Zarir Bhathena, a sitting Trustee of the Bombay Parsi Panchayet passed away on June 24, 2020 after a prolonged illness and hospitalization. Garothman Behest to the Ruvan of Zarir and the condolences on behalf of Parsi Khabar and all its readers to the Bhathena Family and to his fellow Trustees at the BPP. Below is… Continue reading Sad News: Passing Away Of BPP Trustee Zarir Bhathena
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CONGRATULATIONS – ARZAN SAM WADIA – PRESIDENT FEZANA – 2020
CONGRATULATIONS AND CELEBRATIONS BaNaMeh Ahura Mazda With TunDorosti And MunDorosti To All My Dear Global Zarathushti Leaders And Community Members: With immense joy, I would like to invite you all to welcome and congratulate our newly elected FEZANA President, Arzan Sam Wadia with the soulful blessings of your heart and spirit. Arzan takes over as FEZANA’s 9th and youngest President… Continue reading CONGRATULATIONS – ARZAN SAM WADIA – PRESIDENT FEZANA – 2020
Lord Karan Bilimoria Elected President of Confederation of British Industry
Lord (Karan) Bilimoria CBE has been elected as the new CBI President at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held earlier today (Tuesday 16 June 2020). John Allan CBE, the outgoing CBI President, becomes the organisation’s Vice-President. Indian-born Lord Bilimoria was elected by an overwhelming majority of CBI members who participated in the ballot, becoming the… Continue reading Lord Karan Bilimoria Elected President of Confederation of British Industry
Survey on esoteric Zoroastrianism
Mariano Errichiello is a PhD candidate at the Department of History, Religions and Philosophies of SOAS (School of African and Oriental Studies), University of London. He is currently researching contemporary Zoroastrian esotericism under the supervision of Prof. Almut Hintze and Dr. Sarah Stewart. From October 2019 to March 2020, Mariano was conducting his fieldwork in… Continue reading Survey on esoteric Zoroastrianism
Byram N. Jeejeebhoy, land baron and developer, dies
Byram N. Jeejeebhoy, one of Mumbai’s largest private landlords and descendant of the 19th century philanthropists Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy and Byramjee Jeejeebhoy, passed away at his Worli residence in Mumbai on Tuesday morning. He was 75. The funeral at the Worli crematorium later in the day was attended only by a small group of friends and… Continue reading Byram N. Jeejeebhoy, land baron and developer, dies
Byram Jejeebhoy Passes Away
Noshir Dadrawala informs us that Byram Jejeebhoy passed away today. Noshir reminisces… He had contested the BPP elections in 2008 as a member of the Adult Franchise for Progress (AFP7) comprising eminent Parsis like Legal Luminary Mr. Nadir Modi, Director of Tata Memorial Hospital Dr. Katy Dinshaw, Managing Director of HDFC Mr. Keki Mistry, Media… Continue reading Byram Jejeebhoy Passes Away
#UnCloseted: Urzaan Patel’s Coming Out Story Had His Father Thinking ‘This Is Just A Phase’
He waltzes around the dance floor, moving smoothly, impressing his audience with his performance. When he’s not lighting up a room with his smile, Urzaan can be found staring at a face, using his brush to add colour, then suffusing it and then adding on thick, black eyeliner. A successful makeup artist, a great conversationalist… Continue reading #UnCloseted: Urzaan Patel’s Coming Out Story Had His Father Thinking ‘This Is Just A Phase’
