Senior citizens belonging to the Parsi community have a reason to smile. The newly-elected Parsi Panchayat members...
Month: October 2008 Articles
Tales from Cusrow Baug
by ShwetaTeotia Posted online: Oct 26, 2008 at 0205 hrs A peek into the Parsi bastion in Colaba, which is out of...
Parsi Punchayet winners decide to kiss and make up
On Wednesday night, the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) acquired seven new trustees: Arnavaz Jal Mistry, Dinshaw Mehta, Jimmy Mistry, Khojeste Mistree, Yazdi Hosi Desai, Rustom Tirandaz and Noshir...
Hafeez Contractor may offload 74% for $150 mn
Hafeez Contractor, involved with several landmark real estate developments, is looking at offloading a majority stake in his eponymous and India’s largest architectural design firm, sources said....
After Parsis, Sikhs most prone to breast cancer
Disclaimer: This article was published in the Indian Express. The doctor makes a statement about Parsi women being the most prone to breast cancer. I am posting this article hoping that someone...
Seven candidates emerge victorious in Bombay Parsi Panchayat polls
Mumbai, October 23 : New trustees vow to work in harmony and revamp BPP After three weeks of polling, the votes for the first ever Bombay Parsi Panchayat (BPP) elections were counted on Wednesday...
Bombay Parsi Panchayat Election 2008 Results
UPDATED: With figures. From various sources, we have been informed that the election results are as below The 7 new trustees of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat are. Figures from WAPIZ website. Arnavaz...
First to Vote
Jamshed Adrianvala gets a thrill out of being the first to vote at any election. He was there, before anyone else, at the booth during the recent Parsi Panchayet polls too By Mahafreed Irani An...
Big Fight In Small Community
By Neenaz Ichaporia There's a quiet revolution underway in one of Mumbai's most well recognised minority communities. Over the past two weeks, Parsis have been coming out to vote for whom they'd...
Review: Personal Score – Zubin Mehta
Don't look for cheap thrills in Zubin Mehta's autobiography By Rekha DixitI thought it would be hypocritical to write about how good I am, so I've been very candid in my autobiography," said Zubin...
Gieve Patel: Mister Behram
Mister Behram and Other Plays puts the spotlight on Gieve Patel, the dramatist Decades have passed since the talented cast and crew of Princes, Savaksa and Mister Behram took a bow. Their stage run...
Mahatma Gandhi’s Respect for the Parsis
via email from Maneck Bhujwala distributed to a newsgroup. Mahatma Gandhi had great respect for all communities and religions, including that of the Parsi Zarthushtis. Some examples that come to...
Parsick Politics
Elderly patients from the Parsi ward of Sir J J Hospital were taken to Colaba on October 11 to vote for elections to the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) trust by a candidate without the permission of...
I didnt pull girl off chair: Jehangirji
MUMBAI: On October 5, The Times of India reported a quarrel that took place on the first day of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet elections. The daughter of Khojeste Mistree, who is one of the candidates,...
Parsi Panchayat’s tryst with democracy
By H P Ranina A new chapter has opened in the 300-year-old history of the Bombay Parsi Panchayet (BPP) with the first round of elections having started last Saturday. After years of apathy, the...
Irani Hotels in Bangalore: “No leg on chair”
BANGALORE: A long time ago, in the 19th century, Zoroastraian Iranians came to India, to carve out a place for themselves and start a better life, only issue being they were extremely short on...
Parsi polls: Candidates say ‘fair so far’
With the second weekend of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat (BPP) elections round the corner, we decided to review the past weekend and see what some of the prominent candidates have to say about their...
How Manekshaw tackled a Man who wowed to kill him
This is a small clip of Sam Manekshaw’s Speech at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He is narrating of an incident at North East India’s Military Camp. [via DeshGujarat]
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...
Mumbai Symphony: Zubin Mehta in Pictures
Photographs: Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images
Did Ratan Tata Pay Back a Parsi Debt to Gujarat ?
In a sort of coup d'etat Narendra Modi got the Nano Car manufacturing plant to Sanand, Gujarat. I despise Narendra Modi's politics of hate and his questionable human rights record. However I have...
Mehli Mehta centenary birth celebrations to begin tomorrow
MUMBAI: Western classical music lovers in the city are in for a treat as a week-long festivity, to mark the birth centenary of conductor Mehli Mehta, will commence on Tuesday with his son Zubin...
Scuffle and charges of rigging mar Parsi elections
The Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) elections got off to a tumultuous start on Saturday with scuffles and allegations of electoral malpractic The first round took place at Kharegat Colony on Hughes...
I want to conduct in Kashmir: Zubin Mehta
An interview by Malavika Sangghvi On the eve of his concert in Mumbai and the release of his autobiography The Score Of My Life, classical music maestro Zubin Mehta talks to Malavika Sangghvi about...
The Parsis of South Bombay
By Aakar Patel No Indian community internalised the civilising mission of the British as did the Parsis. Only 50,000 remain, mainly in South Bombay, the most disciplined and cultured part of India....
Parsi elections begin today
By Mahafreed Irani Saturday, October 04, 2008 04:00 IST For the past one month, 83-year-old Peshotan Unwala has been bombarded with pamphlets. But unlike the usual leaflets announcing the opening of...
Ring in the Symphony
By Anil Dharker Zubin Mehta will be in Mumbai again this month and whichever orchestra he brings with him and whatever music they play, the frenzy is always the s ame. For a lot of Mumbaikars (and...
Parsi Landmarks of SoBo
Clamber on for a tour of three Parsi landmarks in the heart of SoBo, each with an interesting story to tell. Mithila Mehta gets you the details Cusrow baug and its interiors The Parsi community in...