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The Flavors of Faith, Food, & Community: FIRES 26th Annual Speaker Series in Houston

Parsis have a long and storied history with delicious and sumptuous food and elaborate banquet spreads, from Sunday family Dhansak lunches to elaborate Parsi lagan nu bhonu (wedding feast) on a banana leaf. Any person from South/ Central Mumbai,...

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The Parsi’s jagpot in Gujarat

Nov 21, 2005 |

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,...

A fine Balance: Theater

A fine Balance: Theater

Nov 21, 2005 | ,

London's Tamasha theatre will unveil its long anticipated adaptation of the Rohinton Mistry novel A Fine Balance in January next year. The highly acclaimed novel, which was published in 1995 and...

“Being Cyrus,”

Nov 21, 2005 | ,

As the director Homi Adajania, whose first film, "Being Cyrus," is being released in December, put it: "After all, India is not just Bollywood and a Punjabi wedding." Adajania's India is most...

Six yards of Style

Nov 21, 2005 |

"...Too many too mention. I collect sarees which are regarded as heirlooms like Parsi gharas, patolas, etc...." Read on at DNA

Indian clothes boutique in Lahore

Nov 21, 2005 |

"...stock of designer-wear by Manish Malhotra, Rohit Bal and Satya Paul; an exclusive range of handmade parsi gara saris, kashmiri kurtis, phulkari suits, lehngas with Swarovski crystals,...

Gujjus to the fore, again

Nov 21, 2005 |

Come November 25 and Sony’s Batliwala’s House No 43 has a new family moving into the famous address. A set of orthodox but flashy Gujaratis, the Kudkudiyas are all set to tickle your funny bone....

The Possibility Of An Island: Book Review

Nov 21, 2005 |

If you’re not familiar with the name, Michel Houellebecq is the French novelist, now living in Ireland, who invited the ire of Islamists with his novel Platform in 2001, and whose work is peppered...

Engaging his People – The Story of MKPB

Nov 21, 2005 |

‘Is he still a bachelor?’ This was Nari Rustomji remembering MKPB in June 1984 at the Shillong Club when I was introduced to him by a friend as somebody from Manipur. Nari Rustomji of the infamous...

Leaving a mark on the BSE

Nov 21, 2005 | ,

"...As a CA and MBA in Finance from Mumbai in 1984, it was quite a task to find a suitable match for Ms Deena A. Mehta, who went on to become the first and only woman president of the Bombay Stock...

Fascist and Taliban Trends: SOLI LOQUIES

Nov 20, 2005 |

Fanaticism has escalated alarmingly. Freedom of expression is under siege. One cannot express heterodox opinions except on pain of legal penalties, persecution and social ostracism. Movie star...

The amazing story of Tata Motors’ success

Nov 20, 2005 |

The amazing story of Tata Motors' success Kausik Datta and Prabodh Chandrasekhar | November 19, 2005 His table in the corner office on the first floor of Bombay House is full of papers, giving it an...

RTI celebrates 75 years

Nov 17, 2005 |

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...

Couple ties the knot twice in a day

Nov 10, 2005 |

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...

Amazing Parsees; A personal view

Nov 8, 2005 |

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...

Wind Towers of Yazd

Wind Towers of Yazd

Nov 8, 2005 |

A very traditional and interesting technology is making a comeback, in Iran and in the UK. Architects fascinated by Yazd's wind towers An architect couple is working on a project on the use of wind...

Our own ‘ Sheikh Speare’

Nov 7, 2005 |

Indian Express - New Delhi,India ... Khusro Kabrazi, who founded the Parsee Nataka Mandali in 1853, presented Rustom and Sohrab at the Grant Road Theatre (the only theatre in Mumbai those days) on ...

Iranians, Founders of the World Empire

Nov 4, 2005 |

They are unaware of the fact that Iran enjoys a 9,000-year-old civilization which, based on historical accounts and what historians believe, shines so brilliantly in the world that such false talks...

Waking up with Pheroza Godrej

Nov 4, 2005 |

Daily News & Analasys - Mumbai,India ... Many books and papers followed but perhaps her crowning glory was co-editing "A Zoroastrian Tapestry - Art, Religion and Culture" published by Mapin...

Parsi Food in Jamshedpur

Nov 4, 2005 |

The Telegraph For those curious about Parsi food, here is the place that will quench the thirst for great food. Hormazd M. Mehta has been attending to the culinary quests of people for quite...

