Last week, on June 11, 2009, Parsi Khabar linked to an article in the Times of India titled “NRI Parsi asked to Pay for Dad’s upkeep”. Within an hour we retracted that post. A few of you got the post in your email newsletters and found a non-active link, wrote to us. Rarely have we… Continue reading Fraudster Aspi Satarawala
Month: June 2009
New Rasna kids: Arzeen and Avan Khambatta
If you miss the adorable girl from the ‘I Love You Rasna’ campaign, then this news is going to be heartening for you. The Ahmedabad-based Rasna Group is likely to launch chairman Piruz Khambatta’s daughters Arzeen, 7, and Avan, 3, as the new Rasna mascots. Arzeen and Avan have pipped Bollywood celebrities and the cricketing… Continue reading New Rasna kids: Arzeen and Avan Khambatta
India’s Disappearing Vultures: Who will eat the Parsi dead?
India’s vultures are disappearing from the country’s skies, declining by as much as 99 percent from their original numbers, with the remainder dying at a rate of more than 40 percent annually, victims of pollution, declining habitat, poisoning, urbanization and a host of other problems, conservationists say. Although the phenomenon has been documented for more… Continue reading India’s Disappearing Vultures: Who will eat the Parsi dead?
Parsi Officers Rememberd as Bombay Police CID Turns 100
On the 100th year of the Bombay Police CID, here is some interesting trivia on Parsi officers in the CID over the last century. .The first Indian DCP of the CID: In 1928, that laurel was won by Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara, who made the most famous arrest ever by the Bombay Police, that of Mahatma… Continue reading Parsi Officers Rememberd as Bombay Police CID Turns 100
Zoroastrian Representative on the European Council of Religious Leaders.
Received via email from Sarosh Jehangir Message from Lille , France where we had the European Council of Religious Leaders (ECRL) Council meeting. Delighted to inform you that the Zarathushtis now have a full membership seat on the council in their own right, Not only was the Zarathushti elected to the council but on to… Continue reading Zoroastrian Representative on the European Council of Religious Leaders.
Sunita Sohrabji Wins Journalism Award
Parsi Zarathushti, Ms. Sunita Sohrabji, who is a reporter for India West weekly magazine (published in California) was given two awards for Excellence in Journalism by New America Media. Following is an excerpt from a full page article with Ms. Sohrabji’s picture, that appeard in May 23, 2009 issue of India West : "India West… Continue reading Sunita Sohrabji Wins Journalism Award
Zoroastrian Anthropology Museum in Kerman, Iran
The idea of establishing the museum goes back to the year 1983, when the library of the Kerman Association of Zoroastrians was established. Head of the association Parviz Vakhshuri and library director Mehran Gheibi collected historical artifacts for the museum. The museum was officially inaugurated in summer 2005 in the presence of the then head… Continue reading Zoroastrian Anthropology Museum in Kerman, Iran
