At 89, conductor Zubin Mehta doesn’t make things easy for himself. Since taking on the role of the Los Angeles...
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Ashdeen Lilaowala Redefines Parsi Heritage with Contemporary Gara Embroidery
Ashdeen Lilaowala's relationship with Parsi Gara embroidery began long before it became his life's work. Growing up...
Chief Justice Sarosh H. Kapadia: Pilgrim of Justice
Sarosh Homi Kapadia Age: 64 Profile: Chief Justice of India. In his long legal career, he has served as a lawyer at Bombay Bar, a Bombay High Court Judge, a Special Court Judge, Uttaranchal Chief...
The sacred fire of Iranshah: Parsi New Year
Fire is purified and consecrated from ordinary to sublime and then enthroned. This fire is united to God’s divineenergies. By Shernaz Baji Avari | Afternoon Dispatch and Courier Though Parsis and...
Bachi Karkaria: Navroz Mubarak
On this auspicious New Year’s day, I would like to wish my fellow Parsis ‘Navroz Mubarak’. Yes, that’s the correct form, and not ‘Pateti Mubarak’. That would translate into ‘Greetings for Sinning’....
Surti gave mystical insights into the Avestha
After Mumbai, Surat has the largest number of Parsis in India. The city has also played an important role in the religion of the community as it is the birthplace of a school of Zoroastrian...
In true Karachi Parsi style, new year heralded with charity mela
Teens sporting chain-link bags, fashionable young moms and dapper old men mingled at a mela organised to celebrate Navroz (also spelled Nauroz) at the Beach Luxury Hotel on Saturday evening,...
Top Ten Films Portraying Parsis
IBNLive.com has an interesting compilation of the Top Ten films portraying Parsis over the years. Check out the entire list here: http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/7194-3.html .: . . .
‘Baug’ people
The ability of Parsis to laugh at themselves has allowed all kinds of movies to be made—the characterization alternates between stereotype and archetype By Nandini Ramnath | Livemint.com A...
Parsis in the city gear up for new year
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Minorities can rise to top jobs only in India: Chief Justice of India
Chief Justice of India Sarosh H Kapadia on Wednesday said India was the only country in the region where members of minority communities could aspire to become the head of judiciary because of the...
Zoroastrians Reach Out To Sikhs In Solidarity
TORONTO, August 15, 2012 – It is ironic that as Zoroastrian leaders were holding up the Cylinder of Cyrus the Great, the Achemenian from Iran, as a symbol from antiquity of religious freedom and...
Rusi M Lala: The man for whom Ratan Tata holds the door open
I’m at the gates of Cusrow Baugh, a Parsi residential colony in South Mumbai that looks more like a fortress. As I walk past the gates, it feels like I’ve left time behind. Huge trees lining the...
Cuisine For A Cause
Meher Gandevia-Billimoria informs us about a great new book she authored as a fundraiser for an organization Centre For Advancement of Philanthropy The book,CUISINE FOR A CAUSE is a unique cookbook...
Lone worshippers of the only Parsi temple in Kozikhode
The lone Parsi family here is all set to celebrate the Zoroastrian New Year, which falls on August 18, this year. Once home to over 300 Parsis, Kozhikode today is left with only one family, the...
Surat Parsi Panchayat: We want our rights and security, not money
Central government might have approved first-of-its-kind scheme to help increase the diminishing number of Parsis in the country through a scientific and structured approach, but there is a lack of...
Ratan Tata’s Audacious Philanthropic Retirement Plans
He grew the Tata group into a world-beater. Now, with the Tata trusts, he wants nothing less than to change the world By Prince Mathews Thomas | Forbes India One does not attain freedom from the...
Flashback: Like sugar in milk
Gulbano Bamji talks to Moniza Inam about her golden childhood in Quetta: Legend has it that when the Zorastrian king of Persia, Yazedird, was defeated in the Battle of Nehavand, many Parsis fled...
Star Spangled Banner and the Parsi Connection
The American National Anthem and the Wadia Parsi Family America’s National Anthem is sung thousands of times on every 4th of July weekend. What many may not know is that it was written by Francis...
Plan to boost Parsi numbers gets nod
The Planning Commission has cleared a scheme to arrest the dwindling population of the Parsi (Zoroastrian) community, in what will be the first intervention of its kind. The Plan panel had earlier...
Firdaus Dhabhar: The positive effects of stress: TED Vancouver
A short talk on the "Good Side of Stress" given at the TED Salon in Vancouver by Dr. Firdaus Dhabhar of Stanford University. Firdaus Dhabhar, winner of 2012 FEZANA Excellence in...
Muktad Prayers: How Long Should One Do Them ?
A humorous take on a very pertinent issue that we all face at some point in our lives. Good friend of Parsi Khabar, Er. Marzban J. Hathiram write on Frashogard.com The question is often put...
Combating Poverty in Our Communities Abroad: Session at XVI NAZC 2012
These videos are part of the Session on Combating Poverty in Our Communities Abroda at the XVI North American Zarathusti Congress 2012, hosted by ZAGNY in New York in August 2012. And...
Preserving Persian Heritage: Session at the XVI NAZC 2012
This video was the introductory segment on the session titled "Persian Religious Sites". This was presented at the XVI North American Zarathusti Congress 2012, hosted by ZAGNY in New York in August...
