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
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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
Dina Pestonji: Stroke patient to run in Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
After 10 months of therapy, goal of completing half-marathon within reach After suffering a severe stroke that required emergency brain surgery to remove part of her skull, 29-year-old Dina Pestonji lay in a Toronto Western Hospital bed, unable to speak or move the right side of her body. She feared she would never walk again.… Continue reading Dina Pestonji: Stroke patient to run in Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
India's Kynan Chenai wins gold in Singapore Shooting Championship
Promising Indian shooter and a multiple gold medallist at junior nationals, Kynan Chenai clinched the trap gold medal in the Singapore Open Shooting Championship here. 22-year-old Chenai, a gold medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, shot 10 in the final to pip local lad Zain Amat by three scoring points for the yellow metal.… Continue reading India's Kynan Chenai wins gold in Singapore Shooting Championship
