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British Designer to design an aviary for the Doongerwadi
Out of the Box Shiny Varghese : New Delhi, Sun May 12 2013, 02:08 hrs British designer Thomas Heatherwick on his new project in India and why design is not about toeing the brief. ……….. His new...
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Nauzer Bharucha – Award for Excellence in Indian Journalism 2013
Publication: The Times Of India Mumbai; Date: May 26, 2013; Section: I Lead India; Page: 4 TOI journalist bags award for irrigation scam expose Mumbai: Nauzer Bharucha, senior editor at the Times of...
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Ronnie Screwvala: The Indian billionaire working for Disney
Ronnie Screwvala: The Indian billionaire working for Disney Bollywood pioneer Ronnie Screwvala is Disney’s point man in India. FORTUNE — Ronnie Screwvala believes in India. As a self-made...
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FEZANA Bulletin for May 2013
Attached please find the FEZANA Bulletin for May 2013 Link: http://www.fezana.org/files/drupalfiles/FEZANA_Bulletin_2013_05.pdf Please share it with your association members, family and friends. All...
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Nothing can force me to leave Pakistan, says Avari
Famous businessman and a leader of Parsi community Byram D Avari has said he has been receiving SMS on his cellphone from bhatta mafia for payment of Rs5 million, but he was not afraid and he would not...
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Dorab Mistry awarded OBE
2013 is the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. I am delighted to inform you that my illustrious predecessor Dorab Erach Mistry has been recognised for his services to...
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Can Women Become Mobeds As Per Zarthushti Tenets?
Can Women Become Mobeds As Per Zarthushti Tenets? (By Pervin J. Mistry) Recently, some Zarthushtis in North America have started a debate as to why women are not initiated as mobeds in our religion....
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Zarathushtis in the News_May 2013
Friends, Following were some of the Zarathushtis who were mentioned in the news media: Regards, Maneck Bhujwala ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————— * India West of...
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Cyrus Mistry wants more women in leadership roles in Tata group
Stressing on the importance of harnessing talent of women workers, Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry has batted for the fairer gender taking up more leadership roles in the over $100 billion...
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Bombaywalli ?
Mumbai in Pictures MISS SIMIN PATEL respectfully begs to return her best thanks for the assistance she has received from Messrs. Murty, Shukla, Coutinho, Patel, Gandavia & Sengupta and Mmes. Wadia,...
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USHAO Summer 2013
Greetings, The Summer 2013 edition of USHAO is attached with articles compiled by Farishta Dinshaw. Feel free to forward USHAO to friends interested in informal aspects of Zarathustrian religion,...
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A wish that is breathing its last
Till a couple of years back, few elderly Parsis in Lucknow nursed the desire of breathing their last in Mumbai, thanks to the ‘Tower of Silence’, the last abode where bodies are left for the vultures...
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Meet the 16-year-old ‘Issaq’ heroine, Amyra Dastur
AMYRA DASTUR OF ‘ISSAQ’ She is the newest to enter Bollywood! Just of 16, the Parsi girl Amyra Dastur makes her dream debut in the love story Issaq, opposite Prateik Babbar. Gifted with dainty looks...
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Zubin Mehta to get Tagore Award
NEW DELHI, JULY 10: Zubin Mehta, an Indian-Parsi conductor of western classical music, will be felicitated with Tagore Award for cultural harmony. A four-member jury led by Prime Minister Manmohan...
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Hyderabad’s Parsi Lad 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...
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In Hong Kong, a Once Prominent Parsi Community Faces Demise
The Star Ferry crosses Hong Kong Harbour on May 31, 2013. The ferry service was started in the late 19th century by a Parsi, Dorabjee Naorjee Mithaiwala. Each Oct. 12, Homyar Nasirabadwala, the gaunt,...
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FEZANA – Summer special issue
Dear friends The special issue of the FEZANA JOURNAL in recognition of the exhibition “The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia: A New Beginning – The Legacy of Cyrus the Great: Iran and Beyond” is out !...
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Zarathushtis in the News_June 2013
Friends, Following Zarathushti individuals or institutions were in the news recently: Regards, Maneck Bhujwala * Vistasp Karbhari takes over as President of University of Texas,...
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FEZANA Bulletin – July 2013
Attached please find the FEZANA Bulletin for July 2013 - http://www.fezana.org/files/drupalfiles/FEZANA_Bulletin_2013_07.pdf Please share it with your association members, family and friends. All the...
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Doongarwadi Forest Cover
Since the Doongerwadi and Aviary are the hot topics concerning our community , Dr. Homi Dhalla writes about the ground realities. Click here to read all about the Doongarwadi Trees Click here to read...
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