The last of the Punjabi Parsis

By Ajay Bharadwaj
With the passing away of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw on Friday, none of the Parsis who had made Amritsar their home are alive today
CHANDIGARH: Amritsar has been in deep mourning after the only tender link it had with the Parsi community was severed with the passing away of Field Marshal Sam HFJ Manekshaw.
It [...]

Shenaz Treasurywala on love and her banjaran life

Shenaz Treasurywala on love and her banjaran life, in conversation with Riya V Anandwala.
There’s been talk that you’re being replaced by Perizaad Kolah on The Great Indian Laughter Challenge.. true?
False. In fact, I’m filling in for Perizaad who’s on maternity leave.
You came back to television after a long hiatus.. with a Hindi show. Was it [...]

An interview with Jimmy Engineer

JIMMY ENGINEER’S quiet, unassuming manner belies the mammoth social work he has undertaken and the wealth of thought-provoking artwork he has painstakingly created.
The Pakistani artist and humanitarian is in Dubai for an exhibition of sixty-five limited edition prints of his paintings, which will be showcased at Avari Hotel, Dubai, from May 22 to 24.
He was [...]

Shahnameh: The Great Poem That Came Out of Persia

By ROYA HAKAKIAN
My earliest memories of the Shahnameh, the greatest work ever written in the Persian language, belong to my childhood in Iran. I and other girls in my elementary school recited verses of the epic poem, rounding out our chests and puffing our cheeks in our best effort to strike the pose of peacocks [...]

Brabourne Restaurant: Death of an Eatery

Cities are complex entities. They provide shelter for different communities who, over the years, generate their own sub-cultures, shops, markets and restaurants.
This collection of sub-cultures can be termed ‘villages’. London and New York, to those who know them well, are in truth a collection of villages interacting with each other under the umbrella of an [...]

Tata, the headiest brew in the world

An Indian Giant
Tea, cars, steel, IT… Tata, the headiest brew in the world
India’s extraordinary conglomerate has found unique solutions to many of its problems. But it’s still unclear what will happen when the boss retires

The favourite boast of executives of the Tata Group is that it accompanies the average Indian throughout the day. They wake [...]

All Parsis Can Now Vote in Parsi Panchayat Elections

Every Parsi, over the age of 18 years, will now have a vote in deciding the future of the Parsi community.
In a significant judgment, Bombay High Court on Wednesday entrusted the process of electing trustees of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat (BPP) - a 350-year-old institution which controls the purse strings of Parsi trusts and [...]

Sam Eruch Irani Educational Trust.

SAM ERUCH IRANI MEMORIAL EDUCATIONAL TRUST is founded on June 13, 2006 with a view to advance some charitable objects like encouragement and spread of education, research and other charitable objects.
The objects of the trust is to assist the underprivileged sections of the society at large by awarding periodical or occasional scholarships or prizes to [...]

Possible Existence of a Sasanian Fire Temple in Sarab-e Mort

Archaeologists working at Sarab-Mort site in Kermanshah Province announced the news of the possible discovery of a Sasanian Fire Temple adjacent to the Parthian Manor house, reported Persian service of ISNA on Monday 21, 2008.
“During this year’s [archaeological salvage] excavation, we have unearthed the religious section of the structure; it consists of a Chahar-Taqi (free-standing [...]

Jinnah and Ruttie — a wedding to remember

Exactly 90 years ago today, the Quaid-i-Azam, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, married Ruttenbai Dinshaw Petit, a charming Parsi girl; Mr Jinnah was 42, while Ruttie, as she was known more commonly, was 18.
Despite her father’s strong opposition, Ruttie married her beloved ‘J’ — as she called the Quaid — and converted to Islam in 1918.
Unfortunately, the [...]