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Ratan Tata appears serious about keeping his date with retirement. Tata Sons, the promoter of the $71 billion Tata Group, has formally set the ball rolling to find a successor to its present chairman, who will retire in December 2012, when he turns 75. By Reeba Zachariah, TNN A Tata Sons statement said its nine-member… Continue reading Ratan Tata: The Successor Search Is On

Ervad Marzban J. Hathiram informs us about the passing away of the holy Varasyaji, and a fascinating primer on the importance of Varsyaji in Zoroastrian religion and culture. It is my sad duty to inform readers of Frashogard that the holy Varasyaji ?Shah Behram?, attached to the Bhagarsath Panth in Mumbai and stationed at the… Continue reading Cama Baug Agiary Varasyaji Pass Away

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sarosh Kapadia has urged members of the Parsi community settled abroad to return to India and contribute to national development. “I always believed that it is better to be a first-class citizen in India than a second-class citizen abroad,” said Kapadia, during his felicitation by the Bombay Parsi Punchayat here… Continue reading CJI Kapadia calls upon Parsis abroad to help in nation building

Indian courts abound with pending cases, but there is a court which does not seem to have much in hand. Article by Hetal Vyas / DNA India Therefore, it sits only twice a year. It’s a divorce court for Parsis, which operates from the Bombay high court and has five members from the community on… Continue reading This Parsi divorce court convenes only twice a year