What constitutes authentic Parsi cuisine is a matter of great debate. One of our colleagues who hails from a blue blooded Parsi family contends that any vegetable ma gosht and any vegetable pur eendu, is, not authentic. By Bergis Desai | Mumbai Samachar In Navsari, they would excommunicate her for this blasphemy. Perhaps she is… Continue reading Authentic Parsi Cuisine: Part 1
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Authentic Parsi Cuisine: Part 2
This columnist’s maternal grandfather, Behramji Baria of Navsari, was a bad businessman but a great cook. He ran a catering business between the two World Wars. Article by Berjis Desai | Mumbai Samachar He made no money but gained countless admirers including Lady Navajbai Tata and her family. The Jame, in his obituary, noted, in… Continue reading Authentic Parsi Cuisine: Part 2
The Movie Shooting Controversey and Doongerwadi: An Open Letter.
The below is an open letter by Arzan J. Ghadially, regular reader of Parsi Khabar, on the recent incidents about the movie shooting at Khareghat Colony and the subsequent parking of vehicles, etc at the Doongerwadi premises. To The Trustee of the Bombay Parsee Panchayat Funds and Properties Kind Attn: Mr Yezdi Desai – Trustee… Continue reading The Movie Shooting Controversey and Doongerwadi: An Open Letter.
For a Zarathushti, there is no alternative but to go the dokhma way
Ervad Marzban J. Hathiram, editor of Frashogard.com and a good friend of Parsi Khabar shares a letter the editor of Jame-Jamshed. Ervad Marzban J. Hathiram writes The Editor Jame-Jamshed Mumbai. Dear Sir, I have been following with interest the ongoing debate about Dokhmenashini in your paper. As one who has done a little study… Continue reading For a Zarathushti, there is no alternative but to go the dokhma way
Clouds and Multiple Perspectives: A Jehangir Sabawala Retrospective
Jehangir Sabavala will be remembered for bringing Cubism to Indian art He stood silently in a corner of the huge hall at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, delighted with the paintings that surrounded him. In a crisp shirt with a matching cravat and perfectly polished shoes, he seemed to come from another… Continue reading Clouds and Multiple Perspectives: A Jehangir Sabawala Retrospective
Raspberry: The Rose Drink of Persia
Raspberry soda? Raspberry fizz? Duke’s raspberry? Or as some of us used to call it, by dint of its identical packaging with a more famous soft drink: raspberry Mangola? “Please never call it raspberry Mangola,” my Parsi colleague says icily. “You should not be writing about Parsi food if you call it that.” By Supriya… Continue reading Raspberry: The Rose Drink of Persia
The Gathas of Zarathushtra now as an iPhone and iPad App
The Fartoom Group has come out with a very interesting iPhone and iPad app. The Gathas of Zarathushtra are now available for the listening and reading pleasure. From the description on the website: The Gathas application is the first multilingual (English, Avestan and Persian) Gatha’s teaching app designed for cell phones, specially for Iphone. In… Continue reading The Gathas of Zarathushtra now as an iPhone and iPad App
