Navaz Master, a Napean Sea Road resident, will not eat any traditional Parsi food on Saturday. Master and her husband will instead eat at a regular restaurant to celebrate the Parsi New Year. "We look at this day as a break from the usual Parsi food that we eat," said Master, who would usually order… Continue reading Parsis in the city gear up for new year
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Happy New Year 1382 Yz
Dear Parsi Khabar reader We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your valued readership over the past year. May this be the year when we find the best in all of us as individuals and as a community globally and locally. Our wishes extend to you, your loved ones, families… Continue reading Happy New Year 1382 Yz
Cyrus Mistry Not Chosen for Family Ties: Ratan Tata
In his last meeting with Tata Steel shareholders as chairman of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata said that his successor, Cyrus Mistry, had not been appointed for caste or family reasons. “Mistry was selected by a committee and not due to family relations or him being a Parsi,” Tata said. “We interviewed outside and internal people… Continue reading Cyrus Mistry Not Chosen for Family Ties: Ratan Tata
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We join BACHI KARKARIA as she wishes members of her Parsi community a Happy Navroz and takes us through a typical Parsi New Year celebration in Mumbai and Kolkata The Parsis celebrated their New Year yesterday, and I hope you didn’t go around brightly wishing them ‘Happy Pateti’. That would have meant you wished… Continue reading Untitled
Population boost plan gets mixed reactions from Parsis
The Planning Commission’s scheme to arrest the decline among Parsis has received mixed reactions from the community. Linah Baliga, TNN A budgetary provision of Rs 2 crore has been made for the scheme, which aims to address the issue of population decline through fertility treatments and awareness campaigns, in the current fiscal. Dr Anahita Pandole,… Continue reading Population boost plan gets mixed reactions from Parsis
Delnaz Karbhari Designs Costumes for Bollywood Movie: Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi
Curious to know who is responsible for making Shirin Fugawala look so authentically Parsi? Then here’s dope… By Latika Payak | Bollywoodlife.com When Farah Khan grudgingly said yes to Bela Sehgal’s Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi, she decided to get the look and feel of the 40-year-old Shirin Fugawala perfectly right. And who would’ve… Continue reading Delnaz Karbhari Designs Costumes for Bollywood Movie: Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi
Recipes for Parsi New Year
The Parsi New Year is tomorrow. Cook up these traditional Parsi dishes and join in the celebrations Parsi cuisine is influenced by many cultures; it has a mix of the Caspian, the coastal cuisines of western India and a hint of colonial British and Portuguese flavours. By Hushmoin Patell | Hindustan Times Murghi Na… Continue reading Recipes for Parsi New Year
