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Cars are in the Parsi DNA since the day automobile

Cars are in the Parsi DNA since the day automobiles were invented, or so it seems ! It is no surprise that some of the top automobile restorers, journalists, organizers and most importantly owners and collectors are Parsis.

One such gentleman is Perseus Bandrawalla who organized the 2020 Mercedes Benz Classic Car Rally to end 2020.

Perseus writes….

From a parsi angle we have a number of well known Parsi families that participate in the event year on year. Some of the star cars this year belonged to Mr. Behram Dubash a 300 Adenauer and the Mistry family’s 220S Cabriolet which is believed to be an engagement present for Mrs. Mistry back in the day. Other entries included ad guy Rayomand Patell, collector Sharoukh Engineer, lawyer Purazar Fouzdar, Sam Katgar partner at Jeena and Neville Poonawalla -owner of Rage Motorsport amongst others.

In addition, I’ve been curator of the rally since the first edition in 2014. The event is organised by Autocar India. Autocar is the world’s oldest magazine and Mercedes is the oldest car manufacturer in the world. This year’s event was held at the Taj Lands End. Indian Hotels is probably the oldest hotel chain in India too. The publisher and Editor of Autocar India is Hormazd Sorabjee, – son of Soli Sorabjee. I am a freelance automobile consultant and columnist and also work closely with other automobile brands.

Read more: https://parsikhabar.net/news/mercedes-benz-classic-car-rally-2020/24611/

cc: @rayomandjpatell @rayostorations @perseuscb @hormazdsorabjee @autocar_official

‘Finally paid off’: Adar Poonawalla thanks PM

‘Finally paid off’: Adar Poonawalla thanks PM Modi, DCGI after Covishield gets final approval

Even before getting the approval from the apex drug controller of India, Serum Institute of India stockpiled about 40-50 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, taking a major risk.

@seruminstituteindia @seruminstitute_india @adarpoonawalla

A Parsi Love affair: An afternoon with Meher and D

A Parsi Love affair: An afternoon with Meher and Dara Hansotia in Parsi Dharamsala Kolkata

Read More: https://parsikhabar.net/food/a-parsi-love-affair-an-afternoon-with-meher-and-dara-hansotia-in-parsi-dharamsala-kolkata/24593/

‘How To Get Away With Murder,’ ‘The Chi’ A

‘How To Get Away With Murder,’ ‘The Chi’ Actor Behzad Dabu @behzaddabu Signs With A3 Artists Agency

Read more: https://parsikhabar.net/film/how-to-get-away-with-murder-the-chi-actor-behzad-dabu-signs-with-a3-artists-agency/24626/

Food historian @kurushdalal recalls Zend as the ba

Food historian @kurushdalal recalls Zend as the baker who wasn’t afraid to experiment and wished to give his customers quality products.

Read more: https://parsikhabar.net/food/co-owner-of-forts-yazdani-bakery-zend-meherwan-zend-dies-at-86/24621/

Parsi Khabar ,congratulates Armaity Tirandaz who w

Parsi Khabar ,congratulates Armaity Tirandaz who was unanimously elected as Chair of the Trustees of Bombay Parsi Panchayet.

Earlier today at a specially convened Board meeting, the BPP Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of Mr. Yazdi Desai, submitted to the Trust last week due to health reasons.

With Mr. Desai’s departure, Mrs. Tirandaz is now the senior-most Trustee of the BPP.

Subsequently, Mrs. Armaity Rustom Tirandaz was *unanimously* elected by her colleagues as the new Chairman of the BPP.

We wish Mrs. Tirandaz all the success in her new role as Chairperson of the BPP

@morris_1948 • • • • • • With the bles

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With the blessings of the Navsari Atashbehram we are away on our annual roadtrip to Rajasthan.
#morris #morris8seriese #morris8 #vintagecar #vintagecarinindia #classiccarsinindia #classiccar #roadtrip #navsari #navsariatashbehram
#oldcarsinfrontofoldbuildings

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🎉《Marking what would have been Bomi Bulsara's 112th birthday》🎉
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🇮🇳:Father of Rock musician Freddie Mercury. Bomi Bulsara, born on the 14th of December 1908, was a Parsi from the Gujarat region of the then province of Bombay Presidency in British India. The Bulsara family surname is derived from the town of Bulsar in southern Gujarat. As Parsis, Bomi and his family practiced the Zoroastrian religion. The Bulsara family had moved to Zanzibar so that Bomi could continue his job as a cashier at the British Colonial Office. He also had a daughter Kashmira.
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🇬🇧:Bomi and his family fled from Zanzibar for safety reasons due to the 1964 Zanzibar Revolution, in which thousands of Arabs and Indians were killed. The family then moved into a small house at 22 Gladstone Avenue, Feltham, Middlesex, England.
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👨🏻:After Freddie’s death, the couple moved from London to Nottingham to be close to their daughter Kashmira and their grandchildren. Bomi Bulsara passed on the 26th of December 2003 at age 94.
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🗣“It’s probably true to say that Freddie’s father, strongly committed to the Parsee faith, didn’t find it easy that Freddie took the path he did, as a Rock musician, and a fairly irreverent one, at that. Nevertheless the support was always there." - Brian May

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Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia Clock Tower

Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia Clock Tower, built in 1882; Perin Nariman street, Borabazar, Ballard Estate, Fort, Mumbai.
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The heritage clock tower was erected in 1882 using public funds as a token of appreciation for Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadi, a Parsi philanthropist who had contributed to the cause of education in the city. The facade has many elements of Persian architecture, like lamassus at every entrance, and ornate acanthus leaf cornices.
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The structure was in an extremely poor condition and was restored by a team led by conservation architect Vikas Dilawari, with funding from the Kala Ghoda Association, in 2017. The restoration project on the tower won the Honourable Mention under the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.
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#beyondheritage #mumbaiheritage #persianarchitecture #clocktower #parsi #heritageofmumbai #indianheritage #heritagemumbai #architecture #heritageconservation #incredibleindia #heritagebuilding #conservationarchitecture #architecturalconservation #heritagearchitecture #heritagelovers #urbanheritage #heritagecity #heritageofindia


	
    
        
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