Friend of Parsi Khabar , Dinyar Patel shall be giving a talk titled “Understanding Parsi Population Decline in India: A Historical Perspective”. If you are in Mumbai this Saturday evening, this is a must-attend event. Do attend and go say hi to Dinyar after the talk and let him know you heard about the lecture… Continue reading Lecture: Understanding Parsi Population Decline in India: A Historical Perspective
Category: Mumbai
City’s first garden for special children at Parsi colony
Before December 2010, Nasha Khan could only watch other children of Byculla’s Rustom Baug play in the Parsi colony’s garden. Now, the garden is the high point of Khan’s life as she plays with her friends every evening on the thick green ropewalk and the wide bench swing. Khan, one of the dozen special children… Continue reading City’s first garden for special children at Parsi colony
BMC show cause notice to unrecognised school in Dadar: Ranina Day Nursery
J.M. Ranina School, in Parsi Colony, Dadar which has more than 100 students received a show cause notice from the local civic authorities on April 11, for not getting the school approved by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). By Pallavi Smart | Afternoon DC The unrecognised primary school has been running for four years in… Continue reading BMC show cause notice to unrecognised school in Dadar: Ranina Day Nursery
Zoroastrian Panorama: Exhibition
Regular reader and friend of Parsi Khabar, Dr. Annavaz Havewala informs us about the following event. Frohar Foundation and Frohar Films Invite you to “THE ZOROASTRIAN PANORAMA” An exhibition On the History of the Zoroastrian Kings of Iran, from the Peshdadian era upto the journey of the Parsee Zoroastrians to India, and their stay in… Continue reading Zoroastrian Panorama: Exhibition
Trying to keep the faith alive
Zoroastrians face the challenge of religion becoming extinct, as only a handful choose to become priests By Sudeshna Chowdhury | Mid-Day The list of woes for the Parsi community is long winding. In addition to their dwindling numbers, Parsis are also plagued with the problem of few opting to take up priestly studies resulting in… Continue reading Trying to keep the faith alive
38% Parsi marriages in city were interfaith in 2010
One of the biggest worries of the Parsi community has now been spelt out in numbers. In 2010, 38% of Parsi marriages registered in the city were interfaith marriages, a figure that has shot up by seven percentage points in just one year. By Aarefa Johari, Hindustan Times According to a report by community magazine… Continue reading 38% Parsi marriages in city were interfaith in 2010
Poor Parsis can look forward to new homes
The New Year is bound to be good for some Parsis as they could get their much-awaited homes. By Ashutosh Shukla | DNA The poor Parsi housing issue was entangled in court cases, with the result that all the allotments had been frozen for two years. The one-man committee appointed by the Bombay high court… Continue reading Poor Parsis can look forward to new homes
