One may quit cricket, but apparently it cannot be the other way round. This was was well illustrated by Farokh Engineer, a trained pilot, who chose cricket as a career, to represent India in 46 Test matches spanning over 15 years during 1961-1975. By V Rishi Kumar | The Hindu Business Online Now 78, Engineer… Continue reading Farokh Engineer: Still Firmly On The Front foot
Category: Sports
Mehallasha E Pavri : The First Great Indian Cricketer
In his late 19th-century book A Chronicle of Cricket, writer Shapoorjee Sorabjee vividly described how the Parsis began playing cricket: ‘Some enthusiastic boys at first only gleefully watched from a distance the game played at Fort George, and then hunted after and returned the balls from the field to the players. For such gratis services… Continue reading Mehallasha E Pavri : The First Great Indian Cricketer
Khushru Patel Stands First in 75 year age Group at Mumbai Marathon
Rushing to the local bazaar for odds and ends, sprinting out with his siblings to spot the rare car turning into their lane, racing indoors and tracking mud across the floor, from the then-marshy land around their bungalow—running features prominently in Kushru Patel’s memories of his childhood. It is perhaps no wonder then that the… Continue reading Khushru Patel Stands First in 75 year age Group at Mumbai Marathon
Darius Pardiwala: Young Badminton Star
Today, even the under-10 category in badminton is not recreational. With the way Darius Pardiwala (Bombay Scottish) and Bhargav Chavan (Bhavan’s Wadia) were guided throughout the final of the MSSA event, it showed how important the title was to the school and the boys. By Sayed Roshan | MumbaiMirror Pardiwala puts in extra practice to… Continue reading Darius Pardiwala: Young Badminton Star
Jamsheed Marker : Eminent Parsi, The First Amongst Equals
IT is unthinkable to talk about the cricket history of the sub-continent and not mention the contribution of the Parsi community to the game which we on both sides of the divide so passionately follow. Article by Qamar Ahmed | The Dawn, Pakistan The Parsees were the first to learn the game by the sailors… Continue reading Jamsheed Marker : Eminent Parsi, The First Amongst Equals
Rusi Dinshaw: Pakistan’s lone Parsi Test Cricketer Dies In Penury
Rusi Dinshaw, the only Parsi to have ever been selected in a Pakistan Test squad, passed away on Monday, and his death has brought into focus the failure of the PCB to look after its former players. Dinshaw, an 86 year-old man in need of proper care and support, was suffering from schizophrenia. Dinshaw a… Continue reading Rusi Dinshaw: Pakistan’s lone Parsi Test Cricketer Dies In Penury
“Flex, Feroze !”
A Parsi tradition is back in the spotlight Alittle-known fact about the Parsi community is that they are also great connoisseurs of the body. One winter’s evening every year, hundreds of them throng a dusty mid-town baug in Mumbai to celebrate the community’s most able, muscular bodies at the Annual Zoroastrian Powerlifting and Bodybuilding Championship.… Continue reading “Flex, Feroze !”
Mr and Mrs Racer: In a first, female drives in Cholistan rally
It started out with Tushna Patel being her husband’s navigator. But Roni Patel’s passion for car racing proved infectious and rubbed off on her too, eventually. This year, Tushna was the first female ever to participate in the 9th Cholistan Jeep Rally 2014. This Parsi couple from Karachi enjoys the fast lane, literally. The… Continue reading Mr and Mrs Racer: In a first, female drives in Cholistan rally
Parsee Gymkhana Vice President Sold Cricket World Cup 2011 Tickets on The Black Market
The Parsee Gymkhana vice-president, Khodadad Yazdegardi, has been accused of selling two complimentary tickets for the 2011 World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka for Rs 2.5 lakh. By Jyoti Shelar | Mumbai Mirror A three-member inquiry committee, commissioned by the Marine Lines-based gymkhana, said in its report that Yazdegardi sold off the… Continue reading Parsee Gymkhana Vice President Sold Cricket World Cup 2011 Tickets on The Black Market
