A little after 8 pm on a wet night in June two years ago, inside a ground floor apartment in Dadar’s quaint Parsi Colony, Keiki Karai’s life changed forever. Three unidentified youths walked up to the flat. One of them fired a single shot from a countrymade weapon through the open door at Karai’s 21-year-old… Continue reading ‘I can’t forget the killers’ faces’
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From the fringes: Votes without a voice
Parsis…..Numbering about 650 in the city, the Parsis are determined to have a say in the polls. ”Yes, I vote from Burrabazar constituency. Most of our people vote. Why shouldn’t we? We are Indians after all,” says a member of the community at the Zoroastrian Anjuman Atash Adaran on Ezra Street. Cyrus Madan, another Parsi,… Continue reading From the fringes: Votes without a voice
Parsi triplets offer hope to the community
Khorshed Bulsara (38) is a symbol of hope for the Parsi community. Khorshed stands apart in the dwindling community as she gave birth to triplets on September 2005, after receiving IVF treatment. Khorshed Bulsara gave birth to Veera, Vahbiz and Behraam in September after IVF treatment She and three other Parsi women who gave birth… Continue reading Parsi triplets offer hope to the community
Australian sculptor scraps Zarathushtra’s name
Move comes after protests by Parsi community against a nude scultpure named after the Prophet Mumbai Mirror Bureau The Australian Consul General in Mumbai has informed Mumbai’s Parsi-Zoroastrians that a controversial sculpture inaugurated in Sydney will not carry any reference to Prophet Zarathushtra. The Sculpture That “Was” called Zarathustra The four-feet tall bronze sculpture of… Continue reading Australian sculptor scraps Zarathushtra’s name
Navroze recognised in NYC
Jamshedi Navroze, the spring festival celebrated the world over by Zoroastrians, Iranians, Afghanis, and other cultures of Asia, is also an officially proclaimed day in New York City. In 2003 Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced March 20 and 21st as “Nowruz Days” Tamina Davar, who sometimes writes on this blog had a large part to play… Continue reading Navroze recognised in NYC
Mumbai Mirror: Protest In Peace
Recently Parsi Khabar wrote about the controversey that erupted from the naming of a sculpture after Prophet Zarathustra. Today the comments are published in the Mumbai Mirror. The article is attached belowbelow. Protest in peace When artist Peter Schipperheyn named his nude sculpture ‘Zarathustra’, the Parsi-Zoroastrian community staged a protest — but only through emails… Continue reading Mumbai Mirror: Protest In Peace
Offending nude ‘Zarathushtra’:.Parsis get their way, but quietly
By Bachi Karkaria/TNN Mumbal: The culture-vulture Parsis would be mighty pleased over a prestigious Australian sculpture symbolizing their ancient religion commissioned by Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, mother of media baron Rupert, right? Wrong. Under standably so. The monumental bronze was a virile frontally nude named after their Prophet Zarathushtra. The community, especially the sizeable Australian diaspora,… Continue reading Offending nude ‘Zarathushtra’:.Parsis get their way, but quietly
