The contents of this mail cannot be verified, but I wonder if someone may like to take it up on behalf of the community after proper enquiry ? Dear Sir, I shall be highly grateful to you if you can please be kindly forward our Parsee Fire Temple message to all of our Parsee Community through all over the whole world with
Read moreEvery year thousands of Australians tie the knot. But two newly-weds in Sydney are not only celebrating their new life together, they’re also helping to save their religion from dying out. The ancient Iranian religion of Zoroastrianism is now one of the smallest religions in the world. There are an estimated 200,000 Zoroastrians worldwide, and only about 2,500 living in
Read moreNauzer Bharucha, senior editor at the Times of India, won the Red Ink Award for Excellence in Indian Journalism 2013 for political writing for his series of reports exposing irregularities to the tune of Rs 20,000 crore in state irrigation projects. Click Here for the report
Read moreANNOUNCEMENT IN today’s Jame Jamshed on p.9 A singing competition of Parsi religious songs and monajats for girls under 16 will be held on Saturday June 8 2013 at 5.30 p.m.at Neville Hall, Rustom Baug. Indivudual entries will be accepted in four different groups. For details contact Perviz J. Sholapurwala at 08097371415 or Kumi Daroowala at 23705512 Courtesy : Marzban
Read moreThe Vasai Taluka Parsee Panchayat Charitable Trust is now sponsoring medical aid Diabetes meds at 40% discount on MRP. Cancer and Dialysis medicines at 30% discount on MRP. AIDS meds are excluded and no discount can be given. The above facility is mainly open to financially challenged senior citizens and others whose family income does not exceed Rs.12,000/- per month. The candidate must register his/her name with the trust along with the
Read moreMotibai was born to an affluent Parsi family of Bombay and was brought up in that city. She was the first woman to pass out from the Grant Medical College. The year she qualified as a doctor, industrialist Ranchhodlal Chhotalal founded a hospital for women in Ahmedabad. He invited Motibai to head the hospital – the Victoria Jubilee Hospital. She
Read moreThe Parsee Fire Temple on Queen’s Road, consecrated in February 1926, is a rare Iranian-style architecture in the city. The connection of Parsees, who worship nature, with India dates back to the 9th century and Bangalore accepted a section of them, allowing them to keep their traditions and customs alive. “For a small and fast depleting community like the Parsees,
Read moreGirl Scouts of Southern Illinois CEO Villie M. Appoo received a Distinguished Alumni award from Washington University’s G. W. Brown School of Social Work at a ceremony April 17 at Steinberg Auditorium here. Born in Mumbai, Appoo, of the Zoroastrian faith, joined the Girl Guides in first grade and was active for 11 years. Her Girl Guide troop participated in
Read moreKhurshid Mistry and Rohinton Mehta have done it again in the athletics arena. This time, Khurshid and Rohinton represented Maharashtra for the Masters National Athletic Championship held at Trivandrum from May 10 to 12, 2013. Around 1500 athletes from all states in India participated in the national athletic meet. Khurshid and Rohinton have excelled in their performances at the
Read moreBapsybanoo Pavry was born Miss Bapsy Pavry of Bombay, the daughter of a Parsi Head Priest, the Most Rev. Khursheedjee Pavry. Bapsy was in England from a young age and the Bombay beauty was considered to be quite a socialite. So much so that in 1952 Bapsy married the 16th Marquess of Winchester and became the Marchioness of Winchester –
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