The BBC is filming a program called Around the World in 80 Faiths and will be filming the India segment in October 08. In particular they are looking to film a traditional Parsi Wedding in Mumbai preferably around the 18/19 of October. Can anyone help with this request? If you know of anyone getting married… Continue reading BBC to film Parsi Wedding
Category: Events
ZOCHILD Day 2008
The 6th ZOCHILDAY is scheduled for Sunday, 30th November, 2008. Events have been planned at Shanmukhananda Hall and at Cama Baug, Khetwadi. If interested in participating, forms for registration will be available from the following ;- S.S.C. Schools : Mrs. Silloo Commissariat – 23075591 I.C.S.E. Schools : Mrs. Perin Bagli – 23517909/23510446 Baugs : Mrs.… Continue reading ZOCHILD Day 2008
Parsi punchayat gears up for polls
Otherwise known to be a genteel people, the Parsi community is likely to witness mud-slinging, name-calling and character assassination over the next two months as the 350-year-old Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP) prepares to get itself a fresh bunch of trustees. With elections scheduled over three weekends in October, the race has formally begun for the… Continue reading Parsi punchayat gears up for polls
Zubin Mehta to perform in Mumbai
World-renowned music conductor Zubin Mehta will hold a charity concert at the Brabourne stadium in October. The Mehli Mehta Foundation, founded in 1995 in memory of Zubin's father, confirmed that he is slated to hold a series of concerts in the city, one of which would be held at the CCI grounds. According to a… Continue reading Zubin Mehta to perform in Mumbai
Zoroastrian Information Center at Udvada: Speech by Dasturji Mirza
This is a brief report on the speech given by Dasturji Dr. Peshotan Dastur Hormazdyar Mirza at the launch of the Zoroastrian Information Center at Udvada, Adar roj, Adar mah, YZ 1377, April 24, 2008. Report submitted by Pervin J. Mistry on an email distribution list. It is reported that a small crowd of about… Continue reading Zoroastrian Information Center at Udvada: Speech by Dasturji Mirza
Salgreh this Adar Mahina
Wed 30th April: Daepmeher roj Zaiya Wadia Dadgah at Surat Fri, 2nd May: Sarosh roj Cama Baug Agiary, Mumbai Mewawalla Agiary, Byculla Soonawalla Agiary, Mahim Chinoy Daremeher, Gandevi, Gujarat Gadabhai Daremeher, Pardi, near Udvada Randeria Daremeher, Rander, near Surat Anjuman Daremeher, Quetta, Pakistan Mon 5th May: Behram roj Sir J J Adarian, Adajan Zaibordi Adarian,… Continue reading Salgreh this Adar Mahina
Parsi Statues: Cenotaph To History
The route from Churchgate to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is sprinkled with memorials to sentinels of Mumbai history. Only, nobody cares Sipping my masala chai one morning, I suddenly realized that the Khada Parsi statue, literally the Standing Parsi standing not far from where I live, had a name: Shet Cursetjee Manockjee, whose statue had been… Continue reading Parsi Statues: Cenotaph To History
