Amid the pandemic gloom, it is easy to forget that the year 2020 marks an important anniversary for women’s...
Month: December 2020 Articles
Zarine Viccajee: Parsi community bonded with Awadh via trade and lifestyle
Parsi community may constitute a small section of the city’s population but its contribution to Lucknow in trade and...
Marzy Parakh Launches 24/7 Outreach To Make Hospital Beds, Ambulance Available
Marzy Parakh, 36; Restaurateur And Founder Of Live To Give India has just five hospital beds per 10,000 Indians, according to a study by the Human Development Report. The results show that out of...
Through the stained glass, vividly
Katayun Saklat , 82, is a charming and exuberant painter and stained glass artist Seated in the drawing room of her Auckland Square apartment, Katayun Saklat, painter and stained glass artist,...
Astad is gone, but is more alive than ever
‘Astad had the courage to plough a lonely furrow. He made a life of his own, on his own, and created a path-breaking dance style.’ ‘Only a few in the performing arts could do what...
Phiroze Edulji Becomes VHP V-P for South Bengal to Ensure Protection of ‘Sanatan Dharma’ & Hindus
In October, Phiroze Edulji was assigned to look after South Bengal as a vice president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). With aim to ensure that Hinduism and Sanatan Dharma is well protected, Edulji...
NAMC Lecture Series: The Life of Prophet Zarathushtra by Ervad Soli Dastur
NAMC LECTURE SERIES Topic: Life of Prophet Zarathushtra Date: Sunday December 20, 2020 @ 2:00 PM Eastern – 11 AM Pacific Join Meeting on Zoom...
Kesavananda Bharati Case And Friendship Between Nani Palkhivala & HM Seervai
Remembering an episode form legendary jurist Nani Palkhivala’s life on his 18th death anniversary When Nani Palkhivala entered the Supreme Court to argue Kesavananda Bharti, India’s...
Ba-Humata: A Prayer, Leadership And Entrepreneurship Global Webinar Series
PREMIERING BA HUMATA A Prayer, Leadership & Entrepreneurship Global Webinar Series on Prayer With Action And Action With Prayers by our Thoughtful Priests, Insightful Leaders and...
Who are the Parsis? – Sarah Stewart and Juan de Lara
Dr Sarah Stewart, Shapoorji Pallonji Senior Lecturer in Zoroastrianism and co-chair of the Institute of Zoroastrian Studies at SOAS, explores the exciting history of the Parsis, from relgious...
Dance pioneer Astad Deboo dies in Mumbai at 73
He once said there was a time when most Indians saw his style as ”too western” while westerners found that it was ”not Indian enough”. Contemporary Indian dancer Astad Deboo, renowned for marrying...
Dance pioneer Astad Deboo passes away in Mumbai
‘His works represent an important segment in contemporary dance expression in India,’ the Sangeet Natak Akademi had said. Dance pioneer Astad Deboo passed away in the early hours of Thursday, his...
Jehan Daruvala creates history, becomes first Indian to win F2 race
SAKHIR (Bahrain): Promising Indian driver Jehan Daruvala created history when he became the first Indian to win a Formula 2 race during the Sakhir Grand Prix on Sunday. A thrilling battle against F2...
Zeena Batliwalla: Spotlight on Youth Organizers of 8WZYC
8th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress: London calling! Spotlight on Youth Organisers Article by Zeena Batliwalla, Treasurer 8WZYC With the 8th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress (8WZYC) 2023 being...
IranShah: Our Emblem Of Freedom Free To Be A Zarthushti
The IranShah Initiative Inspiration With Vision 2020 IranShah: Our Emblem Of Freedom Free To Be A Zarthushti By: Meher Amalsad, Westminster, California, USA Humanity Wakes Up In Different Times And...
Perzen Patel: ‘There’s more to Indian food than butter chicken’
Perzen Patel was a finalist in the University of Auckland’s Velocity $100k challenge after cooking up an idea for a tasty business. Perzen Patel: By day she’s communicating the services...
A Film on the life of Nani Palkhivala
Nani – The Crusader The film introduces Nani to a generation who never knew him and provides an excellent account of the manifold contributions of this great son of India to the law, business...
Mubadala | 49th UAE National Day by Hanoz Navder
Hanoz Navder of Dubai UAE, is the video editor on this lovely film celebrating the 49th National Day of the United Arab Emirates. Mubadala | 49th UAE National Day from Hanoz Navdar on Vimeo. Client...
Last rites: Parsis turn to tech as vulture numbers decline
The Tower of Silence located in Parsi Gutta, the final resting place of the 1,200-strong Parsi community in Hyderabad, now has a solar concentrator to speed up the decomposition of dead bodies due...
Ruzbeh Bacha: In Conversation with CEO of CityFALCON
What is the business and how did it start? Back in 2014 I was investing and found it impossible to easily gather data on the market. I knew there were solutions for this, but they were not cheap....
Maneckji Seth Agiary – Parsi Imprint on Mumbai
Anyone who has lived in or grown up in Mumbai would know at least one Parsi for sure. And if new, you will wonder about the fuss around Bun-Maska (Bun-Butter), Bhurji-Pav (Scrambled eggs-Bread) and...