Month: May 2012

Zarathushti Youth Without Borders

Behram Pastakia writes One of the long term goals of the First Strategic Plan of FEZANA was to nurture Zarathustis willing to serve the poor and disadvantaged members of society,  with like minded Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s). Roshni Kasad,  orignially from New Jersey, now based in California, who had served with Manav Sadhna, an NGO working… Continue reading Zarathushti Youth Without Borders

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Jamshedpur Parsis Go Platinum With Rock Climbing

Bats and slippery tunnels aren’t really normal props to celebrate 75 years of an association. But when it comes to Jamshedpur Parsi Association’s (JPA) platinum jubilee, expect the unexpected. Published in the Telepgraph India Members of the feisty and adventurous community enjoyed a two-day stint at an adventure camp in Tumung in East Singhbhum, 25km… Continue reading Jamshedpur Parsis Go Platinum With Rock Climbing

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BPP Trustee Yazdi Desai & Anahita Desai Arrested & Released on Bail in Defamation Case

Yazdi Desai, BPP and WAPIZ Trustee and his wife Anahita Desai as well as Mr. Shashikant Jadhav, publisher of The Afternoon – Despatch & Courier newspaper were released on bail of Rs. 10,000/- each, by the Metropolitan Magistrate Court on 15/5/2012 in a defamation case filed by builder Zarir Bhathena of Hilla Builders. Printed in… Continue reading BPP Trustee Yazdi Desai & Anahita Desai Arrested & Released on Bail in Defamation Case

Deena Mistri of BVS Parsi High School: Teacher, Principal, Humanitarian

Mrs Deena Mistri, the longest serving Principal of the BVS Parsi High School, in Karachi, Pakistan. Deena dedicated her life to the school and to the cause of education in Pakistan. This is a small tribute to the woman, the teacher and the great human being…….May her soul rest in peace…..May we, her students, carry… Continue reading Deena Mistri of BVS Parsi High School: Teacher, Principal, Humanitarian

Darion Gandhi Dances to Gold

So You Think You Can Dance judge Jason Coleman thinks a young Hampton Park boy can do just that. Published in the Barwick Star News, Melbourne Australia. Nine year old Darion Gandhi from Cathy-Lea Dance Works received a gold medal at the Cechetti Junior Award Day a couple of Sundays ago.      The event was… Continue reading Darion Gandhi Dances to Gold

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Zoroastrian Stree Mandal of Hyderabad and Secunderabad: Sticking together

There is probably an inverse relation between a community’s population and its togetherness. The Parsi community doesn’t defy this relation and is an exceptionally close-knit community. With a population of about 1,100, the Parsi community has a sizeable population. By Amar Tejaswi | Deccan Chronicle Parsis’ business acumen drew them to the city a couple… Continue reading Zoroastrian Stree Mandal of Hyderabad and Secunderabad: Sticking together

Parsis petition Centre for survival

The Parsis are a demographically declining community on the cusp of near extinction. This is what Keki Daruwalla, Sahitya Akademi award-winning poet and a member of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), wrote to the Planning Commission (PC). By Anurag Kumar Chaubey & Kshitiz Shaminit Tirkey | DNA India Alarmed by the drastic fall in… Continue reading Parsis petition Centre for survival

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Shapoor Mistry brings in talent, expands role of old hands

Shapoor Mistry of the Pallonji Mistry group is bringing in talent, expanding the role of the old guard and identifying new business ventures at the $2-billion group. The initiative is aimed at transforming the way the construction-to-home appliances conglomerate functions. By Sobia Khan | The Economic Times The reclusive Irish-Parsi business tycoon, Pallonji Mistry, passed… Continue reading Shapoor Mistry brings in talent, expands role of old hands

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