Four trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) on Wednesday filed a complaint with the joint commissioner of police against their chairman, Dinshaw Mehta, for misappropriation of funds, cheating and criminal breach of trust. By Ashutosh Shukla | DNA India The complaint was filed by BPP trustees Yazdi Desai, Khojeste Mistree, Jimmy Mistry and Arnavaz… Continue reading Bombay Parsi Punchayet trustees cry Rs 45 lakh swindle, put chief in a spot
Month: November 2013
Marzi Bhesania: First Zoroastrian on Kaun Banega Crorepati
Marzi Bhesania of Navsari, Gujarat; India is slated to be the first ever Parsi contestant on Kaun Banega Crorepati, the Indian version of the original Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. In the long run of the show in India, Marzi informs us that he is the first person from the region between Navsari and… Continue reading Marzi Bhesania: First Zoroastrian on Kaun Banega Crorepati
In the Line of Laughter – Sooni Taraporevala and Meher Marfatia
Meher Marfatia & Sooni Taraporevala on why they turned archivists with a new book that’s trying to ‘save’ quirky Parsi phrases. By Tinaz Nooshian, Mumbai Mirror It’s well past tea time when Sooni Taraporevala sips on a cup of ginger-laced chai, one eye on a chubby samosa that sits on a plate which Meher Marfatia is… Continue reading In the Line of Laughter – Sooni Taraporevala and Meher Marfatia
Pakistan’s Institute of Business Administration names centre after Ardeshir Cowasjee
In memory of Ardeshir Cowasjee, one of Pakistan’s most renowned columnists, social activist, and philanthropist, the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi has launched the Ardeshir Cowasjee Centre for Writing. Source: The Tribune, Pakistan Pending its formal inauguration early next year, a soft opening was held in the newly completed Student Centre at the main… Continue reading Pakistan’s Institute of Business Administration names centre after Ardeshir Cowasjee
