By Nauzer Bharucha MUMBAI: Parsis may be one of the most literate and progressive communities in the country. But for the past 350 years, a vast majority of them in Mumbai had no stake in appointing trustees to the powerful apex body–the Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP)–that has a corpus of Rs 85 crore, controls 4,500… Continue reading Parsi apex body seeks universal franchise
Category: Heritage
Fars Railway Path Changed
Transportation Ministry Obliged to Change Fars Railway Path One of the bas-reliefs of Naqsh-e Rostam, depicting Sassanid king Ardeshir I with defeated Roman emperors Valerian and Philip at his feet (241-272 BC) The Iranian Ministry of Transportation has officially been ordered to change path of the railway connecting Isfahan to Fars which was planned to… Continue reading Fars Railway Path Changed
Zoroaster’s Kaba: A Potential Victim of Railway Construction
Studies on the map of a railway which is planned to pass close to the historic site of Naqsh-e Rostam in Fars province show that it would for sure result in destruction of Achaemenid monument of Zoroaster’s Kaba in less than ten years. Tehran, 29 November 2006 (CHN) — Further studies on the map of… Continue reading Zoroaster’s Kaba: A Potential Victim of Railway Construction
Ibad lauds role of Parsis in development
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad has said that the services rendered by Parsis in the development of Pakistan and particularly Karachi and their welfare work will never be forgotten. He was speaking at a reception he hosted for Parsis at Clifton Beach Park. The governor referred to Kothari Parade and NED University as some of… Continue reading Ibad lauds role of Parsis in development
A Parsi Wedding
A good friend of Parsi Khabar and problogger Manish Vij of Ultrabrown fame was invited for a Parsi Wedding. He has some great observations and wonderful snaps. Check them here Incidentally, the occassion was the wedding of our dear friend Jasmin Lakdawala and Hormuz Pithawala.
Naqsh-e Rustam site in danger
The railroad project had been stopped on the order of the Marvdasht public prosecutor some time ago, but he revised his ruling and the road construction machines recently resumed operations at the site in Fars Province, the Persian service of CHN reported on Friday. “The function of the Marvdasht court is full of ambiguities for… Continue reading Naqsh-e Rustam site in danger
Bandra residents want BMC chief’s written promise
The Bandra Hill Road Citizen’s Committee movement to save old heritage structures, including the Tata Parsi Agiary, St Peter’s Church, St Stanislaus’ High School and St Andrew’s Church, from being partly demolished because of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) concretisation and road widening plan, has gathered further momentum. After a peace march with 1,500 participants… Continue reading Bandra residents want BMC chief’s written promise
First Iranian Kings of Persian Poetry
By Manouchehr Saadat Noury, PhD – Persian Journal INTRODUCTION: According to a great number of eminent scholars and highly respected experts in Persian Literature and Poetry, there are many Iranian poets who can be considered as the Titans or the Kings of the Persian Poetry. The same groups of scholars and experts also believe that… Continue reading First Iranian Kings of Persian Poetry
It’s a small but powerful community and Parsis…
It’s a small but powerful community and Parsis in Mumbai are joining hands to protect a 123-year-old community temple. Built by the Tatas, the agiary on Bandra’s Hill Road is under threat from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). To clear a bottleneck, the BMC is widening a stretch of the road. But as a result,… Continue reading It’s a small but powerful community and Parsis…
