Community, To Me The smell of sandalwood and smoke dark and cool metallic shadows as familiar as an old friend The taste of a half remembered prayer, spoken through fumbling lips Joining the strong chant surrounding me Low whispers from papery mouths Ancient and irreverent to all but this moment The joy in the return… Continue reading Community, To Me: Maya Joshi
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Farrukh Dhondy: An open letter to my fellow Parsis
In his words: “I am just a professional writer, which means I don’t do blogs and try and get money for whatever I write.” The Parsis gathered in numbers at this well as it is regarded by some as sacred and reputed to make wishes come true. Article by Farrukh Dhondy | Asian Age Mumbai… Continue reading Farrukh Dhondy: An open letter to my fellow Parsis
Inspirational Woman: Pearl D. Tirandaz
Our dear friend Pearl Tirandaz was recently featured in the “Inspirational Woman” series by We Are The City. Here she is in conversation with Charlotte Smith Tell us about yourself, your background and what you do currently I am born and brought up in a typical Parsi colony called Rustom Baug at Byculla, Mumbai.… Continue reading Inspirational Woman: Pearl D. Tirandaz
The Dancing Line: Revisiting Shiavax Chavda
A Retrospective of paintings & sketches of the Master WHAT: ‘The Dancing Line – revisiting Shiavax Chavda’, a Retrospective of paintings & sketches of the master. WHEN: Tuesday October 24th to Monday October 30th, 2017 WHERE: Jehangir Art Gallery, Kalaghoda, Mumbai TIMINGS: 11am to 7pm ‘The Dancing Line – revisiting Shiavax Chavda’ For the first… Continue reading The Dancing Line: Revisiting Shiavax Chavda
Monaz Viraf Gandhi Wins Harvey Award for MONTEA
Ms. Monaz Viraf Gandhi slams historical special category award ton by bagging two high profile awards namely The Harvey Youngest Achiever 2017-2018 and The Harvey Most Valuable Indian 2017-2018 at The Harvey Excellence Awards hosted on 27 September 2017 at London. Monaz Viraf Gandhi, A Mumbai based pre-school teacher working at The Learning Curve, Mumbai… Continue reading Monaz Viraf Gandhi Wins Harvey Award for MONTEA
The scent of a loaf: Kayani Bakery Pune
Kayani Bakery in Pune has been dishing out fresh shrewsbury biscuits, sourdough breads and mawa cakes since 1955 It’s 7.30 am on a Saturday and one of the oldest bakeries in Pune Camp’s East Street has already come to life. The shutters are rolled up and the biscuits and bread lined in the oven. Within… Continue reading The scent of a loaf: Kayani Bakery Pune
Right To Equality : Parsi Women Fight The Injustice
The Goolrukh Gupta case has reached the Supreme Court, where a 5 judge bench will deliberate on it. Below is a video segment on a local TV channel in Mumbai.
Parsis upset over Agiary land
Sethna Agiary (left) and Boyce Dhana Patel Agiary are more than 130-years-old and have been demarcated under the new road-line plan of DP 2034 Article by Anagha Sawant | DNA Under the civic body’s DP 2034, two fire temples in Tardeo are likely to lose a part of their land The draft Development Plan (DP)… Continue reading Parsis upset over Agiary land
Parsis protest against MADC flying proposal
The city’s Parsi community staged a protest on Friday against a proposal by the Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) that recommends that the no-flying zone be reduced from one nautical mile (around 1,852 metres) to 500 metres around the Tower of Silence or Doongerwadi in south Mumbai where the last rites of the departed are… Continue reading Parsis protest against MADC flying proposal
