The Hatworks Boulevard
The lovely mellow yellow building beckons you with just the huge nameplate facing Cunningham Road — The Hatworks Boulevard. The vast expanse is almost hidden away behind a regular commercial complex,...
View ArticleAre Parsis in Hyderabad Getting Less in Number?
How Parsis came to Hyderabad? When Parsis made a mass exodus from their native land Faras, they moved to different settlements in areas of Gujarat and Bombay. But the question is how some of these...
View ArticlePM Modi Addresses Singapore and Begins with Parsi Story
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on a state visit to Singapore on November 24, 2015 addressed the Indian community there. He begins the speech with the Qissa-I-Sanjan story about Sugar In The Milk...
View ArticleArzan Khambatta Creates Memorial to Indian Naval Ship Vikrant
“THE LEGEND” A sculpture dedicated to the Mighty VIKRANT made from the original parts of the Legend itself. Inaugurated by Vice Admiral SPS Cheema, PVSM, AVSM , NM, ADC, Flag Officer Command-In -Chief,...
View ArticleBaroda Agiary Seeks Volunteers to Maintain Premises.
Wanted! Young Parsis to maintain agiyari Article by Tushar Tere | Times Of India Vadodara: When the Parsi agiyari in Sayajigunj recently celebrated its 90 years of existence, the entire building was...
View ArticleZoroastrian Return To Roots 2016 Kicks Off
The 2016 Zoroastrian Return To Roots Trip started today in Mumbai. 15 Fellows from six countries will spend the next 13 days experiencing Parsi Zoroastrian India. Participants from USA, Canada, UK,...
View ArticleThe Story of Air India’s Very First International Flight
June 8, 1998 marked the 50th anniversary of Air India’s maiden international flight – a milestone in the history of Indian civil aviation. His Highness, the Jam Saheb of Nawanagar, Rajpramukh of...
View ArticleWill the Royal family visit Britannia?
Known for his love for Queen Elizabeth and the royal family, owner of Mumbai’s Britannia restaurant Boman Kohinoor is excited about the #WillKat visit to the city this month. This is Boman Kohinoor,...
View ArticleNadir Maneckjee: The Hatter of Bangalore
Through a gateway leading off Cunningham Road stands the Hatworks Boulevard, one of the few colonial era mansions that have survived the turn of the century. The structure, now home to about 12...
View ArticleParsis on Indian Stamps
1st March, 1958 – 50th Anniversary of Steel Industry, Jamshedji Tata – Steel Plant 15th April, 1959 – Sir Jamshetjee Jeejeebhoy (1783-1859), Philanthropist – Death Centenary. 26th January, 1962 –...
View ArticleAdi Godrej: Beef ban, prohibition are hurting economy
Adi Godrej first to speak out: Beef ban, prohibition are hurting economy Clever democratic leaders make sure disadvantages are minimised, advantages maximised, says Godrej chairman. INDUSTRIALIST Adi...
View ArticleSanthome: The Parsi locality in Chennai where you are welcomed with hugs
For about a century, since dropping anchor in Chennai, the Clubwala family has been credited with founding several institutions in the city. “Hugging,” says 87-year-old Mani Clubwalla, is one she would...
View ArticleKolkatta Parsis To Discuss Survival Issues at Sunday workshop
Come Sunday and the 500-odd Parsis in Kolkata will get together for a special workshop on problems faced by the community, one of the smallest in the country. This is an initiative by Jiyo Parsi, an...
View ArticleOnce an important centre of Parsis, Agra has now just 6 of them
From a time when all the prominent institutions in Agra were run by Parsis in the early 20th century — right from manning the Central Bank to starting city’s iconic hotel Cecil Mansion and entirely...
View ArticleWhere Did All The Vultures Go ?
Raghav Mandava takes the disappearance of the vultures in India head on. In a hard hitting video he lays the problems out head on. Written & Performed by – Raghav Mandava Director – Xulfee edit –...
View ArticleIndian Census Shows 18% Decline in Parsi Population
An alarming 18% decline in Parsi population since 2001 census has community worried. Below are two articles. The first is by dear friend and the Director of the UNESCO PARZOR Project Dr. Shernaz Cama....
View ArticleMeet the man whom Mahatma Gandhi called ‘the Father of the Nation’
The back story to Dadabhai Naoroji’s insistent demand for swaraj or self-rule. Article by Dinyar Patel | Scroll.In In 1892, when he became the first Indian elected to the British House of Commons,...
View ArticleDebate on Navjote ceremony in Delhi
Even as the debate of rights of children from Parsi mother to non-Parsi father and Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is being debated in the community, a case of a Navjote ceremony on a boy born to Parsi mother...
View ArticleTransforming Lives :Tata Trusts digital campaign
Shireen Mistree a very dear friend points us to a new media initiative by Tata Trusts where she currently works in Strategy and Partnerships. Shireen writes We are pleased to share our philanthropic...
View ArticleKolkata’s Parsi community on the wane
Lesser known in the city than in Mumbai, the community arrived here from Surat in the late 18th century Their rise here parallelled the consolidation of British power in eastern India and the rise of...
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