Parsi Khabar founder Arzan Sam Wadia also helps run the Zoroastrian Return To Roots Program as its Program Director was invited to Radio One 94.3 FM Morning talk show with the gret Hrishi Kay to talk about the program. Below is the full interview on SoundCloud. The 4th edition of the Zoroastrian Return To Roots… Continue reading Return To Roots: Radio Interview with Hrishi Kay and Arzan Sam Wadia
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Ratti Petit: Li Gotami – The Woman Who Dedicated Her Life to the Arts
Born into a wealthy Parsi family on 22 April 1906 in Mumbai, Ratti Petit, more commonly known as Li Gotami, was a talented painter, photographer and writer. Her family owned the Bomanjee Dinshaw Petit Parsee General Hospital located in Cumbala Hill, Mumbai. She attended a school in Harrow on the Hill (an area northwest of… Continue reading Ratti Petit: Li Gotami – The Woman Who Dedicated Her Life to the Arts
Udvada train accident: Aspi Sepoy Gets Back On His Feet
Parsi museum caretaker at Udvada, who lost both legs in Sept, will be getting permanent prosthetic legs in a fortnight Forty-six-year-old Aspi Sepoy, caretaker of the Udvada Parsi Museum, who lost his legs in a train accident on September 16, is already learning to walk again – this time, with a pair of prosthetic legs.… Continue reading Udvada train accident: Aspi Sepoy Gets Back On His Feet
Mumbai Parsis offer ‘solution’ to prevent Metro-3 tunnel from passing under their shrine
Community proposes that MMRC reduce space between two tunnels by 20 feet so that one of it does not pass under Wadia Atash Behram on Princess Street Offering a ‘solution’ to their objections against the Metro-3 tunnel that passes under Wadiaji Atash Behram on Princess Street, Parsis have suggested that the space between the two… Continue reading Mumbai Parsis offer ‘solution’ to prevent Metro-3 tunnel from passing under their shrine
Forjett Street: Singer, sailor, soothsayer, Spy
What would Charles Forjett make of the colourful characters inhabiting the street off Gowalia Tank Road named for him? He was a top cop in the days when the term really meant something. Slipping into clever disguises just to bust 19th-century crime rings, he formed night patrols and rallied the city’s first force. Swarthy Charles… Continue reading Forjett Street: Singer, sailor, soothsayer, Spy
Rs 150 crore donation to Parsi General Hospital kicks up row
A Hong Kong-based Parsi businessman is donating Rs 150 crore to rescue the financially ailing Parsi General Hospital at Breach Candy here, exclusively meant for Parsi patients. The philanthropic gesture by Jal Shroff and wife Pervin is mired in controversy, though, because the money is linked to a tie-up with Medanta chain of hospitals. Some… Continue reading Rs 150 crore donation to Parsi General Hospital kicks up row
Parsee General Hospital rapped for refusing poor non-Parsis
Charity Commissioner to issue second show cause notice Mumbai: The BD Petit Parsee General Hospital (PGH) in Cumballa Hill has invited the ire of the Charity Commissioner for not treating non-Parsi patients under schemes for the poor. While the Parsi community is known for charity without differentiating between communities, the 105-year-old hospital is one of… Continue reading Parsee General Hospital rapped for refusing poor non-Parsis
Christians, Parsis discuss Metro threat to structures
The controversy over the proposed underground metro rail tunnels at Jagannath Sunkersett Marg in Girgaum has brought together Christians and Parsis for the first time to discuss the project at a joint meeting on Sunday. Article by Nauzer K. Bharucha | TNN Fr Anthony Fernandes of the ancient St Teresa’s Church in Girgaum said it… Continue reading Christians, Parsis discuss Metro threat to structures
Milind Deora meets Mumbai Metro brass over Parsis’ fire temple issue
A delegation of Parsis led by former south Mumbai Congress MP Milind Deora on Friday met senior officials of the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) to express concern about the rail tunnel affecting the sanctity of the community’s ancient fire temples and wells in south Mumbai. Article by Nauzer K. Bharucha | TNN “We have… Continue reading Milind Deora meets Mumbai Metro brass over Parsis’ fire temple issue
