First Parsi Lady Taxi Service Driver Anahita Mistry nee Driver stays in Malcolm Baug. Anahita and her colleagues are already busy round the clock, ferrying ladies working for hotels, BPOs, etc. 24X7. She can be contacted for all your travelling needs, eapecially for ladies and kids in aircond comfort. Her business card reads as :… Continue reading First Parsi run Lady Taxi Service
Month: June 2009
Kyra Shroff: Parsi at Wimbledon
Kyra eyes main draw Mumbai’s Kyra Shroff will be India’s lone campaigner at the Junior Wimbledon this year. Hoping to make it to the girls’ singles main draw, Kyra is currently playing at a Grade One event in Roehampton. The qualifying rounds for Wimbledon that begin on Thursday will feature Kyra. However, if she enters… Continue reading Kyra Shroff: Parsi at Wimbledon
Food Pilgrimage to Udvada
Kunal Vijaykar….the famous foodie takes you on a pilgrimage to Udvada…..but its not a religious pilgrimage. Its a Food pilgrimage. Be warned that this will leave you all hungry and yearning for some lip smacking food. Check out part 2 and 3 on Times Now
Parsi Prayers and their Significance
The following is from a series titled "What is Prayers" on Frashogard.com written by our godo friend Ervad Marzban Hathiram, Of the many gifts given to Parsis by their Prophet Zarathushtra, that of the Manthras is one of the most significant. Manthras are the divine words of the Prophet and His appointed disciples which form… Continue reading Parsi Prayers and their Significance
Thrity Umrigar Wins Cleveland Arts Prize
The employees of McLean & Eakin Booksellers are so taken with Thrity Umrigar‘s stories that they pooled frequent-flier miles to bring her to a July 9 reading at their Petoskey, Mich., store. "She’s been a staff favorite for a very long time," says Leighanne Law. "A few of us have had a chance to meet… Continue reading Thrity Umrigar Wins Cleveland Arts Prize
Nestling Vultures: BPP and BNHS join hands
The Bombay Parsi Panchayat in collaboration with the BNHS plan to build a breeding centre for vultures at the Borivali National Park Sonu Bohra hunts for the details. Sonu Bohra While the Parsi community is coming to terms with their declining numbers, the burning issue now is the dwindling numbers of vultures in the city,… Continue reading Nestling Vultures: BPP and BNHS join hands
Tales from Firozsha Baag now a play in New Zealand
Indian Newslink from NZ reports A play around migration and its conflicts is at the heart of an ambitious new project of the Auckland based theatre group Prayas. Following the success of its earlier productions including Charan Das Chor by Habib Tanvir, and The Terrace by Madhu Rye, the group decided to write and stage… Continue reading Tales from Firozsha Baag now a play in New Zealand
