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Justice, Faith, and Asha: Zerbanoo and Richard Gifford Meet Pope Leo XIV
A historic Vatican audience honours decades of work for the Chagossian people and celebrates Zoroastrian values of...
Parsis ring in the new year
By Derineh Cooper Putting aside contentious issues like identity and the community's dwindling numbers, Parsis prepare to celebrate the New Year. As this year comes to an end, my ruminations and...
Parsi Saal Mubarak
The Mistry family is all prepared to usher in the Parsi New Year with some very delectable dishes Navroz commonly known as the Parsi New year not only marks the beginning of a new year but also...
Bambai ka Bawajis!
'We bawas live in a different world of our own.' Food, fun and farehghat. Three words that get every Parsi in the mood. Especially on Parsi New Year. After atoning for the wrongs done in the...
Saal Mubarak
!! Saal Mubarak !! August 20th is the first day of the Parsi New Year. A time of happiness and rejoicing for all members of the small Parsi community, of which Shirrin and I are a part. This is one...
Governor Greets Parsis on New Year
The Governor of Maharashtra S M Krishna greeted the people on the occasion of the 'Parsi New Year' on Monday. In his message, Mr Krishna said ''The contribution of the Parsi community to the...
Celebrating Parsi New Year
BY Rakshande Italia If I cherished one special day during the year, besides my birthday, it was the New Year - not Jan. 1, but a day in August when members of my tiny Zoroastrian community in...
Of new beginnings
A dekko at how the city’s Parsis are gearing up for their New Year which falls this Monday Pune, August 18: Saal mubarak", "Happy New Year" or even " Pateti mubarak" are the greetings that will...
Pray, atone and feast
That’s what Parsis will do on Pateti today, a day before celebrating Navruz. If you plan to wish your Parsi neighbours “Happy Pateti†on Saturday, don’t. That is, unless, you believe that...
Parsis Remembered in Hong Kong On Independance Day
As the tricolour is hoisted to mark the 60th anniversary of India’s independence, it is well worth acknowledging the contributions of the Indian diaspora across the world in keeping the tiranga...
Parsi Khabar Turns 2 years today
Two years ago today, the first post went up on Parsi Khabar. And since then it has been an interesting ride for all of us here at Parsi Khabar. 605 posts over two years averages to just under one a...
Of Parsi and modern Hindi theatre
PATNA: When it comes to setting standards in theatre, every Bihari Hindi theatre artist or director invokes the lessons learnt at the National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi. Ironically,...
Distilling the Muslim World’s First 20-Year-Old Whisky
An almost 150-year-old brewery in Pakistan is preparing to bring the Muslim world's first 20-year-old single malt whisky to the market. Murree Brewery, however, can only sell to non-Muslims, who...
Panchgani: A Few Stray Thoughts
A Few Stray Thoughts Farzana Contractor | Saturday, July 21, 2007 12:55:37 IST I know from time to time, I wax eloquent about my second home, which is Panchgani, but this time I won't. I am miffed....
‘After Superman, it’s Bo-Man’
When ABN-Amro recently flew down the versatile Boman Irani for a chat with VJ Cyrus Sahuhar, the talent behind "Piddhu The Great" and "Simi Girebaal", the duo broke into the most entertaining...
Denying industry speculation that Gharda Chemicals and Godrej…
Denying industry speculation that Gharda Chemicals and Godrej Industries may go for an out-of-court settlement brokered by leaders in the Parsi community, sources close to the agrochemicals major...
Vultures in Europe ‘attacking humans for the first time’
The silly season is hardly upon us and we have already had not one but an impressive three fearsome, flesh-eating creatures in the news guaranteed to put thousands of holidaymakers off their swims...
Naqsh-E-Rustom In Danger Due to Railway Track Construction
Despite all oppositions made so far by Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) against construction of Isfahan-Shiraz railway only in 500-meter distance of Naqsh-e...
Boman Irani: Interview with the Actor
• My guest today is one of Mumbai's Parsi Colony's most famous residents, Boman Irani. And it's really unfair to cast you as a Parsi, because you're a Sikh one day, Delhi Punjabi the other, a Rajput...
Bejan Daruwala going strong at 77
Bejan Daruwala missed turning 77 on 7/7/07 by four days, but that did nothing to dampen the spirits at the bawdy Parsi astrologer's birthday party on Wednesday night. Girlfriend and muse Tehmi...
Bound by a handbook
In Deepa Mehta's 1947: Earth, actress Kittu Gidwani, in the role of a Parsee, says how Parsees in India are like dissolved sugar in milk, not conspicuous, but noticeable because of their...
Youth, entrepreneurship are focus of ancient faith
The world's oldest monotheistic religion has taken steps to empower its youth and preserve the faith for the future. Zoroastrians, as they wound up their 14th North American Congress in Toronto this...
The Story of Polson Butter
It is a quirk of technology that occasionally, instead of advancing as usual, it gets stuck at a certain stage. The QWERTY keyboard is the best example, a layout of letters that made sense for a...
Pakistan Will Break Up: Ardeshir Cowasjee
Pakistan Will Break Up, Get Out When You Can: Columnist Cowasjee Saturday 21st of July 2007 Pakistan 'is going to break up in the years to come and everyone who can, should pack up their bags and...
How safe is Bombay, really?
By Shernaaz Engineer | Thursday, July 26, 2007 11:21:37 IST Most women have developed a defence mechanism by which they know how to deal with this... Certainly, by most accounts, Bombay is a safe...
