Women display Parsi wear at the exhibition on Friday. Picture by Bhola Prasad Jamshedpur, Sept. 19: After wearing saris of Bengal, Orissa, Maharashtra and south India to your relatives’ weddings, if you want something unique then head for the Parsi Association Hall at Sakchi. Mumbai-based Parsi community is organising a two-day exhibition in the city… Continue reading Wedding trousseau, the Parsi style
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Avesthagen and Mallika Sarabhai present “And They Came to India”
Avesthagen Limited, India’s leading Life Sciences Company brings to you, in association with Mallika Sarabhai and Darpana, an original dance theatre performance celebrating the historic journey of the Parsis titled “And They Came To India”. Of the many different people who have migrated to India over the centuries, one group that stands out for its… Continue reading Avesthagen and Mallika Sarabhai present “And They Came to India”
Age, ailments won’t deter these Parsis from voting
Inspiration: The participation of Cawas Boman Dadiseth and Barjor Nagolwalla in the Parsi Panchayat elections will further the cause of the elderly, who are lonely and uncared for. PIC/Alisha Coelho Here’s inspiration for all those who feel lazy and apathetic to exercise their right to vote. Cawas Boman Dadiseth (86) and Barjor Nagolwalla (76), who… Continue reading Age, ailments won’t deter these Parsis from voting
Zubin Mehta awarded the Praemium Imperiale
Indian conductor Zubin Mehta was named Tuesday a recipient of Japan’s Praemium Imperiale, one of art’s richest awards, for his lifetime work with orchestras around the world. Mehta, 72, one of the leading Asians in Western classical music, has led philharmonic orchestras in Berlin, New York, Tel Aviv and Vienna. As executive director and president… Continue reading Zubin Mehta awarded the Praemium Imperiale
Music Conductor Zane Dalal
On Saturday night, Zane Dalal will lead the Symphony Orchestra of India into the future. But for this London-born Parsi, the journey to the Jamshed Bhabha Theatre has been replete with the grandeur of music Clad in a black kurta and jeans, and oxfords, orchestra conductor, Zane Dalal, has just finished morning rehearsals. Minutes earlier,… Continue reading Music Conductor Zane Dalal
A regrettable concession to fanaticism
In light of the recent furore in Bombay over the Jaya Bacchan remarks, here is a nice piece on Adi Marzban and the parsi nataks of yore. Of what utility is the fundamental right of free speech if in reality there is no freedom after speech? The same disturbing trend is discernible in the furious… Continue reading A regrettable concession to fanaticism
BPP elections: Charges fly thick and fast
As reported in the TOI The tension underlining the Bombay Parsi Punchayat elections finally blew up on Tuesday when a meeting called by the BPP dissolved into pandemoniumthe gathered candidates and their supporters shouted and heckled each other, even as some complained of receiving physical threats. The trouble started when lawyer Sorab Parekh, representing a… Continue reading BPP elections: Charges fly thick and fast
