Parsi Khabar

Given the kind of factionalism that India is witnessing today, and the general air of intolerance that sweeps our land, there are very few things we can truly be proud of. One of them happens to be the fact that Tata Steel celebrated its 100th Founder’s Day on March 3 in Jamshedpur: a town where [...]

Mahatma Gandhi once said of them, “In numbers Parsis are beneath contempt, but in contribution, beyond compare.”
By Nauzer K Bharucha, TNN,
Never has the contrast been starker. The community that’s given India some of its best lawyers, musicians, industrialists, philanthropists and bankers is at the crossroads today. Barely 70,000 are left in India — less [...]

Activist Nergis Irani speaks with local Dahanu fisherwomen in the shadow of the power plant.
by Sara Sidner / CNN Dahanu, India
Nergis Irani is like a pit bull; once she sinks her teeth into something she won’t let go. That might explain why at 75 years old she won’t back down from a fight that has [...]

By Rakshande Italia / Inside TORONTO
DESI DIALOGUES: Turning vegetarian leaves a pleasant taste on the palate
The past 15 days have been one of my most testing times. That’s because I decided to turn completely vegetarian. The reason – my Ayurvedic doctor suggested that the herbal medicine he gave me for my knee joints could work [...]

Parsis in Kolkata have cause for cheer. The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a special leave petition (SLP) moved by The Assam Company
Ltd against two charitable trusts run by the community. Calcutta High Court will now hear the matter and decide whether the company should vacate an office adjacent to Olpadvala Memorial Hall on [...]

Glowing tributes were paid by Congress leaders to veteran freedom fighter late Firoz Gandhi on his 49th death anniversary on Tuesday
by lighting candles and placing wreaths on his grave in Parsi cemetery.
Former UPCC secretary, Virendra Kumar Mohiley said that Firoz Gandhi always fought for the cause of the country and never compromised on [...]

Members of Parsi community celebrated the Pateti (Parsi New Year) with fervour here today.
Parsis visited the Fire Temple in traditional dresses and greeted each other with sweets.
J H Parabia, a senior citizen and leading member of the Parsi community told that even members from other communities greeted them presenting a picture of communal harmony.

The image you see below is from a recent issue of GQ Magazine published in India. Arjun Rampal actor/model answers some candid questions and one of his answers is a boastful “I am one of the few people who have gone into the Agyari pretending to be a Parsi”.
This is really pathetic and obnoxious of [...]

In a fantastically written article Ardeshir Cowasjee reminisces about the Karachi of yore, his time as a student at the BVS Parsi school and gives a glimpse of Parsi life and culture in Karachi during those times.
AMIDST the gloom and doom and the national scenario of death and destruction, with the horrific plight of the [...]

A few months ago, Parsi Khabar had introduced Daddy’s Deli to its readers. This is a Parsi restaurant serving authentic Parsi food in Bangalore.
Recently mybangalore.com ran a nice article on the restaurant and the owners

Nozer and Zarine Daroga run Daddy’s Deli. A bespoke Parsi restaurant that opened service in October 2008 from Indirangar’s [...]

The story about Choslo Desai was received via email. This incident was orally narrated by Late Ervad Saheb Eruchshah Karkaria and Mr.Minoo Tamboli of Navsari.
Many decades ago there use to live a very honest and a pious priest in Navsari.As it is a practice amongst Priest of all Mobedi Tola’s to have pet names, this [...]

Yesterday we reported about the really tragic story of little Ferzin Batlivala who died due to starvation.
Here is a follow up article.
In a case before the Bombay High Court on housing for poor Parsis, chief justice Swatanter Kumar incredulously asked: "Are there poor Parsis?"
It may seem like an oxymoron; in reality, there are [...]

By Meher Marfatia in DNA India
Who hasn’t smiled at quaint “By Order” instructions written in coloured chalk at Irani restaurant entrances? But walk to your corner café today. The interior will likely wear a special festive feel. It’s March 21. Spring Equinox – Nauruz. Or Navroze, as Parsis call it.
How they pronounce or [...]

When big decisions have to be made, Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group, walks his dogs along the Mumbai foreshore by his beachfront home.
The animals are likely to be in for a lot of exercise over the coming weeks. The 72-year-old is in talks with the British Government about a rescue [...]

By Akrita Reyar
The sad news of Rohinton B Maloo being one of the victims of the mindless terror attacks in Mumbai has left me completely cold. Known as one of the avant garde and most charismatic personalities of media industry, Rohinton was at the same time one of the most friendly, down to earth [...]