From a 30-key glamping resort in Lonavla to a ₹46,480 crore township pipeline spanning 4,288 acres across India, Jimmy...
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The Iran League: Bombay’s bridge to Persia
In a creaking colonial building on DN Road, a group of volunteers works to keep alive the memory of a friendship...
The last tables of Karachi’s Parsis still tell stories of faith and family
KARACHI: The aroma of sizzling Patra Ni Machi — fish wrapped in banana leaf and slathered with green chutney — drifted through a quiet home in Karachi’s Parsi Colony earlier this month. Inside the...
Diana Pundole from Pune to Make History as First Indian Woman to Race a Ferrari Internationally
The 32-year-old from Pune will compete in the Ferrari Club Challenge Middle East, driving the Ferrari 296 Challenge across F1 circuits in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Diana...
A symphony’s gone silent: The Passing of Jini Dinshaw
Jini Dinshaw, violin virtuoso and founder of the Bombay Chamber Orchestra (BCO)—India’s oldest indigenous Western classical orchestra—passed away on Thursday, aged 95, four days after the demise of...
Jini Dinshaw: A one-woman institution for whom music was life itself
Jini Dinshaw (1930-2025), the founder of the Bombay Chamber Orchestra – India’s oldest active Western classical orchestra – was a one-woman institution in Mumbai’s Western classical music world....
Rashna Writer’s The Story of the Zoroastrians — A Gift of History for Our Times
Our dear friend Dr. Rashna Writer, well known to the global Zoroastrian community as a scholar, teacher, and storyteller, has made her remarkable work The Story of the Zoroastrians: An Historical...
Parsi Community Leaders File Caveat To Prevent Sale Of Sanjan Sanatorium Without Prior Notice
The application was filed to ensure that the World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust, the body looking after the sanatorium, is not granted permission to sell, transfer, lease, or alienate the premises...
Shayar Gandhi on Paswaar: Loneliness is a result of the current socio-economic conditions
Gandhi discusses his latest film Paswaar, the Parsi community, loneliness, and more Data from the Elders Helpline that was published earlier this year has revealed that 70% of the elders who reached...
Victorian Leader Dilnaz Billimoria Honoured for Promoting Multiculturalism
Melbourne’s Zoroastrian community has reason to celebrate as Dilnaz Billimoria was recognised with the Promotion of Multiculturalism Award at the 2025 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards, held at...
The Bizarre Connection Between a Cow Painkiller and the Disappearance of India’s Vultures
On a hill in Mumbai surrounded by banyan trees lies the Doongerwadi grounds. It is home to the city’s ancient Towers of Silence. For centuries, members of India’s small Parsi community brought their...
Mira Mehta named to Bloomberg New Economy’s 2025 “Catalyst” class
Mira Mehta, co-founder and CEO of Tomato Jos in Nigeria, has been named to Bloomberg New Economy’s 2025 “Catalyst” class — a distinguished group of entrepreneurs, scientists, and innovators shaping...
Parsi community divided over sale of historic Sanjan Sanatorium
The proposed sale of a 2.5-acre sanatorium in Sanjan — a site of immense historical significance to the Parsi-Irani Zoroastrian community — has triggered an emotional debate within the community,...
Cobra Beers founder Karan Bilimoria: ‘The business nearly failed three times’
The first Parsi Zoroastrian to be appointed to the House of Lords on ‘the worst global crisis since World War II’ and not letting fear of failure stop him Article in Financial News London Financial...
Chronicler Of A Community: Parsiana’s Final Issue Marks The End Of An Era
For sixty years, Parsiana has documented the everyday and the extraordinary within the Parsi world — from births and weddings to debates on faith, identity and change. As the magazine prepares to...
Love in the time of loneliness: Paswaar spotlights Parsi elders’ lives
The Gujarati-language film Paswaar puts a story about elder care and India’s Parsi community front and centre Dr Homi, an ageing Parsi man, waits for his nephew to visit. At his home, where he lives...
Jiji Irani Cup: A Perfect Match: Parsis Celebrate Cricket, Culture & Bonding
This innings was built over 37 years, and many partnerships were stitched not only on the pitch, but also off it. Here, smiles matter more than the scoreboard and partnerships flourish not just...
India’s iconic Parsi magazine closes after 6 decades
One of India’s oldest and most prominent Parsi magazines, Parsiana, will publish its final issue this week, closing after a six-decade run of chronicling the country’s declining Zoroastrian minority...
