“THE LEGEND” A sculpture dedicated to the Mighty VIKRANT made from the original parts of the Legend itself. Inaugurated by Vice Admiral SPS Cheema, PVSM, AVSM , NM, ADC, Flag Officer Command-In -Chief, Western Naval Command & Mr. Ajoy Mehta, Municipal Commisioner MCGM on 25th January 2016. Nearly 15 months after it was scrapped and… Continue reading Arzan Khambatta Creates Memorial to Indian Naval Ship Vikrant
Category: India
PM Modi Addresses Singapore and Begins with Parsi Story
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on a state visit to Singapore on November 24, 2015 addressed the Indian community there. He begins the speech with the Qissa-I-Sanjan story about Sugar In The Milk as a a metaphor for how Parsis, and Indians enrich the lives of the communities, societies and nations they become part of.… Continue reading PM Modi Addresses Singapore and Begins with Parsi Story
Are Parsis in Hyderabad Getting Less in Number?
How Parsis came to Hyderabad? When Parsis made a mass exodus from their native land Faras, they moved to different settlements in areas of Gujarat and Bombay. But the question is how some of these Parsis came to make Hyderabad also their home? Well, it was Sir Salar Jung, the prime minister of the Nizam’s… Continue reading Are Parsis in Hyderabad Getting Less in Number?
The Hatworks Boulevard
The lovely mellow yellow building beckons you with just the huge nameplate facing Cunningham Road — The Hatworks Boulevard. The vast expanse is almost hidden away behind a regular commercial complex, making the space all the more enticing with a promise of being an oasis of peace. If you’ve been here, you would definitely be… Continue reading The Hatworks Boulevard
Ahmedabad Parsi Sanatorium Likely to be Destroyed
A 35-foot road has been planned along the stretch that has the sanatorium A 90-year-old structure which is part of the Parsi heritage in the city is in the middle of a raging controversy. Located on the Sabarmati Riverfront, the Parsi Sanatorium Compound is likely to be destroyed if the civic body implements its revised… Continue reading Ahmedabad Parsi Sanatorium Likely to be Destroyed
An adventure 40 years in the making: Noshir Mistry
Regular readers of Parsi Khabar will remember Noshir Mistry and his amazing video motorcycling in Ladakh. This month Nosh and his dad are on an epic motorcycle ride through North India, on two different motorcycles. Below is his first post. Nosh writes I was born in the Indian state of Bihar. Today it is one… Continue reading An adventure 40 years in the making: Noshir Mistry
Parsi matrimonial courts: India’s only surviving jury trials
“There was a time,” says Adi Nariman Mogrelia wryly, “when most of the divorces were caused by triangles.” “I mean there was another man or woman in the picture. Now it is different. The media, novels, TV, these things have made women more aware of their rights. So we are now seeing more divorces in… Continue reading Parsi matrimonial courts: India’s only surviving jury trials
The International Everlasting Flame Programme India 2016
The International Everlasting Flame Programme is to be held, from 19th March to 29th May 2016, by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, MOMA, in collaboration with Parzor Foundation and the Culture Ministry of India. We are deeply grateful to the Government of India particularly MOMA for enabling the largest ever Festival of the Zoroastrians in… Continue reading The International Everlasting Flame Programme India 2016
My father, the Param Vir Chakra Hero: Lt. Colonel A. B. Tarapore
In spite of being wounded in battle, Lieutenant Colonel A B Tarapore fought for six days before meeting a hero’s death on the battlefield in the 1965 war. A legend in the Indian Army, he is the highest ranking officer to be awarded the Param Vir Chakra. His daughter Zarine M Boyce, who was 16… Continue reading My father, the Param Vir Chakra Hero: Lt. Colonel A. B. Tarapore
