Interview with Goolrukh Gupta, the Parsi woman who petitioned the court seeking freedom to enter Parsi religious places. By Lyla Bavadam | Source: Frontline AN ISSUE THAT HAD ITS ORIGINS IN THE SOUTH Gujarat town of Valsad has now moved to the Supreme Court and is all set to become a landmark case on the… Continue reading Goolrukh Gupta: The panchayat is inconsistent
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Plan to boost Parsi numbers falters
IMRAN AHMED SIDDIQUI New Delhi, Aug. 9: A central scheme for sponsored fertility treatment among Parsis to arrest their dwindling numbers has found no takers, prompting plans for a new strategy that includes taking the help of community leaders. Author: Imran Ahmed Siddiqui Source: The TELEGRAPH INDIA According to the 2001 census, India… Continue reading Plan to boost Parsi numbers falters
Parsi punchayet greens see red
Zoroastrian scholar Khojeste Mistree, who was in charge of forestation at Doongerwadi, quits citing undue interference from Bombay Parsi Punchayet chairman Dinshaw Mehta. Author: Tinaz Nooshian Source: Mumbai Mirror Controversy refuses to leave the verdant environs of Doongerwadi or the Tower of Silence housed on a 55-acre plot in the tony neighbourhood of Malabar Hill.… Continue reading Parsi punchayet greens see red
India's dwindling Parsi population to be boosted with fertility clinics
The Indian government is to fund new fertility clinics to help save its dwindling Parsi population which is now under threat of extinction. Author: Dean Nelson Source: The Telegraph UK India’s Parsis first came to the subcontinent more than 1,000 years ago from Persia where they faced persecution from the country’s Muslim majority for their… Continue reading India's dwindling Parsi population to be boosted with fertility clinics
Iranian Anjuman Trust Ousts President and is Opposed to Palghar Land Deal with Bhai Thakur
Mehrwan Irani was against selling the community’s 963-acre plot to a company owned by the family of the Vasai-Virar strongman with a long criminal record The Iranian Zoroastrian Anjuman, whose proposed Rs 722-crore land deal with a construction company owned by Vasai-Virar strongman Bhai Thakur’s family is opposed by a section of the community,… Continue reading Iranian Anjuman Trust Ousts President and is Opposed to Palghar Land Deal with Bhai Thakur
Godrej and Tata Institute of Social Sciences Renew Bids for Irani Trust Land in Dahanu
Godrej Properties and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) have renewed their offers to develop a 963-acre sprawl in Palghar owned by the Iranian Zoroastrian Anjuman Trust. By Nauzer K Bharucha, TNN As first reported by TOI last month, the Parsi-Irani community had opposed the trust’s decision to sell the land to Viva Homes, a… Continue reading Godrej and Tata Institute of Social Sciences Renew Bids for Irani Trust Land in Dahanu
Keeping the Fire Alive in Chennai
Pearl (name changed) is married to a non-Parsi, as a result of which her child has not been baptised as Pars. This is the case of several Parsi women married to non-Parsis in the city. This could be a reason to worry since there is already a fear that the community may become extinct in… Continue reading Keeping the Fire Alive in Chennai
