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Zarathustra in Goa: A painting by Angelo da Fonseca
A newly revealed 1964 painting by Angelo da Fonseca reworks Parsi iconography with daring tendernessIn an unexpected...
Zarine Damri: Meet The Girl Who Rode A Harley
Meet The Girl who Rode a Harley. 102-year-old Zarine Damry tells us about her love for motorcycles. When asked what people thought of her riding a Harley-Davidson up and down Ahmednagar road 80...
Bombay HC evicts ex-trustee, orders Parsi Punchayet polls
The Bombay high court has directed that elections for the post of all seven trustees of Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) Trust will be held on Sunday, May 29, 2022.There was much courtroom drama as a...
Ba Humata Lecture Series March 2022
The March 2022 Ba Humata Lecture Series will feature the following speakersErvad Kaiwan Turel (Hong Kong)Ervad Varzavand Dadachanji (India)Sanaya Master (Canada And New Zealand)Farida Master (New...
Meherangan Celebrated by the Zoroastrian Association of California.
A Jashan was performed on Sunday, February 27th, Meher roj at the ZAC Atashkadeh by Zerkxis and Zarrir Bhandara, which was well attended by a strong crowd of 84 Zarthostis. This Jashan was arranged...
Homi J Bhabha: A Renaissance Man among Scientists by Biman Nath
The book “Homi J Bhabha: A Renaissance Man among Scientists” by Biman Nath is a compelling monograph that brings to light the life and times of Homi Jehangir Bhabha.Homi Bhabha was a nuclear...
Centre, Parsi community agree on protocol for handling Covid victim bodies, Supreme Court told
Supreme Court accepted tweaked protocol for cremation of dead bodies of Covid patients from Parsi community, after Centre and the community mutually agreed on adopting a standard operating...
Dr Putli M. Lentin: A dedicated teacher and a doctor
An obituary on a low profile, Parsi doctor, who served the needy.In the passing away of Dr Putla M Lentin at the ripe old age of 94 on Monday, Hyderabad has lost one more ‘Gem’ of a medical teacher...
The Rise and Fall of the Pioneers of Indian Cinema
Little remains of the thousands of silent features made in early-20th-century India. That doesn’t make the story of how they came to be – and why they disappeared – any less interesting.This is the...
The Bangalore Parsee Tower of Silence
Those days while travelling on Bellary Road, the highway to Bellary/Hyderabad began at huge Mekhri Circle and few buildings along the highway like the UAS, Kirloskar Factory, AMCO Batteries, Larsen...
Rati Wadia and homemaker Dinoo Damania: We still eat dinner together every single evening
Educationist Rati Wadia and homemaker Dinoo Damania on nurturing a rare 75-year friendshipRati Wadia, 80, teacher & former principal Dinoo Damania, 80, homemakerOver seven decades of meeting...
Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala re-invent Cafe Spice Namaste´ in the Docklands, now open for business
Exactly one year ago this month, Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala began the painful process of emptying the old Victorian magistrate’s court in East London that had served as the home of Café Spice...
Legendary Parsi Indian Culinary Entrepreneur Tanaz Godiwalla Brings "A Parsi Affair" Line of Condiments to North America
Condiments are based on secret heirloom recipes and bring the taste of Parsi food into kitchens around the world. Branded as "A Parsi Affair," she will begin with two varieties of condiments based...
A piece of Parsi history in Sukkur
After partition, many Parsi families resided in Sukkur. Creating a piece of history in the form of a Parsi compoundArticle by Sarfaraz Memon | Tribune PakistanSometime in the recent past, there used...
Goolbai Maternity Home: Karachi’s sunken & forgotten treasure
Long forgotten and abandoned yet standing strong is the edifice of Goolbai Maternity Home, what was once an advance health facility for women and children built in 1919.
Parsee General Hospital Gets New Dialysis Unit
The B. D. Petit Parsee General Hospital in Mumbai inaugurated a new Dialysis unit on February 10, 2022. The facility was established from the donations Neville Sarkari made to honour his late mother...
Parsi Community welcomes Supreme Court’s new protocols for last rites of Parsi Covid-19 victims
Parsis in Mumbai and Gujarat have hailed the Supreme Court’s approval of a revised protocol for disposing of bodies of Parsi Covid-19 victims that re-allows for last rites as per the Zoroastrian...
Caretaker, son held for ignoring 77-yr-old Parsi man’s sickness causing his death
The case was registered on December 15, over a year after the man, identified as Yezdiar Edel Behram, died, after which the police arrested the duo as the investigators ascertained that the they...
