Days after dna reported that Yazdi Desai, Khojeste Mistree, Jimmy Mistry and Arnavaz Mistry the trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) had filed a complaint against trust chairman Dinshaw Mehta, the latter has sent legal notice to them. Published in DNA India The notice dated November 15, has been sent to Mistree, Desai… Continue reading BPP chief Dinshaw Mehta threatens complaining trustees with Rs50cr defamation
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After 23 Years World Zoroastrian Congress returns to Mumbai
The Parsi community laid the metaphorical building blocks that made the city of Mumbai. On December 27, the World Zoroastrian Congress — a conference that brings together Parsis from across the world to discuss its culture and the issues the community faces — will return to the city after a gap of 23 years. By… Continue reading After 23 Years World Zoroastrian Congress returns to Mumbai
Stars in the milky way: Parsi Dairy Farm
Relative Value: Sarfaraz K Irani, 28, and Bakhtyar K Irani, 31 Meet the two boys who gave Mumbai’s iconic dairy a steroid shot of success. Brothers Bakhtyar, 31, and Sarfaraz K Irani, 28, can’t recall a single year at St Mary’s School in Mazagaon when their boisterous classmates didn’t remember their birthdays. By Jharna Thakkar,… Continue reading Stars in the milky way: Parsi Dairy Farm
Persepolis – The Lost Worlds
One of the impressive locations of the ancient world, Persepolis was burnt and destroyed by Alexander the Great in 330 BC and lay forgotten for over 2000 years. This film travels to Iran to bring Persepolis back to life and investigate the complexities of the Persian empire that was responsible for creating this city. Continue… Continue reading Persepolis – The Lost Worlds
Infosys Prize 2013 for Physical Sciences awarded to Prof. Shiraz Naval Minwalla
Shiraz Naval Minwalla Member, School of Natural Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, and Professor, Department of Theoretical Physics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai The Infosys Prize 2013 for Physical Sciences is awarded to Prof. Shiraz Naval Minwalla for his pioneering contributions to the study of string theory, quantum field theory and gravity,… Continue reading Infosys Prize 2013 for Physical Sciences awarded to Prof. Shiraz Naval Minwalla
Niloufer’s Mavalvala’s Kitchen and E-books on Cooking Recipes
We would like to introduce our readers to Niloufer Mavalvala and her e-books on Parsi cooking. Per Niloufer’s website: Born and raised in Karachi, I started to bake when I was 8 years old. I taught my first solo class at 17, which I thoroughly enjoyed. It soon made me realise it is a… Continue reading Niloufer’s Mavalvala’s Kitchen and E-books on Cooking Recipes
Kaum Banegi Crorepati
An entire community’s hopes seem pinned on a man called Marzi Bhesania. Its networks have gone viral over this hitherto unheard of fellow-Parsi. By Bachi Karkaria | Times of India He’s not from swaggering Mumbai. He’s from Navsari, once booming centre of kaumi commerce and culture, but now as obscure as this guy who has… Continue reading Kaum Banegi Crorepati
