Parvez Damania, offers a glimpse into the Parsi community through a photography exhibition in the city. By Jayeeta Mazumder | DNA What prompted you to go on a photographic documentation of the Udvada in the first place? It’s a heritage place, with enormous historical, cultural and religious significance to India, and all our future generations.… Continue reading Pervez Damania In Conversation: ‘Udvada is a microcosm of the Parsi way of life’
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Parsi community in Nilgiris dwindling
UDHAGAMANDALAM: When theManekshawsbuilt a house in Coonoor in 1973 ,the Parsi community of the hill district cheered . "We were proud they chose to settle here ," said Homi Dheenjeebhoy ,trustee of Nilgiris Parsi Association. Though the Parsi population in the district has dwindled to 31 from more than 150 in the 1940 s, the… Continue reading Parsi community in Nilgiris dwindling
India’s Defence Minister Makes Amends, Gives Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw His Due
Today at a special ceremony at the Zoroastrian Parsi Cemetary at Ootacamund, Nilgiris, India’s first Field Marshal and one who bestowed on the country its first military victory in a thousand years, Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, will be commemorated by laying his gravestone next to that of his wife, Siloo. By Ashok Mehta |… Continue reading India’s Defence Minister Makes Amends, Gives Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw His Due
Jeroo Billimoria: Social Entrepreneur Teaches Street Kids How to Manage Money
Serial social entrepreneur Jeroo Billimoria, founder of Child and Youth Finance International, rang the NASDAQ opening bell in New York Mar. 21. By Sunita Sohrabji | India West Billimoria’s appearance at the stock exchange came at the conclusion of the first International Child and Youth Finance Week in which 26 countries took part. Billimoria’s organization,… Continue reading Jeroo Billimoria: Social Entrepreneur Teaches Street Kids How to Manage Money
Michelin chefs head to Dubai for Stars, Food & Art
The culinary event will see Michelin chefs gather at the Sofitel Dubai on Jumeirah Beach. Participating UK chef Cyrus Todiwala explains more Interview by Charlie Lyon |HotelierMiddleEast.com On April 3, 2012 seven internationally renowned chefs, together representing 12 Michelin Stars will gather together at the Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach hotel to create what the organiser… Continue reading Michelin chefs head to Dubai for Stars, Food & Art
12-yr-old can now perform rituals at Udvada fire temple
At the age of nine, while his friends spent their evenings playing computer games and watching cartoon shows, Dinshaw Magol was memorising religious texts and learning Zoroastrian priestly rituals. By Reetika Subramanian, Hindustan Times In a span of three years, Magol, now 12, completed the three degrees of Zoroastrian priesthood study including ‘Navar’, ‘Maratab’ and… Continue reading 12-yr-old can now perform rituals at Udvada fire temple
Sacred fire gives life to a dying heritage
Around 200 kilometres north of Mumbai, there is a small town called Udwada. Sitting calmly facing the Arabian Sea, Udwada houses one of the oldest burning fire temples in the world. Although its history is not as old as the nearby town Sanjan, where the Parsis first settled, there is something about Udwada that even… Continue reading Sacred fire gives life to a dying heritage
