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Behind Rawalpindi’s urban sprawl, a 128-year-old Parsi cemetery preserves a fading community’s legacy
Once home to thousands of Parsis, Rawalpindi’s community has dwindled to fewer than 15 people Century-old cemetery...
A Jashan Welcoming the "Good Times" was Performed at the ZAC Atashkadeh
It was a rare event, that all of the 5 High Priests/Vada Dasturs came together to give blessings and a message of love, peace, joy, health, and prosperity to our community. They addressed the Global...
Why I Went From Litigator To Law Firm Diversity Officer
Until recently, my professional identity was tied to my role as a litigation partner at Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC. I was one of a handful of women of color to have that title, and...
Parsi chef Anahita Dhondy on her newest passion
The young food expert launches a book and a passion project that focuses on her Parsi roots at the same timeBy Karishma Kuenzang | Hindustan TimesPUBLISHED ON SEP 04, 2021 09:43 PM IST Last year was...
Indian Curry is Largely “Unmappable”—But This Writer Found Her Way Home Through One Recipe
Her mother’s Parsi-style, seafood-studded stew. By Meher Mirza | Updated Sep 3, 2021 4:18 PM When I came back to sun-brightened Mumbai after getting a degree in London, I had never felt so far from...
The Longest War: Veterans Reflect On 20 Years Of Conflict In Afghanistan
Bajun Mavalwalla and his son Baji Mavalwalla speak on NPR about their tours of duty in Afghanistan.The U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan is officially over.But for the more than 800,000 men...
Guajira: Flamenco by Behnaz Khushrokhan
Ole! Flamenco was founded by Behnaz Khusrokhan Bhandare. Behnaz started dancing at the age of 4 at the School of Classical Ballet and Western dance in Mumbai. She has a Bachelors in Dance from...
Book Review: The British Raj Was Once a Narco-State
Thomas Manuel's book 'Opium Inc: How a Global Drug Trade Funded the British Empire' shows how the Raj transformed entire farming economies in Bengal and Bihar into opium-producing machines.Britain...
How did the Mistrys of the Shapoorji Pallonji group manage to acquire shares in the Tata Group?
An excerpt from ‘The Story of Tata: 1868 to 2021’, by Peter Casey.By Peter Casey | ScrollNobody can hurt me without my permission.— Mahatma GandhiThere are a great many erroneous stories about the...
Now an app to nudge Indian truck drivers to drive well
We are thrilled to read about the new app that will ultimately help save lives and make trucking in India safer. Our dear friend and WZCC Global Youth Director Jehaan Kotwal has been working on this...
The oldest surviving Zoroastrian scriptures were found not in Iran or India, but in China
In its Epic Iran exhibition, the British Library will be displaying its unrivalled collection of manuscripts.Article by Ursula Sims-Williams | Scroll.inThe opening to chapter nine of the 'Videvdad...
What is Zoroastrianism? : A Conversation with Antonio Panaino
Howard Burton speaks with University of Bologna Iranian specialist Antonio Panaino about Zorastrianism: What is it? How was it influenced by, and in turn influence, other religious and cultural...
Happy 60th Mickey Mehta
On August 29 2021 our dearest friend, mentor and India’s greatest holistic health and wellness guru Dr. Mickey Mehta will be stepping into super sixties.Four decades normally seem very long, but for...
Shahrukh Tarapore’s journey to promoting purposeful technology
"There's a mantra out there — 'move fast and break things.' I think it's created a lot of problems beyond technology," the Archetype Solutions Group exec said. "I think there's a way to learn and...
Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, Supreme Court’s ‘Renaissance Man’, retires on August 12
Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, Supreme Court’s ‘Renaissance Man’, retires on August 12 Article by Krishnadas Rajagopal ‘His is an absolute integrity matched by phenomenal memory and a capacity for...
Cyrus Todiwala’s first-hand experience with Prostate Cancer
Brilliant chef and good friend Cyrus Todiwala writes about his recent medical bout with prostate cancerAs one that has never stopped working nearly fifteen hours a day since 1976 and, thinking that...
Rohinton Nariman, Parsi priest & only 4th lawyer to become SC judge, retires this week
Justice Nariman, who has authored several notable judgments, some of which were written while he was a junior judge, ends his tenure on 12 August. Justice Rohinton Nariman is in select company — he...
