An original story idea for a Parsi feature film By Sorab Irani Authors Note: As this is written in visual terms for a movie screen, readers are reminded to bear this in mind while they read it & imagine the visuals. This is a work of fiction. The film opens in a bungli in Doongerwadi… Continue reading Aspi and Persis
Month: June 2006
Short Stories
Parsi Khabar is happy to announce the start of a new feature on the blog. From time to time we will feature short stories submitted by authors, and meeting the broad based guidelines and spirit of Parsi Khabar. The first story is by Sorab Irani. Sorab Irani was featured on Parsi Khabar a few weeks… Continue reading Short Stories
Resignation of Four Trustees of the BPP
The Remedy Is Worse Than the Malady By Noshir H. Dadrawala Ever since news regarding 4 out the present 6 trustees of the BPP resigning leaked out, my phone has not stopped ringing. I have been inundated with calls from both friends and strangers wanting to know my views regarding the situation and the possible… Continue reading Resignation of Four Trustees of the BPP
Pilgrimage to Iran – 2006
By Noshir H. Dadrawala The month of May 2006 marked my eleventh visit in the last one decade to Iran – the Spiritual Motherland of Zoroastrians all over the world. It was also one of my most exciting and memorable visit and this was thanks largely due to a group of seven adorable children and… Continue reading Pilgrimage to Iran – 2006
Fortune’s fallout: Parsis are victims of their own wealth
Religion and real estate make a lethal alloy, and its the one piercing the heart of the Parsi community. Its latest manifestation was the resignation on Tuesday of four out of six trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP). This unprecedented pull-out created a constitutional crisis in the 350-year-old institution, one that has become de… Continue reading Fortune’s fallout: Parsis are victims of their own wealth
‘Indian Cowboy’ to come to life in DreamAcres…
‘Indian Cowboy’ to come to life in DreamAcres barn By Gretchen Mensink Lovejoy Zaraawar Mistry may have never expected his character Gayomar Katrak to find himself in a barn, but that is precisely where this unique character will come to life during a special performance at the DreamAcres Farm. Zaraawar Mistry will bring his unique… Continue reading ‘Indian Cowboy’ to come to life in DreamAcres…
Wada-pav and haircut, right outside Tata Blocks,…
Resident comes with photographs as proof as BMC turns a deaf ear to complaint Seventy-nine-year-old Phiroze Damania came to this newspaper office with a unique complaint and armed with photographs to prove it. He is a resident of the Sir Dorab Tata Building, Tata Blocks, Bandra, which is located on S. V. Road. The BMC,… Continue reading Wada-pav and haircut, right outside Tata Blocks,…
