Our dear friend and eminent Zoroastrian scholar Professor Almut Hintze shares the below writeup and photographs.With...
Month: October 2021 Articles
Lectures on Zoroastrianism with Prof. William Malandra
Lectures on Zoroastrianism with Prof. William MalandraStart Date: Oct. 26, 2021, 8 a.m. End Date: Oct. 28, 2021, 9:30...
Ervad Asphandiar Rustomji Dadachanji : In Memoriam
It is with great sadness we share the news that Ervad Asphandiar Dadachanji passed away at 8:30 AM India Time on Friday October 22nd, 2021. Ervad Dadachanji was a legendary figure for his immense...
Why Air India going back to Tatas could be an example of successful privatisation
Tata’s management efficiency will allow Air India to better exploit operating assets like the lucrative routes to South east Asia, Latin America and Australia. With simple improvements in...
Bombay Parsi Punchayat trustees end hunger strike, say all issues resolved over elections
After high drama including a hunger protest by two of its trustees, the turmoil in the over 300-year-old Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP) was resolved on Wednesday evening. The BPP, the apex body...
BPP must stop airing its dirty linen in public
The BPP is the apex body of the Parsi community and the second largest landlord in the city, after the Bombay Port Trust (BPT). It controls massive swathes of land, many of which are residential...
Things get (h)eated at Parsi Punchayet office
Trustee’s protest takes form of hunger strike as he claims drastic measures needed to press for elections by year endA combative Noshir Dadrawala (centre) on hunger strike outside the Punchayet...
Bombay Parsi Punchayat trustee to go on hunger strike against decision to postpone election
The crisis in the over 300-year-old Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP) intensified over the weekend with a trustee planning to go on a hunger strike from Monday morning.Article by Nauzer Bharucha | TNN...
Return of the prodigal son: Air India back in founder Tata fold after 68 years
The prodigal son has returned. The government on Friday announced Tata Group as the winning bidder for Air India, clearing the way for the cash-strapped Maharaja going back to the founder exactly 68...
Leeya Mehta: A Story of the World Before the Fence
Leeya Mehta’s A Story of the World Before the Fence is a collection of poems which traverse time, space, and human emotion. Over the span of eighteen poems, Mehta, an award-winning poet, weaves...
Mahtab Bamji —Multiple prestigious awards winning nutritionist who loves social work
Her walk is sprightly, her voice comes through as firm, but is caring and her commitment and contribution to nutrition studies and the health of the downtrodden is solid. Meet, Dr Mahtab Sohrab...
They Helped Build Modern India but Are Shrinking as a People
Parsis have supported many of the country’s institutions and nurtured business and the arts. But their numbers have dwindled at an alarming pace.Khurshed Dastoor, a Parsi priest, at his house in...
Jeannie Naoroji, the woman who shaped the Indian fashion industry passes away at 96
Naoroji, who was considered by many as the first lady of contemporary Indian fashion, passed away in Mumbai on Sunday night. Sujata Assomull speaks to industry stalwarts about her lasting legacy....
Mazda Multimedia presents: Ahura Support
MAZDA Multimedia presents: Ahura Support Ahura Support is a secular registered charitable trust working with differently abled individuals and their families. They work towards bettering the lives...