Geeta Soni, who conspired to kill her 72-year-old foster father Adi Kurshedji along with her husband and mother, broke down on hearing the verdict. When she was being taken to jail from the court, she suddenly jumped from the third floor of the court and died on the spot, police said. Soon after the incident,… Continue reading Woman jumps to death in Court premises
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Sooni Taraporewala reminisces about the Oscars
Sooni Taraporewala, prolific screen writer and photographer, writes about the time SALAAM BOMBAY was nominated for the Oscars. This was in the days before the media explosion in India, so nobody was heralding us, betting on our chances, praying for us to win. Except for family and friends, I don’t think anybody even knew or… Continue reading Sooni Taraporewala reminisces about the Oscars
159th Salgreh of Karani Agiary
A report on the anniversary of the Cusrow Baug Agiary filed by Marzban Jamshedji Giara on the TZML email group Seth Nasserwanji .Hirji Karani Agiary located in sylvan surroundings of Cusrow (Khush Raho) Baug at Colaba, Mumbai has the unique distinction of perhaps being THE ONLY AGIARY IN THE WORLD that serves the Parsi Zoroastrian… Continue reading 159th Salgreh of Karani Agiary
Intermarry Me
Like other aspects of globalization, social integration threatens cultural uniqueness. And Jews aren’t the only ones sounding the alarm. Among Parsis living in the West, intermarriage rates are roughly the same as those for Jews. But the existential calculus for Zoroastrians is more dire, as a posting on zoroastrian.com points out. “The world Jewish population… Continue reading Intermarry Me
Going with the flow
“Very risque,” says our tour guide, Jasmine Kotval. She’s a Parsee, a follower of Zoroastrianism that claims to be the world’s oldest religion, having originated in Persia (contemporary Iran) 3500 years ago. Only 110,000 Parsees remain and about half of them live in Mumbai. But they have influence disproportionate to their numbers. Mumbai now has… Continue reading Going with the flow
Why was land worth Rs 147 cr sold off for
Surat, February 14: A huge piece of land measuring 2.06 lakh square metres sold for just Rs 3 crore when its market value is Rs 147 crore? The issue has become a bone of contention among Parsis in the city, with one group alleging that the huge difference in the value of the land could… Continue reading Why was land worth Rs 147 cr sold off for
Another one bites the dust
Deccan Herald – Bangalore,India … The fact that Maleika comes from a Hindu family and Zayed is the son of an Irani Muslim father and a Parsi mother made no difference in a family that has a …
‘Being Cyrus’ director to film Vikas Swaroop’s novel
Mumbai Mirror – India The dark comedy, about a Parsi family whose routine is interrupted by the arrival of a young man called Cyrus (Saif Ali Khan), proceeds to reveal the dark …
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Screen India – India … poor. One such upcoming Parsi actor, who initially struggled, was Kurush Deboo, who was cast as Dr. Rustom Pavri, in Munnabhai MBBS. …
