A few days ago we had posted an article titled “The Parsi Baugs of Mumbai” A Parsi Khabar reader, Mr. E. J. Kanga wrote in with further information on this topic. To All Diaspora & Bharati Hamdins. The recent article in ‘Parsi Khabar’ written by Kaizad Bhamgara about the ‘Parsi Baugs of Mumbai’, that is… Continue reading Parsi Baug Builder: Bai Jerbai Naoroji Nusherwanji Wadia
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Cyrus Poonawalla: Polio vaccines – Injecting competition
WILL the world eradicate polio? If it does, some of the credit may go to a 73-year-old billionaire horse-breeder from the Indian city of Pune: he wants to provide injectable polio vaccine at a loss—at least for some time. Published in The Economist The world has made much progress in the fight against polio, a… Continue reading Cyrus Poonawalla: Polio vaccines – Injecting competition
Parsi cafes: Custom Made in Mumbai
They once numbered in the hundreds, but the few Parsi cafes that survive in Mumbai today have lost none of their charm, writes Rosie Birkett for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong I’m eating the best creme caramel of my life in 26 degrees Celsius heat, with life-sized cutouts of Britain’s Duke and… Continue reading Parsi cafes: Custom Made in Mumbai
BNHS to create Vulture Safe Zone from Doongerwadi to Dahanu
The Bombay Natural History Society to collaborate with the Parsi community, create vulture safe zone between Doongerwadi and Dahanu Author: Priyam Bagga | Source: Pune Mirror For centuries, the status of the vulture has been polarised in Maharashtra. While the Parsi community has held the bird in high esteem as it is part of their… Continue reading BNHS to create Vulture Safe Zone from Doongerwadi to Dahanu
Zarathushti Day At the Metropolitan Museum New York
Cyrus Cylinder Lecture at the MET from ZAGNY on Vimeo. On Sunday July 21st 2013, over 250 Zarathushtis and friends met up at the world famous Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City to celebrate ZARATHUSHTI DAY AT THE MET. The event was organized by the local associations: Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York… Continue reading Zarathushti Day At the Metropolitan Museum New York
The Everlasting Flame Exhibition SOAS London UK
The Everlasting Flame Zoroastrianism in History and Imagination Kirdir inscription at Naqsh-e Rajab. Photograph – Khojeste Mistree One of the world’s oldest religions, Zoroastrianism originated amongst Iranian tribes in Central Asia during the second millennium BCE and spread to Iran where it became the principal faith until the advent of Islam. Central to the religion… Continue reading The Everlasting Flame Exhibition SOAS London UK
The Parsi baugs of Mumbai
Kaizad Bhamgara takes a closer look at some of the popular Zoroastrian settlements in the city and discovers that they are a lot more than just places to live for this closely-knit community. With names like Rustam, Malcolm, Godrej and Wadia, it’s easy to mistake a Parsi baug for an individual. You wouldn’t be far… Continue reading The Parsi baugs of Mumbai