When Shapoorji Pallonji funded Mughal-e-Azam and Khojeste Mistree became a religious pop star
A new book, 'The Tatas, Freddie Mercury & Other Bawas' by Coomi Kapoor, offers a ringside view into the lives and contributions of some of India’s most well-known ParsisShapoorji Pallonji Jr was...
Ba Humata Lecture Series: August 2021
The August 2021 Ba Humata Lecture Series will present The Spirit of Zarathushtra: Cooperation and Fellowship: Yenghe Hatam and related prayers On Sunday, August 1, 20218:00 AM Pacific | 11:00 AM...
The JRD Special Issue: Tata Steel Times
The Tata Steel Times has a special publication dedicated to J R D Tata. You can also download the issue as a PDF file
Marzy Parakh: Angels of Mumbai: Hotelier lends helping hand to needy during crisis
Over the past one year alone Marzy Parakh has raised over Rs 2 crore for relief initiatives like distributing ration kits, cooked meals and reimbursing hospital and medicine bills of the needy in...
Meet Arzan Nagwaswalla, the first Parsi to represent the Indian cricket team in over 50 years
It’s widely believed that Nagwaswalla was picked on account of being from Gujarat since Jay Shah has pushed for players from his backyardPlayers coming out of Gujarat have had it good over the last...
Zoroastrianism: History, Religion and Belief An Online Course by Sarah Stewart and Céline Redard
Zoroastrianism has had a profound influence on major world religions. Its history tells the story of imperial culture, persecution, and migration.Utilising a rich visual repository of artifacts,...
New startup Della Leaders Club set to raise $7 million in maiden round
Newly launched startup Della Leaders Club (DLC), the world’s first technology-enabled global platform for CEOs and entrepreneurs with nearly 2,000 members, is set to raise $7 million (Rs 52 crore)...
2021 Global Virtual Graduation Ceremony
With graduation ceremonies being cancelled or turned virtual around the world, students have not been able to truly celebrate their well-deserved achievements. As a community, please join us to...
India’s first woman architect – a tribute to Perin J. Mistri
For many Indian women, the 1930s was a fundamental time, particularly in the political domain with their increasing participation in Independence movements. The advent of the Art Deco style...
Coomi Kapoor: The Tatas, Freddie Mercury & Other Bawas: An Intimate History of the Parsis
Bombay’s first rioters and go-getters Spurred by the events of the now infamous Ratan Tata versus Cyrus Mistry controversy, Coomi Kapoor explores the history of the Parsi community through its most...
Jim Sarbh on playing Homi Bhabha: Role is special because of shared Parsi heritage
Jim Sarbh honoured to pay tribute to India’s brightest scientists as he plays Homi Bhabha in Rocket Boys; Ishwak Singh steps into Vikram Sarabhai’s shoes.First look of Jim Sarbh as Homi Bhabha in...
Parsi body’s plea in Gujarat HC: Order reserved
The Gujarat high court on Friday heard the petition filed by a Parsi religious body and reserved its order on the demand to permit them to dispose of the bodies of those who died of Covid-19...
First of Many: Delnaaz Irani revisits Commander
This week's First of Many features Delnaz Irani. In the 86th edition of our series, the actor talks about her first acting project, Sri Adhikari Brothers' TV show Commander (1992).Delnaz Irani never...
Sir Homi Mody … Dadabhai Naoroji: Five Parsis behind Mumbai’s street names
These five roads in Mumbai are named after politicians, bankers, lawyers and activists who had two things in common: one, they were Parsi, and two, they all contributed to the development of Mumbai,...
Survey on Zoroastrians-by-Choice’ and their interactions with ‘Zoroastrians-by-Birth
Our dear friend and PhD. student Ruzbeh Hodiwala is conducting a survey as part of his dissertation. In November 2020, we had published his first pilot survey request, and he has further tweaked...
India’s oldest running newspaper, Mumbai Samachar, turns 200
India’s oldest running newspaper, Mumbai Samachar, turns 200The Gujarati newspaper, with its office located in an iconic red building at Horniman Circle in Mumbai’s Fort area, was first published in...
Name Navi Mum airport after JRD: Kin
Amid the controversy over the naming of the greenfield airport at Navi Mumbai, a member of the Tata family has thrown in the hat for JRD Tata, who brought civil aviation to India. ``I respectfully...
