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If he were a judge, Sorabjee would have considered hate speech as verbal violence, Justice Viswanathan added. Justice KV Viswanathan Article by Debayan Roy | Bar and Bench Supreme Court judge Justice KV Viswanathan on Saturday said that eminent jurist late Soli J Sorabjee was a strong opponent of hate speech. If he were a… Continue reading Soli Sorabjee was secular, an independent Attorney General and strong opponent of hate speech: Justice KV Viswanathan

Naheed Divecha writes in to inform us that there were 16 Parsis amongst the over 100 participants who took part in the 2023 version of the Himalayan Challenge Drive. There were 64 self driven cars, over 100 participants who did a Himalayan Challenge drive, over 9 days of driving. Starting from Chandigarh, to Jammu, Sonmarg,… Continue reading 16 Parsis take part in the Himalayan Challenge Drive 2023

Looking to ensure a future for the aging, mostly immigrant Zoroastrian community, the faith’s leaders in the United States are rallying young Zoroastrians to make friendships across demographic lines and rediscover their spiritual heritage. The fire altar at the Zoroastrian Association of California in Orange, California, on Sept. 1, 2023. Photo by Shawheen Keyani October… Continue reading ‘Am I going to feel anything?’: Young Zoroastrians reconnect with their faith

The October 2023 Ba Humata Lecture Series shall be on the Theme: IN LIFE – FOCUS ON THE INVINCIBLE IN THE INVISIBLE Reference: The Gathas including Yasna 47.1, 2, 3, and other Zarathushti Prayers Speakers: Mobedyar Armita Dalal (USA & Iran) Ervad Darian Shahlori (Australia & New Zealand) Farhad Malegam (Australia) Dr & Prof Farah… Continue reading Ba Humata Lecture Series: October 2023

Noshir Desai, former CEO of Karishma Advertising and later media head at Lintas, passed away in Mumbai on 6th September 2023. Noshir was a veteran of many years belonging to the MCM era where he began his career. He then moved to Everest Advertising and later on worked with Lintas in Account Management where he… Continue reading Noshir Desai: Hardworking professional who never believed in giving up

In an email update Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe informs…. ZTFE congratulates Lisa Bandari, daughter of Kay & Darayus Bandari, for been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to Portugal as per the Press Release from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on Monday 18th September 2023. Portugal is the oldest ally of the United Kingdom. The… Continue reading Lisa Bandari Appointed UK’s Ambassador to Portugal

Schbang’s Rayomand Patell: Your mind is the single best intelligence Rayomand J Patell, chief creative officer and chief integration officer, Schbang mentioned, “ I sincerely believe that you gotta use your own mind first and use AI as a tool to generate what you are seeing inside your head and bring that to life on… Continue reading Schbang’s Rayomand Patell: Your mind is the single best intelligence

Marriage, divorce, inheritance, and temple rights are all skewed in favour of men. Four Parsi women see UCC as an equaliser but Bombay Parsi Punchayet wants ‘total exemption’. People at agiyari (fire temple) on Navroze, which is Parsis’ new year | Photo: Manisha Mondal/ThePrint Article by Shubhangi Misra | The PRINT Delhi/Mumbai: A viral message… Continue reading UCC is everywhere in divided Parsi homes—WhatsApp groups, dinner talks, op-eds, letters