Brigadier Furdoon “Duck” Mehta, the Royal Indian Artillery officer who survived a bullet passing through his cap and later became military attache in Washington, has passed away on his 101st birthday on March3. Cut to March 1944: flying a single-seater Auster over the Bm1nese jungle while directing artillery fire, Captain “Duck” Mehta always had to… Continue reading Brigadier Furdoon “Duck” Mehta: Obituary
Month: March 2021
Navroze or Vernal Equinox in Pisces ? – How & Why !
Our dear friend E. Kanga sends us an interesting article on the How and Why of Navroze in the Pisces constellation. Sunrise, in Constellation ‘Pisces’ in Northern hemisphere, March 21st Constellations of the Zodiac, shown below at ‘Vernal Equinox’ thru the Ages. Their periods of prominence – in the past & future epochs. ARIES: Prominence… Continue reading Navroze or Vernal Equinox in Pisces ? – How & Why !
Remembering-The lady of the Law – Mithan Tata Lam
Women’s Day Special: Remembering-The lady of the Law- Mithan Tata Lam There are few life stories as invigorating as that of Mithan Tata. Mithan Tata has the distinction of smashing the thickest of all professional ceiling- she has the distinction of being the first women, allowed to practice law before the Bombay High Court. In… Continue reading Remembering-The lady of the Law – Mithan Tata Lam
Young Parsi comics share their insights on the community one joke at a time
Young Parsi comics, who are laughing at themselves and the innate behaviour that makes Parsis, Parsis, are taking over a corner of the Internet Pardiwalla believes that Bollywood stereotyping spoiled it for Parsis, and his portrayal of the community is closer to the truth Article by Aastha Atray Banan | Sunday Mid-Day An actor serious… Continue reading Young Parsi comics share their insights on the community one joke at a time
Bhicoo Manekshaw: Indian women chefs who left indelible culinary footprints across the nation
Indian women chefs who left indelible culinary footprints across the nation From cookbook writers to chefs in commercial kitchens of hotels and restaurants, several Indian women too have emerged as path-breakers in the culinary world. Kitchen was their battlefield and vision and grit, their commander. Let’s take a look at who these superwomen are! The… Continue reading Bhicoo Manekshaw: Indian women chefs who left indelible culinary footprints across the nation
Bombay HC asks Parsi Punchayet to work out Plan B in woman’s plea to fight polls
Bombay high court on Wednesday asked trustees of Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) to work out by Thursday an alternative solution after a Parsi woman’s nomination for its forthcoming election was rejected on ground that her proposer, Rustom Jeejeebhoy, allegedly no longer professed Zoarastrian faith. Article by Swati Deshpande | Times of India The woman, Zuleika… Continue reading Bombay HC asks Parsi Punchayet to work out Plan B in woman’s plea to fight polls
Left & write: Kobad Ghandy is finally adjusting to life outside prison
Past the Parsi hostel for women in Worli, through a narrow opening almost down a rabbit hole, lies the once-slum colony of Mayanagar. The birthplace of the Dalit Panthers in the 1970s has now been gentrified; there are apartments with lifts. A bright yellow crane at the entrance, however, indicates that work is still in… Continue reading Left & write: Kobad Ghandy is finally adjusting to life outside prison
The Parsis of Ceylon: The few that made the difference | Lost & Forgotten
Dr. Zameer Careem, a Sri Lankan historian speaks about the Parsis of Sri Lanka
BBC Documentary on the Jiyo Parsi Program, March 2021
The full 9 minute BBC segment on the Jiyo Parsi program including extended interviews with Professor Dr. Almut Hintze; Zartoshty Brothers Professor of Zoroastrianism at SOAS and Xerxes Dastur, Trustee of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet.