Ba Humata Lecture Series: July 2021
The July 2021 Ba Humata Lecture shall be held on Sunday 04 July 2021. The topic of discussion is Creating a Bountiful and Prosperous Earth with the Good Mind (Yasna 51.5 and 51.7 and related...
A Happy 100th Birthday to Khorshid Jobani
A 100 years of Zoroastrian celebration and tradition. Khorshid Jobani has seen a lot of changes within the Zoroastrian culture. She was born on July 12th, 1921 in Quetta when it was still under...
Khurshedben Naoroji: The singer who preached nonviolence to bandits
In most countries, the life of an elite, sophisticated woman renouncing her career as a classical soprano to preach nonviolence to bandits and kidnappers would merit significant study and attention....
Jamsetji Tata tops global list of top 10 philanthropists from last 100 yrs
Hurun Research and EdelGive Foundation today released the 2021 EdelGive Hurun Philanthropists of the Century, a ranking of the world's most generous individuals from the last 100 yearsJamsetji...
Bringing out the real flavours of South Auckland, one food enterprise at a time
An innovative business accelerator programme is not only helping people get a foothold in the hospitality industry but, as Justin Latif reports, it’s also changing the way South Aucklanders think...
Doyens of medical service: Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College in Pune celebrates 75th foundation day
The hospital had played a crucial role during the 2009 Swine flu outbreak and even now, before PMC could upgrade its hospitals with ventilators and tertiary care, Sassoon was the only government...
Prime Bandra plot de-reserved, Petit trust strikes deal for housing project
In 1909, Hamabai Framji Petit sold all her jewellery for Rs 12 lakh to buy a plot in Bandra to establish an orphanage for Parsi girls. In 2021, the Petit family, which controls the trust that runs...
Iranshah Offerings Website Launched
Our dear mentor Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor informs us…There is a new website www.iranshah-offering.com. We can use it to humbly request an offering of Sukhar, Kaathi, Maachi and light divo on...
Woven In Time: The Story Of The Parsi Gara Sari
They hide within their folds the story of voyages at sea, the old trading routes and the rise and blossoming of an entire community Article By Shaeroy Chinoy | Elle Traditional Indian textiles...
As Jiyo Parsi scheme delivers, community sees record births
The work from home norm during Covid-hit 2020 delivered some good news for the Parsi community which saw a record 61 births, assisted through the Centre’s Jiyo Parsi scheme aimed at arresting a...
More than just Marketing- Meet the 8WZYC Marketing Team
The 8WZYC Marketing Subcommittee’s main role will be to host fundraisers, social events and spread the word of our congress through social media and other channels to encourage a large number of...
Put the Accent on Diversity: Persis Khambatta
A recent FEZANA Talk featured the life and times of the brilliant Parsi actor Persis Khambatta. The talk brought Vaishali Sinha, Sooni Taraporevala and Farah Bala to discuss Persis Khambatta. The...
DELLA Leaders Club: Global Soft Launch
The Global Soft Launch of DLC: Della Leaders Club is scheduled for Saturday June 12, 2021 at 7:30 PM India, 10:00 AM New York, 3:00 PM London This very first of its kind Business Platform is the...
Dadar Parsi Colony: Cherishing the Bombay that was
Inflatable pools, barbecues, open backyards…this is how architect Rooshad Shroff recalls the better part of his childhood spent with his parents in the Dadar Parsi colony. With the endless...
Manifestation in Meditation: A Father’s Day Special Virtual Event
Join 2021 Father's Day Transformational Special MANIFESTATION IN MEDITATION with Global Leading Holistic Health Guru And Corporate Life Coach Dr. Mickey Mehta from India & Professional Speaker...
Grand Tour: A century ago, these Parsis circumpedalled the world
In the 1920s, long before the dawn of fake news, one Chinese man was told that Rabindranath Tagore had composed the Gujarati national anthem of the Parsi community that went: "We are old...
Parsis, a tiny Indian minority, challenge ban on traditional sky burial rite amid Covid-19 pandemic
They have, for centuries, left their dead to be devoured by scavenging birds and decay naturally atop circular raised structures known as dakhma or Tower of Silence.But the pandemic has put a stop...