Our Thoroughbred Owner of the Month, Soli Mehta,is 69 years old. He has been in horse racing for morethan 40 ye ars, but not until very recently has he owne d ahorse capable of taking down the big money in a Stakesrace. He is originally from Bombay (now known asMumbai). As a child, raised in… Continue reading Soli Mehta: Thoroughbred Owner of the Month
Month: April 2018
Noshir Dadrawala: BPP trustee steps down
Says the chairman humiliated him in front of staff members The internal bickering among the trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP), city’s oldest and richest trust, continues. On Wednesday, Noshir Dadrawala, one of the seven trustees, stepped down from his post. Mr. Dadrawala alleged that the BPP’s chairman, Yazdi Desai, had humiliated him during… Continue reading Noshir Dadrawala: BPP trustee steps down
Parsis fear for Kolkatta’s first fire temple
The death of the last known trustee of Calcutta’s first Parsi fire temple, defunct and decrepit but listed as a Grade I heritage building, has raised concern in the community about land sharks laying their hands on the property. Article by Subhajoy Roy | The Telegraph Cursetjee Manackjee Rustomjee, who died aged 81 on April… Continue reading Parsis fear for Kolkatta’s first fire temple
A school of our own: Mama Parsi School in Karachi
I REMEMBER the wooden floor. It makes sense, as little children are closer to the floor, and I was at the time just that. It was my first foray into the world, my first time without my mother, without my twin brother and it began at the Mama Parsi Girls’ Secondary School. I don’t remember… Continue reading A school of our own: Mama Parsi School in Karachi
Brigadier Dosoo Gimi’s Military Sword Bequeathed to HighGate RSL
A very special bequest was made to Highgate RSL during our March meeting, with the presentation of the military sword belonging to BRIG Dosoo Gimi, by his daughter, Kamal Plank, on behalf of her Mother. BRIG Gimi played a significant part in the history of the Indian Armyduring the tumultuous post- War years, with a… Continue reading Brigadier Dosoo Gimi’s Military Sword Bequeathed to HighGate RSL
Navsari Parsis tap into Age Old house well As Gujarat Facing Water Crisis
As Gujarat faces a water crisis, the wells in Parsi homes comes to the rescue of the Parsis in Navsari.
Parsi Dairy Farm owners accuse partner of fraud
MUMBAI: A dispute over 300 acres of land owned by the family running the popular Parsi Dairy Farm has landed in the Bombay high court. The family has accused one of the dairy partners of “fraud” by creating a fabricated power of attorney in his name to control the property located at Talasari on the… Continue reading Parsi Dairy Farm owners accuse partner of fraud
Karachi Press Club: The majestic heritage monument that still stands tall
The southern port city of Pakistan, Karachi has enjoyed immense strategic value for centuries. When the British realised its strategic significance, the city became the centre of many official civil and military activities of the province of Sindh – the British also adorned Karachi with Victorian style buildings housing civil, commercial, educational departments along with… Continue reading Karachi Press Club: The majestic heritage monument that still stands tall
BBC Forum: Sacred flames that burn for hundreds of years
It is a religion that has lasted three millennia, claims to be the world’s first monotheistic creed and to have influenced major faiths such as Christianity, Judaism and Islam, inspired artists from Voltaire to Freddie Mercury but Zoroastrianism may be heading for extinction: in some communities only children of male Zoroastrians are admitted to the… Continue reading BBC Forum: Sacred flames that burn for hundreds of years
