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Behramji Malabari—Parsi activist who fought widowhood, child marriage in Hindu society
Shedding scrutiny on his ‘anglicised’ Parsi roots, Malabari emerged as the force behind the Age of Consent...
SOAS scholar to digitise interviews documenting lives of Zoroastrians since 1979
Malcolm Deboo, President of ZTFE informs us… You will delighted to learn that SOAS has received an award from ‘The Patron’s Fund’ for the digitisation of recordings of the...
Navrozji Fardunji, 19th-century reformer and the great son whom India forgot too soon
Today is the 200th birth anniversary of the academic, activist and freedom fighter who contributed immensely to the rise of the nationalist movement. March 10 marks the 200th birth anniversary of...
Unique Baby Zarathushtra Art Print
Our good friend Delzin Choksey informs us about a beautiful art print she has recently introduced. And just in time for Navroze, it is on sale on ETSY in the United States. To purchase in India see...
Sooni Taraporevala Recalls a Forgotten Analogue World
The exhibition, which opens in Mumbai on Friday, consists of photographs taken decades ago with analogue film cameras. by Aarohi Narain, thewire.in Sooni Taraporevala’s film credits are well known –...
Leena’s challenge: Women’s role in conservation is often overlooked
On the occasion of International Women’s Day our dear friend and mentor Aban Marker-Kabraji puts forth her views on the role of women in conservation. Aban is a world-renowned conservationist and...
Lobsters in Cricket: The Parsee Connection
While lob bowling was undergoing a revival in England aided by Walter Humphreys, the Parsee team that visited the country in 1886 did have a few decent bowlers of that type. Arunabha Sengupta looks...
Rushad Bharda: Canadian soldier single-handedly saves tractor trailer from being struck by train
A soldier with the Canadian Forces is being hailed as a hero after he helped free a tractor trailer that was stuck at a railway crossing, saving it from being struck by an oncoming GO train, but...
The Power of Finding Your Voice | Parisa Khosravi
The phenomenal Parisa Khosravi opens up about her even more phenomenal son, Payam, sharing his story battling autism and ultimately discovering his voice of true wisdom. She shares her learnings in...
A Wicked Wit Sums Up the Parsis: Book Review
A couple of days ago when I started working on my third book, I asked a friend in Mumbai to help me straighten up a Parsi character. Having spent a good part of my life in Chandigarh, I had no idea...
Parsi cricketer Soli R Mavalwala passes away at 90
Legendary First-Class cricketer Soli R Mavalwala passed away on Wednesday in Vancouver, Canada, at the age of 90. Soli was a left-arm slow bowler and a left-handed batsman from Karachi who made his...
Wadias sue Vishal Bhardwaj, take ‘Rangoon’ to court
Roy Wadia sues Vishal Bhardwaj for copyright infringement, alleging Kangana Ranaut’s character in ‘Rangoon’ is inspired by Fearless Nadia, right down to the use of her catch...
The Real Mrs Jinnah: New Book Offers Insights Into the Fascinating Life of Ruttie Petit
“What put it into her silly little head to suddenly fall in love with a man old enough to be her father?” mused Sarojini Naidu’s son Jaisoorya, in a letter to his sister Padmaja. He was referring to...
Jehan Daruvala wins 2017 New Zealand Grand Prix
There are only two Grands Prix, outside of Formula 1. Macau has the distinction of hosting one, while the other happens to be the New Zealand Grand Prix. Jehan Daruvala now holds the distinction of...
Ahmedabad Parsis plan housing complex to boost ties within community
In another attempt to boost the city’s dwindling Parsi population, the community plans to build a residential complex near the Parsi Sanatorium. To encourage community living, homes of various...
In the city of Tata and Godrej, there’s no Parsi in BMC poll fray
For the first time in 50 years, the illustrious Mehta family won’t be contesting the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls from what used to be its stronghold in Mumbai Central. The Mehtas...
Ardeshir Godrej: Founder of a Billion Dollar Indian Business Empire
This Man Laid the Foundation of a Billion-Dollar Made-In-India Business Empire in Colonial Times Rome wasn’t built in a day, as the popular saying goes. Some of the world’s biggest businesses are,...
