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Month: September 2009 Articles
Cyrus It Is: Cyrus has the crowds rolling with laughter
Cyrus Broacha, by himself, is a laugh riot. Put him on stage with his best buddy, the hilarious Kunal Vijaykar, and...
Kobad Ghandy: Conversation with a Naxalite
Kobad Ghandy’s recent arrest has made waves. After all, it’s not every day that one encounters a Naxal leader who hails from an affluent Parsi family, has studied in some of India’s best educational...
BPP no to charity chief’s demand of Rs 1.2 crore fee
By Nauzar Bharucha / TNN Charity Commissioner (CC) M K Choure, who invoked the Official Secrets Act to deny information to the Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP), on Tuesday agreed to give a hearing to...
Kobad Gandhi: Maoist Leader Sent to 14 Days Judicial Custody
Kobad Gandhi, a top leader of CPI (Maoist), who is in charge of spreading the organisation’s influence in urban areas, was today sent to 14 days judicial custody by a Delhi Court. Gandhi,...
Parsi Cyclists to celebrate centenary in unique way
By Pradeep Vijayakar, TNN One of the glamorous teams of Mumbai’s maidan cricket, Parsi Cyclists plan to celebrate their centenary in a unique way on October 10. There will be a ˜jashan” a...
For Helping the BPP, Minister accused of code violation
The article below is a little disturbing. It clearly brings out the motives of Percy Patel who has a vendetta and is going to all lengths to get his pound of flesh. It is such people that will bring...
Shiamak Davar: The world at his feet
Widely acknowledged as the guru of contemporary Indian dance, and proud founder of the largest chain of dance schools in the country, Shiamak Davar appears to have it all, on the surface. But dig...
Parsi Author Murzban Shroff uses word “Ghati” and lands in court
Use of the word ‘ghati’ in his book Breathless in Bombay has landed first-time author Murzban Shroff in trouble, with an activist claiming that it “lowers the reputation and image of Maharashtrians...
Nazneen Sabawala: Landscape Designer
Nazneen Sabavala, director of landscape design for Dubai’s 3 Square was born in India, raised in Dubai and educated in the Middle East and the USA. Equipped with a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture,...
Life in a Parsi Baug
SHERNAAZ ENGINEER peers into the minutiae of life in the Parsi colonies (or our baugs bustling with busybodies) and dishes up some delightfully saucy details. Forget ‘Life in a Metro’....
Nari Contractor on the Decline of Parsi Cricket
Parsi Cyclists, one of Mumbai’s oldest clubs, will complete its centenary in early October. The club which has produced some fine cricketers in Nari Contractor, Polly Umirgar, Rusi Surti,...
Report of FPZAI meeting of Sept. 2009
The below is a Report of FPZAI meeting of Sept. 2009 sent via email by Mr. Marzban Giara. A meeting of the Federation of Parsi Zoroastrian Anjumans of India was held after a lapse of three years at...
Farrokh “Frank” Yazdani Behind the Counter in San Diego
There’s So Much More to ‘Frank’ Behind the Counter By KELLY BENNETT for Voice of San Diego At mid-morning on a hot summer day, the customers filing into a convenience store on the...
On the road in rural Iran
Rural Iran has startlingly beautiful landscapes that are largely unexplored by outsiders By Jini Reddy The Guardian, Saturday 12 September 2009 [Hat Tip: Jim Engineer via NextGenNow@Linkedin ]...
Law Department seeks details of notice to Parsi Punchayet
By Naresh Kamath / HT MUMBAI: On the heels of the Charily Commissioner issuing n show-cause notice to the trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) the stale’s law department has intervened...
Tributes paid to Firoz Gandhi on his 49th death anniversary
Glowing tributes were paid by Congress leaders to veteran freedom fighter late Firoz Gandhi on his 49th death anniversary on Tuesday by lighting candles and placing wreaths on his grave in Parsi...
Parsi Punchayet faces the axe over audit row
By Ashutosh Shukla/DNA Barely six months after the charity commissioner (CC) warned the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) of dismissal, a similar show-cause notice has been served on its trustees. The...
Voter I-card demand lands Jeejeebhoy’s great grandson in a spot
Vijay V Singh | TNN Mumbai: His great grandfather, Jamshetji Jeejeebhoy, is mentioned in history books as one of Mumbai’s biggest philanthropists but businessman and real estate tycoon Byram...
Govt control over Parsi Punchayet?
TRUST with properties worth Rs 5.000 cr in city laces funds misuse charge. By Naresh Kamath for the Hindustan Times. MUMBAI: The Charity Commissioner has issued a show-cause notice to all...
The Role of the High Priests of Parsis in India
This article is written by Kersee Kabraji of Pune, India and published with his permission. At the outset, I like to make it clear that I am neither a priest nor a scholar of our religion. With some...
Hawkers Evicted from around Bhikhabehram Well
After 30 years, 100 hawkers evicted from Cross Maidan It was jubilation on Saturday for local residents, who finally succeeded in ridding the southern tip of Cross Maidan of a major nuisance By...
Parsis push on with sops to boost birth rate
By Rathin Das | Surat At a time when most countries are engaged in controlling the population explosion, the miniscule Parsi community here is busy taking steps to increase its fast-dwindling...
Parsis moot Waqf-like body to protect land
By Nauzer Bharucha, TNN 7 September 2009, 12:47am IST Large-scale encroachments on properties belonging to Parsi trusts across the country led to suggestions during a two-day meet over the weekend...
Parsis fight to keep Sanjan coastline clean
Over a thousand years ago, Parsis landed on the shores of Sanjan on the Gujarat coast, seeking shelter and were welcomed by the local raja who allowed them to settle on his land. The descendants of...
Zoroastrians: Mapping Our Future: A Survey
Sam Balsara of Madison Advertising is putting together a presentation for the World Zoroastrian Congress in Dubai at the end of this year. As part of that he would like as many Zoroastrians to fill...