I’ve been in this city for so long, and I found out only recently that there’s such a thing as a Parsi bodybuilding competition held here every year,” exclaims Aparna Jayakumar. By Pooja Pillai / Express India As soon as the freelance photographer found out about the Annual Zoroastrian Power-Lifting and Bodybuilding Championship, she picked… Continue reading Parsi Bodybuilding: A Photo Exhibition
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Farokh Engineer: First and Dearest
A Parsee from Bombay who captured the imagination of an eight-year-old in Lancashire By Michael Henderson / cricinfo.com I first went to Old Trafford in 1967, the so-called Summer of Love. Lancashire were anything but a groovy side at the time – though the players looked pretty smart to my eight-year-old eyes – and it… Continue reading Farokh Engineer: First and Dearest
Dinaz Vervatwala Enters Guinness Book of Records
“I finally made it and can’t believe it’s over,” beamed a visibly exhausted fitness trainer, Dinaz Vervatwala, after claiming the Guinness Book of World Record for completing 26-hour-long aerobics marathon that ended on Sunday evening at around 8.30 p.m. Polo Grounds at Secunderabad reverberated with energizing music as the noted fitness trainer took the stage… Continue reading Dinaz Vervatwala Enters Guinness Book of Records
Neville Wadia: World’s Oldest T20 Centurion
He is a grandfather and yet Neville Wadia’s passion for cricket at the age of 63 is never-ending. He has been playing cricket for over 40 years now. Some six months ago, he achieved something special. Wadia scored 105 in just 60 balls slamming three sixes and 15 fours in a 20-Twenty match in Vadodara… Continue reading Neville Wadia: World’s Oldest T20 Centurion
Parsi athletes shine at World Masters Games
The rough football ground of Dadar Parsi Gymkhana is cultivating rare laurels. Two middle-aged neighbours have won India a gold and a silver medal at the prestigious World Masters Games held in Sydney mid-October. Fareez Vasania, a 45-year-old industrial photographer, and 49-year-old lawyer Rohinton Mehta, who defends tobacco major ITC in court, are untouchable in… Continue reading Parsi athletes shine at World Masters Games
Rehan Pocha: In Conversations
It was in the winter of 2004 when Rehan Poncha had decided to quit what he did best. At 18, with four junior national titles and a handful of international medals at the Asian Age Group meets and SAF Games, the Parsi-born Bangalore lad wanted to give up swimming after he had failed to qualify… Continue reading Rehan Pocha: In Conversations
Parsi Cyclists to celebrate centenary in unique way
By Pradeep Vijayakar, TNN One of the glamorous teams of Mumbai’s maidan cricket, Parsi Cyclists plan to celebrate their centenary in a unique way on October 10. There will be a ˜jashan” a prayer early in the morning at their tent at Azad maidan followed by breakfast, then a 10-over match between the past and… Continue reading Parsi Cyclists to celebrate centenary in unique way
Nari Contractor on the Decline of Parsi Cricket
Parsi Cyclists, one of Mumbai’s oldest clubs, will complete its centenary in early October. The club which has produced some fine cricketers in Nari Contractor, Polly Umirgar, Rusi Surti, Farokh Engineer, to name a few, is now cash-strapped and struggling to produce cricketers who have the potential to play for Mumbai. Contractor lamented that his… Continue reading Nari Contractor on the Decline of Parsi Cricket
Former Ranji trophy cricketer Soli Patel dies
Jamshedpur, Aug 12 (PTI) Former Ranji trophy cricketer of undivided Bihar, Soli Patel passed away after losing his battle with throat cancer here. Patel was 81 and who was keeping unwell for the past several months. He breathed his last yesterday, Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) sources said. Patel is survived by two sons and… Continue reading Former Ranji trophy cricketer Soli Patel dies
