UDWADA (VALSAD): If there is one place the Parsi community considers holiest of holy in India, it is the small town of Udwada on the Gujarat coast. For two-and-a-half centuries, it has been home to the ‘holy fire’ that they brought from Iran more than 1,300 years ago. But, just as Parsi numbers are dwindling,… Continue reading Global warming may douse Iranshah fire at Udvada
Author: Mehernaaz Shovir Irani
Bollywood’s Best Bawas
Perhaps one of the most tolerant and accommodating communities in India, Parsis have often been at the receiving end of humour. And if there’s someone who has cashed in maximum moolah by adding a Parsi flavour to their products, it’s undoubtedly Bollywood. Over the years, we have seen innumerable bawas making us laugh from behind… Continue reading Bollywood’s Best Bawas
Dr. J.J. Bunshah on Total Knee Replacement Surgeries in India
Arthritis is a disease that affects millions around the world. There is little we can do to prevent it, besides maintain a healthy lifestyle and control our weight. It is very painful and most afflicted with arthritis find it hard to perform their daily tasks. Thankfully, treatments such as Total Knee Replacement are available in… Continue reading Dr. J.J. Bunshah on Total Knee Replacement Surgeries in India
Avesthagen to Use Affymetrix Microarrays in Parsi Study
Affymetrix signed an agreement with Avesthagen for the use of its microarray technology in The AvestaGenome Project™, a genetic study of over 60,000 Parsi individuals. Based in India, the project aims at exploring the genetic basis of longevity and creating a genetic, genealogic, and medical database of the Parsi-Zoroastrian population. The project is designed to… Continue reading Avesthagen to Use Affymetrix Microarrays in Parsi Study
Who are they talking to?
Dr. Kersey Antia was in the Zoroastrian news recently, for better or for worse. In fact, the officers at the Colaba Police Station will also tell you who he is. Dr. Antia came to Mumbai to proliferate and zealously canvass for conversion into the Zoroastrian faith. He purportedly has his degrees and his knowledge. He… Continue reading Who are they talking to?
How our own Nadia whipped Bollywood
FORGET about GI Jane, Xena: Warrior Princess and Wonder Woman. Cinema’s first ass-kicking chick was a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Australian who spoke Hindi as she tussled with lions and performed live fight scenes on top of moving trains. In 1935 Mary Evans made her cinematic debut as Fearless Nadia in Hunterwali (the lady with the whip),… Continue reading How our own Nadia whipped Bollywood
Decoding the longevity DNA of Parsis
The Avestagenome project, that seeks to plot the genetic and medical database of the Parsi community, expects to start its Mumbai-leg of the study this April. The project would open a base in Mumbai, the centre with the largest Parsi population, for voluntary collection of blood samples from the community, said Dr Villoo Morawala Patell,… Continue reading Decoding the longevity DNA of Parsis
