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The 200th anniversary of the D N Modi Atashbehram The 200th anniversary of the D N Modi Atashbehram in Surat #parsi #parsee #zoroastrian #zoroastrianism #surat #gujarat #india #religion
The 200th anniversary of the D N Modi Atashbehram The 200th anniversary of the D N Modi Atashbehram in Surat !
Bakhtiar Dadabhoy’s Homi J Bhabha: A Life Bakhti Bakhtiar Dadabhoy’s Homi J Bhabha: A Life Bakhtiar Dadabhoy’s Homi J Bhabha: A Life chronicles not only the life of an exceptional scientist, but an important era in Indian scienceThe biography of Bhabha, who established India's nuclear energy programme, covers a vast canvas — his early life, scientific experiments, institution building, his role as a science administrator and a patron of the arts.Article by Arun Kumar Grover | Indian ExpressHomi J Bhabha: A Life, Bakhtiar Dadabhoy, Rupa, 776 pages, Rs 995. (Source: Amazon.in)Homi J. Bhabha: A Life is the first comprehensive full-length account of India’s most impactful scientist-administrator. The author, Bakhtiar Dadabhoy, has also written a bestselling biography of JRD Tata and the authorised biography of music conductor Zubin Mehta.Bhabha not only conceived of and established India’s nuclear energy programme but also laid the foundations for India’s electronics industry, apart from nurturing Vikram Sarabhai’s space programme under the umbrella of the Department of Atomic Energy. In 1941, CV Raman had introduced the 32-year-old Bhabha as the modern equivalent of Leonardo da Vinci at the annual meeting of the Science Academy founded by him. At Bhabha’s Birth Centenary Symposium in 2009, CNR Rao wanted the Bharat Ratna to be awarded to Bhabha posthumously, which, alas, did not happen.There have been a few books on Bhabha in the past, all with undeniable merit. #parsi #parsee #zoroastrian #zarathushti #india #indian #atomic #science #research #book #bookreview #bhabha #homibhabha #atomicresearch #physics
Ashdeen Lillaowala On Keeping Traditional Crafts A Ashdeen Lillaowala On Keeping Traditional Crafts Alive Persian excellence takes centre stage as Ashdeen and Good Earth come together for a one-of-a-kind limited-edition capsule collection that takes inspiration from Persia's famous seven-coloured decorative tiles. Known for his ground-breaking work in reviving Parsi Gara work and giving his cultural heritage a public platform through his self-titled label, Ashdeen's new collaboration with Good Earth is titled "Haft Rang", and features a line of saris, jackets, kurtas, stoles, scarves, and bags in a vibrant colour palette that is a treat for the eyes. The designer speaks to us on the challenges of reviving a dying craft.Article by Pratiksha Acharya | GRAZIAGRAZIA: What technical obstacles do you face when trying to revive an intricate craft? ASHDEEN LILAOWALA: Our craftspeople are at the heart of everything we do. I wouldn’t call it a technical obstacle, but our biggest challenge when we started the brand was setting up a commercially viable enterprise. This would help us eventually to sustain the craft, remunerate our artisans fairly, and help them grow and thrive. Training the artisans in technical and aesthetic skills to help them achieve a mastery of the handmade craft is part of this. Another challenge we’ve faced is opening people’s minds and showing them the possibilities of everything that the Gara could be. Even today, the odd customer says I always thought Gara was a border sari. It’s so much more than that.G: How well is Gara work received outside the Parsi community? #parsi #parsee #zoroastrian #zarathushti #ashdeen #gara #parsigara #saree #sari #india #indian #fashion #tradition
