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Leo Varadkar Former Ireland Prime Minister: If you want to be an Irish citizen, you must be the sugar in the milk

If you want to be an Irish citizen, you must be the sugar in the milk

The Parsis are a small but successful minority group who emigrated to India centuries ago. Today, they are associated with success in business and culture — for example, the Tata family and Farrokh Bulsara, aka Freddie Mercury.

They left their home in Persia as they were unwilling to give up their Zoroastrian faith for their nation’s new one, Islam. When they arrived in India, King Jadhav Rana, who welcomed guests, did not want them to stay. He explained that his kingdom was full and sent them a glass of milk full to the brim to demonstrate his dilemma.

Article by Leo Varadkar | The Times Ireland

Parsis In Pakistan: A Fading Community And The Silence Of Survival

For a few weeks each year, in parts of Karachi and Quetta, you can hear Avestan prayers in the Parsi fire temples rising above traffic and generator hum. It is a small sound now, almost silent as the years go by, but it carries two thousand years inside it. Article by Kiva Malick | The… Continue reading Parsis In Pakistan: A Fading Community And The Silence Of Survival

The Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia Clock Tower Restored: A Legacy of Service, Craft, and Civic Collaboration

Built in 1882 by Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia, this clock tower was a gift of service and foresight. Today, its legacy stands complete once more. Standing tall in Fort since 1882, the Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia Clock Tower has quietly witnessed Mumbai’s transformation — from colonial-era streets to the thriving financial and cultural capital it is today.… Continue reading The Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia Clock Tower Restored: A Legacy of Service, Craft, and Civic Collaboration

9th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress 2027: Parsi youth are ready to host the world – on their own terms

As the city prepares for the 9th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress in 2027, a new generation is shaping the conversation In the shaded lanes of Dadar Parsi Colony, the tight-knit buildings of Rustom Baug, the courtyards of Khareghat Colony and the Zoroastrian blocks of Tardeo, something in the air has shifted. The conversations here are… Continue reading 9th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress 2027: Parsi youth are ready to host the world – on their own terms

Zarathustra in Goa: A painting by Angelo da Fonseca

A newly revealed 1964 painting by Angelo da Fonseca reworks Parsi iconography with daring tenderness In an unexpected and delightful twist of Indian art history, a previously unknown 1964 painting entitled ‘Spitama Zarathustra’ has emerged in Goa from the hitherto unexplored archives of the great early Indian modernist Angelo da Fonseca (1902-1967) at the Xavier… Continue reading Zarathustra in Goa: A painting by Angelo da Fonseca

SC Hears Plea Challenging 1908 Dinshaw Ruling on Parsi Identity

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday heard a constitutional challenge raising questions about gender discrimination within the Parsi community, with Senior Advocate Percival Billimoria describing a 1908 Bombay High Court ruling governing Parsi identity as “a blot on the fair name of an otherwise industrious and loved community.” Article by Sakshi | Law Beat… Continue reading SC Hears Plea Challenging 1908 Dinshaw Ruling on Parsi Identity

Vachagandhy Agiary: A 168-yr-old agiary reclaims its glow

Mumbai’s Vachagandhy Agiary undergoes its first full restoration in decades, blending Achaemenid motifs with Parsi classic design Vachagandhy Agiary Marked its consecration anniversary on February 8, 2026 On the bustling corner of Pedder Road and Hughes Road, where the frantic pulse of Mumbai’s traffic meets the serene dignity of Khareghat Colony, stands a structure of… Continue reading Vachagandhy Agiary: A 168-yr-old agiary reclaims its glow