Eminent Parsi scholar Dr Ratan Marshal, who turned 100 in October last year, passed away on Sunday morning. He was not keeping well for the past three days. Marshal was the first to chronicle the history of Gujarati journalism from the 19th century. In this mammoth research, ‘Gujarati Patrakaratvano Itihas’ — in 1950, Marshal talks… Continue reading Dr. Ratan Marshall Passes Away
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The Pioneering Parsis of Karachi
UPDATE: It has been brought to our attention that the article below was originally authored by Farishta Dinshaw and published on Vohuman.org. The original article is now available here. We regret the original oversight and error in attributing the author’s name correctly. The influx of Parsis into Karachi increased after the British takeover. Many of… Continue reading The Pioneering Parsis of Karachi
Afshin Irani: How a Young Irani Girl Stumped Obama
Afsheen Irani, a Mumbai college student, asked the one question everyone wanted to ask the most powerful man in the world. ‘Why is Pakistan so important an ally to America so far as America has never called it a terrorist State?’ By Abhishek Mande for Rediff.com As Afsheen Irani from Mumbai’s HR College uttered these… Continue reading Afshin Irani: How a Young Irani Girl Stumped Obama
Villie M. Appoo Makes Her Mark as CEO of Illinois Girl Scouts
Villie M. Appoo, the current CEO of Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois assumed her postion in 2009 and later formed a Senior Leadership Team that successfully led the merger of two legacy councils, the Girl Scouts of River Bluffs Council and the Girl Scouts of Shagbark Council. The merger, however, was contentious. Nevertheless, at the… Continue reading Villie M. Appoo Makes Her Mark as CEO of Illinois Girl Scouts
Shiamak Davar: India’s Most Successful Choreographer
On June 7, 2005. India is playing host to Bill Clinton and the sleepy town of Lucknow is a stop over. On the menu is the finest Awadhi cuisine and the best dancer India can find to entertain a former U.S. President. After the performance, Clinton says to the lead choreographer and dancer, “The world… Continue reading Shiamak Davar: India’s Most Successful Choreographer
Gustadji Hathiram And The Power of Prayers
Over the years Parsi Khabar has published several articles [ 1, 2, 3, ] about the tremendous, fantastic feat of Parsi Cyclists cycling around the world in 53 months way back in the 1920’s. One of the original cyclists Gustadji Hathiram; was the great uncle of our dear friends Ervad Marzban J. Hathiram and Homiar… Continue reading Gustadji Hathiram And The Power of Prayers
Spurred by faith, Parsi man walks from Mumbai to Udvada
Jehangir Randeria, a childhood friend and neighbor at the Moholla at Wadia Street, Tardeo recently walked from Tardeo, Mumbai to Udvada to spur his faith. The article below was published in the Times of India today Spurred by faith, Parsi man walks 205 km Last month, 40-year-old Jehangir Randeria undertook a 205-km odyssey on foot… Continue reading Spurred by faith, Parsi man walks from Mumbai to Udvada
