Today is the official launch of Dhansak & Co. – the first Zoroastrian streetwear brand! The clothing brand includes premium quality, limited-edition t-shirts, hats and phone cases created by young Toronto-based Zoroastrians Tanya Hoshi and Anaheez Karbhari, featuring Zoroastrian images and cultural references. The business was first announced at the 7th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress… Continue reading DHANSAK & CO. – FIRST ZOROASTRIAN CLOTHING LINE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES
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Twenty decades of Mumbai Samachar
While the print media across the world has been showing signs of fatigue, Mumbai Samachar, a Mumbai-based newspaper, is celebrating its decades of success in the field of printing; a testimonial to the power of print. Nilesh Dave, editor of the daily, walks us through the ups and downs of Mumbai Samachar’s decades-long journey. Aultrin… Continue reading Twenty decades of Mumbai Samachar
100-year-old sacred fire to be relocated from Bharuch to Navi Mumbai
A 27-year-old dispute within the Parsi community came to an end last week, after the Supreme Court (SC) allowed the Atash Adaran — a 100-year-old grade-two fire — at Pestonji Aslaji Doongaji Agiary in Bharuch, Gujarat to be relocated to the Shirinbai and Khurshedji Hormusji Doongaji Daremeher at Kopar Khairane in Navi Mumbai. This is… Continue reading 100-year-old sacred fire to be relocated from Bharuch to Navi Mumbai
The Secrets of Saher Agiary in Mumbai
Meher Mirza takes us on a walk around the delightful Saher Agiary. Mumbai has lost so many of its memories under highways and malls that I am loath to share the few pockets that remain, but I shall gird my loins and do it anyway. There is a little lane that wriggles upwards from Breach… Continue reading The Secrets of Saher Agiary in Mumbai
Freddy Vachha To Stand for Election As Leader of UK Independance Party
Freddy Vachha, London’s Regional Chairman has been selected by 1,400 UKIP members to stand in the election for the next leader of the UK Independence Party. Having run UKIP London totalling 15% of the country he is now ready to take on 100% of the job. Born in Bombay to an English mother and a… Continue reading Freddy Vachha To Stand for Election As Leader of UK Independance Party
7th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress: A Report
Official website of the 7WZYC: https://wzycongress.org All Congress Sessions on Video: https://wzycongress.org/video/ All Congress Photographs: https://wzycongress.org/memories/ 400 Zarathushti youth from all over the world gathered in sunny Southern California to participate in the 7th World Zoroastrian Congress earlier this month. The Congress returned to Los Angeles, also the home of the very first Youth Congress… Continue reading 7th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress: A Report
Parsi Presence at the 24th World Scout Jamboree 2019 in USA
Scouting and Guiding are very much a part of the Parsi DNA for over a century. India’s oldest continuously running scout group is the Sethna’s 18th West Bombay Scout Troop and since its inception in 1914 there have been dozens of other scout troops started by Parsis, many of them alumni of the 18th. And… Continue reading Parsi Presence at the 24th World Scout Jamboree 2019 in USA
Niloufer Mavalvala Launches New Book “The World Of Parsi Cooking: Food Across Borders”
Our dear friend Niloufer Mavalvala has just launched her latest cook book titled “The World Of Parsi Cooking: Food Across Borders”. Niloufer is an award winning author and chef, and has over the years painstakingly archived, resurrected and perfected Parsi food recipes, many of them long forgotten. She runs the hugely succesful website Niloufer’s Kitchen… Continue reading Niloufer Mavalvala Launches New Book “The World Of Parsi Cooking: Food Across Borders”
Shernaz Patel: Theatre is not a stepping stone for cinema
I have done many other things. First, I thought of becoming a psychologist. It has been 35 years since Shernaz Patel debuted with the play, The Diary of Anne Frank. Excerpts from her time in Indian theatre and Bollywood: You grew up absorbing Gujarati Parsi theatre, and yet most of your plays are in English,… Continue reading Shernaz Patel: Theatre is not a stepping stone for cinema
