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Farah Madon Receives Member of the Order of Australia: Australia Day Honours 2026
Farah Madon AM: Australia Day Honours 2026 Farah Madon’s AM honour this Australia Day recognises a career that has...
Mumbai’s iconic Parsi Colony is being memorialised by Bollywood even as it’s being transformed
We have all been inside Jehangir Bulsara’s apartment in Parsi Colony in Mumbai’s Dadar neighbourhood. We have walked over its Italian tiles, enjoyed a meal in the spacious living room, stared out...
Book on Field Marshal Manekshaw launched at India House, UK
Even as the clouds of war threaten to loom on the Northeastern frontier, the India House in London paid a fitting tribute to the man who led India to victory in East Pakistan, with the launch of the...
Justice Pheroze Jagose Sworn in as New Zealand High Court Judge
The newest High Court judge has a Twitter feed, and a rich history as the son of immigrants. So the swearing-in ceremony for Justice Pheroze Jagose in Wellington on Thursday was culturally...
The Birth of the University of Mumbai
On 18th July 1857, the University of Mumbai (then Bombay) was incorporated by an act of the Legislative Council of India. It was a culmination of the efforts of the prominent community members of...
Rayomand Banajee takes VW Ameo to Podium in National Drag Race
Rayomand Banajee racing a Volkswagen Ameo, stunned the competition with an unexpected third place finish in the Unrestricted Category at Round 1 of the MMSC FMSCI National Drag Racing Championship....
Jiyo Parsi Phase 2 to focus on counselling
The second phase will be launched on July 29 by the Union Minister of minority affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, who will be in Mumbai for it After a successful 20 per cent increase in the birth rate in...
4 Parsi women on their most precious heirloom jewellery and the stories they
A piece of jewellery is more than just an accessory; it is a record of a time, a mood, of lives and loves. And heirloom jewellery, handed lovingly down, is a veritable archive of a family’s history....
Rashid Byramji: Legendary "horse whisperer" gets affectionate farewell
Last Sunday was a red letter day in the life of India’s legendary “horse whisperer“ Rashid Byramji. After regaling three generations of horseracing fans, the master craftsman retired from the...
Roda Mehta: AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award Acceptance Speech
Today, Roda Mehta will be presented the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI). Roda is an integral part of Ogilvy India’s history and one of the...
Parsi Paghdis and Phetas: Armin Pooniwalla
If there is one piece of our daily attire that has practically disappeared in the last century, it is headgear. And nowhere is it more noticeable, than the Parsis. Every single picture of Parsis...
Honour or Undermine: Your Choice
When I read ‘This is how USA treats Indian Military Veterans’ by Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi in the May 2017 issue of “Fauji India”, I could not help but write about the experiences of my...
Lily Has Left the Kitchen: The last Parsi cook in Ahmedabad looks back at better days
The kitchen of the Zoroastrian Ladies Cooperative Society (ZLCS), in a busy lane in Khanpur in the walled city of Ahmedabad, is brimming with activity. In a corner of the impeccably clean kitchen is...
Parsi food is more than dhansak
For a culinary tapestry as rich and diverse, Parsi cuisine has for a long time remained circumscribed by stereotypes, identified largely by the dhansak-sali boti routine popularized by Mumbai’s...
Iranshah Udvada Utsav 2017 Announced
Parsi Khabar is delighted to inform that registration for 2017 Iranshah Udvada Utsav is open. Per an email from our dear Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor We just launched the edition of...
The Bombay Blackwood: A Class Apart
Queen Anne, Empire, Elizabethan, Louis XVI… these are familiar terms for aficionados who are passionate about antique furniture. Rare and often priceless pieces of furniture from these styles...
Dan Boman named 2017 American Culinary Federation Western Region Pastry Chef of the Year
Dan Boman, CEPC, Named 2017 American Culinary Federation Western Region Pastry Chef of the Year St. Augustine, Fla., March 3, 2017—Dan Boman, CEPC, chef instructor, Art Institute of Phoenix, was...
