Well-known film chronicler Feroze Rangoonwalla has passed away. A remembrance by Khalid Mohamed Suddenly the brownstone colony he lived in, bang opposite the Mumbai Central Railway station, was demolished. A tower was to loom up, displacing the concatenation of rooms occupied since the days of the British Raj, by Parsi families. That’s where Feroze Rangoonwalla… Continue reading Feroze Rangoonwalla: Collector for all seasons
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Aapro Jall Cowasji: Help This Young Parsi Filmmaker Fulfill His Dream
If you have seen the film Qissa-E-Parsi, you know Jall Cowasji. He is the cinematographer of the excellent film co-directed by his sister Divya Cowasji and Shilpi Gulati. The film has won various awards and been screened at numerous film festivals all over the world. Parsi Khabar had an opportunity to meet up with Divya… Continue reading Aapro Jall Cowasji: Help This Young Parsi Filmmaker Fulfill His Dream
Ratan Tata inducted into Automotive Hall of Fame
Other automotive heavyweights inducted include former Ferrari chariman Luca di Montezemolo Ratan Tata has been inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame for his contribution to the automotive industry and also for turnaround of Jaguar Land Rover. The 77-year old founder of Tata Motors and Chairman Emeritus at Tata Sons was bestowed the honor at… Continue reading Ratan Tata inducted into Automotive Hall of Fame
Navroze Godrej: 4th-gen Godrej ushers in new culture at Godrej & Boyce
Navroze Godrej, the son of Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing (G&B) chairman Jamshyd Godrej, and who is the only member of the fourth generation of the Godrejs so far to be inducted on the company’s board, is bringing about a culture change at the 118-year-old organization. Article by Namrata Singh | Times of India A key… Continue reading Navroze Godrej: 4th-gen Godrej ushers in new culture at Godrej & Boyce
Ervad Dr. Parvez Bajan Earns Doctorate In Ancient Avesta Pahlavi Script
Rustom House in Grant Road is home to an elderly priest who is a veritable storehouse of Iranian history . Ervad Parvez Bajan has six cupboards for books on Irani and Persian culture and just one for his personal effects. He can pick out unerringly the volume in the vast cache which contains a particular… Continue reading Ervad Dr. Parvez Bajan Earns Doctorate In Ancient Avesta Pahlavi Script
Dorab Mistry Elected to the European Council of Religious Leaders
In an email communiqué from ZTFE: Dear ZTFE Members & Well-wishers Members of the European Council of Religious Leaders ECRL met in Frankfurt, Germany between 11th and 13th May 2015, to debate on the future of the inter religious dialogue platform, bringing together European religious leaders from Judaism, Christianity and Islam together with Buddhists, Hindus,… Continue reading Dorab Mistry Elected to the European Council of Religious Leaders
How did Meher Heroyce Moos get her 18 passports?
Meet the solo woman traveller from Mumbai who has stomped across 180 countries over half a century The sharks were swarming in the Polynesian waters below. A goat was flung overboard. They darted from all over, ripped it apart in seconds and disappeared as swiftly as they swooped. All but one, who was lassoed and… Continue reading How did Meher Heroyce Moos get her 18 passports?
