Preserving the grand ethnic culture Parzor Foundation, a non-governmental organisation that works towards preserving the Parsi culture, will be organising a crafts exhibition for the first time in Chennai on July 11. The exhibition will be held at Hotel Greysuit, R A Puram. The collection at the exhibition will include traditional motifs, stoles, purses, bags,… Continue reading PARZOR Exhibition in Chennai
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Udvada and Navsari Atashbehrams: A Report by Berjis Desai
Our annual pilgrimage to the Navsari and Udvada atash behrams made us pensive. Although it was not one of the "big days” of the Parsi calendar, there was no sitting space at Iranshah. Occupancy at the hotels and the recently spruced up sanatorium is high. Sales of mawa cakes at the local Irani Bakery are… Continue reading Udvada and Navsari Atashbehrams: A Report by Berjis Desai
Mumbai Samachar: Going strong at 192
On July 1, Mumbai Samachar, the city’s second most circulated Gujarati paper, will reaffirm its position as the oldest surviving newspaper in Asia. When copies of the Mumbai Samachar (MS) hit the stands on July 1, the newspaper will be making history rather than just recording it. At 192 years and running, it will reaffirm… Continue reading Mumbai Samachar: Going strong at 192
Parsis to meet Heptullah in July over reservations
The trustees of the Bombay Parsee Punchayet (BPP) will meet minority affairs minister Najma Heptullah in the first week of July to discuss reservations for the community in medical and engineering colleges and jobs in the government sector. By JYOTI SHELAR | Mumbai Mirror Heptullah recently expressed concern over the dwindling population of Parsis. BPP… Continue reading Parsis to meet Heptullah in July over reservations
Billionaire NRI Dadi Balsara found dead in his Taj room
One of the richest NRIs from Singapore, 71-year-old Dadi Balsara, who had been living in a suite of Taj Mansingh Hotel, died late Wednesday. Prima facie, it appears that he had suffered cardiac arrest, though the Delhi Police has kept the body for the postmortem to ascertain the exact cause of death. Article in INDIA… Continue reading Billionaire NRI Dadi Balsara found dead in his Taj room
Hvovi Minocherhomji: Chennai halts traffic to save life
When a human heart was being loaded into an ambulance at the General Hospital around 6.40pm on Monday, 6km away, at Light House, traffic inspector Uday Kumar’s walkietalkie crackled to life. He had been preparing for this moment. Karthikeyan Hemalatha |TNN The ambulance bearing the heart – harvested from a 27-year-old brain-dead man in GH… Continue reading Hvovi Minocherhomji: Chennai halts traffic to save life
Kainaz Amaria Accepts Innovation Award from White House NPA
Good friend of Parsi Khabar, Kainaz Amaria recently received an award at the the hands of President Obama on behalf of her team. Earlier this year Kainaz Amaria, supervising editor for the NPR Visuals team, accepted the White House News Photographer’s Association for first place in the Innovation category for Planet Money Makes A T-Shirt,… Continue reading Kainaz Amaria Accepts Innovation Award from White House NPA
