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Farah Madon Receives Member of the Order of Australia: Australia Day Honours 2026
Farah Madon AM: Australia Day Honours 2026Farah Madon’s AM honour this Australia Day recognises a career that has...
BuzZYNG Flea: ZYNG Launches with a Stellar Event
For Zoroastrians, all roads led to Rustom Baug on the 25th of January for The BuzZYNG Flea, the launch event of ZYNG 2.0 (Zoroastrian Youth for the Next Generation), in a hip and happening new...
Tardeo physician Dr Veena Patel, who treated Dinshaw Gandhi, to get all their assets
Tardeo resident had willed everything to his family physician; assets include 3 bank accounts and properties across the state; couple’s grandniece had contested the will, saying it was forged.By...
Igniting passion for the country | Jimmy Mistry | TEDxBITSGoa
Our dear friend, mentor and entrepreneur extraordinaire Jimmy Mistry recently gave a TEDx talk that is an inspiration for Zarathushti youth today. The hope is that his talk will motivate Parsi youth...
Sarosh Zaiwalla’s Book Launch and Discussion on ‘Honour Bound : Adventures of an Indian Lawyer in the English Courts’
IMC Chamber of Commerce and lndustry has organized a book launch and discussion on "Honour Bound: Adventures of an Indian Lawyer in the English Courts" authored by Mr. Sarosh Zaiwalla, Senior...
Five defining trends of luxury hospitality: Natalia Jimmy Mistry
The new generation travelers thrive on experiencing new and innovative services and the best form of this for them, is to explore the local culture writes Natalia Jimmy Mistry.Luxury hospitality...
Digital Zoroastrian at the British Library
The British Library is fortunate in having an unparalled collection of over 100 Zoroastrian works ranging from the oldest, the ninth century Ashem Vohu prayer written in Sogdian script discovered by...
Karachi’s first elected mayor Jamshed Nusserwanjee remembered
Celebrating the 134th birth anniversary of Jamshed Nusserwanjee (1886-1952), a philanthropist and the first elected mayor of Karachi, speakers at a gathering on Sunday stressed the dire need to...
Bawas Got Talent: One for the community
Bawas Got Talent is a chance for the Parsi community to showcase their skills in the performing artsThe Parsi community may be small and dwindling in number but that hasn’t proved to be a deterrent...
Meher Marfatia: The adventure lies in finding out
ONCE UPON A TIME book launch on Saturday February 8, 2020 at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival Four years after Meher Marfatia started an essay series in this paper that explored the forgotten bylanes...
The Global Iranshah Initiative
The ‘Global Iranshah Initiative’ is a worldwide endeavor of love and devotion to our holiest of holy, Pak Iranshah, in Udvada gaam (Gujarat), with an aim to support and perpetuate its legacy and our...
In Kolkatta Dharmashala stands, but not many travellers as the community shrinks
A leftover of time but living testament to the Parsis in Kolkata. “Manackjee Rustomjee Dharmashala for Parsi travellers” — the inscription in an old-fashioned font on the doorway transports one to...
Yazdi Karanjia Awarded Padma Shri
Our dearest friend, mentor and legendary theater artist Yazdi Naoshirwan Karanjia has been conferred the Padma Shri Award in the list of names that were announced on the eve of Republic Day 2020 in...
Order Of Australia Conferred on Dr. Sabar Rustomjee
She has spent a lifetime listening to people’s stories with empathy, compassion and respect. In a career spanning over 50 years, Melbourne-based psychotherapist Dr. Sabar Rustomjee has helped people...
Kermin Kakalia: Recipes to the rescue
A Parsi snack kiosk in Bandra is as much about a community's culinary treats as the resilience of a woman fighting a turn of fateAn assortment of cutlets, kebabs and snacks. Pics/Anurag AhireIt was...
Shanaya Patel: ALONE
Parsi Khabar has featured Shanaya Patel before, and today we are happy to share the launch of her new single ALONE. You can stream Shanaya’s single: https://lnkfi.re/ShanayaPatelAbout ShanayaAs...
In Conversation With Ayesha Billimoria, The Ultimate Fit Girl India
Meet Ayesha Billimoria, a three time 200-metre national champion, Olympic aspirant, sports trainer, model, TedX speaker, and now the author of Run! She is the ultimate Fit Girl India. Catch her...
