Our first author in the Everyday Parsi 2025 is Zarin Amrolia My first memory of the Muktad ceremony goes back...
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The Everyday Parsi Returns: A Celebration of Muktad Memories
They’re back. Every August, as Muktad arrives in the Shehenshahi calendar, Parsis around the world enter a sacred...
Parsi polls: Candidates say ‘fair so far’
With the second weekend of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat (BPP) elections round the corner, we decided to review the past weekend and see what some of the prominent candidates have to say about their...
How Manekshaw tackled a Man who wowed to kill him
This is a small clip of Sam Manekshaw’s Speech at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He is narrating of an incident at North East India’s Military Camp. [via DeshGujarat]
Let first Nano drive out of Navsari
NAVSARI: The joy of Nano driving into Gujarat is even more pronounced in small town Navsari, birthplace of Jamsetji Tata. Elated Parsis here feel this shifting of gears from Singur, is a perfect...
Mumbai Symphony: Zubin Mehta in Pictures
Photographs: Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images
Did Ratan Tata Pay Back a Parsi Debt to Gujarat ?
In a sort of coup d’etat Narendra Modi got the Nano Car manufacturing plant to Sanand, Gujarat. I despise Narendra Modi’s politics of hate and his questionable human rights record....
Mehli Mehta centenary birth celebrations to begin tomorrow
MUMBAI: Western classical music lovers in the city are in for a treat as a week-long festivity, to mark the birth centenary of conductor Mehli Mehta, will commence on Tuesday with his son Zubin...
Scuffle and charges of rigging mar Parsi elections
The Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) elections got off to a tumultuous start on Saturday with scuffles and allegations of electoral malpractic The first round took place at Kharegat Colony on Hughes...
I want to conduct in Kashmir: Zubin Mehta
An interview by Malavika Sangghvi On the eve of his concert in Mumbai and the release of his autobiography The Score Of My Life, classical music maestro Zubin Mehta talks to Malavika Sangghvi about...
Ring in the Symphony
By Anil Dharker Zubin Mehta will be in Mumbai again this month and whichever orchestra he brings with him and whatever music they play, the frenzy is always the s ame. For a lot of Mumbaikars (and...
Parsi Landmarks of SoBo
Clamber on for a tour of three Parsi landmarks in the heart of SoBo, each with an interesting story to tell. Mithila Mehta gets you the details Cusrow baug and its interiors The Parsi community in...
Parsis too seek reservation in govt jobs
All these years they have never asked for any favour from the government. In fact, they favoured the government by building hospitals, colleges and research institutions in the city. However now,...
Zubin Mehta in Conversation
Interview by Noopur Tiwari Sunday, September 28, 2008: (Zurich) : NDTV’s Noopur Tiwari got talking to music maestro, Zubin Mehta about his personal life, his Indianness and his love story with...
Alls Well: Bhikha Behram Well in Fort Mumbai
The Parsi community may not be the biggest in terms of numbers, but when it comes to culture and heritage they have plenty to offer. The Bhika Behram Well in Fort, a Grade I heritage structure, is...
Zubin Mehta: The Scores of My Life
Zubin Mehta, one of the greatest conductors of western classical music of all times has come out with his autobiography titled The Scores of My Life, published by Roli books. In the book, he writes...
Court hears PIL against Parsi poll malpractice
Hundreds Of Names Appear More Than Once In BPP’s Register Nauzer Bharucha I TNN Mumbai: With barely a week left for the elections to the Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP) — the largest...
Complete list of Candidates for BPP Elections 2008
Below is a complete list of candidates registered for the seven positions of trusteeship, open for elections in 2008. The list is sorted alphabetically. Phiroze Amroliwalla Muncherji Cama...
Voting Schedule for Bombay Parsi Panchayat Elections 2008
The following is the scheduled voting days and locations for the forthcoming BPP elections. Saturday October 4th 2008: Khareghat Memorial Hall, Hughes Road,Mumbai- 400 007. Sunday October 5th 2008:...
NADIR MODI: Nobody can ‘Remote Control’ me
Friend of Parsi Khabar and freelance writer Shernaaz Engineer interviews Nadir Modi. Nadir Modi, well-known legal eagle, and has been assiduously involved with community activities for aeons. He is...
JIMMY MISTRY: “I’m not eyeing the BPP with ambition”
Friend of Parsi Khabar and freelance writer Shernaaz Engineer interviews Jimmy Mistry. Jimmy Mistry should have had an identity crisis by now, because he’s so many different things to so many...
The journey of the holy fire
India’s western coastline boasts of vast stretches of untouched beaches dotted with gently swaying palm and coconut trees. It is also home to several imposing forts that have been witness to several...
Life, as Mehr Jesia knows it
As India Couture Week walks its way across Mumbai ramps, 80s icon Mehr Jesia talks about life after modelling, why she’s happier at 40 and why ‘in her time’, models were so much more professional...
