In “Blindspot,” Mahzarin Banaji (pictured) and longtime collaborator Anthony Greenwald offer people tools to overcome their hardwired biases, and to stoke conversation about the deeply ingrained, very human tendency toward bias in a country that prides itself on egalitarian values. Peering into our blind spots Banaji’s new book details decades of groundbreaking work on… Continue reading Mahzarin Banaji: Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People
Month: February 2013
Nina Mistry Offers Zarathushti Prayers at the United Nations
Zarathushti Offers Prayer at 67th United Nations General Assembly from ZAGNY on Vimeo. Zarathushti Offers Prayer at 67th United Nations General Assembly from ZAGNY on Vimeo. World Interfaith Harmony Week was proclaimed by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly and adopted on October 20, 2010, on the premise that mutual understanding and inter-religious dialogue constitute… Continue reading Nina Mistry Offers Zarathushti Prayers at the United Nations
Sooni Taraporevala's Show to Open in Mumbai
First look at Sooni Taraporevala’s photo exhibit of a community that’s earned the tag ‘mad bawas’ She’s come full circle. From focusing her lens on Parsis — a small community of followers of the Zoroastrian religion — in a very personal way by using her family as subjects, to documenting them at large in two… Continue reading Sooni Taraporevala's Show to Open in Mumbai
Hyderabad Parsis pray for return of the scavenger bird
The dwindling number of vultures is adding to the woes of the dwindling Parsi community in the city. By Bushra Baseerat | TNN Depending on the scavenging birds to dispose of their dead in the ‘Tower of Silence’, the 1,200-member Parsi community in Hyderabad has been forced to resort to solar concentrators to carry out… Continue reading Hyderabad Parsis pray for return of the scavenger bird
Tower By Avan Jesia: A Book Review
Just after 7 pm on a weekday, in weather that counts as the Mumbai winter, I make my way through the quiet bylanes of Dadar Parsi Colony. Reviewed by Rohini Nair |The Asian Age It’s dark enough for the narrow streets, bounded on both sides by elegant old buildings, to be nearly empty. Leaving behind… Continue reading Tower By Avan Jesia: A Book Review
Ratan Tata elected to National Academy of Engineering
Washington: Tata Group Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata along with eight Indian Americans has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering, which is the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer in the US. The National Academy of Engineering in a statement said that Ratan Tata has been elected as one of the 11… Continue reading Ratan Tata elected to National Academy of Engineering
The 2013 ZOSTA Awards Function
Below is a report of the 2013 ZOSTA AWARDS FUNCTION by Marzban J. Giara, circulated via email. The 33rd annual prize distribution function was held at Allbless Baug on Saturday 2nd February 2013. Nearly 600 Parsis had gathered to honour 300 young students. Zoroastrian Student Teacher Association (ZOSTA) was formed 33 years ago in 1979.… Continue reading The 2013 ZOSTA Awards Function
