The Adi Kurshetji murder case of May 2003, which culminated in the conviction of the accused on Friday, has exposed the soft underbelly of the Parsi community. By Nauzar Bharucha | TNN With an increasing number of aging Parsis living a lonely existence in sprawling apartments, they have become easy targets for such attacks. In… Continue reading Kurshetji murder puts spotlight on Parsis
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Yazdgerd: Next Generation Scholars of Zoroastrianism
We are happy to learn that a project that we had heard of, is finally taking off. Yazdegard.net is a website that looks to impart and disseminate scholarly research and work on Zoroastrianism, done by the new crop of Zoroastrian scholars at various universities worldwide. Our good friend Dinyar Patel is one of the contributing… Continue reading Yazdgerd: Next Generation Scholars of Zoroastrianism
CJI Kapadia’s court revives activism, rattles power elite
The unseating of central vigilance commissioner PJ Thomas is the latest breakthrough made by the Supreme Court in the course of a resurgent judicial activism under the leadership of Chief Justice SH Kapadia. By Manoj Mitta | TNN The ouster of Thomas, who was earlier telecom secretary, comes close on the heels of resignation of… Continue reading CJI Kapadia’s court revives activism, rattles power elite
Parsi population in Surat up 6% in 6 years
Extinction is one of the biggest concerns of the Parsi community in India, given their rapidly dwindling numbers. But the Parsis of Surat have bucked the trend. In the last six years, the community here has added 200 more members, registering a substantial six per cent increase in population. This had made the Surti Parsis… Continue reading Parsi population in Surat up 6% in 6 years
High Court stays order on Dadar Parsee Gymkhana
The Bombay high court on Monday interimly stayed an order passed by the Lokayukta which restrained the Dadar Parsee Colony Gymkhana from letting out its ground for social functions and marriages. By Rosy Sequeira, TNN A division bench of Justice P B Majmudar and Justice R M Savant was hearing a petition filed by the… Continue reading High Court stays order on Dadar Parsee Gymkhana
Minoo Driver Wins Case Against Air-India in UK Court
Air India has been ordered by a UK court to pay a whopping 252,000 pounds towards outstanding employment claim with accrued interest to one of its former London-based catering managers. Source PTI | MoneyControl.com The English Court of Appeal delivered its reserved judgment in an appeal concerning overtime and other employment claims of a former… Continue reading Minoo Driver Wins Case Against Air-India in UK Court
Preaching Through The Media
Last month, a senior Vatican official said that Catholic bloggers are an extraordinary reality in the life of the church. As if acknowledging the power and reach of the new social media, the Pope, the head of the Catholic Church, last week to send his first tweet, announcing the inauguration of a news portal. Like… Continue reading Preaching Through The Media
The Art of Longevity
My father is 89 and he’s in reasonably good health," says Dr Villoo Morawala Patell, founder and chairperson of the biotechnology company, Avesthagen, in Bangalore. Her father is among an increasing population of Parsis that seem to live long and well. World development indicators released by the World Bank and UNICEF indicate that the average… Continue reading The Art of Longevity
Homai Vyarawalla to deposit Padma Vibhushan Award with Parsi Heritage Trust in New Delhi
Honoured recently with the prestigious Padma Vibhushan award by the President, India’s first woman photographer Homai Vyarawalla has decided to give the medal to New Delhi-based Parsi Heritage Trust. Vyarawalla lives alone at Nizampura area of Vadodara after quitting photography nearly 37 years ago. With no descendants after her, the 98-year-old photographer fear that the… Continue reading Homai Vyarawalla to deposit Padma Vibhushan Award with Parsi Heritage Trust in New Delhi