Sumptuously Persian
India’s pioneering Persian chef Afshin Kohinoor unlocks his culinary treasure chest for Krishnaraj IyengarWelcome my dear welcome,” he gushes over his galla counter as a mixed international crowd...
Startup Culture Stories: Shireen Mistree & The India Climate Collaborative
Our dear friend Shireen Mistree was recently featured on SHORTLIST. Read her interview below.“Culture isn’t just one aspect of the game – it is the game. In the end, an organization is nothing more...
India’s brilliant Bombay duck
When I was a little girl growing up in Bombay, June was the month I looked forward to the most. It was the month when the charred, inky monsoon clouds, clipped with streaks of lightning, brushed...
ZYNG Relaunches on January 25th at Rustom Baug
On Saturday January 25, 2020; the widely successful ZYNG: Zoroastrian Youth for the Next Generation is being resurrected in its 2.0 avatar. In a mega event planned for the relaunch of ZYNG, the...
Review: A Murder at Malabar Hill is a new kind of crime novel
Sujata Massey kicks off the decade with the first book in a fresh new crime series – the historical, award-winning whodunnit A Murder at Malabar Hill. She introduces Perveen Mistry, in 1921 Bombay’s...
Areez Katki: Bildungsroman at the Otago Museum
Otago Museum is thrilled to host Areez Katki’s acclaimed textile-based art exhibition, Bildungsroman, at the H D Skinner Annex opening on Saturday 11 January.The embroidered works explore Katki’s...
Freddie Mercury’s ‘trick’ that helped him win over Live Aid crowd
Rock band Queen's performance at Live Aid in 1985 has often been hailed as one of the greatest gigs seen at Wembley Stadium.Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has heaped praise on Queen's late lead...
Soli Sorabjee: We celebrate the life and legacy of Nani Palkhivala
Due to sensational events that seem to happen almost daily these days, we tend to forget legendary personalities. One of them was Nani Palkhivala, whose 100th birthday was on Thursday, January 16....
What’s a Zoroastrian? I’m One! | Dr. Zubin Damania on Zoroastrianism
Parsi Khabar readers will remember us featuring ZDOGG MD a while ago. Well, aapro Dr. Zubin Damania….aka ZDOGG MD has come up with a new videoZubin writes….From Freddy Mercury to ZDoggMD, the...
Nusli Wadia battled Ambanis and Tatas and lived to tell the tale
The $7 billion Nusli WadiaWadia, who was once called as the epitome of South Bombay’s old money and genteel respectability, has been a part of many corporate brawls during 1970s and 1980s.One of the...
Rustom Siodia: A Forgotten Master
Art in India has largely been a niche world, with few artists being known beyond the rather small circle of connoisseurs. But even within this small world, some brilliant artists and their work have...
Portrait of Darius Forbes
A portrait of a special manWriters and dramatists have a saying: ‘Show, don’t tell.’ It means to convey a thought or emotion through dialogue or action, rather than telling the audience directly....
Adil Jal Darukhanawala In Coversation on BRR
Our good friend and India’s ace automotive journalist Adil Jal Darukhanawala on a podcast at Biker Radio Rodcast 2020 is here and our golden milestone of episode 50 is out there with a guest who is...
Nusli Wadia withdraws defamation suit against Ratan Tata
Tata told the Supreme Court that he did not intend to defame WadiaWadia Group Chairman Nusli Wadia has withdrawn a defamation suit against Ratan Tata. The decision by the Indian-born British Parsi...
I cannot live without Parsi food: Amyra Dastur
When Amyra Dastur walked the ramp in a pant suit for designer Vanessa Pandita at Golfer’s Shot, Good Life Soiree at Morbagh farms in Delhi, it was hard to believe that the new-age actress is...
A navjote that divided the Parsi community
Parsi businessman holds ceremony for nephew and niece over objections of community membersA navjote - the ritual through which a Parsi is inducted into the Zoroastrian religion - of the nephew and...
Colaba agiary cancels navjote for two kids of non-Parsi father after backlash
A week after news of the proposed navjote or religious initiation of two children born to a non-Parsi father, sparked a debate in the Parsi-Zoroastrian community, the Jeejeebhoy Dadabhoy Agiary at...
