Our fifth author in the Everyday Parsi 2025 series is Ava J. Patell My husband and I come from families where the...
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Everyday Parsi: Havovi Antia
Our fourth author in the Everyday Parsi 2025 is Havovi Antia of Melbourne, Australia. Muktad: A Journey into Meaning...
Freeze-drying touted as new green burial
Scotsman - United Kingdom ... THE Parsees of Mumbai in India leave their dead on top of Towers of Silence to be eaten by vultures, while in the Solomon Islands, the deceased are laid out on ......
25 Years Ago: Hotels in Bombay
Mid-Day Mumbai - Bombay,India One is patronized by Hindi film heroes, the other by affluent Parsi widows, and both have a fair share of Arab guests, who are their bread, their butter and ......
1939: Bombay then..
Mid-Day Mumbai - Bombay,India ... The development of the suburbs and the opening of new Parsi "colonies" are rapidly relieving the terrible congestion from which the city has suffered for ......
When Mannat was Villa Vienna
Mid-Day Mumbai - Bombay,India ... Having no heirs, she wrote it off to her sister Goolbanu and it went onto her son Naryman Dubash, known for promoting the cause of Parsi priests. ... Continue...
“Much before the modern five-star hotels
"Much before the modern five-star hotels came up in Mumbai, the city's swankiest hotel was 'The Grand'. It is today a fraying three-star hotel, but the Parsee family that owns it still boast of how...
Bapsy Sidhwa comes to Bombay
Afternoon Dispatch and Courier INDIRA RODERICKS | Thursday, October 13, 2005 11:37:37 IST Internationally acclaimed author here to release fifth book.. Bapsi Sidhwa, the author of four...
New Gurdwara opened in Washington DC
Gurdwara opened in Washington DC .... Allah from Holy Quran. Mr Bahram Pastakia from Zoroastrian faith (known as Parsi) offered prayer in ancient language. This was done ... Continue reading at...
Parsis look for new path to spiritual world…
Sydney Morning Herald ... To dispose of the dead a group of Parsis, the ethnic group that practices Zoroastrianism, are using solar panels and lenses like a magnifying glass to ... It is one of the...
Love and Longing in Lahore
Kolkata Newsline - New Delhi,India ... can remember. Even after partition, I would trot along with my mother who had an entire brood of Parsee relatives in Mumbai. If ...
In heart of Karachi, India readies consulate for yr-end reopening
Newindpress - Chennai,India ... Indian High Commissioner. It was subsequently negotiated with the Parsi owner of the house and handed over to India. This, along ...
Tradition dying out for lack of vultures
... The Indian Parsi diaspora includes conductor Zubin Mehta, writer Rohinton Mistry and the late Freddie Mercury, lead singer of Queen. Continue reading at The Guardian
Gujaratis are best in biz
.... Next come Parsi-owned companies, with an m-cap share of 9%, closely followed by the Marwari and Bania communities, which account for a market cap of 8.4%. ... Continue reading at Economic Times
“If it’s Berry Pulao, it must be Britannia”
As BusyBee famously said, "If it's Berry Pulao, it must be Britannia." Ashish visited this great bastion of Parsi Food and has some very mouth-watering pictures of Chicken and Mutton Dhansak, Tarela...
The Holy Cow: A book review
... When confronted with 'NO NON-PARSIS' signs at Parsi temples, the author pines for 'the inclusive, casual nature of Hinduism' (p. 186). ... Continue reading at the Sikh Times
Mumbai Food Mania
... 7) Dolly Fullwadiwalla of Tardeo, Aalamai of Sleater Road and Sooni Taraporevala of Breach Candy, all as marvellously sweet as the Parsi lagan nu custard. Continue reading at [DNA]
They are a mix of Sikh and Parsee;…
They are a mix of Sikh and Parsee; a combination science would pay anything to study, and often does. Continue reading at TheAsianAge
A View from the “Outside”
Sakshi Juneja, shares her personl experience with Parsis and writes about what endears her to this "role model" community I think of the Parsi community in India as a role model for the rest of us....
Parsi Khabar turns 100 posts
Parsi Khabar posted its 100th post yesterday. The blog started as a small idea to highlight issues and events that concern the Parsis of India in particular and the Zoroastrian community at large...
Kenya goes bananas (and oranges)
Indian Express - New Delhi,India This is what is up for the November referendum. A brilliant Parsee lawyer, Pheroze Nowrojee, has questioned the legality of the proposed Constitution. So persuasive...
Ancient parsi coins unearthed
Madikeri Karnataka | October 05, 2005 4:45:44 PM ISTA copper vessel containing 190 ancient coins, was dug out from a coffee estate at Kelakodli village here recently, police said today. Continue...
Parsi tradition dying out for lack of Vultures
The Guardian It is one the most poignant images in India. Muslin-wrapped mourners carry the dead up a leafy hill to a temple, conducting an ancient ceremony in modern Mumbai. They reach the Towers...
West Bengal starts missing its vultures
Rediff - India ... But urban development and ac9;The Renegade Diet'>The Renegade Dietcidental poisoning have almost wiped out the birds, leaving Parsis divided on how best to treat the dead.
Modi takes lessons in tourism
Newindpress - Chennai,India ... help. "On the other hand, there is Udwada, where the Parsis first settled in the 16th century," the Chief Minister said. It ...
No vultures, Parsis turn to sun
The Asian Age - Bombay,India ... Basically, they harness sun rays and allow them to penetrate the body and aid decomposition," said a source in a prominent Parsi organisation in Mumbai. ...
