The second phase will be launched on July 29 by the Union Minister of minority affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, who will be in Mumbai for it. After a successful 20 per cent increase in the birth rate in the Parsi community after the launch of Jiyo Parsi scheme, the government of India will be soon launch phase two. The second phase will
Read moreAgainst the backdrop of Islamic State, a much older religion stages a revival in Iraqi Kurdistan. Faced with the barbaric actions of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on their doorstep, a growing number of Kurds, particularly among the youth, are becoming increasingly disillusioned with the various interpretations of Islam on offer in the region. There is
Read moreHeidelberg University of Germany confers Dr. Roozan P Bharucha with a special Title of “Majestät der AI-Medizintechnik” for his innovation of AI-Prosthetic Group of Devices at The SystemX Research Centre 29 June, 2017, PRESS RELEASE ID: SX1706029A BERLIN – 29 June 2017 – Heidelberg University – Witten – Germany & German Medical Association – Berlin conferred Dr. Roozan P Bharucha with
Read moreNovember 13th, 2014 marked the 101st anniversary of the announcement of Rabindranath Tagore’s Nobel Prize in Literature. He was Asia’s first Nobel Prize winner. His book ‘Gitanjali’ literally meaning “An offering of Songs” was considered by judges to be “profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful”. He originally penned the Jana Gana Mana, a Poem , which was later accepted as India’s
Read more“The Parsis of India” examines a much-neglected area of Asian Studies. In tracing keypoints in the development of the Parsi community, it depicts the Parsis’ history, and accounts for their ability to preserve, maintain and construct a distinct identity. For a great part the story is told in the colonial setting of Bombay city. Ample attention is given to the
Read moreCelebrate Kadmi New Year at a table laden with traditional delicacies whipped up by a Parsi home chef of Iranian lineage For the longest time, home chef Perzen Patel of the Bawi Bride Kitchen had been searching across Mumbai for zereshk berries, an ingredient that studs the Iranian dish, Berry Pulao. She was told to either replace zereshk with cranberries
Read moreDear Friends, Greetings from WZCC. Folks, it is once again time for our Annual Global Meet. Earlier, our Global AGMs were successfully held in India as well as foreign locales, namely, Houston, London, Tehran, Singapore, Dubai, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Pune, Goa, etc. This year’s Global AGM will be held in India, viz. Bangalore – a dynamic city with its IT
Read moreFEZANA is happy to announce that the application cycle for the FEZANA scholarships for 2017 is open. FEZANA Offers the following Scholarships ACADEMIC Scholarships Mehraban and Morvorid Kheradi Endowment Scholarship for Academic Excellence: The FEZANA Scholar FEZANA 25th Anniversary Endowment Scholarship For Academic Excellence Morvarid Guiv Endowment Scholarships Purvez and Aban Rustomji Endowment Scholarship Banoobai and Maneckshaw Kapadia Endowment Scholarship
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