Member of legislative assembly, Mangal Prabhat Lodha has written a letter to prime minister, Narendra Modi asking for subsidy for Parsi community to help them visit their “place of origin”. Lodha has asked Modi to set aside around Rs5 crore so that the Parsis can visit Iran. Lodha in his letter states: “Government of India… Continue reading MLA seeks sop from Indian Prime Minister for Parsis to visit Iran
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Let’s honour ‘Sam Bahadur’ with the Bharat Ratna now
I can’t claim to know what the Prime Minister is thinking but if my hunch is correct I feel it would not be out of place to offer my personal advice. If he accepts what I’m about to propose he can only benefit by doing so. Article by Karan Thapar | Hindustan Times Five days… Continue reading Let’s honour ‘Sam Bahadur’ with the Bharat Ratna now
PARZOR Exhibition in Chennai
Preserving the grand ethnic culture Parzor Foundation, a non-governmental organisation that works towards preserving the Parsi culture, will be organising a crafts exhibition for the first time in Chennai on July 11. The exhibition will be held at Hotel Greysuit, R A Puram. The collection at the exhibition will include traditional motifs, stoles, purses, bags,… Continue reading PARZOR Exhibition in Chennai
Time to Call him Aapro Modi
Our regular reader Rusi Sorabji sends us the note below. This is on the occassion of Narendra Modi taking the oath of office as the Prime Minister of India on Monday May 26, 2014. Rusi writes: Remember when Narendra Modi addressed Parsis on 24 April, 2011 at Udvada, & Vada Dastur Kurshedjee Kekobad wished that… Continue reading Time to Call him Aapro Modi
For long a Congress vote bank, Parsis willing to give Narendra Modi a thought
In 2011, on the 1290th anniversary of the Zoroastrian Atash Behram or place of worship in Udvada, the guest of honour, Narendra Modi, hit all the right notes. “I have come here for selfish reasons,” he said. Article by Nergish Sunawala | Times Of India “I want the Shreeji Pak Iranshah (sacred Parsi fire) to… Continue reading For long a Congress vote bank, Parsis willing to give Narendra Modi a thought
Work For the PARZOR-TISS Team
Dr. Shernaz Cama, Director of the UNESCO Parzor Project informs: The Jiyo Parsi Programme has been steadily gaining momentum. We are creating a dedicated Jiyo Parsi website which will be linked to www.unescoparzor.com website. We are looking for more people to work with us across India. PARZOR – TISS is looking for persons with MA… Continue reading Work For the PARZOR-TISS Team
Burjorji Jamaspji Padshah: The Man Behind the Formation of the Tata Group
Burjorji Jamaspji Padshah was born in Bombay on May 7, 1864 in a high talented family, hailing from Navsari. He was the fourth son of Jamaspji Padshah who died prematurely in 1880, leaving him at the age of 16 in charge of his business which included a horse-stable at Byculla, Bombay. Burjorji’s father was Jamsetji… Continue reading Burjorji Jamaspji Padshah: The Man Behind the Formation of the Tata Group
