Veteran Communist Homi Daji, a former MP, died on Thursday at a private hospital in Indore, sources in the Communist Party of India (CPI) said. He was 84. Daji was admitted to the hospital May 2 after he experienced difficulty in breathing and his lungs became infected. The Madhya Pradesh government had announced an assistance… Continue reading Homi Daji: Veteran CPI Politician passes away
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Assam vultures to the rescue of Parsis
As the Parsi community in India is facing serious concern for ensuring traditional disposal of bodies of their dead due to alarming decline in vulture population, members of this highly endangered species from Assam are coming to their rescue. The Parsis feed the mortal remains of the dead to the vultures as per their religious… Continue reading Assam vultures to the rescue of Parsis
Couple ends 40-yr marriage
"She has walked away with everything, even the (wedding) photograph,” exclaimed a 78-year-old man in Bombay high court on Monday. His body was feeble but not his voice. Neither was the resolve of the septaguanerian Parsi couple to end their 40-year-old marriage. "It is easier for the court to sanction a divorce when the parties… Continue reading Couple ends 40-yr marriage
Decades later, split wide open
It is seen as a landmark case. After 40 years as man and wife, a Parsi couple is fighting a bitter divorce battle. Roshan Cooper, all of 74, has dragged her 80-year-old husband Dadi Eruchshaw to the Parsi matrimonial court, saying she “can no longer put up with the physical and mental harassment”. The Bombay… Continue reading Decades later, split wide open
150 years of the Thoothi Agiary
Shernaaz Engineer informs us of the 150th anniversary of Sorabji Thoothi Agiary at Walkeshwar, Mumbai People have birthdays, and places do too. Sacrosanct places that are awash with a vibrancy which the passing years just cannot wear away – and sustain us with a grace that gets more generous as time goes by. For many… Continue reading 150 years of the Thoothi Agiary
No more Farzins
Concerned community comes together for last prayers for shunned half-Parsi child who died of starvation By Manoj R Nair in the Mumbai Mirror Neglected in life, Farzin Batlivala – the seven-year-old girl who succumbed to starvation – finally received her rightful dues from the Parsi community, which came together on Saturday to perform her last… Continue reading No more Farzins
Was Homi Bhabha’s plane hit by Italian aircraft?
On January 24, 1966, Air India flight AI 101 Mumbai-Paris crashed on Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps on the border of France and Italy. Amongst the 117 passengers killed was noted nuclear scientist Dr Homi Jehangir Bhabha. Although the world believes the aircraft crashed, Daniel Roche, an aviation enthusiast who has spent… Continue reading Was Homi Bhabha’s plane hit by Italian aircraft?
