Jamsheed Marker Conference Hall opened at Foreign Ministry PM Mulk calls Jamsheed Marker a legend, an outstanding diplomat and a role model for his successors ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nasirul Mulk on Monday said that Jamsheed Marker, the late ambassador, was a seasoned diplomat with globally-acknowledged acumen and would always be remembered for his profound role in… Continue reading Pakistan Prime Minister inaugurates Jamsheed Marker Hall in foreign ministry
Month: July 2018
SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute for Zoroastrian Studies Launch Event
On Wednesday 27th June, 2018, the SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute for Zoroastrian Studies was officially opened. To mark this joyous occasion, a launch event was held in the Brunei Suite of the Brunei Gallery, SOAS University of London. Among the esteemed attendees was Mr. Shapoor Mistry whose generous donation in the name of his late… Continue reading SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute for Zoroastrian Studies Launch Event
Ervard Xerxes V Dastur Elected as Trustee of the Bombay Parsi Panchayet
Parsi Khabar is happy to announce that our dear friend Ervard Xerxes V Dastur has won a very tight election for the lone seat of the Bombay Parsi Panchayet. In a hotly contested election that became a two way race between him and Anahita Yezdi Desai, Xerxes won by over 90 votes. Image courtesy: Rayomand… Continue reading Ervard Xerxes V Dastur Elected as Trustee of the Bombay Parsi Panchayet
Astad Deboo wins Lifetime Legend Award for his pioneering work in contemporary dance
We are happy to announce that our dear friend and legendary contemporary dancer Astad Deboo shall be awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award today in Chennai. If music be the sounds between silence, dance is the language of holding stillness. And, with someone like Astad Deboo, the passing of time necessarily turns into a meditative experience.… Continue reading Astad Deboo wins Lifetime Legend Award for his pioneering work in contemporary dance
Jamsheed Marker | Obituary
Naval officer under the Raj who became a cricket commentator and respected diplomat in Pakistan JAMSHEED MARKER, who has died aged 95, commanded a minesweeper in the Royal Indian Navy during the Second World War, pioneered cricket commentary in Pakistan in the 1950s, and served as a highly respected diplomat, representing Pakistan in the US… Continue reading Jamsheed Marker | Obituary
Metro Tunnel Hearing Now scheduled for July 17 2018
The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) today approached the Bombay High Court seeking an urgent hearing on a plea filed by the Parsi community in the city opposing the alignment of the Mumbai Metro III project. The MMRC told a bench of Justices AS Oka and RI Chagla that its tunnelling and drilling work for… Continue reading Metro Tunnel Hearing Now scheduled for July 17 2018
In BPP Election Several Parsis fear takeover of punchayet by chief and wife
BPP chairman’s wife is contesting for trustee’s post, raising prospects of husband-wife pair in control of the community’s largest trust. Ever since the Bombay Parsi Punchayet Trust adopted the universal franchise within the community in 2008, its elections have been dogged by controversy. It is no different this year, even though just one seat is… Continue reading In BPP Election Several Parsis fear takeover of punchayet by chief and wife
