Parsi Khabar is happy to share the news that Kersi Deboo has been appointed as the Parsi Zoroastrian representative on the National Commission of the Minorities India. Kersi is a lifelong resident of Navsari, and has been active in community affairs for many years. Professionally Kersi is an advocate practising in Navsari. Kersi begins a… Continue reading Kersi Deboo Appointed as Member in National Commission of the Minorities India
Month: November 2021
Job Posting for Associate Professor: FEZANA Professorship in Zoroastrian Languages and Literature
FEZANA is happy to announce that the job posting for the position of Associate Professor: FEZANA Professorship in Zoroastrian Languages and Literature is now online. Share the word amongst academic friends and colleagues who may consider applying for this unique, first of its kind position in North America. Associate Professor – FEZANA Professorship in… Continue reading Job Posting for Associate Professor: FEZANA Professorship in Zoroastrian Languages and Literature
Bapsi’s portrayal of Parsi paradigm
It is because of this that we always find a very comprehensive discussion very humorously, though not always, composed on the men and women of her community Article by Dr. Zia Ahmed | Daily Times Pakistan November 14, 2021 Sidhwa is Parsee by her religious identity and so in a Muslim majority country, like Pakistan,… Continue reading Bapsi’s portrayal of Parsi paradigm
Bandra Parsi Convalescent Home: Parsi trust sells sea-facing Bandra property for Rs 350 crore
The plot now contains this dilapidated early 20th-century bungalow, once used as a convalescence home MUMBAI: A Parsi trust has sold its prime, sea-facing bungalow property at Bandra Bandstand to a developer for Rs 350 crore. Nauzer Bharucha / TNN In late October, Imperial Infra, a Boman Irani-led Rustomjee Group firm, concluded the sale agreement… Continue reading Bandra Parsi Convalescent Home: Parsi trust sells sea-facing Bandra property for Rs 350 crore
The Zoroastrian Association of California Celebrates the 5th Salgreh of their Atashkadeh
The 5th Salgreh of the Zoroastrian Association of California‘s Atash Kadeh was celebrated with great religious fervor and Parsi gusto on the 12th of November. The celebration started a week ago by deep cleaning the premises. On the day of Salgreh a Hama Anjuman Sandal wood maachi was offered in all five gehs. Also, two… Continue reading The Zoroastrian Association of California Celebrates the 5th Salgreh of their Atashkadeh
Madan Theatres Limited: The Silent Film Industry’s Giant Corporation
Jamshedji Framji Madan, the Parsi entrepreneur, was the torchbearer of the Indian film industry. Read his story here. Indian cinema found its footing in the nineteenth-century. At the time, entrepreneurs experimented with new formats by mixing technology with storytelling. Short, silent films–a new invention at the time–produced in the colonial era, created a sensation. Filmmakers… Continue reading Madan Theatres Limited: The Silent Film Industry’s Giant Corporation
Bombay Parsi Punchayet trustees sign consent terms for elections to be held on Mar 27
Community heaves sigh of relief after consent terms for Bombay Parsi Punchayet elections are signed and ready for the Bombay High Court on Monday Noshir Dadrawala went on a hunger strike on October 18 to press for early BPP elections. File pic Article by Hemal Ashar | Mid-Day The Bombay Parsi Punchayet’s (BPP) five trustees… Continue reading Bombay Parsi Punchayet trustees sign consent terms for elections to be held on Mar 27
