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Sooni Taraporewala, prolific screen writer and photographer, writes about the time SALAAM BOMBAY was nominated for the Oscars. This was in the days before the media explosion in India, so nobody was...

Surat, February 14: A huge piece of land measuring 2.06 lakh square metres sold for just Rs 3 crore when its market value is Rs 147 crore? The issue has become a bone of contention among Parsis in...

Deccan Herald – Bangalore,India … The fact that Maleika comes from a Hindu family and Zayed is the son of an Irani Muslim father and a Parsi mother made no difference in a family that...

Mumbai Mirror – India The dark comedy, about a Parsi family whose routine is interrupted by the arrival of a young man called Cyrus (Saif Ali Khan), proceeds to reveal the dark …

Screen India – India … poor. One such upcoming Parsi actor, who initially struggled, was Kurush Deboo, who was cast as Dr. Rustom Pavri, in Munnabhai MBBS. …

Mumbai, Dec. 7: The Zoroastrian community which is conspicuous by its small size and its enormous contribution to the country came together on Wednesday evening to celebrate 25 years of the World...

Milli Gazette – India … best whether she died as a Muslim) complimenting the facts that Ismat Chugai’s daughter is married to a Hindu, another daughter is married to a Parsee and...

They are as coveted as priceless jewels. And lording over this treasure chest is the dwindling Parsi community. When realty prices in cities are hitting the roof as land becomes increasingly scarce,...

Going platinum Frilly frocks and flaky dal poris–RTI celebrates 75 years Parizaad Khan Mumbai, November 16: THE Sir Ratan Tata Institute supplied the snacks to my school canteen. On the pizza...

For the first time ever in The Bahamas, a couple tied the knot twice in one day! Bahamian and Indian cultures merged a few weeks ago in Nassau, when Darius Unwala exchanged vowes with Rashmi Prakash...

Pratik Bhandari writes on his blog I have always been fascinated by Parsi people, their loving demeanor, their lore, of how their ancestors landed on the coast of Gujrat and eventually got asylum...

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Published on the web by Star on August 29, 2005 Mumbai – Hundreds of vultures once circled above a sacred area in one of India’s poshest suburbs, waiting to feed on the remains of...

Express India Stage artistes take a bow for Sunshine Boy of theatre …Theatre personalities pay tribute to Hosi Vasunia over food, wine at NCPA; recall memories of working with the...

Mumbai Mirror …However, Zoroastrian scholar, Khojeste Mistree did not agree. “For more than 3,000 years, ethnicity and religion has been intertwined for Parsis,” he said….

Afternoon Dispatch & Courier – Bombay,India … any religion) is a different ball-game altogether.The open ‘universal’ (?) fire-temple which will be open to all...

Rediff – India … Persian architecture. Iran is also the birthplace of our beloved Parsis who, centuries on, continue to believe in Ahuramazda. Iran …

This is a new blog which will focus on all things related to the culture and religion of the Parsis of India. Being a Parsi is a very large part of my identity, and who I am as a person, and this is...