Parsi Khabar

Shiamak Davar ties up with American dance guru and takes his academy to new professional high. Shiamak Davar is in an ebullient mood. It is the Parsi New Year today. And he has a navroze gift for himself; an exciting new plan for his Shiamak Davar Dance Academy, for Mumbai, for all people who can [...]

The man who would be king smiled a lot and said very little. But it was clear as day on Wednesday that Noel N. Tata will have to spend the next few months under media limelight amid the cloying affections of supporters who want him crowned as the next chairman of the Tata business empire. [...]

The city’s 8,000 strong Zoroastrian community is all set to bring in the Navroze or the Parsi New Year on Thursday with customary fervour "The 10 days before Navroze are marked by prayers for the departed, at Agiaries in the city. The 10th day is called Pateti, which was on Wednesday," said businesswoman Persis Katpitia. [...]

The Parsi community is one of the most peace loving and god fearing communities. Pateti which falls on today is the first day of the first month of the Zoroastrian year. And it is a time for celebration with close friends and family for Parsis. By Lavanya Srinivasan   / MyBangalore Though small numbers camouflage their [...]

It’s unmistakable, that wonderful festive air in Parsi households today, one that only a special occasion can bring, as today marks the New Year. By Ismat Tahseen / DNA And for the denizens of that genteel community, they are set to bring in the day with their special philosophy — of good words, good thoughts [...]

Theirs was a community that blended in with the locals like sugar in milk, so goes folklore. Parsis, who’re now an inseparable part of the state, are all geared up to welcome their New Year. And from decorating their homes to feasting on special dishes, there’s quite a bit in store on Pateti, to be [...]

A wonderful video of the Parsis of Ajmer. The youtube video link is here.

“Navroz Mubarak,” is the traditional greeting between Parsis today as they celebrate their own New Year. Despite the fact that the Parsi community has dwindled to a tiny minority of maybe as little as 100,000  people in India, the annual celebration is a Bank Holiday across the country. By By Eric Bellman / The Wall [...]

For the Parsis, there is nothing ‘fishy’ about fish. They consider it auspicious to have it on their plates. Without fish delicacies on their menu — be it a wedding or any other occasion — they feel like fishes out of water, literally. By Ashutosh Shukla /DNA But the recent oil spill off the Mumbai [...]

After a week of remembrance and mourning, Parsis will awake in a festive mood on Thursday to celebrate Pateti. Most Parsis had already cleaned and readied their homes by Wednesday night. By Ashutosh Shukla / DNA Tehmtan Dhumasia, a resident of Godrej Baug, helped his children decorate their home. “We try to have chalk purvana [...]

For Farah Ghadialy (27), Parsi New Year has always been about tradition. The day begins with prayer at the fire temple and ends with a family celebration in the one way that Parsis love — watching a play. The Parsi-Gujarati genre, known for its popular comedies, usually draws packed audiences during the community’s New Year [...]

On behalf of all of us here at Parsi Khabar we take this opportunity to wish our readers a very happy new year today. Navroze Saal Mubarak to you and your loved ones, families and friends. Incidentally it is also the 6th anniversary of the founding of Parsi Khabar. From its first post in 2005 [...]

Sari sorority: Why Parsi ladies are a national fashion treasure As this small but influential Indian community has their new year this week, CNNGo’s shop section celebrates the embroidered Parsi gara sari — the ultimate vintage fashion find By Deepika Sorabjee / CNN Go Attending a Parsi wedding or navjote (initiation) ceremony of the old [...]

It appears that the wait for Parsi families to move into Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP) flats just got a little longer. Justice (retd) B N Srikrishna, who was appointed to verify the eligibility of members of the Parsi-Irani community last year, has resigned. By Shibu Thomas / Times News Service The former judge of the [...]

Ervad Marzban J. Hathiram clears a very common misnomer…that of wishing “Pateti Mubarak” on Parsi New Year. On 19th August, we Parsis will celebrate our New Year with traditional gaiety, visiting Agiaries and Atash Behrams, going to see comic theatricals, eating Pulao Dal, sali boti, patra-ni-machhi and wishing one another ‘Pateti Mubarak’. Newspapers will diligently [...]