Worried about outside-the-community marriages, the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) has come upon a proactive solution. It plans to launch its own youth club and a social networking website to promote interaction among the community’s youth. The initiative, says the Punchayet, will encourage youngsters to marry within the community. BPP chairperson Dinshaw Mehta said the Punchayet… Continue reading Own ‘Facebook’ to spur Parsis to marry their own
Category: Issues
Burial grounds at city centres may become envy of land sharks
Located conveniently between Kolkata’s biggest cemetery and largest morgue, a bone-collecting firm is doing brisk business illegally, an online tabloid reported. And there are many others as well who have hit a goldmine stealing dead bodies in the shadow of the night. But somewhere, these body snatchers seem to have missed the point. “Don’t publish… Continue reading Burial grounds at city centres may become envy of land sharks
Breeding Vultures: The Other Side of the Story
GUWAHATI, India—The outcome of captive breeding of vultures has come under suspicion as the endangered bird has proven lazy in reproduction and more significantly, they are monogamous birds, implying the need for more favorable conditions for mating and nurturing their babies. As the vultures in the sky are increasingly missing, the government and non-government agencies… Continue reading Breeding Vultures: The Other Side of the Story
Nestling Vultures: BPP and BNHS join hands
The Bombay Parsi Panchayat in collaboration with the BNHS plan to build a breeding centre for vultures at the Borivali National Park Sonu Bohra hunts for the details. Sonu Bohra While the Parsi community is coming to terms with their declining numbers, the burning issue now is the dwindling numbers of vultures in the city,… Continue reading Nestling Vultures: BPP and BNHS join hands
Fraudster Aspi Satarawala
Last week, on June 11, 2009, Parsi Khabar linked to an article in the Times of India titled “NRI Parsi asked to Pay for Dad’s upkeep”. Within an hour we retracted that post. A few of you got the post in your email newsletters and found a non-active link, wrote to us. Rarely have we… Continue reading Fraudster Aspi Satarawala
India’s Disappearing Vultures: Who will eat the Parsi dead?
India’s vultures are disappearing from the country’s skies, declining by as much as 99 percent from their original numbers, with the remainder dying at a rate of more than 40 percent annually, victims of pollution, declining habitat, poisoning, urbanization and a host of other problems, conservationists say. Although the phenomenon has been documented for more… Continue reading India’s Disappearing Vultures: Who will eat the Parsi dead?
Assam vultures to the rescue of Parsis
As the Parsi community in India is facing serious concern for ensuring traditional disposal of bodies of their dead due to alarming decline in vulture population, members of this highly endangered species from Assam are coming to their rescue. The Parsis feed the mortal remains of the dead to the vultures as per their religious… Continue reading Assam vultures to the rescue of Parsis
