From Screen India All of eighty years, Shammi Aunty as she is lovingly called, has lost count of the films in which she has acted. Starting off playing heroine in her earlier films, Shammi switched on to comic and later character roles. Even today, her conversation is interspersed by frequent giggles, bringing out the naughty… Continue reading In conversation with Nargish Rabadi a.k.a Shammi
Month: January 2009
TOI Obituary of Tirandaz
Former Congress corporator and sitting trustee of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat (BPP), Rustom Tirandaz, died of a heart attack on Tuesday morning. He was 68. Tirandaz was declared dead on admission to the Ashok Punjabi Hospital at Hindu colony in Dadar (east). He worked as a corporator in the area for almost two decades. Tirandaz… Continue reading TOI Obituary of Tirandaz
Controversial Renovations at Iranshah in Udvada
We have received a note from Geve Eruch Narielwalla regarding the recent renovations at the Iranshah Atashbehram in Udvada. Geve has put up a website about the same issue The most sacred Zoroastrian Iranshah Fire Temple building, “makaan,” has ornamental additions made, in very poor imitation, inaccurate, with synthetic materials, of Zoroastrian symbols. This is… Continue reading Controversial Renovations at Iranshah in Udvada
Parsis and Vintage Cars
This is a lovely video clip about Parsis and our love for vintage cars. Are you a vintage car/bike owner. Would love to hear your sentiments and stories.
Rustom Tirandaz Passes Away
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 The following is a post by Shernaaz Engineer. The late Rustom Tirandaz, on the day he won the BPP election (October 2008), elated and determined to forge ahead… On Republic Day (January 26), when one was at the lovely, lively annual concert of the Activity High School at Peddar Road, vivaciously… Continue reading Rustom Tirandaz Passes Away
NZ Parsis : Battle to beat obesity
Members of the Indian community are fighting obesity and have the second highest rate of diabetes after Pacific Islanders. JACKIE RUSSELL reports. THE obesity rate for South Asians living in Counties Manukau is increasing faster than any other population group in the area. The statistics have been released in the NZ Health Survey 2006/07, published… Continue reading NZ Parsis : Battle to beat obesity
Inside the young Parsi mind
Cosmopolitan or confused? Liberal or conservative? For almost every term that can describe the Parsi youth, the opposite also holds true. To understand the mindset of the young Parsi, Lata Narayan, associate professor at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, carried out a pan-India study over four years. It was commissioned by the Parzor Foundation,… Continue reading Inside the young Parsi mind