Pakistan Post Issues Dinshaw Byramji Avari Commemorative Stamp
On December 18th 2016 Pakistan Post issued a special commemorative stamp to honour the life and work of Dinshaw Byramji Avari, the pioneering hotelier and philanthropist. DINSHAW BYRAMJI AVARI...
Adil Nargolwala: 28 Marathons and Counting
When you meet this 47-year-old human resource professional from Delhi, his fitness will inspire you to make new goals for your health. Having made it to the Limca Book of Records, Adil S Nargolwala...
The First Indian Woman to Go to Antarctica has Visited 180 Countries in 50 Years
A fantastic article on our dear friend and mentor Meher Heroyce Moos When you look at Meher Moos, affectionately called “Magellan” Moos, you see an elegant 72-year-old woman with rosy cheeks,...
Go Home: A Book by Sohrab Homi Fracis
Exile on Main Street A book review by by Tadzio Koelb | The Brooklyn Rail G o Home is the story of Viraf, who, like author Sohrab Homi Fracis, is an immigrant to America from India’s Parsi...
Eric Engineer, from Product Manager to VC to CEO
Invodo CEO and CS alumnus Eric Engineer loves the business side of the technology industry. “I was a double major: CS and Managerial Studies,” he said. “Those were the bubble years and people were...
Laughter rings in the house again
Five years after Laughter In The House sparked magic at the box office, the golden oldies of Parsi theatre are back with a sequel By Anju Maskeri | Posted 05-Feb-2017 Burjor Patel, Rashna Karai and...
Kolkata’s Parsi community on the wane
Lesser known in the city than in Mumbai, the community arrived here from Surat in the late 18th century Their rise here parallelled the consolidation of British power in eastern India and the rise...
Jehaan Kotwal Wins Mahindra’s Youth Transport Personality of the Year 2017 Award
Jehaan Adil Kotwal, the young 26 year old CEO of JFK Transport wins the 2017 Mahindra Youth Transport Personality of the year Award. Besides this award Jehaan also won Castrol’s best Transporter of...
Transforming Lives :Tata Trusts digital campaign
Shireen Mistree a very dear friend points us to a new media initiative by Tata Trusts where she currently works in Strategy and Partnerships. Shireen writes We are pleased to share our philanthropic...
Mickey Mehta: Aamir Khan UnXposed
Our dear friend Mickey Mehta was recently in conversation with Mumbai Radio host Hrishi K. answering some questions. Check out the video below. More about Mickey Mehta here
Huban A. Gowadia Heads Transportation Security Administration in the United States
Huban A. Gowadia is currently the Acting Administrator of the TSA. She assumed the role after the stepping down of the previous head of TSA at the end of the Obama Presidency. Huban Gowadia...
Father of Laparoscopy in India, Dr Tehemton Udwadia awarded the prestigious Padma Bhushan
Mumbai’s Dr Tehemton Erach Udwadia has been conferred with India’s third-highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan. The government announced the list of notable people, who will receive the Padma...
FEZANA Bestows Lifetime Achievement Award On Ervad Dr. Jehan Bagli
FEZANA’s highest award is The Lifetime Achievement Award which recognizes a highly-respected North American Zarathushti, who through his/her personal achievements and meritorious service has brought...
From Rs 20,000 to Rs 100-crore Business: The journey Of Jimmy Mistry
Education is very crucial, but the lack of it should not be an obstacle to chasing your dream. Engineering dropout Jimmy Mistry has always been a firm believer in self-learning and on-the-job...
Morgan Freeman: Christianity, Judaism and Islam Draw Their Tenets from Zoroastrianism
Morgan Freeman tells the origins of three major world religions in the second season of The Story of God by Elisa Meyer, worldreligionnews.com National Geographic, known for its matter-of-fact...
President of France bestows National Order of Merit on Zubin Karkaria
President of France François Hollande bestows the prestigious National Order of Merit on Zubin Karkaria Zubin Karkaria, CEO – VFS Global, and CEO – Kuoni Group, was appointed ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre...
Nargis Wadia and Indian advertising’s “Mad Men” years
Women were an important part of the ‘60s change. Nargis Wadia didn’t want to be an air-hostess or secretary, and her mother refused to let her become a teacher or doctor. “So she sent me to JJ...
