Author: Mehernaaz Shovir Irani

Parsi Author Murzban Shroff uses word “Ghati” and lands in court

Use of the word ‘ghati’ in his book Breathless in Bombay has landed first-time author Murzban Shroff in trouble, with an activist claiming that it “lowers the reputation and image of Maharashtrians in the eyes of non-Maharashtrians”. While 47-year-old Shroff, a Mumbai-born Parsi, maintains that the term is not aimed against any community, activist Vijay… Continue reading Parsi Author Murzban Shroff uses word “Ghati” and lands in court

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Nazneen Sabawala: Landscape Designer

Nazneen Sabavala, director of landscape design for Dubai’s 3 Square was born in India, raised in Dubai and educated in the Middle East and the USA. Equipped with a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Sabavala graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) with a Master’s in Building Science (focusing on environmental design) and a mixture… Continue reading Nazneen Sabawala: Landscape Designer

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Vispi Kapadia was awarded the prestigious Utkrusht Kreeda Marg Darshak Puruskar

Vispy Kapadia is quite a familiar name in the karate circle for his contribution to the sport. And for all his hard work, he ultimately got the recognition from the state government. Kapadia was awarded the prestigious Utkrusht Kreeda Marg Darshak Puruskar for being the best sports coach in 2008-09 by Government of Maharashtra. This… Continue reading Vispi Kapadia was awarded the prestigious Utkrusht Kreeda Marg Darshak Puruskar

Parsi Priests Challenge BPP Decision after Ban

Zoroastrian priest banned by the apex community trust challenges its decision; says he will not stop conducting rituals for mixed-marriage Parsis A Zoroastrian priest – who was banned from praying at the Towers of Silence and fire temples because he has been conducting Navjotes (initiation ceremonies) for children from mixed marriages and offering after-death prayers… Continue reading Parsi Priests Challenge BPP Decision after Ban

Own ‘Facebook’ to spur Parsis to marry their own

Worried about outside-the-community marriages, the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) has come upon a proactive solution. It plans to launch its own youth club and a social networking website to promote interaction among the community’s youth. The initiative, says the Punchayet, will encourage youngsters to marry within the community. BPP chairperson Dinshaw Mehta said the Punchayet… Continue reading Own ‘Facebook’ to spur Parsis to marry their own

Parsi Cheesemakers: Say cheese, desi ishtyle

ABC Farms: The Parsi-run establishment, by the trio of Rohinton Aga, Adi Bathena and Eruch Chinoy (hence the ABC), have over 60 varieties of cheeses. ABC farms: 20-26810555. All local cheeses retail in and around their dairies. A few like ABC farms, Kodai cheese and Sikkim cheeses are available at national supermarket chains. You know… Continue reading Parsi Cheesemakers: Say cheese, desi ishtyle

Why Parsis love Western classical music

Europe’s classical music is trying for us to listen to, and very few Indians like it By Aakar Patel in LiveMint.com To understand a culture we must examine its classical roots. No real understanding of Europe or Europeans is possible without understanding Western classical music. In his autobiographical novel Youth, Nobel Prize winner J.M. Coetzee… Continue reading Why Parsis love Western classical music

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