Vispi Balaporia wants to ensure ongoing projects are completed – most crucial being the digitisation drive. For the first time in its 215-year-old history, a woman has been appointed as the president of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai. The announcement of 77-year-old Vispi Balaporia’s appointment was made on Saturday after she reportedly won 107 of… Continue reading Vispi Balaporia to head Asiatic Society, first woman in 215 years
Month: September 2019
170 years old and standing tall: Secunderabad Agiary was built by two banker brothers
Come August 17 and the Parsi community in the city will gather at the 170-year-old Fire Temple in Secunderabad to celebrate New Year. The majestic structure standing tall on MG Road was built in 1847 and is spread over 11,000 square yards. Recognised as a heritage structure by the erstwhile Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (Huda),… Continue reading 170 years old and standing tall: Secunderabad Agiary was built by two banker brothers
Meet Jini Dinshaw the phenomenal 90-year-old who runs Mumbai’s oldest orchestra
Feted around the world, Jini Dinshaw has trained generations of young musicians gratis, entirely for the love of Western classical music. It is 1962. Jawaharlal Nehru is prime minister, the Sino-Indian war is waging, and a film called Bees Saal Baad is on its way to topping the year’s box office. In this milieu, a… Continue reading Meet Jini Dinshaw the phenomenal 90-year-old who runs Mumbai’s oldest orchestra
Oh! Those Parsis by Berjis Desai
Miss Contractor’s chalk screeched on the blackboard as she conjugated a French verb in a series of appropriate sentences. Fais, fait, faisons, faites… she wrote with her right hand before launching into lave, lavons, lavez, lavent with her left. Finally, to the delight of Class 9A, she launched into conjugating two entirely different verbs at… Continue reading Oh! Those Parsis by Berjis Desai
Mumbai’s heritage Parsi Gate to be removed to make way for Coastal Road construction
RTI response says BMC will shift it back after work is done, but Parsis are worried about its condition Apart from marine life, the proposed Coastal Road will see another casualty: Parsi Gate, which comprises two century-old stone pillars at Marine Drive, will be temporarily removed to make way for the road. The Parsi community… Continue reading Mumbai’s heritage Parsi Gate to be removed to make way for Coastal Road construction
Remembering Dorab Patel
Born in 1924, Dorab Patel was a Pakistani lawyer of Parsi descent. After completing his education in England, he returned to Karachi in early 1950s to practice law. Throughout his illustrious career, he never compromised on the principles he believed in. In 1974, for example, Sindh government banned a newspaper of Jamat e Islami. The… Continue reading Remembering Dorab Patel
Burzin Bulsara to Pedal from Texas to Alaska to Raise Money for Cancer Research
Burzin Bulsara is a young Zoroastrian youth living in Plano, a suburb of Dallas, Texas in the United States. in 2020 Burzin will be participating in the Texas 4000 challenge where he will cycle from Texas to Alaska to raise money to fight cancer. Burzin writes… Hi there! I am a second year Mechanical Engineering… Continue reading Burzin Bulsara to Pedal from Texas to Alaska to Raise Money for Cancer Research
