Parsi Platter Bhicoo J Manekshaw has been the lone crusader of Parsi cuisine in the country. And at 83, she is still trying to popularise it through her books. She was the first Cordon Bleu chef from India, passing out of the famed Paris-based culinary school in the 1960s. A cookbook writer, she set up… Continue reading Bhicoo J Manekshaw : Food Writer
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Why are so many Parsis unmarried?
Minoo Shroff, chairman of Bombay Parsi Panchayat, feels most Parsis are very fussy about their choice of life partner One third of Parsis do not marry, according to a yet-to-be published study initiated by the Bombay Parsi Panchayat (BPP) in coordination with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. Some of the reasons for not marrying… Continue reading Why are so many Parsis unmarried?
Shrinking flocks of vultures spoil ancient culture’s funeral rituals
Destruction of birds by a cattle drug presents the Parsis of India with a dilemma MUMBAI — Smack in the middle of the thicket of ultramodern high-rises that make up Malabar Hill, one of Mumbai’s most exclusive neighbourhoods, followers of an ancient religion are fighting to preserve funeral rites that go back thousands of years.… Continue reading Shrinking flocks of vultures spoil ancient culture’s funeral rituals
Drug ban could save vultures
Vultures in danger of being wiped out by a drug used to treat livestock in India have been given a reprieve after the Government called on companies to phase out the medicine. While perhaps not the most lovable of birds, vultures play a vital role in many countries as nature’s waste managers, disposing of carcasses… Continue reading Drug ban could save vultures
The Yellow Badge of Denial
The bizarre, humiliating, and enduring nature of the dress regulations imposed upon the Zoroastrian community of central Iran (Yezd) were captured in this eyewitness account by Napier Malcolm, (Five Years in a Persian Town, New York, 1905, pp. 45-50) published in 1905: Up to 1898 only brown, grey, and yellow were allowed for the qaba… Continue reading The Yellow Badge of Denial
‘I can’t forget the killers’ faces’
A little after 8 pm on a wet night in June two years ago, inside a ground floor apartment in Dadar’s quaint Parsi Colony, Keiki Karai’s life changed forever. Three unidentified youths walked up to the flat. One of them fired a single shot from a countrymade weapon through the open door at Karai’s 21-year-old… Continue reading ‘I can’t forget the killers’ faces’
Run Lola
Of all her celebrity guests so far, she’s loved chatting with the Parsis–Boman Irani, Homi Adajania and Perizaad Zorabian. “It’s probably because Bawas and Malayalees are both a mad bunch of people,” she laughs. Unfortunately, the first thing hottie Adajania said to her was, “My wife is a huge fan of yours.” Continue reading here
