Parsi Khabar

As a devout Zoroastrian, I try to live by our prophet’s adage of ‘good thoughts, good words and good deeds.’ I have learnt the profound truth of this guiding principle.
By Times News Service
Good thoughts are important for filling ourselves with positive energy. Good words make our interactions with the world pleasant. Good actions [...]

By PAUL BECKETT / WSJ
MUMBAI—During his 18-year tenure as chairman of India’s venerable Tata Group, 71-year-old Ratan Tata has led a drive to expand internationally, a strategy India’s other sprawling companies seek to emulate.
With annual revenue above $70 billion, Tata Group now derives 65% of its sales outside of India and employs 357,000 [...]

It was in the winter of 2004 when Rehan Poncha had decided to quit what he did best. At 18, with four junior national titles and a handful of international medals at the Asian Age Group meets and SAF Games, the Parsi-born Bangalore lad wanted to give up swimming after he had failed to qualify [...]

Noted journalist Shernaaz Engineer recently interviewed Dr. Keki Gharda. A small snippet of the interview is below
In recent months, the papers have been buzzing with the news that Gharda Chemicals, the second-largest agro-chemical company in India (Rs. 950-crore turnover), is likely to be sold. Dr. Keki Gharda, Chairman and MD, a veteran chemical scientist, and [...]

Kobad Ghandy’s recent arrest has made waves. After all, it’s not every day that one encounters a Naxal leader who hails from an affluent Parsi family, has studied in some of India’s best educational institutions and also done a CA from London. Despite his unusual background, he became a leading Naxal ideologue. In an exclusive [...]

By Dipti Nagpaul D’souza
For a true foodie, there isn’t a feast bigger than the Parsi New Year. On the day of the feast, you’ll find a non-follower for every Zoroastrian queued up outside city restaurants offering Parsi cuisine to the patrons. With merely a handful of days left for Pateti, Mumbaikars are already [...]

[Hat tip: Percy Kavarana]
What do you do when you are 80, have Rs 1,500-2,000 crore saved up and no kids to bequeath it to? Few on earth have had to face such a dilemma, but for those who do, Keki Hormusji Gharda is setting a novel example — he wants to blow up a large [...]

Everyone expected Parizad Kolah Marshall to switch over to films but her comfort zone is the television industry. Meet the host of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge By Mathures Paul
THE feisty Parizad Kolah Marshall has made a smooth transition from modelling to music videos to anchoring some of Indian television’s most-watched shows. Remember [...]

From the Times Online
Ratan Tata has a taste for buying British. But he has a battle on his hands to steer his latest purchase, Jaguar Land Rover, through the crisis
Ratan Tata is tired but has a smile on his face. The head of the Indian business empire that bears his family name has spent part [...]

Recently I came across this old interview that Sooni Taraporewala did on NPR Radio here in the US. This was on the launch of the second edition of her book Parsis: The Zoroastrians of India.
You can listen to the interview here.
All Things Considered, December 12, 2004
You may know the work of Sooni Taraporevala from [...]

By Shanaya Lalkaka for DNA India
Sooni Taraporevala’s Little Zizou is busy making the rounds of film  festivals and will hit Mumbai theatres soon, reports Shanaya Lalkaka
Sooni Taraporevala’s directorial debut Little Zizou has done well at all the film festivals in which it has been screened so far. Come February 2009, Mumbaikars will get a [...]

Sooni Taraporevala, who wrote the screenplay for Salaam Bombay, Mississippi Masala and The Namesake, turns director with Little Zizou.
Her stories dredge up the darkness in society, yet her storytelling isn’t dark . There’s drama and humour that helps connect with a wide audience. Perhaps, that is what has made Sooni Taraporevala one of the [...]

 
By Prachi Sibal

“It’s laced with a flavour of mint and coriander, and a little hint of other spices that go into our regular cooking,” he explains with careful attention laid on every spice, its procurement and the means of cooking. Chef Kaizad Patel, who was in town to start Jashn-e-Khordan, the Parsi food festival at [...]

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 [...]

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11:00 am

Wake up time! I love to sleep as late as possible on a Sunday. My idea of a terrific Sunday is to laze, eat and spend time with my family.

11 am -12.30 pm

Play with my dog Sprite (a gorgeous golden Labrador) and have breakfast with husband Ronnie (Screwvala) … [...]