Polson butter had monopolised the business by the 1930s and become a household name in India, much before the Amul revolution. Article by Mahua Venkatesh | The Print Much before India became independent and Anand Milk Union Limited started the Amul revolution, Polson became India’s first commercially made butter. Launched by Parsi entrepreneur Pestonji Edulji Dalal in 1900, Polson was… Continue reading How Polson made butter a commercial product in pre-Independence India
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Hirji S. Adenwalla: Man who made more than 15K people smile is no more
The man with a missionary zeal who helped over 15,000 people smile, by doing cleft surgery has passed away, said a hospital official. Thiruvananthapuram: The man with a missionary zeal who helped over 15,000 people smile, by doing cleft surgery has passed away, said a hospital official. Ninety-year-old Hirji S. Adenwalla, a Parsi, was the… Continue reading Hirji S. Adenwalla: Man who made more than 15K people smile is no more
Renowned astrologer Bejan Daruwalla passes away at 89
He was admitted to a private hospital in Ahmedabad last week after he complained of breathing difficulty. Famous astrologer Bejan Daruwalla succumbed to lung infection on Friday in a hospital at Ahmedabad. He was 89. Published in the Economic Times Last week, the famous astrologer was put on ventilator at a private hospital in Ahmedabad… Continue reading Renowned astrologer Bejan Daruwalla passes away at 89
COVID 19 and Doongarwadi: A Statement by BPP
Statement for Doongerwadi and Covid 19 Sometime in mid-March when the Covid 19 deaths started in Mumbai, the issue of consignment of our dead at Doongerwadi has been at the forefront of the various issues the BPP Trustees have been mulling over. As the community is aware our method of consignment of the dead at… Continue reading COVID 19 and Doongarwadi: A Statement by BPP
Have an Iranshah Query ? Ask NOSHIR
This is a first of a three part series by The IranShah Initiative The first part is titled “Education With Vision 2020” The IranShah Initiative provides a Precious Avenue to build a Priceless Life through the medium of Education With Vision 2020. If understood with right knowledge and practised with innate wisdom, the precepts and practices of… Continue reading Have an Iranshah Query ? Ask NOSHIR
How to cover our heads as Zoroastrians
Some people have asked why we cover our heads as Zoroastrians. I was perturbed to hear a Parsi grandmother telling her grandkids that it was a symbolic act of submission and humility, thus appropriating our religion to Jewish and Hindu ideas. Our religion professes active practice over passive symbolism. The main reason for head coverings… Continue reading How to cover our heads as Zoroastrians
Covid-19: Mumbai’s Parsi community enraged over denial of ancient traditional funeral rites
Parsi victims of Covid-19 are being denied their ancient traditional funeral rites and forcibly cremated, leaving families traumatized and a community enraged against its leaders. Over the past month, more than half-a-dozen such cases were reported in Mumbai and a few more in Vadodara and Ahmedabad. Some of the distressed relatives of the deceased have… Continue reading Covid-19: Mumbai’s Parsi community enraged over denial of ancient traditional funeral rites
We are Zoroastrians: Chaiye Hame Zarthoshti English Version
In 2016 the FEZANA Annual General Meeting was hosted by the Zoroastrian Association of Michigan in Detroit, USA. At the Gala Event, one of the most interesting events was the rendition of the song Chaiye Hame Zarathoshti in a fully new english version. Titled We are Zoroastrians, the song was performed by young children of… Continue reading We are Zoroastrians: Chaiye Hame Zarthoshti English Version
Hydroxychloroquine Controversey for the treatment of COVID-19
The prospect of using hydroxychloroquine to treat persons affected with Covid-19 during this pandemic has sparked rancor and disagreement among politicians and scientists. What is Hydroxychloroquine? Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and its analog, chloroquine (CQ), are derived from quinine, which French chemists in 1820 isolated from the bark of the cinchona tree. In 1934, German scientists created the… Continue reading Hydroxychloroquine Controversey for the treatment of COVID-19