India’s ‘Parsis’ Renounce Sky Burial as Vultures Go Missing
Parsis are the followers of the ancient Zoroastrian religion, whose ancestors settled in Indian 1,000 years ago to escape persecution in Iran (erstwhile Persia) that had turned Islamic. They brought...
United States First Parsi Judge Appointed to Los Angeles Superior Court
Indian American attorney Firdaus Dordi, a former public defender and co-founder of the Dordi, Williams, Cohen law firm, has been appointed by California Governor Jerry Brown to the Los Angeles...
Ronnie Screwvala: After Building a Media Empire, What’s Next? Lifting One Million From Poverty
Ronnie Screwvala sat cross-legged early last month on the floor of a three-room schoolhouse here in Nate, a village about 100 miles from Mumbai, the city of his birth where he built a billion-dollar...
Sail Away: Zephyr Khambatta
Zephyr Khambatta is a Singaporean singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor, model and host who also plays the drums. An engineering dropout from the National University of Singapore, it...
WZCC CHARMS HONG KONG
In its pursuit of attaining its goals to promote Entrepreneurship and Professionalism, WZCC’S venue for this year’s Global Meet was Hong Kong – strategically located at the mouth of the Pearl River...
How food inspires names of India’s Parsis
It is no exaggeration to say that Parsis, the Zoroastrians of India, take their food seriously – very seriously. Love of good food and drink plays a central, oftentimes quirky, role in nearly...
Global Working Group 2016 Meeting in Hong Kong: Press Release
The Global Working Group brings together representatives of Federations in the diaspora. The GWG met in Hongkong on 15 and 16 December. As per tradition, the meeting was presided by the host...
How a Mumbai cemetery tour turned into a debate on religion and menstrual rules
On December 11, professors from Wilson College and the principal of a Zoroastrian religious school led a group of 25 people, including a few foreign travellers, on a one-hour tour of Doongerwadi,...
Heritage Walk at Doongerwadi
Dr. Viraf J. Kapadia opines on the subject in the Mumbai Samachar. Since the last few days turmoil has enveloped the orthodox members of the Parsi Community when the proposed 2 hours heritage walk...
Dr. Maneck Bhagat: Pioneering Pediatrician, Teacher, Musician
Dr. Maneck Bhagat: Pioneering Pediatrician, Teacher, Musician (1917 – 1982) Article by Dr. Patricia Steckler Bhagat 7:30 am sharp, Pediatrics Ward 2, at the King Edward Memorial (K.E.M.) hospital,...
Nadir Godrej: Keynote Address at WZCC Global AGM in Hong Kong
The following is the keynote address delivered by Nadir Godrej at the Awards Gala at the conclusion of the Global Annual General Meeting of the World Zoroastrian Chamber of Commerce, hosted in Hong...
Fate of Rs 22 Lacs in Cash in BPP CEO’s Cupboard
The Mumbai Samachar asks about the status of the Rs 22 lacs that was found in the BPP CEO’s cupboard. The community is aware that cash of more than Rs. 22 lakhs was found in September 2014 in...
132-year-old Ripon Club plans partial sell-off to cut rising losses
Although the 132-year-old Ripon Club has endured the vicissitudes of time and fortune, a part of the good old Parsi bastion may suffer partial eclipse. A controversial proposal to surrender or sell...
The Parsis fighting to stop their culture dying out, and why it appears doomed
The birth and death notices in Parsiana tell a stark story. The June edition of the Mumbai-based magazine for Parsis lists two births and 46 deaths in the city. Perhaps June was not a typical month,...
ZYNG Speaks Up.
‘We will continue ZYNG’ing’ For 7 years ZYNG has served society and our community, working tirelessly for the positive growth of our community youth. We are now the largest youth body of our...
Bombay Parsi Punchayet cuts ties with youth wing ZYNG
The Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) is the talking point once again in the community after its board of trustees cut ties with its youth wing Zoroastrian Youth for Next Generation (ZYNG). Article by...
Miracles and Legends in Zoroastrianism: Desk Calendar 2017
Background about Persiart7: Persiart7 is an initiative undertaken to create awareness amongst community members and others about various important and interesting aspects of our history and...