Crumbling homes, vanished people—Gujarat Parsis Crumbling homes, vanished people—Gujarat Parsis stare at their roots turning into ghost towns Udvada and Navsari towns in Gujarat were once home to a thriving Parsi community that is now rallying to increase its numbers, archive its history, safeguard its memories, and restore its records. Article by Shubhangi Misra | The PRINT The once famous Great Majestic Hotel, surrounded by coconut trees, lies abandoned | Photo: Manisha Mondal/ThePrint Navsari/Udvada: If the Great Majestic Hotel by Udvada beach in Gujarat could talk, it would tell stories of wealthy Parsis partying, of corridors bathed under the glow of chandeliers and champagne flowing from fluted glasses. Plymouths and Bentleys would line up on its porch bearing Parsi families visiting the pilgrimage town by the Arabian Sea. Today, almost three decades later, most of the Parsis have vanished. And cows, cats, bats, lizards, and snakes roam the Great Majestic, which bolted its doors in the 1990s. “I have nobody to talk to all day. Most Parsi log have gone away to Mumbai. Nobody wants to stay here,” says 64-year-old Dilip Bhai Patel, a sandalwood shopkeeper. “It wasn’t always like this. It makes me sad,” he adds, as six pairs of keys—all belonging to vacant Parsi houses he has been hired to maintain—jingle in his pockets. The degradation and disintegration of the Great Majestic is the story of Udvada, home to the Atash Bahram fire temple where the holy fire has been burning continuously for over a thousand years. But the community doesn’t want its roots to become ghost towns. #parsi #parsee #zoroastrian #zarathushti #gujarat #india #udvada #navsari #surat #nargol #sanjan #heritage #history
Why Pakistani Parsis Achievements Are Extraordinar Why Pakistani Parsis Achievements Are Extraordinary Pakistani Parsis are far fewer but much like in India their achievements are extraordinary as they own Pakistan’s only brewery, the oldest shipping firm, and a chain of hotels besides being regarded as makers of the country’s financial hub of Karachi Note: The above photograph in the original article on mypluralist.com is for representational purposes only. Article by Sameer Arshad Khatlani | My PluralistThe definition of a Parsi or Zoroastrian is strict. Only a person with a Parsi father counts as one. An estimated 40% of Parsis marry non-Parsis. The women among them are often excluded from the community. Parsis marrying non-Parsis can be barred from attending even the funerals of their kin and stripped of privileges such as the right to affordable community housing.Parsi aversion to conversion and the strict definition of who counts as one has helped the community maintain its distinctiveness. But this has also brought it to the verge of extinction. The Parsi population in India plummeted from 114,000 in 1941 to 57,000 in 2011 when the last census was held. The number is projected to shrink to just 9,000 by the end of the 21st century.Yet Parsis have had a role disproportionate to their numbers in building modern India through contributions in varied fields such as trade, industry, and science. Tata Group, a Parsi family conglomerate, for instance, is one of the world’s largest. Homi Jehangir Bhabha, a Parsi, is widely known as the father of the Indian nuclear programme. #parsi #parsee #zoroastrian #zarathushti #pakistan #karachi #lahore
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The 200th anniversary of the D N Modi Atashbehram The 200th anniversary of the D N Modi Atashbehram in Surat #parsi #parsee #zoroastrian #zoroastrianism #surat #gujarat #india #religion
The 200th anniversary of the D N Modi Atashbehram The 200th anniversary of the D N Modi Atashbehram in Surat !
