Navsari, once a sleepy town with magnificent buildings, sprawling lawns and wide roads but is fast turning into a ghetto Kersi K Deboo’s eyes light up when he starts talking about the Parsi connection of Navsari, a small city located 37 km south of India’s textile capital, Surat. “Navsari is the Mecca of Parsis. It… Continue reading Dwindling population in Navsari, Mecca of Parsis
Month: November 2017
Arun Jaitley, Mukesh Ambani spotted at the Karanjawala wedding in Delhi
“It was a wedding laced with affection and not with power. Everyone who walked into the various functions was treated with equal affection and love, and that’s what set it apart,” says Suhel Seth about the recently concluded wedding of Tahira Karanjawala to Jatin Mongia in Delhi, which saw the power elite of the country… Continue reading Arun Jaitley, Mukesh Ambani spotted at the Karanjawala wedding in Delhi
Theater: Class Act by Meherzad Patel
Meherzad Patel’s The Class Act promises plenty of laughs this weekend While city folk maybe in splits now with the Bangalore Comedy Fest, those who wish for more laughs could check out Meherzad Patel’s The Class Act by Silly Point Production this weekend. “Are you ready to be part of the craziest acting class?” asks… Continue reading Theater: Class Act by Meherzad Patel
Rustom Sidhwa Marg And The Man Behind The Name
‘It is tragic only a few remember the fearless crusader, let alone recall his services to nation’ Named after Rustom K Sidhwa, former member of the Constituent Assembly and the first Parliament after Independence, the road connects the Dr Dadabhai Naoroji Road to the Perin Nariman Street Article By Meenketan Jha | Indian Express The… Continue reading Rustom Sidhwa Marg And The Man Behind The Name
The Disappearing Cuisine of an Ancient Religion
Mumbai’s beloved Parsi restaurants are struggling to survive. It all began with a milkshake. After the Arab conquest of Persia in the mid seventh century, adherents to Zoroastrianism, which may be the world’s oldest monotheistic religion, fled their ancestral home. Piling into boats and carrying their sacred fire with them, they landed on India’s west… Continue reading The Disappearing Cuisine of an Ancient Religion
Jal and Pervin Shroff Clear The Air on the Parsi General Hospital Medanta Issue
Recently a lawyer from Mumbai wrote to various government authorities as well as the CEO of Medanta raising false alarms and insinuating issues that do not exist regarding Medanta’s handling of the new medical facility at the Parsi General Hospital. This is despite the fact that everything that Pervin and Jal Shroff (principal donors) write… Continue reading Jal and Pervin Shroff Clear The Air on the Parsi General Hospital Medanta Issue
Bhikha Behram Trust wants 292-year-old well in south Mumbai to be protected during Metro-3 work
The Bhikha Behram trust wrote to the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) on Wednesday, seeking a fresh survey be conducted to ensure that their centuries-old well will not be damaged by the Metro tunnel. This comes months after construction work for the Colaba-SEEPZ underground Metro damaged the JN Petit Library in Fort. The incident… Continue reading Bhikha Behram Trust wants 292-year-old well in south Mumbai to be protected during Metro-3 work
XYZ Kids Raise 10 Lakhs for Cancer Patients Through Dance Competition
We are thrilled to read about the excellent work done by XYZ founded by our dear friend Hoshaang Gotla. Hoshaang and his team have been doing wonders with the Xtremely Young Zoroastrians program and this is one more feather in their cap. Times of India reports…. Parsi children, part of an organization called XYZ (Xtremely… Continue reading XYZ Kids Raise 10 Lakhs for Cancer Patients Through Dance Competition
Google Doodle on Cornelia Sorabji’s 151st Birthday
November 15, 2017:Cornelia Sorabji’s 151st Birthday Via Google…….Today we celebrate Cornelia Sorabji, who overcame numerous obstacles to become India’s first female lawyer. Sorabji was the first woman permitted to attend Bombay University, where she excelled. She then went on to become the first Indian woman to study law at Oxford University in 1892. However, women… Continue reading Google Doodle on Cornelia Sorabji’s 151st Birthday
