Ronnie K. Irani of Oklahoma City, an entrepreneur and a geoscience enthusiast whose 43 years in the energy industry led to many commercial developments in oil and gas. Ronnie K. Irani is founder and CEO of RKI Energy Resources, LLC, a privately held energy company headquartered in Oklahoma City. He previously was president and CEO… Continue reading Ronnie K. Irani Awarded Honorary Degree at University of Oklahoma
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Nawaz Merchant: Removing racial biases necessary for harmony in society
Our dear friend and award-winning author Nawaz Merchant writes… Until 1968 black families were systematically discriminated against in housing (a process called redlining), which led to economic and education gaps. Those yawning gaps of past decades erupt in racial conflict in cities like Minneapolis. Our evening walk in Island Heights, New Jersey took an intriguing… Continue reading Nawaz Merchant: Removing racial biases necessary for harmony in society
A new Iranian cookbook puts the spotlight on yogurt and whey
Two weeks before the launch of Homa Dashtaki’s book “Yogurt & Whey,” she threw a party at the California Zoroastrian Center in Westminster, southeast of Los Angeles. For several days she and her parents shaped spiced ground meat for kebab koobideh around swordlike skewers to sizzle over charcoal, streamed tart pomegranate molasses into the stew… Continue reading A new Iranian cookbook puts the spotlight on yogurt and whey
Katayun Kapadia featured in Local Voices: Memories, Stories and Portraits
Our dearest friend, mentor and past FEZANA President Katayun Kapadia is featured in“Local Voices: Memories, Stories, and Portraits,”one of two new exhibitions on view at Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, New Jersey through January 7 Exhibition Website “KATAYUN K. KAPADIA”: This photo on fabric banner by Erica Lee is featured in“Local Voices: Memories, Stories,… Continue reading Katayun Kapadia featured in Local Voices: Memories, Stories and Portraits
Looted relics worth US$3.5 million on loan to New York’s Met museum returned to China
Stone carvings valued at more than US$3 million handed back after investigation into private art collection The artefacts were ripped from a seventh century tomb Article by Cyril Ip | South China Morning Post Two stone carvings were presented to the Chinese consulate in New York, after an investigation found they were stolen from a… Continue reading Looted relics worth US$3.5 million on loan to New York’s Met museum returned to China
All Pune Parsee Indoor Sports tournament held in Pune
To beat the heat and make summers more enjoyable JJ Building Sports Committee along with the Zoroastrian Youth Association of Pune had for the 1st time organised an All Pune Parsee Indoor Sports Tournament. As expected by their head Cyrus Malegamwala they received an overwhelming response of over 140 participants for games ranging from Table… Continue reading All Pune Parsee Indoor Sports tournament held in Pune
Collegium Clears The Appointment Of Firdosh Phiroze Pooniwala As Bombay HC Judge
The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud has recommended a Parsi lawyer for appointment as a Bombay High Court judge, while declining to consider an objection by intelligence bureau (IB) that he was a junior to an advocate who wrote an article expressing concern over alleged lack of free… Continue reading Collegium Clears The Appointment Of Firdosh Phiroze Pooniwala As Bombay HC Judge
Remembering Sherna Gandhy
Bachi Karkaria writes about her friend Sherna Gandhy the legendary journalist and editor who passed into the ages on April 28 after a long battle with cancer. Of forgetting and Remembering Twice in as many months, I have returned from the Worli crematorium’s prayer hall. Since it was established by a Parsi Zoroastrian trust, we… Continue reading Remembering Sherna Gandhy
Memoirs of a Parsi daughter: Book review |
THE STORY OF MY LIFE by Dosebai Cowasjee Jessawalla SPEAKING TIGER ₹799; 344 pages Article by Shabnam Minwalla | India Today In 1842, Meheribai, a widow, enrolled her daughter in Mrs Ward’s Seminary in Bombay. The decision-coming as it did when “there was a general desire to keep the fair sex in ignorance”-invited fear and… Continue reading Memoirs of a Parsi daughter: Book review |
