A funny poem forwarded by a friend. Read on We are all somehow related Often times even belated. At reproduction they’re not the best By working in banks they get their rest. The community is rapidly dwindling The gene pool is tremendously shrinking. Eccentricities sure do abound Soon we will all be funny and round.
Category: Culture
Parsis love their bikes more than their wives!
Parsis have a certain love affair with their two wheelers, which only they can fathom. They’ll proudly spend hours lovingly washing and polishing their prized possessions and God help you if you mistakenly crash into them. Rustom Patel is no different. The 28-year-old, eight times National Champion is just back from Taiwan, where he stood… Continue reading Parsis love their bikes more than their wives!
Heads of UNESCO National Commissions to Finalize Norouz File
Heads of UNESCO’s national commissions in ten countries sharing the Norouz tradition will get together in Tehran in April 2007 for a final review of Norouz file to be sent to UNESCO for inscription in World Intangible Heritage list. Tehran, 13 December 2006 (CHN Foreign Desk) — With the completion of Norouz dossier for world… Continue reading Heads of UNESCO National Commissions to Finalize Norouz File
Bandra residents want BMC chief’s written promise
The Bandra Hill Road Citizen’s Committee movement to save old heritage structures, including the Tata Parsi Agiary, St Peter’s Church, St Stanislaus’ High School and St Andrew’s Church, from being partly demolished because of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) concretisation and road widening plan, has gathered further momentum. After a peace march with 1,500 participants… Continue reading Bandra residents want BMC chief’s written promise
Parsis celebrate Sanjan day
To commemorate the historic landing of the Parsis on the Indian soil at Sanjan, 1290 years ago, the Parsi residents of Sanjan will be celebrating Sanjan Day on Sunday 19 November To commemorate the historic landing of the Parsis on the Indian soil at Sanjan, 1290 years ago, the Parsi residents of Sanjan will be… Continue reading Parsis celebrate Sanjan day
Postcard from Penang
One of the most picturesque places in Malaysia, this island is also it’s food capital since you get the finest Malay, Korean, Singaporean, Vietnamese, Chinese and Indian food for a price which won’t make holes in your wallet… One of the most picturesque places in Malaysia, this island is also it’s food capital since you… Continue reading Postcard from Penang
Restoring the old world
At the ‘Community Museum’, there are plenty of things to catch your attention – rare photographs, antique porcelain vases, Gandhara sculptures and much more… The quaint Parsi colony at Hughes Road, Khareghat Colony, has more than just the peace loving community residing there. Nestled in a corner amidst two buildings is the Framji Dadabhoy Alpai-walla… Continue reading Restoring the old world
No Fire Temple, but Lakhnawi warmth
The Parsi community is one of the smallest ‘communities from outside’ in Lucknow. There are just 71 Parsis in town! “We started trickling into the city and found Lucknow welcoming us with open arms. We had our share of adjustment issues but now, that I have been here for 15 years it’s like home for… Continue reading No Fire Temple, but Lakhnawi warmth
Periodicals of protest
Over the decades, Parsi journalism has managed to fiercely guard its democratic character By Manoj R Nair for Mumbai Mirror The terms, ‘cosmopolitan newspapers’ or ‘community press’ may not figure much in our regular conversations and reading. But these words are a regular part of the periodic debates that generate a whirlwind in the Parsi… Continue reading Periodicals of protest
