Members accuse federation of selling valuable properties The plan to sell a piece of land in Dharwad, Karnataka, has become a matter of contention in the Parsi community. Article by Jyoti Shelar | The Hindu While the Federation of Parsi Zoroastrian Anjumans of India (FPZAI), an umbrella body of all Parsi anjumans in the country,… Continue reading Parsi community divided over sale of land in Dharwad
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Quiltessence by Anahita Cowasji
Anahita Cowasji’s Quiltessence is a house of individually designed and crafted home textiles, woven and block printed, hand embroidered and textured into pieces of intrinsic value and beauty. Born into a Parsi family in a sleepy cantonment town, she started her workshop under a tamarind tree in the back cottage of her parent’s compound, where… Continue reading Quiltessence by Anahita Cowasji
Why Parsis need their distinct family laws
They are a tiny community, whose ancestors came to India due to religious persecutions in Persia (Iran). Their numbers are down to a critical 61,000 and diminishing by the day. India’s population increases by 21% and the Parsi population declines by 12% every census decade. Article by Homiar Nariman Vakil | TNN Prior to 1837,… Continue reading Why Parsis need their distinct family laws
Elderly couple files police complaint against tenants
The Engineers, who stay in an ancestral bungalow on Warden Road, say their tenants assaulted their security guard on September 3, but police yet to file an FIR An elderly Parsi couple, who lives in a bungalow on Warden Road, has accused their tenants of assaulting and abusing their security guard, but the police are… Continue reading Elderly couple files police complaint against tenants
Brothers-in-Arms : The Flying Engineer Brothers
In the undivided India of 1930, Karachi was the ‘aerial gateway of India’, boasting the first flying club in the country. One early morning in March two young men started up a small plane and, shrouded in secrecy, started on the journey of their lives. Seventeen-year-old Aspy Engineer and his friend R.N. Chawla, older by… Continue reading Brothers-in-Arms : The Flying Engineer Brothers
Parsis in India: Bid to save one of the world’s most successful minority groups as population dwindles
Some 200 Parsis of all ages in festive clothes gather at Delhi Anjuman, a Parsi community centre, to celebrate Navroz, the New Year. It is the first day of the Persian year and Parsis across the world have celebrated it for centuries. Article by Murali Krishnan | ABC News Australia It’s a time to come… Continue reading Parsis in India: Bid to save one of the world’s most successful minority groups as population dwindles
Jazeel Mistry Heads To LA For The Golden Try
‘Impossible’ is a word that does not feature in his dictionary. Perseverance, dedication and focused approach are among the best attributes of Jazeel Mistry, a young man from Howick in East Auckland (now based in Australia), who is on a mission to realise his dreams in Hollywood as an actor, producer and director. Jazeel is… Continue reading Jazeel Mistry Heads To LA For The Golden Try
How Rita Kapadia traveled from Computer Science to kitchen science
Many of us have had careers that meandered down winding paths. Rita Kapadia, of East Street, has followed a path filled with ones and zeros as well as halves and quarters. She began her career in the corporate world at IBM in the field of computer programming. After many years she moved on to support… Continue reading How Rita Kapadia traveled from Computer Science to kitchen science
Guess who’s coming to dinner? Zoroastrian priest changed by daughter’s interfaith marriage
Jal Panthaky is a Zoroastrian priest, with a love of life and a staunch dedication to his faith. He is both a proud father and a deeply spiritual man. But neither of these are static roles. Recently, his devotion to his religion and to his children collided; he felt moved to examine the tenets of… Continue reading Guess who’s coming to dinner? Zoroastrian priest changed by daughter’s interfaith marriage