Bavarian Rhapsody

Nov 4, 2005 | , ,

Zubin Mehta will enthrall audiences in New Delhi and Chennai next monthNitya Rao New Delhi, November 2: Classical music connoisseurs in the Capital are in for a special treat this winter. The word...

Death of Yazdgerd

Nov 4, 2005 |

Georgia Straight - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada ... in the seventh century. A Zoroastrian priest and a military commander come across their ruler's body in a mill. His skull has ...

Parsi Ingenuity

Oct 31, 2005 |

An airplane is flying over the United States at night. The pilot says "Ladies and Gentlemen, we have lost an engine, and need to lighten our load, we have dumped all excess fuel, but the plane is...

Chaos Paradox

Oct 31, 2005 |

... The temple is as tranquil as the market is chaotic, and at the Hanging Gardens she points out a low wall behind which the Parsee sect allow their dead to be ... Continue reading at Sunday...

Tata’s: A gem among corporates

Oct 28, 2005 |

In today's world of cut-throat competition, corporate ruthlessness, global economy and free markets, it is heartening to note that there are still a few companies which value "corporate social...

Blog QUAKE Day

Blog QUAKE Day

Oct 26, 2005 |

DesiPundit has sent out a "call to arms" to raise awareness about the recent quake in Kashmir. They are running a continuously updating sticky post on the various ways and means that individuals and...

Writing is the music in the background of my life

Oct 24, 2005 |

Writing is the music in the background of my life - III Julie Rajan has an intimate chat with Pakistani, Parsi writer Bapsi Sidhwa on life, words and all the cracks in-between Why do you think it is...

For word’s worth

Oct 24, 2005 |

By Sunaina Kumar [ Saturday, October 22, 2005 09:40:23 pmTIMES NEWS NETWORK ] The author of four successful novels and many essays, Bapsi Sidhwa has spiced up her writing with her multi-cultural...

SOLI LOQUIES: Death penalty

Oct 24, 2005 |

Soli Sorabjee in the Indian Express Death penalty October 23, 2005 Debate about the abolition of the death penalty is unending. It has been abolished in practically every European country and in the...

SOLI LOQUIES: Rising intolerance

Oct 24, 2005 |

Soli Sorabjee in the Indian Express Rising intolerance October 11, 2005 The rise of intolerance is alarming. Some years back, Zairus Banaji, because of his critical remarks about Narender Modi, was...

SOLI LOQUIES: Women in society

Oct 24, 2005 |

Soli Sorabjee in The Indian Express Women in society September 11, 2005 There was a time when no less a person than Thomas Jefferson, the principal architect of the US Constitution, believed in the...

SOLI LOQUIY: Judiciary and Parliament

Oct 24, 2005 |

Soli Sorabjee in The Indian Express. Judiciary and Parliament August 28, 2005 The Supreme Court judgement dealing with minority educational institutions has evoked severe criticisms. What is amazing...

Parsi Recipes on the Net

Parsi Recipes on the Net

Oct 21, 2005 |

Parsi cuisine is unique and rich in tradition. Like most Indian cuisine it is labour intensive, but the results are mouth-watering. GourmetIndia.com has a small section on Parsi Cuisine that can be...

Guinness Record for letter writing

Oct 19, 2005 |

In this day and age of fast communication via email, blogging, et al, it seems there are still some people who do it the tried and trusted old fashioned way. Behram Dastur is one such person. The...

Parsi creates world record

Oct 19, 2005 |

Guinness record for 70-year-old letter writer ... World Records. A few months back, the chief executive of Bombay Parsi Punchayet had no idea he was even eligible. ''Last year ... Read on at Mumbai...

Vultures spotted after 3 years

Oct 19, 2005 |

Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India ... And Parsis feared what would happen to their dead. They needn't worry anymore. ... Worried also were Parsis, who leave their dead to be eaten by vultures. ...

A radiant entry

Oct 19, 2005 |

Deccan Herald - Bangalore,India ... Cyrus writes about Mumbai. A city that is entirely captivating in its madness. Jingo, the protagonist, hails from a middle-class Parsi family. ...

From Parsi to Pakistani to Indian and more

Oct 19, 2005 |

Daily News & Analasys - Mumbai,India Born in Karachi and brought up in Lahore, she now lives in Houston, Texas. How would you describe yourself as an author? I always see myself as a Parsi first. ...