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101 babies in 3 years – Jiyo Parsi
Studies conducted by the National Commission for Minorities, and other joint studies conducted by Parzor and Tata Institute of Social Sciences, have identified several reasons for the decline in the...
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Rohinton Mistry turns 65: How has he struck a fine balance in his long...
Just three novels and one collection of short stories, and yet the reclusive Indian-Canadian writer’s fame is assured. Rohinton Mistry holds his Booker Prize shortlisted novel “Family Matters”. Image...
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A history lesson for the Tatas as they consider buying out Air India
In the early 1970s, the government of Singapore, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, had a great idea. In order to attract investment into the little island nation, it thought of starting an...
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Neomi Rao, the Scholar Who Will Help Lead Trump’s Regulatory Overhaul
When George Mason University changed the name of its law school last year to honor Antonin Scalia, the late conservative Supreme Court justice, the tribute rankled many liberal faculty members and...
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The Persian Table: Kadimi New Year Food Orders from Bawi Bride Kitchen
Our dear friend Perzen Patel a.k.a Bawi Bride informs us… Irani Zoroastrians in India will next week be celebrating the Kadmi New Year. Since all Zoroastrian celebrations involve indulging in good...
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Cdr Kavina: India loses 1971 war hero; declassified CIA files reveal impact...
Cdr Kavina passed away in Australia last week, Indian Navy attended funeral Article by Manu Pubby | The Print The Karachi harbour attack by a group of three small missile boats of the Indian Navy —...
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SOAS awarded £5million gift to create world-leading Institute of Zoroastrian...
SOAS University of London has secured a £5 million donation to create the world-leading SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies. The donation will enable the creation of the SOAS...
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Phil Shroff: From Dreams to Reality
When I moved to New York, one of the first dozen Parsis I must’ve met included Phil and Dhun Shroff. And over the years as I got to meet them more and more and get to know them better, I was always...
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The Roda I know
dentsu X’s Divya Karani on media veteran Roda Mehta (ex-O&M), the AAAI’s Lifetime Achievement Award Winner for 2017 I have had the fortune of working with some very tall men. Roda is one of them. I...
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Dadar Parsi Colony: Who To Know In Mumbai’s Only Unwalled Baug
Strange things are afoot in Dadar Parsi Colony. This summer, for the first time in 89 years, the well at the Rustomji Faramna Agiary on Dinshaw Master Road ran dry. Then the BMC tried to separate the...
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Vispi Kasad Does India Proud at America’s Got Talent in Los Angeles
Vispi Kasad is a martials arts guru based in Navsari, India. He was recently invited by Tyra Banks, the host of America’s Got Talent to perform at their live show in Los Angeles. Below is the video of...
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Percy Bahmani: Parsi Powerlifter
Why this veteran has set his hopes for a dying community on a weightlifting competition. Percy Farhad Bahmani runs a farm in Dahanu. But his calm exterior hides a great love and passion for martial...
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Tata Steel & Gwalior’s Chambers of Secrets
This could well have inspired an Indiana Jones sequel – with a twist. Connecting hidden and lost treasures buried deep underground, to a modern day conglomerate with factories across the world. As hard...
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Dan Boman named 2017 American Culinary Federation Western Region Pastry Chef...
Dan Boman, CEPC, Named 2017 American Culinary Federation Western Region Pastry Chef of the Year St. Augustine, Fla., March 3, 2017—Dan Boman, CEPC, chef instructor, Art Institute of Phoenix, was named...
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The Bombay Blackwood: A Class Apart
Queen Anne, Empire, Elizabethan, Louis XVI… these are familiar terms for aficionados who are passionate about antique furniture. Rare and often priceless pieces of furniture from these styles – ranging...
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Iranshah Udvada Utsav 2017 Announced
Parsi Khabar is delighted to inform that registration for 2017 Iranshah Udvada Utsav is open. Per an email from our dear Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor We just launched the edition of “IUU-2017′...
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Parsi food is more than dhansak
For a culinary tapestry as rich and diverse, Parsi cuisine has for a long time remained circumscribed by stereotypes, identified largely by the dhansak-sali boti routine popularized by Mumbai’s iconic...
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Lily Has Left the Kitchen: The last Parsi cook in Ahmedabad looks back at...
The kitchen of the Zoroastrian Ladies Cooperative Society (ZLCS), in a busy lane in Khanpur in the walled city of Ahmedabad, is brimming with activity. In a corner of the impeccably clean kitchen is a...
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Honour or Undermine: Your Choice
When I read ‘This is how USA treats Indian Military Veterans’ by Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi in the May 2017 issue of “Fauji India”, I could not help but write about the experiences of my husband and I over...
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Parsi Paghdis and Phetas: Armin Pooniwalla
If there is one piece of our daily attire that has practically disappeared in the last century, it is headgear. And nowhere is it more noticeable, than the Parsis. Every single picture of Parsis right...
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