Tata Steel & Gwalior’s Chambers of Secrets
This could well have inspired an Indiana Jones sequel – with a twist. Connecting hidden and lost treasures buried deep underground, to a modern day conglomerate with factories across the...
Percy Bahmani: Parsi Powerlifter
Why this veteran has set his hopes for a dying community on a weightlifting competition. Percy Farhad Bahmani runs a farm in Dahanu. But his calm exterior hides a great love and passion for martial...
Vispi Kasad Does India Proud at America’s Got Talent in Los Angeles
Vispi Kasad is a martials arts guru based in Navsari, India. He was recently invited by Tyra Banks, the host of America’s Got Talent to perform at their live show in Los Angeles. Below is the video...
Dadar Parsi Colony: Who To Know In Mumbai’s Only Unwalled Baug
Strange things are afoot in Dadar Parsi Colony. This summer, for the first time in 89 years, the well at the Rustomji Faramna Agiary on Dinshaw Master Road ran dry. Then the BMC tried to separate...
The Roda I know
dentsu X’s Divya Karani on media veteran Roda Mehta (ex-O&M), the AAAI’s Lifetime Achievement Award Winner for 2017 I have had the fortune of working with some very tall men. Roda is one of...
Phil Shroff: From Dreams to Reality
When I moved to New York, one of the first dozen Parsis I must’ve met included Phil and Dhun Shroff. And over the years as I got to meet them more and more and get to know them better, I was always...
SOAS awarded £5million gift to create world-leading Institute of Zoroastrian Studies
SOAS University of London has secured a £5 million donation to create the world-leading SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies. The donation will enable the creation of the SOAS...
Cdr Kavina: India loses 1971 war hero; declassified CIA files reveal impact of his Operation Trident
Cdr Kavina passed away in Australia last week, Indian Navy attended funeral Article by Manu Pubby | The Print The Karachi harbour attack by a group of three small missile boats of the Indian Navy —...
The Persian Table: Kadimi New Year Food Orders from Bawi Bride Kitchen
Our dear friend Perzen Patel a.k.a Bawi Bride informs us… Irani Zoroastrians in India will next week be celebrating the Kadmi New Year. Since all Zoroastrian celebrations involve indulging in good...
Neomi Rao, the Scholar Who Will Help Lead Trump’s Regulatory Overhaul
When George Mason University changed the name of its law school last year to honor Antonin Scalia, the late conservative Supreme Court justice, the tribute rankled many liberal faculty members and...
A history lesson for the Tatas as they consider buying out Air India
In the early 1970s, the government of Singapore, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, had a great idea. In order to attract investment into the little island nation, it thought of starting an...
Rohinton Mistry turns 65: How has he struck a fine balance in his long journey as a writer?
Just three novels and one collection of short stories, and yet the reclusive Indian-Canadian writer’s fame is assured. Rohinton Mistry holds his Booker Prize shortlisted novel “Family...
101 babies in 3 years – Jiyo Parsi
Studies conducted by the National Commission for Minorities, and other joint studies conducted by Parzor and Tata Institute of Social Sciences, have identified several reasons for the decline in the...
Ashdeen: Embroidering Surreal Parsi Dreamscapes
Few things are as beautiful or have such a convoluted history as Parsi Gara – the gorgeous embroidery which came to India by way of Persia and China through the Parsi traders dealing in opium in...
Nergis Mavalvala honoured with Carnegie Great Immigrants award
Pakistani-American Nergis Mavalvala is among 38 immigrants being honored this year with the ‘Great Immigrants’ award by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Article in Express Tribune The ‘Great...
Roda Mehta to be conferred with AAAI Lifetime Award 2017
The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) has announced that the recipient of this year’s AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award is Roda Mehta. The award is the highest honour given to an...
Meet Frazan Kotwal, the Indian Parsi priest who is now a renowned Opera singer
Frazan Adil Kotwal, touted as India’s youngest Opera singer, has been circling the globe exhibiting his singing prowess at various at international platforms for years now. Growing up the only...