What is Dhansak
And more importantly what it is not !! Our dear friend and award winning cookbook author and chronicler of Parsi foods and recipes Niloufer Mavalwala has written about the iconic Parsi Dish Dhansak....
Ba Humata Lecture Series February 2022
The February 2022 Ba Humata Lecture Series shall be titledCELEBRATING TOGETHERNESS THROUGH MINDFULNESSAa Airyama Ishyo And Other PrayersSpeakers: Mobedyar Khushroo Mirza (Canada)Moobedyar Dr. Parva...
Professor Mahzarin Rustum Banaji will receive a 2022 Atkinson Prize in Psychological and Cognitive Sciences.
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has awarded the 2022 Atkinson Prize in Psychological and Cognitive Sciences to Mahzarin R. Banaji, the 2010–2011 APS President and an APS William James Fellow...
What the Fork: Kunal Vijayakar Sinks Into Dhansak and Other Parsi Delicacies at The Ripon Club
Wednesday is Dhansak Buffet Day at the Ripon Club. Article by Kunal Vijaykar | News18The Ripon Club was founded in 1884 by Parsi stalwarts like Sir Phirozeshah Mehta, Jamshedji Tata and Sir Dinshaw...
Dr. Tehemton Udwadia: In Conversation
I was ridiculed when attempting something different: Laparoscopy pioneer Tehemton Udwadia Photo Credit: IANSIANSLiveArticle by Vishnu Makhijani | IANSNew Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) His mentor taught that...
SII CEO Adar Poonawalla calls for faster vaccination at World Economic Forum
Adar Poonawalla made the statement as a panelist during the ‘Meeting the Challenge of Vaccine Equity’ session organised by the WEF.MoneyControlThe vaccination rate needs to be faster worldwide for...
Cillie’s : Hidden gems of Karachi
Situated inside a 100-year-old house on Parsi Colony, Karachi, Cillie’s looks nothing like a mainstream confectionery yet immediately gives a warm homely feeling. Though the business started in a...
Going strong at 113, Manackjee Rustomjee Dharamshala in service of Parsis in Kolkata
You can stay here only if you are a Parsi or married to one. But you don’t need to tick either box for a hearty Parsi mealArticle by Debraj Mitra | TelegraphThe Manackjee Rustomjee Parsi Dharamshala...
Dr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla to be conferred with Padma Bhushan 2022
Parsi Khabar is thrilled to announce that Dr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla has been awarded the Padma Bhushan Award by the Government of India. This is India’s third highest civilian award and Dr. Poonawalla...
Covid-19: Bombay Parsi Punchayet backs usual funeral; priest says can’t silence rules
The BMC has barred the Parsi practice of letting the bodies of community members dying of Coronavirus decay naturally saying traces of the virus could spread through pallbearersMost Parsis are...
Ardeshir’s: Pune’s own soda drink that’s quenching thirst for 137 years
Ardeshir’s flavoured soda, now christened Ardy’s, still packs nostalgia along with quality ‘old fashioned goodness’ in its glass bottles.Written by Ruchika Goswamy | Indian ExpressThe soda company...
Zerbanoo Gifford: Remembering Bishop Desmond Tutu
Our dear friend and mentor Zerbanoo Gifford pays tribute to the great humanitarian of our times, Bishop Desmond Tutu, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his work fighting the inhuman...
Diwan Bahadur M M Mullan: Father of Balaghat
Our dear friend and contributor Havovi Govadia writes in… A notice was put up on our community WA group. The Municipal Corporation of Balaghat and the Mullan Trust had invited the Parsis of Nagpur...
Noted advertising and theatre personality Burjor Patel dies at 91
Patel was the former vice-president of marketing, Khaleej TimesArticle By Nithin Belle | Khaleej TimesEminent advertising and theatre veteran Burjor Patel has passed away early Tuesday morning. The...
Ba Humata Lecture Series January 2022
On January 2nd, 2022 Ba Humata Lecture Series will featureVada Dasturji Keki Ravji, the High Priest of the Navsari AtashbehramRoshan and Rohinton Rivetna, Chicago USAMobed Pedram Soroushpoor,...
The Parsee Religion: A Speech by Dadabhai Naoroji
On March 18th, 1861, more than 160 years ago, Dadabhai Naoroji delivered a speech in Liverpool, England. The speech makes fascinating reading of what was the current status of the Parsi community....