Rituals and Practices: Sudreh Pushi/ Navjote and Kushti: Session at the XVI NAZC 2012
This video was the introductory segment on the session titled "Rituals and Practices: Sudreh Pushi/ Navjote and Kushti". This was presented at the XVI North American Zarathusti Congress 2012, hosted...
Zarathushti Identity: Session at XVI NAZC 2012
This video was the introductory segment on the session titled "Zarathushti Identity". This was presented at the XVI North American Zarathusti Congress 2012, hosted by ZAGNY in New York in...
Intergenerational Dialogue: Motivation, Inspiration, Action !: Session at XVI NAZC 2012
This video was the introductory segment on the session titled "Intergenerational Dialogue: Motivation, Inspiration, Action !". This was presented at the XVI North American Zarathusti...
FEZANA 2012 Zarathushti Awards Announced
The FEZANA Awards for 2012 were announced today at the XVI North American Zarathushti Congress 2012, being in New York at the Hilton Westchester, Rye Brook NY. Shirin Nariman Dastoor Outstanding...
Zarathushti Core Beliefs: Session at XVI NAZC 2012
This video was the introductory segment on the session titled "Zarathushti Core Beliefs". This was presented at the XVI North American Zarathusti Congress 2012, hosted by ZAGNY in New York...
Hello New York: An Introductory Video Montage
The XVI North American Zarathushti Congress got off to a fantastic start today morning at the Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook, a suburb of New York City. Over 600 delegates from all over North...
Karachi Parsi Volleyball Tournaments
KARACHI: Come Ramazan and Parsis in Karachi gear up for a volleyball face-off which is not just a 46-year-old sports tradition, but a highly competitive one. By Kulsum Ebrahim | The Express Tribune...
Homi Adajania on the Fresh Look of ‘Cocktail’
He’s just made “Being Cyrus” before this, an English thriller that starred Saif Ali Khan, won critical appreciation, and was a commercial success considering its budget and genre. Homi Adajania is...
The Role Parsis of India Played for the Survival and Endurance of the Zartoshtis of Iran
In the name of the Just and Benevolent The Role Parsis of India Played for the Survival and Endurance of the Zartoshtis of Iran Research and Compilation by Farid Shulizadeh More than a thousand...
Parsiana: A Video on Parsi Customs and Life.
The Parsis are probably as old as the Mughals in India. But the poor importance they received doesnt really spell popularity! This documentary is not only a tribute to the Zoroastrians but an...
Only 87 girls born in the Parsi community in 2011
The number of girls born in the Parsi community in Mumbai dipped from 104 in 2010 to 87 in 2011, according to data released by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The average annual births...
Zarathushti Presence in Zanzibar
A great post and some photographs of the Zoroastrians in Zanzibar by Farah Bala If you are familiar with the Zoroastrian community, you probably know that it is one whose numbers are dwindling very...
Ghambar: Parsi-style Thanksgiving
Come summer and the Zoroastrian community is buzzing with excitement, in anticipation of ghambar, a Parsi thanksgiving feast. Everyone is eager to know which residential compound is going to host...
Dotivala Bakers and Confectioners of Nanpura Surat
Surat is well-known as the city of silks, satins, brocades and diamonds, but together with textiles and jewellery, few leave the city without buying a box of nankathai, khari and butter biscuits....
Cyrus Mistry: Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer
I’m a sucker for books about Parsis. They’ve got some mad stories about them. Dysfunctional families, property disputes, affairs with first cousins, renting out apartments to suspicious tenants,...
A Tribute to Arbab Mehraban Zartoshty
A MAN WITH THE HEART OF GOLD “ZARTOSHTY” thy name is “CHARITY” At the age of 95 Entered Eternal Life on July 6, 2012 We at NAMC are keenly conscious of the legacy of immense philanthropy that Arbab...
XVI NAZC 2012 Launches iOS and Android App
In a first for a Zarathushti event anywhere in the world, ZAGNY and the hosts of the XVI NAZC 2012 are happy to announce the launch of their App. This app is free and is available for immediate...
Parvez Jamasji: Maharashtra gives Rs 111 a month to 1971 war hero
They are ready to lay down their lives for the country, often shed blood for it. But when it comes to repaying our war heroes, the country cuts a sorry figure. By Nauzer K Bharucha | TNN Take the...
Alexander the not so Great: History through Persian eyes
Alexander the Great is portrayed as a legendary conqueror and military leader in Greek-influenced Western history books but his legacy looks very different from a Persian perspective. By Prof Ali...
The Lens and Life of Homai Vyarawalla: Rubin Museum of Art New York
Homai Vyarawalla (1913-2012) was India’s first female photojournalist. This exhibition, the first on Vyarawalla outside of India, will present her photography from the late 1930s to 1970, and...
Behramji Merwanji Malabari (1853 – 1912)
A Tribute to Behramji Merwanji Malabari (1853 – 1912) on the occasion of his death centenary By Marzban Jamshedji Giara He was born at Vadodara on 18th May 1853. His father’s name was Dhanjibhai...
Where Vultures Dare
Soon there shall be 150, yes, 150 vultures at Doongerwadi . This is not a Gustad Gossip story. It is true. Just as we thought that BPP had abandoned its vulture aviary project (for the uninitiated,...