Gujarat to be projected as prime tourist destination
NewKerala.com - Ernakulam,Kerala,India ... shining examples'' to offer in communal harmony, Mr Modi said the state plans to promote places like Uddawa in Surat district, where a huge Parsi community...
The Mehregan Feast Persian Journal – Iran …
Persian Journal - Iran ... after Norouz .Though most Iranians have heard about Mehregan, unlike Norouz it is not celebrated by all and is mainly regarded as a Zoroastrian festival. ...
Parsis: Pioneers of Cricket in India
Business Standard - India ... It is also interesting to learn that it was the Parsis who first took to cricket, which was followed by the Hindus and Muslims. ...
Iran’s Zoroastrians preparing for Mehregan Fest
IranMania News October 2 - Iran's Zoroastrian community will celebrate the ancient Iranian festivity called Mehregan, which marks the autumn equinox, on ...
A brand-new tribute to mark an ancient ‘new day’
San Francisco Chronicle - United States ... Azerbaijan's capital. "It's said that Zoroaster (the religion's prophet) traveled in the Caucasus. I believe he actually was here. The ...
The Parsis of Navsari
Architectonics has an excellent set of pictures on Navsari. Go to the Flickr Set here
John Abraham, unleashed
The Week - Kochi,India ... Epithets like 'ultimate sex symbol' suit Bipasha Basu's Parsi (as she is rumoured to have nick-named him; he is actually of Malayali-Parsi parentage ...
Another glorious autumn for gourmets, gastronomes
Miami Herald - FL,USA ... Jaipur-born Chef Suvir Saran brings unusual dishes to the menu, like Parsi halibut with a mint-coconut chutney and lemon rice; tandoori lamb chops with pear ...
Here a Gandhi, there a Gandhi
Mid-Day Mumbai - Bombay,India ... The business of baniya (also known as vaniya) or traders. You have Bohri Gandhees and Parsi Ghandys and then there are those abroad who spell it as Ghandi. ...
Oilfields in Iran
MehrNews.com - Tehran,Iran The oilfields include Ahvaz , Paznan, Rag-Sefid, Toranj, Parsi, Gachsaran, Aghajari, and Mansuri, which are among the country's important oilfields. ...
MSUM bans suspected cult leader
In-Forum (subscription) - Fargo,ND,USA Feroze Golwalla, a 42-year-old man who professes to be a Christian missionary to the Parsee people of Southeast Asia, was recognized near Bridges Hall on Sept....
A slice of Lahore in Kolkata
Kolkata Newsline - New Delhi,India ... poet, Nabaneeta Dev Sen. The bookstore will also invite eminent Parsi citizens, many of whom have roots in Lahore. Once the book ...
Kalam, Manmohan Singh lead India in celebrating Mahatma…
Webindia123 - India ... of inter-faith prayers that began at 8 am They included soulful Buddhist chants and prayers in Baha'i, Christian, Hindu, Islam, Jain, Jewish, Parsi and Sikh ...
In Sam’s honour
Mid-Day Mumbai - Bombay,India ... Mahableshwar and Mumbai. He (Sam Tata) visited and photographed whatever was left of many old Parsi homes, also the Ripon Club. "On a personal ...
Naming the good bay
Mid-Day Mumbai - Bombay,India ... Atop of all is a Parsi tomb lately reared; on its declivity towards the sea, the remains of a stupendous Pagod, near a tank of fresh water, which the Malabars ...
Infertile laws
Hindustan Times - India This is an anomaly that arises out of the personal laws of minority communities (Muslims, Christians, Jews and Parsis) that don't recognise adoption. ...
Mann opposes RSS chief’s bid to redefine minorities…
Hindustan Times - India The attempt of RSS chief SK Sudarshan to "redefine" minorities by stating that only Parsis and Jews were minorities has stirred up a hornets nest. ...
Times of India – India … Should the…
Times of India - India ... Should the right to adopt a child, currently restricted to Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs, be extended to Muslims, Christians, Jews and Parsis as well? ...
Parsis, Jews are the only minorities, says RSS chief
Indian Express - New Delhi,India RSS chief KS Sudershan on Wednesday declared that Parsis and Jews were the only two minorities in the country, as only their ancestors had ...
The Parsi in the Presidio
The Sepia Mutiny reports "...Following up on their account of South Asians in the American Civil War, Francis C. Assisi and Elizabeth Pothen describe the life and times of one Conjee Rustumjee...
Impoverished Gandhi widow struggles alone
Webindia123 - India ... She is with us on a monthly basis and that is a concession we have given and made arrangements to provide her with home cooked Parsi food'', Dr Raina said. ...
This Mrs Gandhi only wants her pension
The Indian Express one of the oldest members of the Gandhi family. Clutching the walker that supports her frail frame, Shernaz Gandhi, sister-in-law of the late Indira Gandhi and aunt to Rajiv...
Little princesses conquer Persia
The Times Online UK "...After what had seemed an eternity, we arrived at the ancient city of Yazd. Exotic with domes and strange towers, plus a fully functioning Zoroastrian fire temple, it looked...
Mid-Day Mumbai – Bombay,India … Neither Hindoos,…
Mid-Day Mumbai - Bombay,India ... Neither Hindoos, Mussulmauns, nor Parsees, would dare to partake of a morsel in the society, or even sight of each other; and so strictly is this separation ...
The First Empire Builders
Guardian Unlimited - UK ... when President Bush talks of an axis of evil, his vision of a world divided by forces of light and darkness derives ultimately from Zoroaster, ancient prophet ...
First Iranians who introduced the art of Poetry
Persian Journal - Iran ...are the oldest part of the text, containing the Gathas (poems and songs), the only remaining direct testimony of the religion taught by Zoroaster. ...