science
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) is proud to announce Dr. Adi Bulsara has been selected by the Office of Naval Research for the Dr. Fred E. Saalfeld Award for Outstanding...
Remembering an Indian Prometheus: Homi J. Bhabha
On 12 March 1944, a proposal was despatched from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) at Bangalore to the Sir Dorab Tata Trust in Bombay. The letter read ‘I have for some time past nurtured the...
Remembering Behram Palkhivala (1926-2018)
Behram Palkhivala, the younger brother of Nani Palkhivala, passed away last Friday (27th July). Not many lawyers know of the enormous role he played in the writing of Kanga and Palkhivala’s “Law and...
Professor John Hinnells : Obituary
Determined expert on Zoroastrianism who founded degree courses on world religion and zipped across the world on crutches As a child sick with tuberculosis of the bone, John Hinnells spent the best...
Dr. Irach J S Taraporewala – Zoroastrian Scholar
The below is a profile of the legendary scholar Dr. Irach J S Taraporewala penned by his grandson and namesake Irach Taraporewala. This appeared on the Zoroastrian Heritage page on Facebook When the...
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw: Remembering India’s Finest Soldier
On the tenth anniversary of his passing away (27 June), a few reminiscences of the iconic Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, with whom I share my alma mater. I was but four years of age when I first set...
Missing Sam
Field Marshal Manekshaw was loving, gracious, playful and charismatic Many of us have a day that no matter how hard we try, it leaves us sad and feeling blue. For me it’s June 27. It’s the day that...
Pakistan Prime Minister inaugurates Jamsheed Marker Hall in foreign ministry
Jamsheed Marker Conference Hall opened at Foreign Ministry PM Mulk calls Jamsheed Marker a legend, an outstanding diplomat and a role model for his successors ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nasirul Mulk...
Jamsheed Marker | Obituary
Naval officer under the Raj who became a cricket commentator and respected diplomat in PakistanJAMSHEED MARKER, who has died aged 95, commanded a minesweeper in the Royal Indian Navy during the...
Marker’s Memory
Distinguished diplomat Jamsheed Marker was truly one of a kind There is no better description for Jamsheed Marker than the foreword penned by historian Stanley Wolpert for the former diplomat’s...
Ambassador Jamsheed Marker Passes Away
We are extremely saddened to hear about the passing away of Ambassador Jamsheed Kekobad Ardeshir Marker today June 21, 2018. He was one of the most illustrious Zarathushtis of the 20th Century and...
Soli Mehta: Thoroughbred Owner of the Month
Our Thoroughbred Owner of the Month, Soli Mehta,is 69 years old. He has been in horse racing for morethan 40 ye ars, but not until very recently has he owne d ahorse capable of taking down the big...
Brigadier Dosoo Gimi’s Military Sword Bequeathed to HighGate RSL
A very special bequest was made to Highgate RSL during our March meeting, with the presentation of the military sword belonging to BRIG Dosoo Gimi, by his daughter, Kamal Plank, on behalf of her...
Phiroz Dorabji Mehta
Phiroz Mehta was born on 1st October 1902 in Cambay, India. There were 5 generations of the family in the house where he was born at the time. His father was the chief superintendent of the Ceylon...
Kitty Irani: In Memoriam
Our dearest friend and mentor Zerbanoo Gifford pens this beautiful obituary on the passing away of her beloved mother Kitty Irani. The last of those who studied under the famous child psychologist...
Abode in Amritsar
“It is all like a dream now…” I stand in the thicket and look over the board to read an article written about my grandmother. The bulletin is full of clippings on the great Mrs. Bhandari. For...
Aban Marker-Kabraji on the Afia Salam Show
Our dearest friend and mentor Aban Marker-Kabraji recently won the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz Award. Below is an interview that Aban did in 2012 on various issues. Aban spoke about the youth of Pakistan must...
Russi Ghadiali Award Long Service Award by IRO in Singapore
We are happy to report that our dear friend Russi Ghadiali of Singapore received the Long Service Award from the Inter Religious Orgaisation Singapore on the 69th IRO Day (69th Anniversary) Rustom...
The evergreen educator: Ratamai Peer
A total absorption in her work coupled with frequent walks is Ratamai Peer’s mantra for sound health at 91 Article by Parinaz Madan and Dr Dinyar Patel published in the Parsiana, re-published with...
Dr. Farhang Mehr: A Pillar of Strength and Faith
Around the world, Zoroastrians mourn the loss of one of their brightest lights. By Lylah M. Alphonse Dr. Farhang Mehr rose through the ranks of academia and politics in Iran, shaping economic policy...
Jehanbux Bhadha Reminisces about Life as a Paratrooper in the Indian Army.
Commodore Medioma Bhadha (Retd.) writes of a letter exchange between his brother Colonel Jehanbux Bhadha (Retd.) and himself, where Jehanbux speaks about his days as a Paratrooper in the Indian Army...
