On June 7, 2005. India is playing host to Bill Clinton and the sleepy town of Lucknow is a stop over. On the menu is the finest Awadhi cuisine and the best dancer India can find to entertain a former U.S. President. After the performance, Clinton says to the lead choreographer and dancer, “The world… Continue reading Shiamak Davar: India’s Most Successful Choreographer
Month: December 2010
Vidal Urges Obama To Meet With Parsi Leaders In Iran
Author, playwright and scholar GORE VIDAL has repeated his plea for PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA to meet with Parsi leaders in a Christmas letter to the U.S. leader. In the missive, released via movie website Screenmancer.com, the director reminds Obama he wrote to him about cementing ties with the Persians when the politician was first nominated… Continue reading Vidal Urges Obama To Meet With Parsi Leaders In Iran
High Court Relief for Bombay Parsi Punchayat
In a reprieve to the Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP), the HC on Friday stayed an order passed by the assistant charity commissioner. The commissioner had directed the punchayat to furnish documents pertaining to the allotment of flats to one of its trustees Noshir Dadrawala. By Swati Deshpande / TNN A bench of Justices D K… Continue reading High Court Relief for Bombay Parsi Punchayat
Bangalore Dakhma Dysfunctional
Bangalore’s explosive growth, while triggering a huge demand for living spaces, has caused an acute shortage of land for the dead. The pressure on graveyards is mounting. Here’s a searing look at the problem, made worse by the poorly maintained burial grounds. In a city where thousands of people struggle for a place to live,… Continue reading Bangalore Dakhma Dysfunctional
Planning Commission Still to OK Scheme for Parsi Population Decline
The Planning Commission has not given "in-principle" nod to a Central government scheme aimed at containing the population decline of Parsi community, the government told the Lok Sabha today. The National Family Health Survey reported that the fertility rate of the community for India is only 0.94. "A scheme for containing population decline of small… Continue reading Planning Commission Still to OK Scheme for Parsi Population Decline
Parsi children return to roots
Religion is best understood by children when it is not preached pedantically. A testimony to this was Zochild Day organized by the Zoroastrian Children’s Foundation (ZCF) at Shanmukhananda hall in Matunga on Sunday. By Linah Baliga, TNN, About 2,500 Zoroastrian children and teenagers from six cities—Navsari, Surat, Baroda, Pune, Kolkata and Mumbai—congregated to learn about… Continue reading Parsi children return to roots
