!! Saal Mubarak !! August 19th is the first day of the Parsi New Year. A time of happiness and rejoicing for all members of the small Parsi community in India and worldwide. This is one of my favorite days of the years. Memories of this day right through childhood included visits to the fire… Continue reading Saal Mubarak: Happy Parsi New Year 2009
Month: August 2009
Site Issues
We would like to bring to the notice of our readers that for a period of 6 – 12 hours our site was hacked. In a routine check I found out that the homepage had been hacked and a photograph of the president of Iran along with some anti-US slurs were showing up. We took… Continue reading Site Issues
Chef Farrokh Khambata: Eat Drink and Be Merry
By Dipti Nagpaul D’souza For a true foodie, there isn’t a feast bigger than the Parsi New Year. On the day of the feast, you’ll find a non-follower for every Zoroastrian queued up outside city restaurants offering Parsi cuisine to the patrons. With merely a handful of days left for Pateti, Mumbaikars are already making… Continue reading Chef Farrokh Khambata: Eat Drink and Be Merry
Former Ranji trophy cricketer Soli Patel dies
Jamshedpur, Aug 12 (PTI) Former Ranji trophy cricketer of undivided Bihar, Soli Patel passed away after losing his battle with throat cancer here. Patel was 81 and who was keeping unwell for the past several months. He breathed his last yesterday, Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) sources said. Patel is survived by two sons and… Continue reading Former Ranji trophy cricketer Soli Patel dies
Parsis seek apology from Arjun Rampal over ‘hurtful’ remark
Arjun Rampal should apologise to the Parsis. This is the demand from sections of the Parsi community who are scandalised with the actor for stating in a recent interview to a men’s magazine that he had visited a Parsi fire-temple or agiary. "I must be one of the few people who has gone into the… Continue reading Parsis seek apology from Arjun Rampal over ‘hurtful’ remark
J R D Tata: It’s more important to be nice
By M S Neelakantan in Expressbuzz. The cover pages of all leading dailies on July 29, 2009, carried an advertisement paying tribute to a great man on his 89th birth anniversary. A visionary and a leading industrialist but more importantly, humane in his interactions with his staff, J R D Tata’s reputation preceded him as… Continue reading J R D Tata: It’s more important to be nice
Arjun Rampal and the desecration of an Agiyari
The image you see below is from a recent issue of GQ Magazine published in India. Arjun Rampal actor/model answers some candid questions and one of his answers is a boastful “I am one of the few people who have gone into the Agyari pretending to be a Parsi”. This is really pathetic and obnoxious… Continue reading Arjun Rampal and the desecration of an Agiyari
Nargol leads Nilekani, has own ‘UID’ for residents since 2006
It is not a part of Jammu and Kashmir or even the North East, but if an outsider is visiting Nargol, a seaside village in Valsad in south Gujarat, about 150 kms from Mumbai, he or she will need to get a background check and a permission letter. Though not officially endorsed by the district… Continue reading Nargol leads Nilekani, has own ‘UID’ for residents since 2006
Vispi Kapadia was awarded the prestigious Utkrusht Kreeda Marg Darshak Puruskar
Vispy Kapadia is quite a familiar name in the karate circle for his contribution to the sport. And for all his hard work, he ultimately got the recognition from the state government. Kapadia was awarded the prestigious Utkrusht Kreeda Marg Darshak Puruskar for being the best sports coach in 2008-09 by Government of Maharashtra. This… Continue reading Vispi Kapadia was awarded the prestigious Utkrusht Kreeda Marg Darshak Puruskar
