With deep regret, the World Zoroastrian Organisation (WZO) wishes to announce that it can no longer be associated with WZO (India). By Darayus S. Motivala / The Bombay Samachar This decision was taken after very careful consideration of the actions of the committee of WZO (India) which has taken such a divergent path that they… Continue reading WZO : London Divorces India
Month: July 2010
Life was quite a drudgery in my childhood: Ratan Tata
Unless you talk to the man, you don’t get a taste of the subtle sense of humour that he has. Industrialist Ratan Naval Tata has a very simple definition of going to school. “It seems terrible when you are there, questionable when you get out of it, and cherishable in the later years of your… Continue reading Life was quite a drudgery in my childhood: Ratan Tata
Chennai Parsi Fire Temple Celebrations: 100 Year Anniversary
There are just 250 of them in the city, so it’s no surprise that all members of the Parsi community here have their demographics at their fingertips. By Kamini Mathai / TNN No one seems to need to riffle through history books for specifics. For instance, they can tell you offhand that there were no… Continue reading Chennai Parsi Fire Temple Celebrations: 100 Year Anniversary
Dalal Estate Mumbai: Transformation
One of the oldest and largest residential complexes in south Mumbai is all set for a makeover. By Nauzar Bharucha / TNN Dalal Estate, the more than seven-decade-old landmark residential enclave along the Mumbai Central bridge, will be demolished later this year to make way for a 64-storey skyscraper, TOI has learnt. The project is… Continue reading Dalal Estate Mumbai: Transformation
Zoroaster: Forgotten Prophet Of The One God
The Abrahamic religions were preceded, and decisively influenced by, followers of an earlier prophet By John Palmer / Guardian UK The tiny world wide communities of Zoroastrians are no doubt pleased to get any mention in Cif belief – even if it is only to provide alphabetical balance to a list starting with the Bahá’ís.… Continue reading Zoroaster: Forgotten Prophet Of The One God
Ferdowsi, the Reviver of Persian Language
The United Nations cultural body (UNESCO) has named the year 2010 as 1000th anniversary of the composition of The Shahnameh, the renowned national epic of the Persian-speaking world which has been traditionally a source of honour and a manifestation of ancestral identity to the Iranian people and nations such as Tajikistan and Afghanistan who have… Continue reading Ferdowsi, the Reviver of Persian Language
Nariman Point: Never Concede On Principles
By Khushwant Singh / Hindustan Times As I read Fali Nariman’s memoirs Before Memory Fades, an autobiography (Hay House), I kept thinking about Nani Palkiwala who I had the privilege of befriending during my years in Bombay. Both men were Parsis from the middle class families with modest means. Both rose to the top of… Continue reading Nariman Point: Never Concede On Principles
