During the sixties, the city had over 3,000 Parsees. Today, there are just 650, and the community is counting every birth and death. Thus, when the Parsee Club on the Maidan recently completed its century, it was time for community members to reaffirm their ethnicity. The centenary was marked with a bang. For one year,… Continue reading Of Dhansak and Nan Khatai
Category: Current Affairs
Calcutta Parsees: Christmas Show as Part of Centenary Celebrations
The Calcutta Parsee Club, founded in 1908, will have the last of its centenary celebrations during the Christmas week. The 100-year-old club will organise a big show on December 25 night, followed by a Parsee Carnival on December 27 and 28, complete with stalls highlighting the community’s cuisine, culture and artefacts. “This is the first… Continue reading Calcutta Parsees: Christmas Show as Part of Centenary Celebrations
Young Parsis moving to Silicon Plateau: Bangalore
Dasturji Jamshedji Unvulla, who took over priestly duties at the city’s only Parsi temple, the Zoarastrian Anjuman, after his brother passed away last month, reveals an interesting aspect about the community. “More Parsis have been migrating to Bangalore to work in IT companies and accountancy firms. The work culture here has attracted young Parsis from… Continue reading Young Parsis moving to Silicon Plateau: Bangalore
Zoroastrian faith flourishing in Illinois
Despite declining numbers of Zoroastrians worldwide, immigrants from India and Iran help the religion grow in Chicago area The ancient faith of Zoroastrianism is in decline worldwide, its numbers dwindling after centuries of conquest, persecution and diaspora. But it’s a different story in Illinois, where Immigration from two countries—Iran and India—has led to a surge… Continue reading Zoroastrian faith flourishing in Illinois
The Roots of a Name: What is Barack?
This is an article I read on a email newsgroup. The original author is Parviz Varjavand Tonight was a very special night as Barack Obama became the president of the United States of America. May the Barack be with him and stay with him. Barack is not an Arabic word but a Moarrab word. What… Continue reading The Roots of a Name: What is Barack?
44 Parsis allotted houses at new board’s first meet
The newly-elected Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) trust allotted houses to 44 Parsis at its first board meeting held on Tuesday. The new trustees were of the view that 44 of the 90 cases that were given provision of allotment of houses by the former trustees needed to be considered first. Chairperson of BPP Dinshaw Rusi… Continue reading 44 Parsis allotted houses at new board’s first meet
Parsi Panchayat to make elderly a priority
Senior citizens belonging to the Parsi community have a reason to smile. The newly-elected Parsi Panchayat members have promised to put issues related to the elderly in their community to the top of their agenda. “Nearly a third of the Parsi population in Mumbai is aged and lonely. Housing is a huge problem for such… Continue reading Parsi Panchayat to make elderly a priority
Let first Nano drive out of Navsari
NAVSARI: The joy of Nano driving into Gujarat is even more pronounced in small town Navsari, birthplace of Jamsetji Tata. Elated Parsis here feel this shifting of gears from Singur, is a perfect goodwill gesture for Gujarati hospitality shown to them a century ago. However, they have one heartfelt wish – that the first world’s… Continue reading Let first Nano drive out of Navsari
BPP elections: Charges fly thick and fast
As reported in the TOI The tension underlining the Bombay Parsi Punchayat elections finally blew up on Tuesday when a meeting called by the BPP dissolved into pandemoniumthe gathered candidates and their supporters shouted and heckled each other, even as some complained of receiving physical threats. The trouble started when lawyer Sorab Parekh, representing a… Continue reading BPP elections: Charges fly thick and fast