Sam Manekshaw was key architect of 1971 win, but it wasn’t his personal success: Daughter Maja
As India & Bangladesh fondly remembered Field Marshal Manekshaw on 50th Victory Day, Maja Daruwala gave insight into what then-Army chief was like to his soldiers and family.Article by Puja...
Starting up with Rs 1 Cr from their father, these sisters grew Theobroma into a Rs 121 Cr business
Mumbai-based patisserie Theobroma aims to double its Rs 121 crore revenue in the coming year. Here is how the brand has grown since it was launched in 2004. Article By Sindhu Kashyaap | YourStoryAt...
Diana Marfatia In Conversation: Mazda Multimedia
Ms Diana Marfatia, has touched the lives of several thousand Zoroastrian youth over the past three and a half decades as Coordinator and Mentor of HPY. In addition, her work as Principal of well...
Kersi Deboo Appointed as Member in National Commission of the Minorities India
Parsi Khabar is happy to share the news that Kersi Deboo has been appointed as the Parsi Zoroastrian representative on the National Commission of the Minorities India. Kersi is a lifelong resident...
Job Posting for Associate Professor: FEZANA Professorship in Zoroastrian Languages and Literature
FEZANA is happy to announce that the job posting for the position of Associate Professor: FEZANA Professorship in Zoroastrian Languages and Literature is now online. Share the word amongst academic...
Bapsi’s portrayal of Parsi paradigm
It is because of this that we always find a very comprehensive discussion very humorously, though not always, composed on the men and women of her communityArticle by Dr. Zia Ahmed | Daily Times...
Bandra Parsi Convalescent Home: Parsi trust sells sea-facing Bandra property for Rs 350 crore
The plot now contains this dilapidated early 20th-century bungalow, once used as a convalescence homeMUMBAI: A Parsi trust has sold its prime, sea-facing bungalow property at Bandra Bandstand to a...
The Zoroastrian Association of California Celebrates the 5th Salgreh of their Atashkadeh
The 5th Salgreh of the Zoroastrian Association of California‘s Atash Kadeh was celebrated with great religious fervor and Parsi gusto on the 12th of November. The celebration started a week...
Madan Theatres Limited: The Silent Film Industry’s Giant Corporation
Jamshedji Framji Madan, the Parsi entrepreneur, was the torchbearer of the Indian film industry. Read his story here. Indian cinema found its footing in the nineteenth-century. At the time,...
Bombay Parsi Punchayet trustees sign consent terms for elections to be held on Mar 27
Community heaves sigh of relief after consent terms for Bombay Parsi Punchayet elections are signed and ready for the Bombay High Court on MondayNoshir Dadrawala went on a hunger strike on October...
Dina Homi Sethna: Oldest member of Karachi Parsi community celebrates her 107th birthday
KARACHI: The geriatric ward at the infirmary of the Bomanshaw Minocher-Homji (BMH) Parsi Medical Relief Association was decorated with pink, white and gold balloons. You could see flowers everywhere...
Ba Humata Lecture Series: November 2021
The November 2021 Ba Humata Series will feature Ervad Brigadier Behram Panthaki (USA)Ervad Farmaan Dastoor (India)Zariab Karkaria (New Zealand)Dr. Merezban Katrak FRCS. (UAE)Dr. Karishma Koka;...
Godrej Group headed for split of $4.1 billion business empire
At present, the group is led by veteran industrialist Adi Godrej (79), who is its chairmanThe $4.1 billion Godrej Group, spanning from soaps and home appliances to real estate, is headed for a split...
J.B.H. WADIA: From Spectator To Creator
A young boy's obsession with film was the cause of his secret trips to Bombay's cinematheques. Perhaps it was J.B.H. Wadia's heart thudding in anticipation that often broke the silence enveloping...
Tower of Silence: The Vanishing Practice of Zoroastrian Sky Burial
On a high hill in the city I grew up in, there’s a tall tower we call the Dakhma, “Tower of Silence,” veiled by tall trees and situated in the middle of a forest inhabited by peacocks. In this...
MUYA Remembers Ervad Asphandiarji Dadachanji
Our dear friend and eminent Zoroastrian scholar Professor Almut Hintze shares the below writeup and photographs.With great sadness we share the notice that Ervad Asphandiar Dadachanji passed away on...
Lectures on Zoroastrianism with Prof. William Malandra
Lectures on Zoroastrianism with Prof. William MalandraStart Date: Oct. 26, 2021, 8 a.m. End Date: Oct. 28, 2021, 9:30 a.m. Venue: This is a virtual event. Sign Up NowSummaryNumber of Sessions:...