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Editors Note: Recently the hugely successful and fantastically run initiative Jiyo Parsi teamed up with one of India’s oldest newspapers, and the bastion of Parsi news Jam-e-Jamshed; to have a personality development and grooming workshop for Parsi males between the ages of 18-45. While the advertisement could have done with some of the brilliant wordsmithy… Continue reading Dikra, this is how you woo a woman

Hong Kong-based Parsi tycoon Jal Shroff may withdraw his offer to donate Rs 150 crore to Parsi General Hospital (PGH) after March 31 if challenges to a controversial agreement are not resolved by then. Shroff arrived here on Wednesday, even as the joint charity commissioner on March 15 will hear an application challenging the deal… Continue reading Tycoon may withdraw Rs 150 crore donation offer to Parsi hospital

Yesterday was a sunday of different sorts- the snarling traffic of South Mumbai which has become more painful with the ongoing Metro works seemed to be lesser. Is it the Lagan Navjote season that made this happen , we don’t know but we were very happy to conduct a fun and interactive heritage walk with… Continue reading South Mumbai Zoroastrian Heritage Walk for Children by Team Empowering Mobeds

The new cluster university in south Mumbai is set to be called Dr Homi Bhabha University after the notable alumnus of the Institute of Science, the lead college in the cluster. A notification from the Centre is expected in a couple of months. Besides the Institute of Science, the university – the first cluster university… Continue reading South Bombay varsity to be named after Homi Bhabha

It will be situated in the lobby of Della Tower and have an exhibition centre in the adjoining section displaying the history of Zoroastrianism A dadgah — a lower grade fire temple — at Della Tower in Dadar (East) will be open for members of Parsi/ Irani Zoroastrians from Thursday. Article by Yesha Kotak |… Continue reading Parsi dadgah in Dadar to complement nearby agiary

On the occasion of Jamshedi Navroze 2011 Parsi Khabar would like to wish all its readers and commenters a very Happy and Prosperous Jamshedi Navroze Mubarak 2011. We would like to leave you with a wonderful article by Dinyar Patel that is published in the Jame Jamshed weekly edition, this week. navroze-haft-sin-table A haft sin… Continue reading Navroze Mubarak: Make Good News

The Rs 2.5-crore shrine was funded by donors like top lawyer Fali Nariman, corporate head honcho Cyrus Guzdar, ex-advocate general Darius Khambhata, industrialist Anu Aga and Pirojshah Godrej Foundation Article by Linah Baliga | Pune Mirror A group of reformist Parsis on Monday raised the banner of revolt against orthodoxy by inaugurating a fire temple… Continue reading Ex-communicated Parsis Get their own Fire Temple

THERE’S been a solitary instance in the history of the Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) when a lady member was elected to its managing committee. Interestingly, Zinia Lawyer, of London Pilsner fame, has decided to storm the male bastion this year and has entered the fray for a seat in RWITC’s boardroom. Eleven candidates,… Continue reading Zinia Lawyer: Storming the male bastion