Bakhtiar Dadabhoy’s Homi J Bhabha: A Life Bakhti Bakhtiar Dadabhoy’s Homi J Bhabha: A Life Bakhtiar Dadabhoy’s Homi J Bhabha: A Life chronicles not only the life of an exceptional scientist, but an important era in Indian scienceThe biography of Bhabha, who established India's nuclear energy programme, covers a vast canvas — his early life, scientific experiments, institution building, his role as a science administrator and a patron of the arts.Article by Arun Kumar Grover | Indian ExpressHomi J Bhabha: A Life, Bakhtiar Dadabhoy, Rupa, 776 pages, Rs 995. (Source: Amazon.in)Homi J. Bhabha: A Life is the first comprehensive full-length account of India’s most impactful scientist-administrator. The author, Bakhtiar Dadabhoy, has also written a bestselling biography of JRD Tata and the authorised biography of music conductor Zubin Mehta.Bhabha not only conceived of and established India’s nuclear energy programme but also laid the foundations for India’s electronics industry, apart from nurturing Vikram Sarabhai’s space programme under the umbrella of the Department of Atomic Energy. In 1941, CV Raman had introduced the 32-year-old Bhabha as the modern equivalent of Leonardo da Vinci at the annual meeting of the Science Academy founded by him. At Bhabha’s Birth Centenary Symposium in 2009, CNR Rao wanted the Bharat Ratna to be awarded to Bhabha posthumously, which, alas, did not happen.There have been a few books on Bhabha in the past, all with undeniable merit. #parsi #parsee #zoroastrian #zarathushti #india #indian #atomic #science #research #book #bookreview #bhabha #homibhabha #atomicresearch #physics
Ashdeen Lillaowala On Keeping Traditional Crafts A Ashdeen Lillaowala On Keeping Traditional Crafts Alive Persian excellence takes centre stage as Ashdeen and Good Earth come together for a one-of-a-kind limited-edition capsule collection that takes inspiration from Persia's famous seven-coloured decorative tiles. Known for his ground-breaking work in reviving Parsi Gara work and giving his cultural heritage a public platform through his self-titled label, Ashdeen's new collaboration with Good Earth is titled "Haft Rang", and features a line of saris, jackets, kurtas, stoles, scarves, and bags in a vibrant colour palette that is a treat for the eyes. The designer speaks to us on the challenges of reviving a dying craft.Article by Pratiksha Acharya | GRAZIAGRAZIA: What technical obstacles do you face when trying to revive an intricate craft? ASHDEEN LILAOWALA: Our craftspeople are at the heart of everything we do. I wouldn’t call it a technical obstacle, but our biggest challenge when we started the brand was setting up a commercially viable enterprise. This would help us eventually to sustain the craft, remunerate our artisans fairly, and help them grow and thrive. Training the artisans in technical and aesthetic skills to help them achieve a mastery of the handmade craft is part of this. Another challenge we’ve faced is opening people’s minds and showing them the possibilities of everything that the Gara could be. Even today, the odd customer says I always thought Gara was a border sari. It’s so much more than that.G: How well is Gara work received outside the Parsi community? #parsi #parsee #zoroastrian #zarathushti #ashdeen #gara #parsigara #saree #sari #india #indian #fashion #tradition
Crumbling homes, vanished people—Gujarat Parsis Crumbling homes, vanished people—Gujarat Parsis stare at their roots turning into ghost towns Udvada and Navsari towns in Gujarat were once home to a thriving Parsi community that is now rallying to increase its numbers, archive its history, safeguard its memories, and restore its records. Article by Shubhangi Misra | The PRINT The once famous Great Majestic Hotel, surrounded by coconut trees, lies abandoned | Photo: Manisha Mondal/ThePrint Navsari/Udvada: If the Great Majestic Hotel by Udvada beach in Gujarat could talk, it would tell stories of wealthy Parsis partying, of corridors bathed under the glow of chandeliers and champagne flowing from fluted glasses. Plymouths and Bentleys would line up on its porch bearing Parsi families visiting the pilgrimage town by the Arabian Sea. Today, almost three decades later, most of the Parsis have vanished. And cows, cats, bats, lizards, and snakes roam the Great Majestic, which bolted its doors in the 1990s. “I have nobody to talk to all day. Most Parsi log have gone away to Mumbai. Nobody wants to stay here,” says 64-year-old Dilip Bhai Patel, a sandalwood shopkeeper. “It wasn’t always like this. It makes me sad,” he adds, as six pairs of keys—all belonging to vacant Parsi houses he has been hired to maintain—jingle in his pockets. The degradation and disintegration of the Great Majestic is the story of Udvada, home to the Atash Bahram fire temple where the holy fire has been burning continuously for over a thousand years. But the community doesn’t want its roots to become ghost towns. #parsi #parsee #zoroastrian #zarathushti #gujarat #india #udvada #navsari #surat #nargol #sanjan #heritage #history
