Month: August 2009

Parsi Priests Challenge BPP Decision after Ban

Zoroastrian priest banned by the apex community trust challenges its decision; says he will not stop conducting rituals for mixed-marriage Parsis A Zoroastrian priest – who was banned from praying at the Towers of Silence and fire temples because he has been conducting Navjotes (initiation ceremonies) for children from mixed marriages and offering after-death prayers… Continue reading Parsi Priests Challenge BPP Decision after Ban

Playwright Meher Pestonji: Feeding Crows

The small Parsi community has often presented a universal picture, albeit with the help of Parsi writers. The latest voice to join this force belongs to Meher Pestonji. This Mumbai-based writer’s play Feeding Crows has emerged as the runner-up of BBC’s International Radio Playwriting Competition and the winner for the South Asia segment. “I came… Continue reading Playwright Meher Pestonji: Feeding Crows

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Own ‘Facebook’ to spur Parsis to marry their own

Worried about outside-the-community marriages, the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) has come upon a proactive solution. It plans to launch its own youth club and a social networking website to promote interaction among the community’s youth. The initiative, says the Punchayet, will encourage youngsters to marry within the community. BPP chairperson Dinshaw Mehta said the Punchayet… Continue reading Own ‘Facebook’ to spur Parsis to marry their own

Nari Contractor reminisces about Kanga League

Nari Contractor the former India skipper and opening batsman inaugurated the 62nd edition of Mumbai’s monsoon tournament, the Strategen Dr HD Kanga cricket league on Sunday with the traditional breaking of the coconut. It brought memories for 75-year-old Contractor. "I first played in 1950 and turned out for Sassanian, Cricket Club of India and Parsi… Continue reading Nari Contractor reminisces about Kanga League

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