Former chairperson of Thermax Industries and parliamentarian Anu Aga says it would be unfair for her Parsi community to seek reservation. “We have not faced generations of discrimination and are a prosperous community,” Aga told ET in an interview. “Some people in my community would like some seats reserved at university level, but I am… Continue reading Anu Aga says she doesn’t favour reservation for Parsis
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Parsis bitterly divided when they should be multiplying
Our Persian empires, our fabled fortunes during the British Raj, the drum-roll of greats, all this and high praise from the PM too. The Everlasting Flame Programme (March 19-May 29) in Delhi on Parsi history, culture and achievements reminds the nation that ‘minority’ doesn’t have to be a dangerous/ disgruntled word. Sorry to be a… Continue reading Parsis bitterly divided when they should be multiplying
The Achaemenids At Ankleshwar
As the Everlasting Flame exhibition gets ready to make its India debut on March 19th in New Delhi, we bring you a critique of the original exhibition in London in 2013. The Achaemenids At Ankleshwar by Zareer Masani, outlookindia.comNovember 18th 2016 8:13 PM It means well, but fails to do justice to its subject.… Continue reading The Achaemenids At Ankleshwar
Dara Rivetna: My Sojourn At Navsari
My dear wife Dinsoo passed away at the WZO Trust Funds Senior Citizens Centre at Navsari on 24th December 2015 around 7 am. EXPERIENCES OF MY SOJOURN AT NAVSARI By Dara M. Rivetna, Chicago. I reside in Chicago, but for the last many years we have been spending the winter months in Mumbai as my… Continue reading Dara Rivetna: My Sojourn At Navsari
We’re Zoroastrians first
Often, during first-time meetings with non-Zoroastrians, when I identify myself as a ‘Zoroastrian’, I get a puzzled look in response. When I say ‘Parsi’, they ease up and smile and promptly quote a list of friends expecting me to know them or be somehow related to them. The impression everyone is under is that ‘everyone… Continue reading We’re Zoroastrians first
Let’s Agree to Disagree with Darius: Noshir Dadrawala
If I were to adapt Mark Antony’s speech in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar: “The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones”, in contest to the recently concluded ‘Iranshah Udwada Utsav’ I would state: “The controversial or provocative statements that some men make at community events lives long… Continue reading Let’s Agree to Disagree with Darius: Noshir Dadrawala
Parsi beloved community of India
Man, I love Parsis. And director and photographer Sooni bawaji, the term of respect for an older Taraporevala in her charming lm Little Zizou. Bombay, the city I was born and raised in, was built on the dedication and ingenuity of stalwarts like Phirozeshah Mehta, Dadabhai Naoroji and JRD Tata. At every stage of my… Continue reading Parsi beloved community of India