Why Pakistani Parsis Achievements Are Extraordinar Why Pakistani Parsis Achievements Are Extraordinary Pakistani Parsis are far fewer but much like in India their achievements are extraordinary as they own Pakistan’s only brewery, the oldest shipping firm, and a chain of hotels besides being regarded as makers of the country’s financial hub of Karachi Note: The above photograph in the original article on mypluralist.com is for representational purposes only. Article by Sameer Arshad Khatlani | My PluralistThe definition of a Parsi or Zoroastrian is strict. Only a person with a Parsi father counts as one. An estimated 40% of Parsis marry non-Parsis. The women among them are often excluded from the community. Parsis marrying non-Parsis can be barred from attending even the funerals of their kin and stripped of privileges such as the right to affordable community housing.Parsi aversion to conversion and the strict definition of who counts as one has helped the community maintain its distinctiveness. But this has also brought it to the verge of extinction. The Parsi population in India plummeted from 114,000 in 1941 to 57,000 in 2011 when the last census was held. The number is projected to shrink to just 9,000 by the end of the 21st century.Yet Parsis have had a role disproportionate to their numbers in building modern India through contributions in varied fields such as trade, industry, and science. Tata Group, a Parsi family conglomerate, for instance, is one of the world’s largest. Homi Jehangir Bhabha, a Parsi, is widely known as the father of the Indian nuclear programme. #parsi #parsee #zoroastrian #zarathushti #pakistan #karachi #lahore
Pakistan: What happened to Zoroastrians in Karachi Pakistan: What happened to Zoroastrians in Karachi? Karachi was once home to thousands of Parsis, followers of Zoroaster (Zarathustra), the spiritual founder of Zoroastrianism. Some of them still live in the city, but the future for their community seems grim.Article by Mohammad Salman | DWThe history of Zoroastrians on the Indian subcontinent spans for well over a millenniumImage: Mohammad Salman/DWIn the West, the name of the ancient Persian prophet "Zarathustra" invokes the writings of Friedrich Nietzsche, the iconic music composed by Richard Strauss, and Stanley Kubrick's cinematic masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey, which uses Strauss' music for the movie's opening and its finale.But to the Parsi community in Karachi, the figure of Zarathustra or Zoroaster carries a much deeper meaning — they know him as the founder of Zoroastrianism, one of the world's oldest organized religions, whose teachings they follow to this day. One of the religion main tenants is to spread happiness through charity and good deeds. And, in times before the 1947 partition of India, Karachi's Parsi community made its presence known by helping the cultural and infrastructural development of the city.Thanks to their efforts, Karachi gained new schools, hospitals, and theater halls."The interesting thing was that they lived in the areas that they built for themselves — such as the Parsi Colony in Karachi — but all their philanthropic deeds would be for the other areas," town planner and architect Arif Hasan told DW."For
Noshir Desai: Hardworking professional who never b Noshir Desai: Hardworking professional who never believed in giving up Noshir Desai, former CEO of Karishma Advertising and later media head at Lintas, passed away in Mumbai on 6th September 2023.Noshir was a veteran of many years belonging to the MCM era where he began his career. He then moved to Everest Advertising and later on worked with Lintas in Account Management where he was instrumental in building the Four Square cigarettes brand for GPI. Noshir was a solid personality with excellent client relations. A very hardworking professional who never believed in giving up.In the late ’80s when the big agencies were setting up sister agencies, he was identified to head Karishma Advertising. He took on that mantle and built Karishma as a creative boutique in the next few years partnering creative stalwart Quentin Coelho. The agency produced some great work and won awards in India. While it started as a Mumbai-based agency, Noshir ensured that the footprint of Karishma extended to Delhi and Kolkata. I had the opportunity to work with him and he was instrumental in giving me that break at Karishma.Being a sister agency of the big parent agency, winning new business was always a challenge but Noshir had a knack for smelling new business and ensured that Karishma was invited for the pitch along with the other biggies. He was always hungry for new business and was very agile and well networked in the industry.A legendary personality, he will be missed from the advertising world.

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