Farhang Mehr Passes Away
As per a communique from FEZANA….FEZANA announces with great sorrow the passing away of Farhang Mehr. Farhang Mehr passed away in southern California in the early morning on March 4, 2018.Farhang...
Mourning CCI to recall happy times with late president Kekoo Nicholson
Kekoo Nicholson, president of the Cricket Club of India (CCI), passed away last morning at Parel's Global Hospital of a liver ailment Kekoo Nicholson, president of the Cricket Club of India (CCI),...
Tehmi Bhandari: The Grand Lady of Amritsar
UPDATE: Shirin Bhandari the author of the piece below reminds us "This was originally published in 2004, my grandmother died in 2007 at the age of a 101." “It is all like a dream now…” I stand in...
Homai Vyarawalla: The trailblazer who became India’s first woman photojournalist
Homai Vyarawalla, India's first woman photojournalist, is best known for documenting the country's transition from a British colony to a newly independent nation. The BBC chronicles her life and...
Narges Kakalia Named One of Leading Woman Lawyers of New York City
Our very dear friend Narges Kakalia has been named to the inaugural class of the Leading Women Lawyers in New York City. Narges, more power to you in the years to come. Mintz Levin is pleased to...
Rustom Sidhwa Marg And The Man Behind The Name
‘It is tragic only a few remember the fearless crusader, let alone recall his services to nation’ Named after Rustom K Sidhwa, former member of the Constituent Assembly and the first Parliament...
From India to Israel, Making Beautiful Music
Zubin Mehta discusses Wagner, Mahler and the evolution of the Jewish state in the half-century since he adopted it. For the first few minutes of our meeting, Zubin Mehta is on his cellphone with an...
Ruyintan Mehta’s 1970 Pledge to Give Back to India Results in Nearly $1 Million Over 25 Years
Ron Mehta’s 1970 Pledge to Give Back to India Results in Nearly $1 Million Over 25 Years in Total Philanthropic Contributions Most recent donation from IIT Bombay alumnus comes in advance of WHEELS...
Dadabhai Naoroji: The ‘black man’ in Westminster
Dadabhai Naoroji, the first Indian elected to the House of Commons, lent his energies to causes as diverse as the women’s suffrage movement and Indian self-rule Article by Manu S. Pillai | LiveMint...
In memoriam: Iranshah Yozdaathregar Mobed Palanji Pirojshah Dastoor
Our dearest friend Ervad Soli Dastur writes a beautiful heartfelt and personal obituary on the passing away of his brother Palanji It is with a very heavy sad heart I have to inform you about the...
Inspirational Woman: Pearl D. Tirandaz
Our dear friend Pearl Tirandaz was recently featured in the "Inspirational Woman" series by We Are The City. Here she is in conversation with Charlotte Smith Tell us about yourself, your...
How Rita Kapadia traveled from Computer Science to kitchen science
Many of us have had careers that meandered down winding paths. Rita Kapadia, of East Street, has followed a path filled with ones and zeros as well as halves and quarters. She began her career in...
Perin Boga and Her Contribution to Theater in Pakistan
We are thrilled to see Perin Boga in an interview on Youtube. Perin Boga is an amazing member of the miniscule Parsi community in Lahore, Pakistan, and I had the fortune of meeting her and her...
Mani Clubwala: 70 years ago today in Pakistan
Yes, it was the day India got its Independence. But in Karachi, for 18-year-old Parsi teenager Mani Mehta, August 15, 1947, was the day of her engagement to Jehangir Clubwala, a young executive from...
The Roda I know
dentsu X’s Divya Karani on media veteran Roda Mehta (ex-O&M), the AAAI’s Lifetime Achievement Award Winner for 2017 I have had the fortune of working with some very tall men. Roda is one of...
Piroj Wadia: So Long, Farewell, It’s Hard To Say Goodbye!
The last time I spoke to Piroj was two days before Nina Goel, her friend called me from Piroj’s mobile phone to inform me of her hospitalization and to tell me that Piroj would not be able to send...
Amchi Farida Master Abroad !
A typical Bandra girl with a disciplined upbringing under the strict eye of Roman Catholic nuns, Farida Master moved to the pensioner’s paradise of Pune in the eighties to start the iconic Citadel...
Karan Bilimoria: The First Parsi in Britain’s House of Lords
Even though he is one of the youngest members in the Britain’s House of Lords, yet India-born Karan Bilimoria stands out among his peers. This young Indian Lord wears many hats. His credentials as...
Obituary: Maneck Dalal
Maneck Dalal, the man responsible for expanding Air India into an international operation, began his career with the airline looking after celebrity passengers. In the late 1940s, when the Hollywood...
Neomi Rao Picked to be Regulatory Czar in Trump White House.
Neomi Rao who has been picked to become the “regulatory czar” in the Trump White House, is the second Zoroastrian Parsi to head an office in the current US Administration. Readers of Parsi Khabar...