Wedding trousseau, the Parsi style
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Ahmedabad Flyover to be named after Field Marshal Sam Maneckshaw
Ahmedabad’s newest ready to drive Shivranjani cross roads flyover in Satellite area will be named after Parsi Gujarati Bangladesh war hero the late Field Marshal Sam Maneckshaw, in recognition of...
Zoroastrianism on BBC: Heaven and Earth
And Then They Came To India: Dance Theatre
Histories and memories always had the best stories to tell. Stories that were inspirations and eye-openers, stories made of realities and half-truths. And stories that could unfurl in movements and...
BPP Candidate: Jimmy Rusi Mistry
Dear Community Member, The Parsi community is on the threshold of change with adult franchise being allowed for the first time. As a candidate for the Bombay Parsee Punchayet Trusteeship, I would...
Singapore Parsis Perform at Fashion Show
THERE may be only about 200 Parsis in Singapore, but the ethnic group of Persian origin is making its presence known. Fourteen women from the Parsi Zoroastrian Association will present a fashion...
BPP Candidate: Danesh Nejadkay
My Dear Fellow Zoroastrians, I consider it my good fortune to have been born a Zoroastrian, and to be part of our small but wonderful community. However I am deeply saddened about the several issues...
Are you ready to vote for the BPP Elections
To be eligible to vote you need to make sure that you are registered with the BPP. They have a nifty website BPPVoterList.org You can search for your name by various criteria. Make sure your name...
A House in a Baug
by Manoj R Nair – Mumbai Mirror – 02 Sept, 2008. Bombay Parsi Punchayet will allot more than 70 flats of the trust to members of the Parsi-Zorastrian community who are on the wait-list...
BPP Candidate: Noshir Dadrawala
Below is a brief resume and introduction to Noshir Dadrawala. • Appointed by the Planning Commission, Government of India, as a member of Expert Group on Voluntary Organizations in India .. • CEO of...
BPP Candidate: Arnavaz Jal Mistry
Nearly 22 years ago Arnavaz took her first step to serve the poor by working in the Parsi Ward of J.J. Hospital. The ward was an abandoned, desolate out-house with just 20 beds for accommodation. It...
Jennifer Kotwal to Star in a new movie
She will soon be seen in Mudh Mudh Ke Na Dekkh Mudh Mudh Ke with Himesh Reshammaiya but despite picking up offers from Bollywood, Jennifer Kotwal says she will never turn her back on Kannada and...
BPP Candidate: Ervad Tehmasp Rustomji Mogul
Honourable Members and Voters of my Pars! Zoroastrian Community, I would like to introduce myself to my dear community members. 1. My name is ERVARD TEHMASP RUSTOMJI MOGUL, professing and preaching...
BPP Candidate: Viraf Kapadia
Personal Statement and Manifesto of Viraf Kapadia Marry Parsi and get benefit from a flat as a gift from Bombay Parsi Punchayet. it Free food for needy on daily basis Repairing, Restoring The...
BPP Candidate: Dinshaw Mehta
WHY I AM SEEKING RE-ELECTION A Personal Statement from Dinshaw Mehta Dear Voter, I have completed seven years as a trustee and am seeking re-election for another term. I sincerely believe that I...
BPP Candidate: Phiroze Amroliwalla
A Message from Phiroze Amroliwalla, candidate for trusteeship of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat. TRUSTEESHIP IS NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE AN OFFICE OF PROFIT OR PLEASURE BUT IN FACT AN OPPPORTUNITY TO...
Enthronement of Pak Iranshah Saheb at Udvada
This is an email forward received from Behram P. Dhabbar on a newslist. Our forefathers had come to India and settled here with the prime objective of keeping the fire of our religion burning...
What Would India’s Olympics Opening Ceremony Be Like
In the aftermath of the just concluded 29th Olympics in Beijing China, we received an email forward title “What Would India’s Olympics Opening Ceremony Be Like” Author: Porus Homi...
Upcoming BPP Elections
The elections for the trusteeship of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat is scheduled for the month of October. Recently we had written to all you readers inviting suggestions about how you would like Parsi...
BBC to film Parsi Wedding
The BBC is filming a program called Around the World in 80 Faiths and will be filming the India segment in October 08. In particular they are looking to film a traditional Parsi Wedding in Mumbai...
Rahul visits Firoz Gandhi’s grave in Allahbad
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, who is in Allahabad to address a public meeting, Thursday paid a visit to the grave of his grandfather, Firoz Jehangir Gandhi, in the Mumfordganj...
Last-minute drug ban could save India’s almost-extinct vultures
99.9% of India’s vultures have died out over the last 20 years, the victims of unintentional poisoning. It took years to find out why India’s three vulture species — the...
Parsis in Ajmer welcome New Year
The article below was published in the Times of India. The original article is not on their website now but here is a Google Cache copy of the same. It is celebration time for the Parsi community as...