Exactly 90 years ago today, the Quaid-i-Azam, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, married Ruttenbai Dinshaw Petit, a charming Parsi girl; Mr Jinnah was 42, while Ruttie, as she was known more commonly, was 18. more… http://www.dawn.com/2008/04/19/top16.htm
Read moreMody family are a Persian Zoroastrian family (Parsi), immigrated from India to Hong Kong in 1860. They become one of the wealthiest people in the world and donated most of their wealth back to the community. more… http://www.vohuman.org/Article/Hormusjee%20Naorojee%20Mody.htm <http://www.vohuman.org/Article/Hormusjee%20Naorojee%20Mody.htm>
Read moreMaking Saif, Bipasha, Katrina look super sexy! Stylist Anaita Shroff Adajania (right) has been known for making stars looks sexy. She did it in Dhoom:2 and made Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai look superhot. Now, Anaita’s back with Race, and she’s made the entire cast look stunning. She tells Ameeta Gupta how she did it
Read moreInterview with TV 18 Network Creative Director In a freewheeling interview that TV 18 Network Creative Director Zubin Driver gave to Animation Xpress.com Editor Anand Gurnani, Driver who has been in the creative field for a good 16 years shared his fondness for animation and how the promos and creatives division at TV 18 ‘The Cell’ has been upping the
Read moreTo, All Zoroastrians of Thana, We have a phenomenal piece of news to share with you once again. As you must be aware, we had filed a case (writ petition / PIL) against the Government of Maharashtra in the Honourable High Court of Bombay to save the Byramji Jeejeebhoy school land way back in 1998. As any legal battle goes,
Read moreFriends, Three Parsi Zarthoshtis are in the news from India’s movie industry – Script writer, Farrukh Dhondy, actress, Perizaad Zorabian (who is married to a Zarthushti businessman and has a baby), and 18-year old actress (of TV show Baa, Bahu aur Baby), Benaf Dadachanji. Following are excerpts from news reports in the India Journal, April 11, 2008: * “Scriptwriter Farrukh
Read moreDear All, Pune chapter has had the good luck of getting two entrepreneurs form a new company, which is now started its activity. In the attached press relelease you can see Umeed Kothawala at the Mike with Farzin Irani (red Shirt) who are the two-some. For further information, please visit http://www.extencore.com. http://www.extentia.com/FE_Core_Extentia_merges_for_Extencore..asp http://www.extentia.com/FE_Core_Extentia_merges_for_Extencore.asp Adi Engineer WZCC. Pune – Chapter
Read more5th Annual Youth Assembly at the United Nations UN Headquarters, New York, NY 11-14 August, 2008 Youth Assembly update April, 2008 Greetings from the Youth Assembly! We would like to share some news about this popular event and invite you to be one of the youth leaders from around the world who are “Taking Plans into Action”. Fortunately there is
Read moreTime is the predominant factor in evolution and, as such, when the time comes, things happen as destined in Nature. The time is now ripe when all the Zarthushtis of the world should become aware of the coming of the Saviour, RAENIDAR BEHRAM VARZAVAND. It is possible that some unfortunate sceptic may not believe in it. So be it, but
Read moreBelow is also given an extract from an enlightening article written by Ervad Marzban Hathiram, titled: “A not-so-brief history of Time and the Earth”. http://tenets. zoroastrianism. com/BriefHistory oftheEarth33. pdf
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