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Savukshaw, Rohinton Mistry’s “greatest [cricketer] of them all”
Thanks to Savukshaw, things took such unusual proceedings that MCC’s annual ball budget took a serious toll. Left: Cover of Tales from Firozsha Baag (courtesy: Wikimedia Commons) Right: Rohinton Mistry...
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‘Among India’s military greats, he was the greatest’
Sam Manekshaw led the Indian Army to its greatest military victory this month 46 years ago. Lieutenant Colonel A K Shinde (retd), the field marshal’s doctor for 25 years, tells Rediff.com‘s Archana...
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LONDON TO MUMBAI – Drives Of A Lifetime
The journey started in London @ kilometer 147,524 and ended at the Gateway of India, Mumbai @ kilometer 168,981- a distance of 21,457 km. We stayed at 44 different locations over 51 days of the Drive,...
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Dr Nergis Mavalvala becomes first recipient of Lahore Technology Award
Fumbling, stumbling, grumbling, lost in the world of physics and walking on the unplanned paths, Professor Nergis Mavalvala from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was able to solve the...
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ALIEN FESTIVITIES ON IRANIAN CALENDAR
Whether it is the matter of globalization and social media growth or not, several celebrations and festivals which are originated from the West have permeated the Iranian calendar over recent years....
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A time to honor
After over 10 years of ostracization, heartache, struggle and legal setbacks, Goolrookh Gupta and her sisters Shiraz Patodia and Kamal Thapar have won the right to attend their parents’ funerals in...
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From Patra Ni Machi To Lagan Nu Custard, This Cafe Is All About Delish Parsi...
It was love at first bite. It was at the hallowed, hundred-year-old Parsi members-only Ripon Club that I got my first taste of Parsi food. This was almost four decades ago when I had just moved from...
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4TH ZOROASTRIAN RETURN TO ROOTS TRIP KICKS OFF IN MUMBAI
The 4th trip of the Zoroastrian Return To Roots program kicked off today in Mumbai. Over 24 Zoroastrian youth from USA, Canada, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Pakistan and United Arab Emirates will...
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Arriving Displaced, Giving Back in Full
Sometime between the seventh and ninth centuries, a group of immigrants landed on the shores of India’s western state of Gujarat, after what probably was a long and arduous voyage from Persia, now...
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A GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT IRANSHAH UDVADA
A GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT THE LEGACY OF PAK IRANSHAH ATASHBEHRAM IN UDVADA – OUR PRICELESS AND TIMELESS HERITAGE TOGETHER Let Us Create An Inner Desire To Support Our Sacred Fire EDUCATION –...
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THE ASSOCIATION FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE FIRST YEAR NECESSARY DEATH CEREMONIES...
The Association for Performance of the First Year Necessary Death Ceremonies of the Parsi Zoroastrians E. Mithaiwala Agiary Compound, Jehangir Daji Cross Lane, Sleater Road, Grant Road (W), Mumbai...
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Not Just Milk & Sugar
Not Just Milk & Sugar is an accessible inquiry into the Zoroastrian faith, its basic teachings, uniqueness, and myths. Through a bedtime story told by a grandfather to his grandson, the relevance...
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Valiant Parsis in War and Peace
I am happy to announce that my new book VALIANT PARSIS IN WAR AND PEACE was released by Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor at Iranshah Udvada Utsav on 24th December 2017. You may take a printout of the outer...
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The Gathas – A Compilation
The Holy Gathas Of Zarathustra – Jimmy Wadia Presented as a recitable prayer in English compiled from the following publications which give different versions of the Holy Gathas as per links below, (a...
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Stamp on Dadabhai Naoroji
India Post dedicated a stamp on Dadabhai Naoroji, an independence stalwart, celebrating his 100th death anniversary in Ahmedabad on 29th December 2017 by Gujarat Governor along with officials n...
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Parsis in a flame war
Orthodox community members, reformists divided over sanctity of fire in Pune temple Mumbai: For the reformists who built the newly opened Asha Vahishta Zoroastrian Centre in Pune’s Kondhwa area, the...
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Looking for Old Pictures of Bharda House – Udvada
I am interested in any old pictures that you may have of the old Bharda House in Bharda Street, Udwada. That house was occupied by my grandmother and aunts and uncle from the Katila family and I spent...
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The Woman Behind the Golden Globes – is a Parsi lady Meher Tatna
The Woman Behind the Golden Globes Wants You to Take Them Seriously No, the awards are not fixed—and more secrets from H.F.P.A. president Meher Tatna. H.F.P.A. president Meher Tatna Rob...
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