Veteran actress and dancer Madhumati passes away at 87
Veteran actress and dancer Madhumati passes away at 87, Akshay Kumar and Vindu Dara Singh pay tribute She was known for her immense contributions to cinema and was often compared to legendary...
Parsi Community Fails To Stop Sale Of Sanjan Sanatorium
The meeting, held on Tuesday at the office of a prominent law firm in Mumbai, saw Mehta offering Rs 2.9 crore to keep the sanatorium within the community. However, the WZO reportedly received higher...
As ‘Parsiana’ closes, Indian journalism loses a small but important voice
The final edition of Parsiana has rolled off the presses. Established in 1964, the semi-monthly magazine was a vital institution for the shrinking tribe of Parsis and Zoroastrians around the world....
Rayomand J. Patell Launches New Venture — Firestarter
Rayomand J. Patell, a senior creative professional with a career spanning three decades across advertising and technology, has announced the launch of Firestarter, a new integrated brand...
When A Mobed Becomes the Victim: ₹17 Crore Share Fraud Rocks Mumbai
Mumbai police have filed an FIR against three individuals accused of forging a Parsi priest’s signature to transfer shares worth ₹16.9 crore. The complainant, Framroze Dadi Vaccha, 52, from...
Why the Parsi community is fading away| From the India Today archives
This article was originally published in the India Today issue dated September 27, 2004 The wooden steps leading to the maternity hospital are dusty and rickety. A century-old stone building that...
Mahabaleshwar Parsi Gymkhana set to reopen with halt on commercial activities
Satara district collector Santosh Patil has ordered reopening of the Parsi Gymkhana property in Mahabaleshwar and halted commercial activities on the premises, which would violate the govt lease...
Luxury Watches & Legacy | Aviva & Hormuz Pundole on 117 Years of C.T. Pundole
CT Pundole & Sons, India’s oldest watch retailer, has marked 117 years of trust, tradition, and expertise. In a city that has changed dramatically over the decades, CT Pundole has remained a...
Parsi Community Seeks Government Intervention To Preserve Central Bank Of India’s Identity
The bank, hailed as the country’s first Swadeshi bank wholly owned and managed by Indians, is considered as much a Parsi institution as the Tata companies, although it is now government-owned....
India is no longer seen as outsourcing destination: Lord Karan Bilimoria
With the India-UK Free Trade Agreement being signed, Bilimoria asserts that India and UK will soon be supporting each other to further develop digital infrastructure Article by Pushpita Dey | Indian...
Framroz Langrana: For 16 years, he’s been visiting Kala Ghoda Cafe in Mumbai café every day
For 16 years, he’s been visiting the same Mumbai café every day And now his family eats here too. Meet Framroz Langrana, Kala Ghoda Cafe’s first customer, as he shares his family’s daily rituals, a...
Lord Karan Bilimoria Speaks about the Dinner at London’s Lord Mayor
On a linked in post Lord Karan Bilimoria writes: Last Friday was very special. We made history at Mansion House, the Lord Mayor’s home. The Rt Hon. the Lord Mayor Alastair King, and I co-hosted the...
In a first, London’s Lord Mayor hosts Parsi dinner
The event acknowledged and celebrated the substantial contributions the Zoroastrian community has made to the British economy and culture. A historic Parsi dinner was held at Mansion House, the...
Parsis Oppose Sale Of Sanjan Sanatorium Near Historic Zoroastrian Monument, Trust Cites Heavy
Mumbai: The trust that runs a sanatorium in Sanjan, Gujarat, near the monument commemorating the Parsi community’s arrival in India eleven centuries ago, has decided to sell it as the...
Trailblazing Iranian-American Scientist Dr. Soroosh Sorooshian Awarded AGU’s Highest Honor
The global Zoroastrian and Iranian diaspora is celebrating a moment of immense pride as Dr. Soroosh Sorooshian, an Iranian-American hydrologist, has been awarded the William Bowie Medal, the highest...
GCZT Writers Award Contest: A Call to All Aspiring Writers
Have you ever dreamed of seeing your words come to life and being celebrated for them? Here’s your chance! The Global Council for Zoroastrians Trust (GCZT) has announced the The Ethics of Giving: A...
The Avestagenome Project® and ‘Longevity India’ Initiative of Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Sign Landmark Agreement
To Advance Scientific Research in Aging, Longevity and Precision Healthcare BENGALURU, India, Sept. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Avestagenome Project® International Pvt. Ltd., a trailblazer in...
