In a creaking colonial building on DN Road, a group of volunteers works to keep alive the memory of a friendship between two nations — one that history, and geopolitics, seems poised to forgetOn the second floor of Fort’s Navsari Building — reached via a wood-panelled...
Remembering Naval Jijina, the Reclusive Post-War Modernist Who Painted Mumbai
In a modest Parsi household in Andheri, where the pagri-clad patriarch passed away last month, there are no portraits of the departed — only ones painted by him.Propped on a narrow cot is a six-decades-old painting of a young girl named Firooza, alongside two...
BPP’s Leave-and-Licence to Tenancy Proposal: A Community Conversation on Housing Security and Trust Stewardship
Mumbai’s Parsi housing community is engaged in an important conversation on a matter that touches many families across Bombay Parsi Punchayet baugs and colonies: the proposed conversion of certain leave-and-licence arrangements into tenancy rights.The issue, long...
Bombay High Court Upholds Tenancy Succession Claim in Dadar Parsi Colony Flat
In a judgment that will be closely read by many in the Parsi community, the Bombay High Court has upheld the right of Ms. Katty J. Mistry, now 81, to be recognised as the tenant of a flat owned by the Bombay Parsi Punchayet Funds and Properties in Dadar Parsi...
Javid Canteenwala Appointed OBE in King’s Birthday Honours List 2026
Parsi Khabar extends heartiest congratulations to Javid Soli Canteenwala, a good friend of Parsi Khabar, on being appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2026. The honour recognises Javid’s outstanding services...
The Man Who Gave India a New Sense of Time: Xerxes Desai, Titan, and the Making of a Modern Indian Brand
The release of Made In India: A Titan Story has brought renewed attention to one of the most remarkable business journeys in modern India: the creation of Titan, the company that transformed the country’s watch market and became one of India’s most trusted consumer...
When Indore Was the City of Bicycles: Remembering N.C. Anklesaria & Company on World Bicycle Day
On World Bicycle Day, we look back at a charming chapter from Indore’s civic and commercial history, one in which the humble bicycle was not merely a mode of transport, but a symbol of aspiration, mobility, enterprise, and everyday life.At the heart of this story is...
Community Condemns Assault on 70-Year-Old Sarosh Dastur for Objecting to Public Spitting
A shocking incident from Thane, near Mumbai, has sparked widespread outrage after 70-year-old Mr. Sarosh Dastur, a respected senior citizen, was allegedly assaulted by an app-based cab driver after objecting to spitting in a public place.According to reports, the...
Sydney’s Noshir Irani awarded Medal of the Order of Australia 2026 for service to the community
Noshir Irani, a beloved figure in Sydney’s Zoroastrian and broader Indian-Australian community, has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the King’s Birthday Honours 2026, recognising decades of volunteer work and community service.For Irani, the...

