Anahita Dhondy is a Chef Manager at the very famous SodaBottleOpenerWala. Being a Parsi herself, she brings in the trademark flavours of Parsi food at two restaurants of SodaBottleOpenerWala in Delhi(Khan Market) and Gurgaon (Cyberhub). She speaks to OFFDHOOK on how challenging it is to be a female Chef and what does International Women’s Day… Continue reading Anahita Dhondy: Chef at SodaBottleOpenerWala in New Delhi
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Tehnaz Bahadurji: What’s it Like to be a Parsi ?
Just as the matriarch of the Tamil household in Chennai dots her porch with a kolam at the crack of dawn every day, women of the Parsi community pretty up theirs with what they call a ‘chalk’. “It’s just like the kolam, except we have readymade tins with holes designed in them so all we… Continue reading Tehnaz Bahadurji: What’s it Like to be a Parsi ?
Elderly Parsi killed by ex-help in Bandra
A 78-year-old retired principal secretary to a former Chief Justice of the Bombay high court was murdered at his residence at Tata Blocks, Bandra (West), early on Sunday. His wife was bound, blindfolded and threatened by the killers before they made off with valuables worth Rs 8.09 lakh. The accused, both in their early twenties,… Continue reading Elderly Parsi killed by ex-help in Bandra
J. N. Tata: A man who made a lot of wealth, and a lot more goodwill
‘Wealth came to him in full measure, but he remained to the last what he was in nature, a simple modest gentleman, seeking neither title nor place, and loving with love that knew no bounds the land that gave him birth.’ – Sir Lawrence Jenkins (chief justice of Bombay High Court, 1905) Those who know… Continue reading J. N. Tata: A man who made a lot of wealth, and a lot more goodwill
Rustom’s Parsi Bhonu in New Delhi
Lace curtains, antique cabinets, wooden chairs, glass ceiling lanterns and family photographs stud the little room, as Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da plays over the speakers. The space is a replica of her own home, from the geometric tiles to the creamy yellow walls, smiles chef-owner Kainaz Contractor, who has tied up with Café Lota’s Rahul Dua for… Continue reading Rustom’s Parsi Bhonu in New Delhi
Must a Zoroastrian Date only Zoroastrians?
After we linked to the article you will read below, we received emails from Karishma Patel, who is one of the subjects of the article below; and Homi D. Gandhi; Vice-President FEZANA. Their emails both touch upon the same issue of misrepresentation by the author. We hope that the original author of the article will… Continue reading Must a Zoroastrian Date only Zoroastrians?
Scouter Khurshed D. Hathiram Awarded the Silver Elephant
Scouter Khurshed Dadiba Hathiram was awarded India’s highest Scouting honour, The Silver Elephant by the President of India. At a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on February 16, 2015; Scouter Hathiram was conferred the award for his service to the Scouting movement in India. The President of India is the Chief Patron of the… Continue reading Scouter Khurshed D. Hathiram Awarded the Silver Elephant
Cyrus My Nasty Neighbor: Parody Song
Parsi Punchayet calls truce on priests issue
The Parsi Punchayet and two prominent Parsis Jamshed Kanga and Homi Khusrokhan reached a settlement on February 19 to put an end to a legal dispute that had been on since 2009 over the ban of two “renegade” Parsi priests. “The settlement has been arrived in larger public interests of the community and puts an… Continue reading Parsi Punchayet calls truce on priests issue
