Over a century ago, his great-grandmother JerbaiWadia built the first of Parsibaugs for middle-income and weaker sections of her community. On Sunday, industrialist NusliWadia, along with son Ness, stepped into the 105-year-old NowrozBaug in Parel to meet residents and discuss a plan to redevelop the 5.5-acre property. By Nauzer K. Bharucha | Times of India… Continue reading Nowroz Baug may turn into luxury towers
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Sooni Taraporevala: Salaam Bombay! is contemporary in content and style
Salaam Bombay! that is being re-released today marked the beginning of Sooni Taraporevala’s screenwriting career and a momentous association with filmmaker Mira Nair twenty-five years ago. Since then, Sooni Taraporevala has given memorable screenplays like The Namesake and Mississippi Masala that won her the Osella award for Best Screenplay at the Venice Film Festival in… Continue reading Sooni Taraporevala: Salaam Bombay! is contemporary in content and style
From Mumbai to Los Angeles: Norouz Highlights Persistence of Persian Traditions
On March 20 Iranians and the Persian diaspora will celebrate Norouz, the Persian New Year. Norouz has its roots in the second century AD, when the founder of the Zoroastrian religion, Zoroaster, commemorated the movement of the sun towards the sign of Aries, signaling the spring equinox and the beginning of a season of renewal… Continue reading From Mumbai to Los Angeles: Norouz Highlights Persistence of Persian Traditions
Chikita Cafe: Meherwan Jamshedian
Memory isn’t the most reliable repository for facts, of course. Nor is Google. But, when one talks of a South Mumbai snack bar that has a history dating back to the time when Malabar Hill was still a new part of what was then Bombay, memories become most important. By Dhamini Ratnam | Mumbai Mirror… Continue reading Chikita Cafe: Meherwan Jamshedian
Navroze Mubarak 2013
From all of us at Parsi Khabar, we take this opportunity to wish all our dear readers a very Happy Navroze, Norouz, Norooz mexican pharmacy online Pirooz. May the spring and the coming year be one of happiness in all our lives. The above Haft Seen table was laid by Parsi Khabar editor Mehernaaz Shovir… Continue reading Navroze Mubarak 2013
Sassanian Boulangerie hits a 100
It has been in existence for 100 years, pampering palates and occasionally modifying the menu to gel with the changing food habits taking care to not camouflage its original flavour. By Annanya Banerjee | The Indian Express Sassanian Boulangerie has everything that makes up the quintessential Irani cafe: bun maska with chai, pudding and the… Continue reading Sassanian Boulangerie hits a 100
Almitra Patel: Kothanur’s Own Renaissance Woman
“Mrs. Almitra H. Patel, Parsi Zoroastrian, 70 years young,” reads the first line of Almitra’s biodata on her 2006 website. By Deepika Sarma | The Hindu Scroll down and you’ll be stunned to find that everything on the list is the work of a single person: if you learned that Almitra can tell you how… Continue reading Almitra Patel: Kothanur’s Own Renaissance Woman
Bapsy Sidhwa: Their Language Of Love
Author Bapsi Sidhwa met Sikander Khan at a party in Houston. They began swapping memories of Lahore, which was when Sidhwa realised they’d been neighbours as kids. Book Review by Joanna Lobo | DNA Khan was just nine when his village in India was attacked by Sikhs during the 1947 riots. Khan’s immediate family was… Continue reading Bapsy Sidhwa: Their Language Of Love
President Obama Greets Iran on Nowruz 2013
President Obama sends best wishes to the Iranian people as they celebrate Nowruz. In his video message, the President speaks directly to the people and leaders of Iran about the opportunity to begin a new relationship between our two countries.
