Month: July 2007 Articles

90 years of keeping the spirit alive; preserving Parsi Heritage, One sari At A Time in Kolkatta

Many participants shared stories of their own heirloom Parsi Gara saris, some more than 200 years oldHeirloom pieces carry stories of generations past and must be restored and revived to keep that legacy alive, Mumbai-based craft revivalist and...

Pakistan Will Break Up: Ardeshir Cowasjee

Jul 26, 2007 | Current Affairs, India

Pakistan Will Break Up, Get Out When You Can: Columnist Cowasjee Saturday 21st of July 2007 Pakistan 'is going to...

How safe is Bombay, really?

Jul 26, 2007 | Bombay, Current Affairs, Mumbai

By Shernaaz Engineer | Thursday, July 26, 2007 11:21:37 IST Most women have developed a defence mechanism by which...

Senior citizen’s murder mystery solved finally

Jul 26, 2007 | Bombay, Mumbai, News

The Nagpada police on Wednesday announced to have solved the murder case of a 67-year-old Parsi lady. They arrested one Faisur Ansari and have deployed a team to search for the one who planned the...

Boman Irani to Play Lead Role in Little Zizou

Jul 11, 2007 | Film

Boman Irani is known for his remarkable roles. This talented actor will be seen in a lead role in writer-turned-director Sooni Taraporevala's film Little Zizou. This film also stars Shernaaz Patel...

Conversation From Karachi

Jul 11, 2007 | Heritage, History, Individuals, Industry

Talking to 80-year-old Dhanjishae H. Munderji, an occupant of the he Parsi general hospital, over a cup of tea, turned out to be quite an elucidating experience. Speaking on a host of issues, we...

Taking pride in caring for elders

Jul 11, 2007 | Heritage, Institutions

The ageing of population is inevitable and an obvious consequence of the process of demographic transition. However, as the country faces a steady growth of the elderly, facilities or institutions...

Perizaad Zorabian Is Pregnant

Jul 3, 2007 | Individuals

Sources close to the actress reveal, "The bump is showing and she is already enjoying motherhood." Perizaad Zorabian, who tied the knot with high profile builder Boman Irani in a traditional Parsi...

Rolling in gold but still poverty-stricken

Jul 3, 2007 | Culture, Heritage, History, Issues, Opinion

IN 1865, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata - a one-time opium trader and scion of a sparkling line of Parsee priests, Zoroastrians who had fled to western India from persecution in Iran - attended a lecture...