India’s iconic Parsi magazine to shut after 60 years
In an old, neo-gothic building in Fort, an upmarket area in India’s financial capital Mumbai, is a run-down office that produces one of country’s oldest and most prominent Parsi...
How Mumbai-based Parsi Dairy Farm built a 109-year legacy of trust and purity
How Mumbai-based Parsi Dairy Farm built a 109-year legacy of trust and purity Debolina Biswas Fourth generation entrepreneurs of Parsi Dairy Farm at the revamped store in Marine Lines: Sarfaraz K...
Timelessness Is at the Centre of Our Aesthetic and Practice: Ashdeen Lilaowala
Known for reviving and reimagining the intricate art of Parsi Gara, designer Ashdeen Lilaowala now extends his craft into bridal couture with his capsule collection Once Upon A Dream. In an...
A Parsi and a Bengali Bring Calcutta Flavors to Beijing
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit elsewhere in China, two Indians in Beijing — Mehernosh Pastakia, a Parsi, and Rabiul Baksh, a Bengali — have...
Justice, Faith, and Asha: Zerbanoo and Richard Gifford Meet Pope Leo XIV
A historic Vatican audience honours decades of work for the Chagossian people and celebrates Zoroastrian values of truth and justice. For Richard and Zerbanoo Gifford of Newnham on Severn, a recent...
An Enduring Hero: Remembering Dadabhai Naoroji on His 200th Birth Anniversary
Today September 4th, 2025 is the 200th birth anniversary of one of the greatest Indian’s ever to be born. Our dear friend and mentor Zerbanoo Gifford commemorates the birth and life of Dadabhai...
Sheroo Kanga: St. Jude Walk/Run
No Child Should Die in the Dawn of Their Life Each September, when the days turn crisp and summer gives way to fall, Sheroo Kanga of Cranbury, New Jersey, laces up her shoes and joins thousands...
How the idea of paradise dates back to the ancient gardens of Persia
Some of the most enduring ancient myths in the Persian world were centred around gardens of almost unimaginable beauty and opulence. The biblical Garden of Eden and the Epic of Gilgamesh’s Garden of...
Alarm after FBI arrests US army veteran Bajun Mavalwalla II for ‘conspiracy’ over protest against Ice
Alarm after FBI arrests US army veteran for ‘conspiracy’ over protest against Ice Article by Aaron Glantz | The Guardian The arrest of a US army veteran who protested against the Trump...
From Dance Floors to Ironman Glory: The Journey of Burzin Engineer
Mumbai, August 26, 2025 – When Burzin Engineer crossed the finish line at the IRONMAN Tallinn triathlon, his words carried both relief and triumph: “Today’s accomplishment is not just mine, but for...
Havovi Cooper: From Karachi Roots to Emmy Winner
A commemorated path from Karachi to prime-time recognition, Havovi Cooper—daughter of Dosi and Zubin Cooper—is capturing global headlines. The former Karachiite and a graduate of Southwest Minnesota...
Bombay Parsi Punchayet Denies Rumours Of Development At Doongarwadi
In a statement in response to rumours and allegations that construction and earth-moving equipment was seen at the cemetery, the seven trustees of Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP), the apex body of the...
Rohan Doctor Brings Louisa AI to Life at WZCC-NY Event
Rohan Doctor Brings Louisa AI to Life at WZCC-NY Event On Saturday, July 19th, the WZCC-NY chapter and ZAGNY hosted a discussion with Rohan Doctor (Linkedin Profile) entitled “Using AI to Connect...
The day Parsis shut Bombay down over stray dogs
It’s hard to imagine that Bombay (now Mumbai) once came to a screeching halt over stray dogs. Almost 200 years ago, this city shut shop, marched in the streets, and very nearly brought the East...
Parsi New Year 2025: Blithe spirits and Navroze naataks
Remembering dramatist and columnist extraordinaire Dorab Mehta (1917-2005) who entertained theatre audiences and newspaper readers A dated photograph of Dorab (left) and Homai Mehta Article by Meher...
Navroze Mubarak 2025: Happy New Year 1395 Y.Z.
Today marks the start of the Shehenshai New Year, when Parsi Zarathushtis all over the world welcome the “Navu Varas.” Over the past 10 days of Muktad and Gatha, we brought you along on a journey of...
Everyday Parsi: Xerxes Commissariat
Today is the Vahishtoishti Gatha, the fifth and final Gatha day of this year’s muktad. And in the 2025 Everyday Parsi series we feature our eleventh and final author Xerxes Commissariat. The ten...