Times of India Mount Abu tale A K Sharma4 December 2009, 10:37pm IST Parsee thy name is charity! It sums up Parsees everywhere, Mount Abu being no exception. Right from Motabhai Bhikhabhai Contractor in 1856, when he came from Deesa, Gujarat, to build most of present day Abu Road and Mount Abu if not all, to contemporary contractors, extending excellence
Read moreNewsline article on Pakistani Parsis: “The Exodus” “Colloquially known as Parsis, Zoroastrians in Pakistan seem to be on a fast track to leaving the country. With, according to most community leaders, almost 95% of the younger generation moving away, very few members of this unique community remain in Pakistan.” Click to read the entire article. Courtesy : Dinyar Patel
Read moreAttached is a short article on Eduljee Sorabjee, who settled in Los Angeles in 1885 and lived there until his death in 1913. Sorabji moved to Los Angeles on the advice of his doctor and also since he had “a liking for liberty and equality and a republican form of government.” According to the article, he was the “god-son” of
Read moreNational Geographic article on Parsis, Dec 1905 Here’s an article on the Parsis — with lots of photos — from National Geographic, authored by the US diplomatic consul in Bombay at the time. This is from GoogleBooks. Excerpts of this article were printed in FEZANA Journal some years back. Click here to read the article…. Fee, William Thomas – The
Read moreIndia’s new Drone airplane named after a Zarathushti and a college friend, Rustom B. Damania Friends, It is a proud event to know that India’s new Drone aircraft (remote controlled unmanned aircraft) developed by DRDO and that will be used by India’s armed services, was named RUSTOM, to honor the memory of a Pasi Zarathushti, the late Prof. Rustom B.
Read moreA villager has stumbled upon an ancient site near Iran’s Parishan Lake located southeast of Kazeroun in the southern province of Fars. A local farmer found huge ancient jars and columns of a fortress while expanding his agricultural lands near the lake. Primary studies showed that the fortress was built during the Sassanid era and the jar was part of
Read moreTHE J.N. TATA ENDOWMENT for the Higher Education of Indians ” to lift up the best and most gifted … ” Applications are invited from Indian nationals for the J. N. TATA ENDOWMENT LOAN SCHOLARSHIPS for the academic year 2010 2011 for higher studies abroad in all disdplines and subjects. Selected scholars may also qualify for gift awards. WHO IS
Read moreA perfect example of the saying, ‘Leaders are born, not made,’ at the young age of 23 years, Azmin has many laurels to her credit. Energetic, talented and optimistic, Azmin has been a go-getter from her early days. Her charm is contagious and her enthusiasm, simply magnetic. Having completed her Bachelors’ in English Literature from Jai Hind College, she is
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