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A young Parsi priest was killed and his friend seriously injured while riding a bike on the Palm Beach Road early on Sunday. The deceased, Kaiwan M Dastoor (22), resided in Dadar’s Parsi Colony while his injured friend, Cherag Soli Desai (20), is a TYBCom student of Viva College in Virar. Desai is in the… Continue reading Priest killed, friend hurt in mishap

A year ago, an obituary appeared on the pages of Dawn of someone called A. Cowasjee. Many well-meaning fans and friends of famous columnist and social activist Ardeshir Cowasjee, rushed to non prescription viagra his home, only to find the man up and about, playing with his dogs and inspecting his garden. By Nadeem F.… Continue reading Ardeshir Cowasjee RIP: Mourning a man who mourned for Pakistan

Vadodara: When Dara Hakim, 89, a former Indian Navy deep-sea diver and prominent member of Vadodara?s Parsi community passed away recently, his family chose to cremate him. Though he did not leave any specific instructions, his wife Roda Hakim arranged for a cremation instead of the traditional method of placing his body in the Tower… Continue reading Vadodra Parsis cremated as vultures dwindle

(Reuters) – What have Demi Moore, Bruce Willis, underage drinking and Pakistan’s only beer maker got in common? It was the arrest of the Hollywood stars’ daughter in New York with a can of Murree Brewery’s beer last June that propelled the company out of obscurity and into the spotlight. Published by Reuters Inundated with… Continue reading Banned at home, Pakistan brewery seizes Hollywood moment

The Parsis may be reduced to 600 families in the city and 70% of them are senior citizens. But they are not short of excitement when they get a chance to visit homeland. Parsis in the city are warming up to the prospect of discovering their roots, as Mumbaibased operators are arranging trips to Iran… Continue reading Kolkatta Parsis Look Forward to Iran Trip

Aban Mistry, a musician and scholar, known as the first woman solo tabla player in India, passed away in Mumbai on Sunday evening. She was 72. Mistry, one of the few members of the Parsi community to take up Hindustani classical music, was also the co-founder of Swar Sadhna Samiti, a Kalbadevi-based organisation dedicated to… Continue reading Tabla player Aban Mistry passes away

A 78-year-old polio afflicted woman, who was lying on her bed at her second floor flat in Soonawala building in Tardeo, died on Tuesday morning after the flooring gave way and she fell to the ground floor, smashing the first floor’s ceiling as well. She was rushed to Bhatia Hospital but died there, said the… Continue reading Sr citizen dies as Tardeo bldg flooring caves in