When Pouroo Dorabshaw flew to Los Angeles four years ago on a business trip, her mother urged her to visit a family friend just outside the city. The friend, it just so happened, was having a party the night of Miss Dorabshaw’s arrival. There was even another guest who could drive her straight from the… Continue reading Matters of Heart and Faith Guide a Zoroastrian Matchmaker
Author: Mehernaaz Shovir Irani
Vintage Flour Mills of Karachi
The following is an article by Ghulam Baloch in the Dawn (link to article below) ACCORDING to a recent media report, there are a total of 77 flour mills in Karachi, out of which 72 are currently functional whereas five are not working. It is interesting to note that until 1947 there were only four… Continue reading Vintage Flour Mills of Karachi
Parsis reduced to tears for homes
As if the 25-year wait for a house was not enough, allegations that she and many like her lied to get a house became too much for a 55-year-old Parsi woman at the charity commissioner’s office on Wednesday, and she broke down. She, along with at least 30 other people from the community, have consistently… Continue reading Parsis reduced to tears for homes
Young Parsis moving to Silicon Plateau: Bangalore
Dasturji Jamshedji Unvulla, who took over priestly duties at the city’s only Parsi temple, the Zoarastrian Anjuman, after his brother passed away last month, reveals an interesting aspect about the community. “More Parsis have been migrating to Bangalore to work in IT companies and accountancy firms. The work culture here has attracted young Parsis from… Continue reading Young Parsis moving to Silicon Plateau: Bangalore
Parsis of Navsari Want Taj in Original Form
As the restoration work of the ravaged Taj Mahal Hotel has kicked-off, Parsis of Navsari are worried over something that is very dear to their heart – the beauty of the heritage structure. They want the original design of the hotel, which was a gift from Jamshetji Tata, should be duly restored. “The Taj is… Continue reading Parsis of Navsari Want Taj in Original Form
A Barbaric Wake Up Call
The terrorist attacks in Mumbai, which ordeal is not over even as I write, is, in my opinion a rude and dastardly wake up call. For Mumbai. For Bombay. That we are world citizens. The world has changed from even what I knew of it, let alone my elders and their reminiscing. Terrorism is such… Continue reading A Barbaric Wake Up Call
Nazneen Contractor’s long, strange trip to ‘The Border’
As customs agent Layla Hourani on “The Border” — which airs Mondays on CBC Television — Nazneen Contractor is almost a genre of one. Hourani defies both the Western stereotype of the submissive Muslim woman and the Muslim stereotype of the fast, loose Western female. “Layla is someone who is assimilated and entrenched but still… Continue reading Nazneen Contractor’s long, strange trip to ‘The Border’
Dr. Homi Bhabha Birth Centenary
Article contributed by Parsi Khabar reader Percy Kavarana The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) on Thursday celebrated Dr Homi Bhabha’s 99th birth anniversary amidst its Founder’s Day festivities and also marked the beginning of the Homi Bhabha Birth Centenary Year, which will be celebrated till October 30 next year. The highlight of the function was… Continue reading Dr. Homi Bhabha Birth Centenary
Tales from Cusrow Baug
by ShwetaTeotia Posted online: Oct 26, 2008 at 0205 hrs A peek into the Parsi bastion in Colaba, which is out of bounds for most Mumbaikars On Colaba Causeway, there is a place that intrigues the non-Parsis a lot. For over six years, we’ve have gone up and down the Causeway a million times, each… Continue reading Tales from Cusrow Baug