Senior citizen’s murder mystery solved finally
The Nagpada police on Wednesday announced to have solved the murder case of a 67-year-old Parsi lady. They arrested one Faisur Ansari and have deployed a team to search for the one who planned the...
Boman Irani to Play Lead Role in Little Zizou
Boman Irani is known for his remarkable roles. This talented actor will be seen in a lead role in writer-turned-director Sooni Taraporevala's film Little Zizou. This film also stars Shernaaz Patel...
Conversation From Karachi
Talking to 80-year-old Dhanjishae H. Munderji, an occupant of the he Parsi general hospital, over a cup of tea, turned out to be quite an elucidating experience. Speaking on a host of issues, we...
Taking pride in caring for elders
The ageing of population is inevitable and an obvious consequence of the process of demographic transition. However, as the country faces a steady growth of the elderly, facilities or institutions...
Perizaad Zorabian Is Pregnant
Sources close to the actress reveal, "The bump is showing and she is already enjoying motherhood." Perizaad Zorabian, who tied the knot with high profile builder Boman Irani in a traditional Parsi...
Rolling in gold but still poverty-stricken
IN 1865, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata - a one-time opium trader and scion of a sparkling line of Parsee priests, Zoroastrians who had fled to western India from persecution in Iran - attended a lecture...
Save the Tehmulji Nursing Home
In the recent weeks, there has been news about the selling off of a very important Parsi heritage building. The Temulji Lying In hospice has for generations been the first point of entry into the...
BMC again eyes Bandra agiary land
The Parsi agiary on Hill Road, Bandra (west), is in danger of losing its porch and part of its compound yet again. The civic administration is making another effort to acquire land for widening...
Penaz Masani: Crooning Glory
A Parsi who didn't know Urdu, Penaz Masani went on to carve a niche for herself in the male-dominated ghazal domain. The singer talks about her over 25-year-old musical journey For ghazal lovers,...
Tower of Silence trees to stay
Assuring the protection of the trees in the Towers of Silence, the Zoroastrian crematorium, better known as Doongerwadi, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked the BMC to submit an undertaking to...
Numbers down, but not their spirit
Numbers down, but not their spirit Family planning, migration, restrictions on conversion are reasons behind decline in Parsi population. Kolkata, June 21: Some thirty years ago, they were 4,000....
Thrity Umrigar: If Today Be Sweet
A Disquieting Clash of Cultures In a wintry suburb of Cleveland, a recently widowed Parsi named Tehmina has come from her apartment in Bombay to visit -- maybe to live with -- her only son, Sorab,...
Scholarship scheme for minorities
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday approved a centrally-sponsored scheme of merit-cum-means based scholarship for students from minority communities. It will be launched in the...
Protests against hoarding at Tower of Silence
Parsis are protesting against a hoarding that has come up on the premises of the sacred Tower of Silence at Doongerwadi--declared a green belt and a heritage site by the Supreme Court. Accusing the...
I’ve married at the right Time: Perizaad Zorabian
The beautiful Parsee babe, Perizaad Zorabian is rocking post marriage. She says that she has married at the right time and wants to enjoy life to the fullest with her hubby. Perizaad does not feel...
Funeral billboards raise cash, ire in India
Some might see the towering billboards that rise out of a centuries-old Bombay funeral ground as a message from beyond the grave. But the signs -- which exhort motorists to "Rev up your night life"...
The Western Railway disclaims responsibility; Dinaz’s case dismissed…
The Western Railway disclaims responsibility; Dinaz's case dismissed as low priority The Railway Claims Tribunal of the city is least bothered about Dinaz N. Chhapgar(56) who was injured due to one...
WAPIZ celebrates Second Anniversary
When 2,500 Parsis gathered at the Mahalaxmi racecourse on Saturday evening, the main topic of discussion was the birth and death rates of the Message To Get My Ex Girl Back community, whose...
Bottle your own great idea
Image copyrights DNA IndiaEven before he became the first Parsi in history to enter the British House of Lords, 45-year-old India-born Lord Karan Bilimoria was nobility of a different kind, widely...
Mathematical Minoo Jokhi
Minoo Jokhi is so passionate about calculations that he teaches mathematics tricks and memory games to others We've heard of people being phobic to mathematics and calculations. Here's one person,...
Vulture breeding plan shelved
The world's first vulture breeding programme for a socio-religious purpose has been shelved. Parsis are traditionally laid to rest in Mumbai's Tower of Silence where vultures (now endangered) devour...
Concern Over Delhi’s Dwindling Parsi Population
Delhi Minorities Panel plans to meet Parsi families New Delhi, May. 17 (PTI): Concerned over the declining population of Parsi community in the Capital, Delhi Minorities Commission is planning to...
LAHORE LAHORE AYE: The Parsis of Lahore
As the sun is about to set, a group of pale tall men in spotless white can be found on the beach, the sacred Zorastrian belt knotted around their waists. They stand at the edge, bend down and...
How Keki Gharda stunned the MNC giants
Once upon a time he used to bite pens. Now he fidgets with a knife in a cramped office lined up to the ceiling with books that range from Game Theory to the history of the Roman Empire to polymer...
Bottled For Business
Karan Bilimoria's story is a classic case of how to chase a dream successfully. He had only his dream and passion as his assets when he set out against all odds to turn his vision for a less gassy...
Lose the vultures, and lose the soul
By Bachi Karkaria As an Indian Parsi Zoroastrian, I'm proud to belong to a tiny minority widely admired for its material success and its philanthropy. But I feel a closing sense of siege. The...