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Who Is A Parsi: Prochy Mehta
Author Prochy N. Mehta is a daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, school leader and hockey and basketball player. She has represented India in Masters Athletics. Mehta is the first female president of...
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Meherwan Irani’s Chai Pani of North Carolina Named Best Restaurant in America
Meherwan Irani has been nominated or been the recipient of several awards so far. He and Chai Pani co-founder Molly, were present at the award ceremony. (photo @beardfoundation) India-West News Desk...
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Remembering Sam Tata
Remembering Sam Tata, the photographer who was equally at ease on the street and in the studio Between taking portraits of everyone from Prithviraj Kapoor to Leonard Cohen, Tata teamed with Henri...
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Nergis Mavalvala Delivers Commencement Address at Wellesley
Nergis Mavalvala, Pakistani-American astrophysicist and Dean of MIT School of Science; was invited to be the Commencement speaker for the 2022 graduating class at her own alma mater Wellesley College...
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Modi launches stamp for 200th anniversary of Mumbai Samachar:
Modi launches stamp for 200th anniversary of Mumbai Samachar: Look back at history of Asia’s longest-running newspaper The Gujarati newspaper was first published in 1822 as a weekly by Parsi scholar...
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Buy An Afarganyu Glazed Tea Light
The peace, tranquillity and oneness with Ahura Mazda that we experience when we gaze upon an atash is an inexplicable feeling. The silhouette of the aesthetic Afarganyu with the warm burning pile of...
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Construction pioneer Pallonji Mistry who took building blocks overseas
MUMBAI: In a congested lane off Girgaum Road in south Mumbai, a nondescript old man dressed in simple white clothes would be seen frequently walking into the city’s oldest Parsi Atash Behram, the...
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Ba Humata Lecture Series: July 2022
The July 2022 Ba Humata Lecture Series will be on the theme “Serve and You Shall Be Served” Ushtavaiti Gatha Yasna Ha 43.1 This month’s speaker list includes Ervad Darayesh Katrak (India) Mobed Dr....
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Chef Shahzad Bhathena In Conversation
Shahzad Bhathena is an integral and leading member of Ian scaramuzza’s, Two Michelin-Starred Melisse restaurant, Santa Monica. He Discusses the unusual path he took to get him where he is today. For...
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Avabai Wadia: The lawyer who became India’s family planning pioneer
In 1933, a sari-clad teenager made international headlines. Avabai Wadia, 19, became the first woman from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to pass the bar exam in the United Kingdom. Her success encouraged the...
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‘Jiyo Parsi’: Govt Encourages The Community Members To Get Married And...
The Minority Affairs Ministry has developed a plan to “restore” the Parsi population in India, which apparently has been seen to be dwindling because of little interest in marriage among the eligible...
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Jehan Mehta of Tandy’s Creamery In Conversation
Tell us something about Tandy’s Creamery? Ans) Bombays ice cream sandwich company manufacturing signature ice cream sandwiches, tubs and cups in a variety of flavours. What lead to the inception of...
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From locks to critical components in Mars Mission, how Godrej helped in...
In 2022, India boasts of over 72,000 recognized startups with the world’s third-largest start-up ecosystem to support their growth. Over a century ago, India was used as a market for English goods and...
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Ethics Rooted in the Past: SFVBA’s Judge of the Year Hon. Firdaus F. Dordi
It’s been a difficult, challenging road from Mumbai, India, to a seat on the bench on the Los Angeles Superior Court for Hon. Firdaus F. Dordi. But, it’s been a path built on a foundation of hard work,...
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Tanaz Bhathena wins inaugural Bapsi Sidhwa Literary Prize
The Inaugural Bapsi Sidhwa Literary Prize was announced at a glittering Award Ceremony at the 12th World Zoroastrian Congress 2022 in New York on Saturday July 2, 2022. The genesis for the Bapsi Sidhwa...
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As Hyderabad’s oldest fire temple turns 175, the Parsi community looks back...
The Nizam of Hyderabad once owed Rs 41 lakh to Seth Viccaji Meherji and Seth Pestonji Meherji, two Parsi brothers who founded Hyderabad’s oldest agiary. With the fire temple turning 175 on July 31, the...
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Meet the 2022 World Zarathushti Community Awards Winners
The World Zarathushti Community Awards are held in conjunction with the World Congress every 4 years. The Awards are administered by the Global Working Group who worked with the 12WZC 2022 for this...
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Nautanki theatre was India’s melting pot of Parsi, Hindu traditions. Now it’s...
Cinema drastically impacted nautanki, resulting in waning audience interest. Today, the rural areas of Hathras, Mathura, Unnao have a newfound love for the form. A popular folk theatre form that...
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The Parsi Nose Project documents a salient feature
Vimadalal’s project took shape during a chat in March about Parsi noses with his husband, stylist Prayag Menon, and a friend The Parsi nose or the Persian nose, often described as large, with a...
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The Remembrance Project In Conversation with Prochy Mehta
THE REMEMBRANCE PROJECT – PART 97 Establishments are colossal beasts. Very few can take them on. It takes a different kind of mettle to challenge establishments. The 68 year old Prochy Numazar Mehta...
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