CJ Mody runs for Superior Judge in San Diego California
Cawas Jehangir (CJ) Mody is running for the Superior Judge elections in San Diego county in California, USA. CJ shares the following information with Parsi Khabar… CJ Mody writes… I was born in...
Iranshah Udvada Utsav 2019 closes with a flourish
The second day of the Iranshah Udvada Utsav began on Saturday December 28, 2019 to bright blue skies and a slight chill in the air. The morning was dedicated to various activies. A treasure hunt...
Iranshah Udvada Utsav 2019 off to a flying start
India's biggest Parsi culture festival begins: The Iranshah Udvada Utsav 2019 The third edition of the Iranshah Udvada Utsav was off to a flying start last evening here at the Gymkhana grounds in...
Gujarat Gears Up For Parsi Festival
Gujarat is gearing up for a Parsi festival, Iranshah Udvada Utsav, in the holy town of Udvada from December 27 to 29. The event is hosted by Foundation for Development, Udvada, Gujarat Tourism and...
River by Navroze Godrej
Navroze Godrej recently put out his first solo music single. The song titled River is a beautifully composed ballad with Navroze's soulful and free voice enhanced by some fantastic music....
Indian Govt bats to retain Parsi jury system to protect customs
After enacting a law to make triple talaq a punishable offence, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that jury system to adjudicate matrimonial disputes, including divorce and child custody,...
Hello World is a Perfect Holiday Gift
Until December 31st 2019, a limited quantity of Hello World! is available for $13 (plus shipping) in the US. Also available in Canada, Australia and India. Email [email protected] to...
WZCC Global Conclave 2020: Register Now
The WZCC Global Conclave is less than a month away. With amazing talks, interactions with industry titans, 2nd Zoroastrian Shark Tank, Bike and Car Rally, Gala Awards Night, visits to Tata Central...
Iranshah Udvada Utsav 2019: Register Now
The IUU 2019 is just around the corner. Registration is still open if you haven’t done it as yet. http://www.iuu.net.in/ IUU is running a fantastic social media feed where they share new updates....
When grandeur ruled Parsi theatre
For over a 100 years starting from 1850, a large number of proscenium theatres were built in the large cities, particularly Bombay and Calcutta.A Parsi theatre troupe (File photo)By FEISAL ALKAZI |...
Stories Within Stories: Malavika Sangghvi on Zoru Bhathena
In this city, every story has at least one, if not a hundred more behind it. If things had gone as planned, yesterday Mumbai would have woken up to two very different stories about the same...
Architect Hormuz Batliboi Transforms an Empty Bed-Stuy Brownstone into a Family-Friendly Triplex
The late-19th-century brownstones in the Landmark District of Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood are both protected and rapidly changing—sometimes all at once, as in the case of architect...
Zoru Bhathena who campaigned against decision to cut trees at Aarey, caught up in ugly property dispute with father
As Darayus Bhathena lands up at police station with injuries, his son says the wounds are self-inflicted and files a counter complaint, saying his father’s motive is the family bungalow.Article by...
Roxanne Irani: Black Gram Superfood on Kickstarter
Roxanne Irani is sharing a new project that she has been involved in for a while. Her story of discovery and entrepreneurship is in the video below that is part of the Kickstarter campaign. Go...
The timeless legacy of Parsis: One photographer’s attempt at preserving the Parsi heritage
An ongoing photo exhibition tries to highlight the rare moments of a fast dwindling Zoroastrian community of India.The exhibition showcases about fifty photographs by photographer Shantanu Das,...
Three Zartathushtis represented the religion of “The Three Wisemen” at the Council on Foreign Relations of USA
Three men represented the religion of “The Three Wisemen” at the Council on Foreign Relations of USAZoroastrianism was represented at the council on foreign relations of USA luncheon held on 25th...
Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal And Son Dr. Kaizaad Kotwal Felicitated With Karmaveer Puruskar Maharatna Award
On 26th November, 2019, India’s leading performer and activist, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal was felicitated with the prestigious “Karmaveer Puruskar Mahartna” in New Delhi, as part of a REX and UN joint...