Anxious to preserve a dying art of their diminishing community, the Bombay Parsi Punchayat is promoting kustiweaving classes for those in their fold; 67-year old Dolly Mistry’s sessions have been advertised by the Punchayat in the latest issue of the Parsi newspaper Jam-e-Jamshed. By Sayali Karkare | Mumbai Mirror The sudreh, a vest, and the… Continue reading Parsi community to teach their fold how to make the sacred cord
Month: October 2013
Sorabji N. Pochkhanawala And His Wild Ambition: Barons of Banking
In 1910, a young Parsi assistant accountant with the Bank of India in Bombay had the far-fetched idea that he could set up a bank of his own. When news of this alarmingly ambitious enterprise reached his Manager, H.P. Stringfellow, he sent for the young man seeking confirmation of such vaulting intent. Article source: BusinessWorld… Continue reading Sorabji N. Pochkhanawala And His Wild Ambition: Barons of Banking
13 years after judge’s death, ex-pilot in the dock over threat calls
Thirteen years after the death of a former Bombay High Court judge, the court is likely to frame charges against an ex-pilot accused of criminally intimidating him and his family over a property tussle. Author: Sharmeen Hakim Indorewala Source: Mumbai Mirror Following a complaint made by Justice Bakhtavar Lentin — who served in the Bombay… Continue reading 13 years after judge’s death, ex-pilot in the dock over threat calls
Five Parsi trusts move court over civic authority’s notices on property tax
Five Parsi trusts based in Mumbai have approached Bombay High Court challenging the civic authority’s notices on property tax levied on the base of capital value as against ratable value. The outcome of the matter is likely to impact hundreds of Mumbai properties owned by charitable trusts and religious entities and the methodology of computing… Continue reading Five Parsi trusts move court over civic authority’s notices on property tax
Pheroza Bilimoria receives International Advertising Association’s Champion Award
At the Intercontinental Hotel in London, a 300-strong gathering of advertising communication veterans from across the globe who had come together for a black tie dinner to celebrate IAA’s 75th Anniversary, on October 3, 2013, put their hands together to applaud the India Chapter’s Pheroza Bilimoria and Pradeep Guha for being honoured with the prestigious… Continue reading Pheroza Bilimoria receives International Advertising Association’s Champion Award
Panel at Cyrus Cylinder Exhibit Debates King’s Zoroastrian Roots
Three eminent Iranian scholars debated the possible Zoroastrian roots of Persian King Cyrus the Great, at a panel discussion on the opening day exhibit of the Cyrus Cylinder at the Asian Art Museum here Aug. 9. Author: Sunita Sohrabji Source: India West SAN FRANCISCO, United States The Cyrus Cylinder tour has garnered the interest of… Continue reading Panel at Cyrus Cylinder Exhibit Debates King’s Zoroastrian Roots
Zoroastrian Research Group Online
Bakhtyar Taila of Boston, USA writes: I have started a Zoroastrian Research Group on Yahoo. This group is Dedicated to research and inquiry about Zoroastrianism and about everything Zoroastrian. If anyone is interested in receiving scholarly written articles, books, old books, pamphlets, essays, writings etc. on Zoroastrianism, please subscribe by sending an email to zoroastrianresearchgroup-subscribe@yahoogroups.com… Continue reading Zoroastrian Research Group Online