Waiting for Jonathan Koshy Now on Amazon Kindle
Author Murzban F. Shroff informs us of the recent launch of the e-book version of his novel, Waiting for Jonathan Koshy, on Amazon Kindle. The book has a five-star rating on Amazon, was a finalist...
Remembering Dadabhai Naoroji on 100th Anniversary of his Death
Today June 30, 2017 marks the 100th death anniversary of Dadabhai Naoroji, the Grand Old Man of India, and one of the most influential leaders India knew. Dinyar Patel, Co-Chair of FEZANA’s...
Prof. Kaikhosrov Irani passes away
Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York (ZAGNY) announces with great sorrow that our beloved Prof. Kaikhosrov Irani (KD and Keku to his associates and close friends) passed away on June 29, 2017...
Top surgeon dies 2 days after fire
Senior orthopaedic surgeon Dr Kekoo Kavarana (76), who was battling severe smoke inhalation injuries, breathed his last at Breach Candy Hospital–a place where he operated and gave a new lease...
Jiyo Parsi Idea Contest
ENRICH A MEMORY AND GET RICH YOURSELF Jiyo Parsi commemorates the 100th death anniversary of Dadabhai Naoroji by inviting our Zoroastrian Indian viewers to participate in an Idea Contest on our...
50 Cups Of Coffee: Khushnuma Daruwala On Her New Book
Of Coffee & Bad Dates: Khushnuma Daruwala On Her New Book When Khushnuma Daruwala learnt that her friend had been on over 50 dates via matrimonial sites, she was shocked. From stalkers to men...
Adil Jussawalla on poetry, mortality, and his recent prolific output after years of absence
Adil Jussawalla is one of the most recognisable voices in Indian Poetry in English — and as a former journalist, editor and translator, he has worn many hats. Through the independent small press...
Garda Legacy in the Toronto Police Department
The newest police dog has the skills to sniff out firearms and illicit drugs, much like many of her four-legged colleagues, but also has the additional gift of helping to heal members of the Service...
Piroj Wadia: So Long, Farewell, It’s Hard To Say Goodbye!
The last time I spoke to Piroj was two days before Nina Goel, her friend called me from Piroj’s mobile phone to inform me of her hospitalization and to tell me that Piroj would not be able to send...
How I travelled 185+ countries | Meher Heroyce Moos
Our dearest friend Meher Heroyce Moos was recently a TEDx speaker in Ahmedabad, India. Watch Meher Heroyce Moos discuss about the 3 C’s and many other things that distinguished this...
Yeh Ballet
Our dear friend Sooni Taraporevala informs us of Yeh Ballet, a lovely virtual reality short film she recently completed. Sooni writes… Yeh ballet kya cheez hai? What is this thing called ballet Amir...
Zoroastrians Flock to Sacred Temple for Annual Pilgrimage
Each year from June 14–18, thousands of Zoroastrians from Iran, India and other countries flock to an ancient fire temple at Pir-e Sabz or Chak Chak village in central Iran. Article on Iran Front...
Return To Roots 2017 Trip Applications Open
Parsi Khabar has been associated with the Zoroastrian Return To Roots Program since its inception in 2013. Over the last three trips over 45 Zoroastrian youth from all over the world have had an...
A cause(way) that linked Mumbai’s islands
While the government struggled to collect funds to construct a causeway for better connectivity in the island city, one Parsi family took it upon itself to construct the Mahim Causeway. Before 1845,...
New Jandakot Western Australia MP Yaz Mubarakai Speaks About his Election
Yaz Mubarakai… “I am proud of my Indian heritage and each day I feel privileged to have been given the opportunity to build a life with my family here in Western Australia, and now even more so in...
DNA proves Parsis link to Iran
Hyderabad: They have just proved the correctness of a popular myth — ‘Like Sugar in Milk, about Parsis. The Centre of Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) scientists, along with researchers from...
Mickey Mehta’s brand of spirituality in Istanbul
Turkish Tourism gets a dose of Indian spirituality Global leading holistic health guru, Dr. Mickey Mehta in collaboration with Crystal Concepts DMC, conducted a workshop on benefits of yoga, basic...