Narges M. Kakalia, a Member of the Litigation Section of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., has received Human Rights First’s prestigious Pro Bono Star award for excellence in legal advocacy. Human Rights First is a nonprofit, nonpartisan international human rights organization based in New York, Houston, and Washington, D.C. The organization presents… Continue reading Attorney Narges M. Kakalia Receives Human Rights First’s Pro Bono Star Award
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From Living in a Mumbai Brothel to Seeing the World
Zaneeta E. Daver is a young Zoroastrian living in Washington D.C. Last year she did ….for a second time !!….something we all dream of….sailing around the world. And now she is trying to give the same opportunity to two young girls, for what makes it an unbelievable story. She brings about the true Zarathushti spirit… Continue reading From Living in a Mumbai Brothel to Seeing the World
Sam Balsara to daughter Lara: Embrace motherhood at the earliest
Sam Balsara, CMD, Madison World has a word of advice for his daughter Lara Balsara, a director in the company, who is soon getting married to KaizadVajifdar, a young pilot with Air India. It is to embrace motherhood at the earliest. Article By Pritha Mitra Dasgupta, ET Bureau While Balsara is looking forward to becoming… Continue reading Sam Balsara to daughter Lara: Embrace motherhood at the earliest
Go Forth and Procreate: Boman Irani At Sanjan Day Celebrations
Eminent Parsi and Bollywood personality Boman Irani endorses the Jiyo Parsi campaign. A video recording of his speech is at the end of this article. Praising the ‘Jiyo Parsi’ campaign of the Centre, Bollywood actor Boman Irani has called upon youngsters in his community to procreate. “For the young Parsis, there is only one formula… Continue reading Go Forth and Procreate: Boman Irani At Sanjan Day Celebrations
Voices of Reason: The Jiyo Parsi Ad Campaign
A week ago, the Jiyo Parsi Scheme administered by PARZOR and set up by the Government of India launched an advertising campaign. The campaign and the advertisements went viral and have incited a variety of opinions. While most opinions have been extremely positive, there have been a very few voices that have used the campaign… Continue reading Voices of Reason: The Jiyo Parsi Ad Campaign
Lara Balsara to tie the knot
What’s keeping Sam Balsara busy these days? It could be another campaign for Madison’s clients or maybe the upcoming wedding of daughter and Madison World’s Executive Director Lara Balsara. The soft-spoken Lara is set to tie the knot with Air India pilot, Kaizad Vajifdar on January 23, 2015. A traditional Parsi affair it will be… Continue reading Lara Balsara to tie the knot
Charter For Co-Existence
Below is a write-up sent by good friend of Parsi Khabar, Mr. Dinshaw K. Tamboly. Charter For Co-Existence Seldom has our small community been so riven with divisiveness and factionalism as now. Divergent opinions on almost every issue are exacerbated further by being aired in the media, not just the community press but the Internet,… Continue reading Charter For Co-Existence