ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PARSEE
From Persian Pārsī a Persian, from Old Persian PārsaPersia.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARSEE»
Discover the use of
Parsee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Parsee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Examines The Major Thematic Preoccupations Of Expatriate And Stay At Home Parsee Novelists In Relation To The Zoroastrian World-View.
V. L. V. N. Narendra Kumar, 2002
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What a
Parsee Should Know
Introduction to the Zoroastrian religion and way of life.
Jal Rustamji Vimadalal, 1970
V.L.V.N. Narendra Kumar aptly puts it: Parsee novel in English, i.e. novel
portraying Parsee life, is a potent index of the Zoroastrian ethos. It voices the
ambivalence, the nostalgia and the dilemma of the endangered Parsee
community.
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Indian English Fiction: New Perspectives
Mistry employs irony to depict the condition of the Parsee elite represented by
Rustomji. On Behram roje (auspicious day), someone spits betel juice from the
upper deck of a bus. The novelist's tone, though apparently humorous, is ironic:
On ...
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Aspects of India's International Relations, 1700 to 2000: ...
were favoured educational institutions of the Parsees, who outnumbered Hindu
students of the Society's Gujarati schools.40 The first generation of the Parsee
students at the Society's schools and the Elphinstone College were, of course, ...
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The India-China Opium Trade in the Nineteenth Century
The Parsee family of Pestonjee Bomanjee Wadia, for example, had been
connected for centuries with western Indian shipping and had four vessels of its
own in the opium trade.32 Other well-known Parsee traders included Rustomjee
...
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The Complete Children's Short Stories
ONCE UPON A TIME, on an uninhabited island on the shores of the Red Sea,
there lived a Parsee from whose hat the rays of the sun were reflected in more-
than- oriental splendour. And the Parsee lived by the Red Sea with nothing but
his ...
Then the Parsee came down from his palm-tree andput the stove onitslegsand
recited thefollowing Sloka, which, as you havenot heard, I will nowproceedto
relate:— Themthat takes cakes Which the Parsee-man bakes Makes dreadful ...
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The
Parsee Marriage And Divorce Act 1865, The
Parsee ...
With An Appendix And Cuzerattee Translation.
Sorabjee Shapoorjee Bengalee, 2010
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ISSUES IN TRADITIONAL MALAYSIAN CULTURE
Wayang parsee, which used the Urdu language, found a ready audience in
Penang, both among the local population and the large number of expatriate
Indians, particularly in the armed forces . The initial enthusiasm, however,
appears to ...
GHULAM-SARWAR YOUSOF, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARSEE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Parsee is used in the context of the following news items.
Happy Valley–Home Away From Home for the British in Hong Kong
There are Jewish, Hindu, Parsee, Muslim, St Michael's Catholic and Hong Kong Cemeteries along the Western side of the Racecourse. «The Epoch Times, Jul 15»
Texas Trooper Violated Policy In Sandra Bland Arrest
LikeReply. Patrick Anderson 5ptsFeatured 6 days ago. @Willie Parsee why don't you write a better one? FlagShare. 1 Sam Jackson LikeReply. «The Root, Jul 15»
Dressing Up Homophobia: Subhash Jha and Bollywood's Gay Kiss …
... films like Luck By Chance or Honeymoon Travels who are not there as the new Parsee - an affected stereotypes serving as the butt of jokes. «New America Media, Jul 15»
Dressing up homophobia: Subhash Jha and Bollywood's gay kiss of …
... films like Luck By Chance or Honeymoon Travels who are not there as the new Parsee - an affected stereotypes serving as the butt of jokes. «Firstpost, Jul 15»
Keeper of Gujarati Stage Treasures
... rare memoirs, translations, manuscripts of Parsee Gujarati Theatre that marked the beginnings of modern Indian theatre from 1850s to 1950s, ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
“Daemonic preludium”, an extract from The Daemon Knows
Ahab has passed through Parsee Manichaeism and arrived at an American gnosis, ruggedly antinomian. Yes, Ahab is a dictator who drowns ... «OUPblog, Jul 15»
Bobcats Host Cover Signing 07-08-15
Dylan Parsee: "It feels good to know that people are not just here to watch us play football. They actually care and they want us to sign some ... «Concho valley homepage, Jul 15»
A class act
“I am reminded of the popular theatre in Assam and the unique Parsee theatre that still gets full houses (in thousands) in Alwar, Rajasthan. «Financial Express, Jul 15»
Helsinki Olympics swimmer Adi Bharucha passes away
According to the Greater Mumbai Amateur Aquatics Association (GMAAA), Bharucha breathed his last this morning at the Parsee General ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
Mumbai's Endangered Parsis Fight to Preserve the City's Greenest …
The purpose-formed Parsee Central Association Cooperative Housing Society was given a 999-year lease of 103 plots, with certain covenants ... «NDTV, Jun 15»
