The Parsee Gymkhana vice-president, Khodadad Yazdegardi, has been accused of selling two complimentary tickets for the 2011 World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka for Rs 2.5 lakh. By Jyoti Shelar | Mumbai Mirror A three-member inquiry committee, commissioned by the Marine Lines-based gymkhana, said in its report that Yazdegardi sold off the… Continue reading Parsee Gymkhana Vice President Sold Cricket World Cup 2011 Tickets on The Black Market
Month: October 2013
Mazda, Thomas Edison and one far-out Zoroastrian connection
Ancient god ties the automaker, incandescent bulb together Perhaps you’ve seen that Mazda CX-5 commercial that compares the capable crossover to Thomas Edison. As far as advertisements go, it’s not the most groundbreaking concept. The point is that, like good ol’ Edison, the CX-5 is a trailblazer — at least where safety and efficiency are… Continue reading Mazda, Thomas Edison and one far-out Zoroastrian connection
The book Parsis of Ahmedabad – A Brief History by Meher Medora
Meher Medora presents a book on Amdavad Parsis which her husband began & she completed Parsis may be dwindling in numbers. But, they stand out in all their shining glory. A member of the community passed on to posterity the richness of Parsi culture, tradition and religion down the ages in the form of a… Continue reading The book Parsis of Ahmedabad – A Brief History by Meher Medora
Ignoring community’s help, Parsi family lives on footpath
They were given monetary assistance and put up at a dharamshala, yet the family of three have, for four years, been embarrassing the community by living outside the Petit Sanatorium at Cumballa Hill. Author: Sayalee Karkare | Mumbai Mirror A Parsi family, comprising an aged mother and a son and daughter in their 50s, has… Continue reading Ignoring community’s help, Parsi family lives on footpath
A Will To Live
By six in the evening, dozens of senior citizens assemble on concrete benches across the seven-acre vicinity of Cusrow Baug, the queen of Parsi colonies. Sprawled by the sea in South Mumbai’s posh Colaba neighbourhood, a steady breeze wafts past the colony’s arrangement of three-storey buildings. By Ranjita Ganesan | Business Standard Some elders exchange… Continue reading A Will To Live
Uttar Pradesh government inflating Parsi numbers, says activist
A media activist here has accused the Uttar Pradesh government of falsely showing an increase in Parsi population in the state to siphon off educational scholarships meant for minority communities’ students. The minority welfare department website of the state government lists around 60 Parsi families in the district, and claims that many of these live… Continue reading Uttar Pradesh government inflating Parsi numbers, says activist
Launch of Zoroastrian All Party Parliamentary Group in the U.K.
Lord Bilimoria of Chelsea, CBL, DL and Gareth Thomas MP are pleased to announce the establishment of the Zoroastrian All Party Parliamentary Group. The event, hosted in the Members’ Dining Room of the House of Commons on Monday 14th October with the assistance of the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe (ZTFE), was attended by over… Continue reading Launch of Zoroastrian All Party Parliamentary Group in the U.K.
