A week after news of the proposed navjote or religious initiation of two children born to a non-Parsi father, sparked a debate in the Parsi-Zoroastrian community, the Jeejeebhoy Dadabhoy Agiary at Colaba, where the ceremony was scheduled to take place, denied it was hosting the function. Article by Yesha Kotak | Hindustan Times This came… Continue reading Colaba agiary cancels navjote for two kids of non-Parsi father after backlash
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CJ Mody runs for Superior Judge in San Diego California
Cawas Jehangir (CJ) Mody is running for the Superior Judge elections in San Diego county in California, USA. CJ shares the following information with Parsi Khabar… CJ Mody writes… I was born in Bombay and lived there for 12 years when my parents decided to move to the United States. We moved to San Diego… Continue reading CJ Mody runs for Superior Judge in San Diego California
Indian Govt bats to retain Parsi jury system to protect customs
After enacting a law to make triple talaq a punishable offence, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that jury system to adjudicate matrimonial disputes, including divorce and child custody, through a jury system needed to be retained for the Parsi community. Article by Dhananjay Mahapatra | TNN In response to a Parsi woman’s… Continue reading Indian Govt bats to retain Parsi jury system to protect customs
Stories Within Stories: Malavika Sangghvi on Zoru Bhathena
In this city, every story has at least one, if not a hundred more behind it. If things had gone as planned, yesterday Mumbai would have woken up to two very different stories about the same individual, perhaps symptomatic of the fractured times we live in and a reminder, that in this city, every story… Continue reading Stories Within Stories: Malavika Sangghvi on Zoru Bhathena
Architect Hormuz Batliboi Transforms an Empty Bed-Stuy Brownstone into a Family-Friendly Triplex
The late-19th-century brownstones in the Landmark District of Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood are both protected and rapidly changing—sometimes all at once, as in the case of architect Hormuz Batliboi’s own home. Article by Jesse Dorris | Interior Design “It eschews the either/or paradigm of renovating a historic brownstone in favor of an and/also approach,” Batliboi says… Continue reading Architect Hormuz Batliboi Transforms an Empty Bed-Stuy Brownstone into a Family-Friendly Triplex
Zoru Bhathena who campaigned against decision to cut trees at Aarey, caught up in ugly property dispute with father
As Darayus Bhathena lands up at police station with injuries, his son says the wounds are self-inflicted and files a counter complaint, saying his father’s motive is the family bungalow. Article by Vinay Dalvi | Mumbai Mirror Environmental activist Zoru Bhathena, 44, who campaigned against the previous government’s decision to hack trees at Aarey Colony… Continue reading Zoru Bhathena who campaigned against decision to cut trees at Aarey, caught up in ugly property dispute with father
Three Zartathushtis represented the religion of “The Three Wisemen” at the Council on Foreign Relations of USA
Three men represented the religion of “The Three Wisemen” at the Council on Foreign Relations of USA Zoroastrianism was represented at the council on foreign relations of USA luncheon held on 25th November at the San Diego convention center in California USA, which was attended by over 200 Scholars and Religious leaders. The president of… Continue reading Three Zartathushtis represented the religion of “The Three Wisemen” at the Council on Foreign Relations of USA
