Month: June 2012

Parsis and Jews, Exile and Return

At the turn of the 16th century, the Portuguese discovered an eastern passage to India that afforded them easy access to well-priced goods and to India’s natural wonders and human curiosities.  By Shai Secunda | Jewish Ideas Daily In the Gujarat region, Portuguese fleets found textiles for trading in the East Indies—and encountered a community,… Continue reading Parsis and Jews, Exile and Return

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NDTV Looks at the Poor Parsi Controversy

This is a NDTV segment with panelists Alyque Padamsee, Dinshaw Mehta, Rustom Marshall and Jehangir Patel. UPDATE: The full 21 minutes segment is on NDTV’s website: http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/parsis-poor-at-rs-90-000-a-month/235807 [Thanks Dara Acidwalla] The plan panel says that you aren’t poor if you earn more than Rs 900 in a month. Mumbai’s Parsi community begs to differ. They… Continue reading NDTV Looks at the Poor Parsi Controversy

Overhaul Parsi Matrimonial Law

Phiroze Khan, 87, our friend and insurance agent for many decades is a remarkable gentleman. A loyal employee of Bombay Dyeing for many years, he worked really hard as an insurance agent to bring up four children including the magic touch dentist, Dr.Burzin Khan. A resident of Cusrow Baug, Phiroze is a keen follower of… Continue reading Overhaul Parsi Matrimonial Law

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Poor Parsi redefined: One who earns up to Rs 90,000 per month

The Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) on Monday told the Bombay high court that it had revised the definition of a poor Parsi as one who earns up to Rs 90,000 a month, in order to be eligible for a subsidized community apartment. The BPP, which controls over 5,000 flats in the city, had earlier fixed… Continue reading Poor Parsi redefined: One who earns up to Rs 90,000 per month

Discovering the Zoroastrian e-diaspora: A Paper by David Knaute

David Knaute is writing his PhD thesis on Zoroastrianism for the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris. More specifically, his research concerns the outmigration of Zoroastrians from Pakistan and contemporary diaspora communities in the UK and USA. David spent ten months in Karachi, Pakistan, in 2009–2010. During this time, he was also introduced… Continue reading Discovering the Zoroastrian e-diaspora: A Paper by David Knaute

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