The Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC) commemorated the 100th death anniversary of Dr. Minocher Contractor with an ‘Ayathrem Gambhar’, organized on 14th October, 2017. Known for his exemplary services as a physician, freedom fighter and Trustee of the Surat Parsee Punchayat, who also founded the Surat Parsee Pragati Mandal (which recently celebrated its 72nd anniversary […]
The only reason the director might offer for this film going haywire long before the end is that it was his debut feature. The premise, although a tried and tested one, promised much more. Two girls, unknown to each other and coincidentally sharing their first name, decide to go on a road trip to Sweden. […]
Manoj Bajpayee is one of the triumvirate of our current actors- Irrfan Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui being the other two- who have challenged the oft-believed perceptions of commercial films, even while making mainstream cinema their very own. Caught in the quagmire of business politics and wrongdoings, Divakar Mathur (Bajpayee) attempts to expose his partner Robin […]
. . Resonating with the true spirit of Diwali, the Tata Trusts, under the supervision of Ratan Tata, has pledged to donate Rs. 1,000 crores to providing affordable cancer treatment and building new hospitals across India, in their endeavour to making cancer treatment facilities accessible to every Indian. Assam, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra […]
Belling The DisCriminATion Dear Readers, The past weeks have seen the sentiments of our Community hitting an all-time-high as numerous issues have converged upon us – the two most prominent ones include, what is popularly known in the circles as ‘the Goolrukh Gupta case’, where we keenly await the Supreme Court’s verdict as regards the […]
. PT: How are the preparations for ‘IUU 2017’ going? Dasturji Khurshed: The preparations are going great. We have already received over one thousand five hundred registrations from across the globe and the numbers are increasing daily. For now we are focusing on arranging the various entertainment programs, performances, speakers and panellists for various discussions […]
Why Is Sauce For The Parsi Goose Not Sauce For The Parsi Gander? Parsis have been in the national news again and as usual for all the wrong reasons. The ongoing dispute is essentially gender based: Why can only Parsi men marry outside the community and continue to enjoy full religious rights – including […]
. PT: Tell us about the sixteen fires which come together to consecrate an Atash Behram? RK: The 16 fires for the Atash Behram are sourced from different places, mainly where fire is used as a means of vocations by different people, and where it undergoes hardships in various ways. There are no particular names […]