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Nari Contractor: A Captain with Grit and Impeccable Character
Nariman Jamshedji Contractor was born on March 7, 1934 at Godhra Gujarat by accident. His pregnant mother was coming on a train from Dahod in Gujarat to Bombay for delivery when all of a sudden she...
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The Mango and Parsi Cooking: Niloufer Mavalvala
Our dear friend and cookbook author and chef extraordinaire Niloufer Mavalvala was recently featured on a cooking show that is making the rounds of public broadcast in the United States. On the 4th...
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How Indian opium traders from Bombay helped the British Raj wreck China’s...
Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, who helped build modern Bombay and was the first Indian to be knighted by Queen Victoria, was a prominent figure in the business. Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy & Company, founded 200...
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Prove fire temple is important to you, state tells Parsis
Setting community and MMRCL on warpath, govt pleader taunts petitioners: ‘show more than two-and-a-half documents to prove that the Atash Behram is integral to Zoroastrianism The Anjuman Atash Behram,...
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The Dragon Awakens
For Parsi’s information – about the opium trade. A Copyright compendium in limited circulation. © Formatted from various acknowledged original sources – By E. Kanga. China Remembers – A vast crime by...
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MMRCL shakes Parsi hopes for quick resolution to Metro row
A day after offering an out-of-court meeting to discuss options, MMRCL yesterday stated it would review the alternatives and decide whether the meeting was required Article by Arita Sarkar | Mid-Day...
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Zavera Shahuna: The Parsi platter
Zavera Shahuna’s kitchen speaks volumes of her love for order. Zavera Shahuna’s kitchen speaks volumes of her love for order. Glassware is neatly stacked on the shelves, a tray exclusively for sauce...
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Tête-à-Tête With Iconic Mumbai Eatery Britannia’s Owner
On a warm on Saturday afternoon in the city of dreams – Mumbai, when masses rejoice their weekend, a Parsi family gears up to welcome their customers at their iconic eatery Britannia & Co. The...
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Parsi Gara: Using History For a New Story
How Ashdeen Lilaowala keeps traditional oriental embroidery craft distinct without adapting to the millennial culture Seated in the plush, spacious, newly launched store of textile designer and author...
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India’s Birthing Project
Amid its fight against a surging demographic, India has taken up the responsibilities of a depleting community — the Parsis — nestled in the middle of its diverse cultural smorgasbord. Article by...
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Russy D Sumariwalla: Towards a Planet-wide Culture of Non-Violence
From times immemorial, humankind, in its brief history on planet Earth, has caused and experienced for itself unimaginable horrors and carnage. Violence is commonly used to settle disputes or to gain...
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A Brown Kitchen: India meets Persia in seductive Parsi pickles
A first cookbook is like a first love, the first boy that you meet and fall in love with. You might not end up spending your life with him, but you might always remember the relationship fondly. That...
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From Zarathustra to British Aristocracy: The Paisley of Persia
Resembling a teardrop, fashion’s famed Paisley motif earned its western name from the Scottish town of Paisley, a center for textiles where paisley designs were produced. The distinctive almond-shaped...
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Blessed By The Light: Zubin Balaporia Exhibition at BARO
Zubin Balaporia’s photography exhibition explores how he listens to his pictures Contemporary Design Store BARO will host photographer Zubin Balaporia’s first Photography Show titled “BLESSED BY THE...
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Tata Group history is also the history of Indian industry
The history of a behemoth that is also the history of Indian industry T.R. Doongaji hails from Nagpur, the place where Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata started his first venture, Empress Mills, in 1877. When...
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Metro 3 vs Parsis: MMRCL compares Parsi beliefs to Sati
The massive battle put up by the Parsi community to save two of their sacred Atash Behrams from Metro III is now drawing to a close, as final arguments on both sides ended yesterday in the Bombay High...
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Fall from glory: Prof Pithawala holds up a mirror to India’s oldest law college
Prof. Pithawalla, who has been teaching at the GLC for 46 years, says lax attendance, poorly-paid teachers are among its sore spots Prof. Homiar Pithawalla has been witness to the peaks and troughs at...
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Honouring the First Benefactor of HKU: Sir Hormusjee N Mody
Every year on October 12, the local Zoroastrian community commemorates the birthday of Sir Hormusjee Mody and his generosity to the University by having a priest place a garland of flowers around the...
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Rawalpindi’s Parsi benefactor
During colonial times the Parsi community expanded to every corner of India. These fortune seekers settled in developing towns across the Subcontinent. And they took with them their unique origins,...
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Commemorating Zoroastrian and Indian women in the British Suffrage movement
Our dear friend Shazneen Y Munshi wrote a report on the event that commemorated Zoroastrian and Indian women in the British Suffrage movement. This was initially shared by Zoroastrian Trust Funds of...
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