Jim Sarbh honoured to pay tribute to India’s brightest scientists as he plays Homi Bhabha in Rocket Boys; Ishwak Singh steps into Vikram Sarabhai’s shoes. First look of Jim Sarbh as Homi Bhabha in the web series Bollywood has had more than its share of biopics on athletes, war heroes and freedom fighters, but little… Continue reading Jim Sarbh on playing Homi Bhabha: Role is special because of shared Parsi heritage
Month: July 2021
Parsi body’s plea in Gujarat HC: Order reserved
The Gujarat high court on Friday heard the petition filed by a Parsi religious body and reserved its order on the demand to permit them to dispose of the bodies of those who died of Covid-19 according to their religious tradition and not to force them to cremate the bodies. The Surat Parsi Panchayat Board… Continue reading Parsi body’s plea in Gujarat HC: Order reserved
First of Many: Delnaaz Irani revisits Commander
This week’s First of Many features Delnaz Irani. In the 86th edition of our series, the actor talks about her first acting project, Sri Adhikari Brothers’ TV show Commander (1992). Delnaz Irani never had an ambition to become an actor, and started acting only to earn some extra pocket money. Ironically though, the actor found… Continue reading First of Many: Delnaaz Irani revisits Commander
Sir Homi Mody … Dadabhai Naoroji: Five Parsis behind Mumbai’s street names
These five roads in Mumbai are named after politicians, bankers, lawyers and activists who had two things in common: one, they were Parsi, and two, they all contributed to the development of Mumbai, and India as a whole. There is no community in Mumbai as wealthy as the Parsis. Bombay owes a lot of its… Continue reading Sir Homi Mody … Dadabhai Naoroji: Five Parsis behind Mumbai’s street names
Survey on Zoroastrians-by-Choice’ and their interactions with ‘Zoroastrians-by-Birth
Our dear friend and PhD. student Ruzbeh Hodiwala is conducting a survey as part of his dissertation. In November 2020, we had published his first pilot survey request, and he has further tweaked that for this final survey. Please take some time and help him get the data he needs. Survey on Zoroastrians-by-Choice’ and their… Continue reading Survey on Zoroastrians-by-Choice’ and their interactions with ‘Zoroastrians-by-Birth
India’s oldest running newspaper, Mumbai Samachar, turns 200
India’s oldest running newspaper, Mumbai Samachar, turns 200 The Gujarati newspaper, with its office located in an iconic red building at Horniman Circle in Mumbai’s Fort area, was first published in 1822. The office building of Mumbai Samachar in Mumbai. On July 1, India’s oldest running newspaper, Mumbai Samachar, will enter its 200th year. Article… Continue reading India’s oldest running newspaper, Mumbai Samachar, turns 200
Name Navi Mum airport after JRD: Kin
Amid the controversy over the naming of the greenfield airport at Navi Mumbai, a member of the Tata family has thrown in the hat for JRD Tata, who brought civil aviation to India. “I respectfully suggest that the new airport at Navi Mumbai should be named after JRD Tata, the father of Indian aviation,’’ said… Continue reading Name Navi Mum airport after JRD: Kin
Ba Humata Lecture Series: July 2021
The July 2021 Ba Humata Lecture shall be held on Sunday 04 July 2021. The topic of discussion is Creating a Bountiful and Prosperous Earth with the Good Mind (Yasna 51.5 and 51.7 and related prayers) On Sunday, July 4, 2021 8:00 AM Pacific | 11:00 AM Eastern | 3:00 PM GMT | 7:00 PM … Continue reading Ba Humata Lecture Series: July 2021
A Happy 100th Birthday to Khorshid Jobani
A 100 years of Zoroastrian celebration and tradition. Khorshid Jobani has seen a lot of changes within the Zoroastrian culture. She was born on July 12th, 1921 in Quetta when it was still under British rule and later saw the independence of Pakistan. She had one older brother and one older sister. She lost her… Continue reading A Happy 100th Birthday to Khorshid Jobani
