Information forwarded to Parsi Khabar by regular reader and good friend Dr. Arnavaz Havewala.
Category: Bombay
Jumjoji: Parsi Restaurant in Bandra, Mumbai
In addition to their lineage, customs and community achievements, Parsis are fiercely proud about their food. Not surprisingly, the walls of Jumjoji, a week-old upscale Parsi diner in Bandra Reclamation near Lilavati Hospital, reflect this Parsi pride in the form of neatly framed photographs of historic Parsi achievers including field marshal Sam Manekshaw, model and… Continue reading Jumjoji: Parsi Restaurant in Bandra, Mumbai
Koolar & Co. : Brun Maska in the Land of Idli
In the hotbed of eateries serving some of the city’s best piping hot dosas, sambars and tasty chutney that is Matunga, lies an equally popular if unlikely restaurant — an Irani one. What is it about Koolar & Co, run by two jolly brothers, that helps it hold its own against the might of rasam?… Continue reading Koolar & Co. : Brun Maska in the Land of Idli
Mumbai Road Named After Naoroji Pirojsha Godrej
The Godrej family was out in full strength on Sunday morning at a function to name a road after the founder of the Godrej empire, Naoroji Pirojsha Godrej, at Napean Sea Road. The road leading to Godrej Baug from the Jain Social Group Chowk was named after N P Godrej at an event organized by… Continue reading Mumbai Road Named After Naoroji Pirojsha Godrej
Parsi Research Assistants Needed In Mumbai
Dear Parsi community My name is Håkon Tandberg, and I’m a Ph.D. researcher from Norway studying Zoroastrianism. I’ve earlier enjoyed a research visit among the Parsis in Mumbai (2008), and will now return for 6 weeks this upcoming February. In that regard I would love to know if anyone reading this still upholds the Paying… Continue reading Parsi Research Assistants Needed In Mumbai
A look at Mumbai’s dwindling Irani chai shops
UPDATE: Link to the documentary mentioned in this article is here. A lot can happen over chai. Once over 300 Irani tea-shops in Mumbai were as intrinsic to the city as streetside cafes are to Paris. During the 1950s-60s, the unfussy restaurants-cum-stores flourished, attracting a regular clientele of senior citizens, office-goers, campus students, writers and… Continue reading A look at Mumbai’s dwindling Irani chai shops
P D Zilla and the case of the Unappropriated Land
Deceased textile magnate’s niece unearths documents of sale of about 2,300 sq m of his land in Andheri (East) twice — once for a throwaway price, and another time for Rs 18 crore — after he died in 2005 Yet another of what seems to be a land grabbing scam cracks open in the city,… Continue reading P D Zilla and the case of the Unappropriated Land
Kurshetji murder puts spotlight on Parsis
The Adi Kurshetji murder case of May 2003, which culminated in the conviction of the accused on Friday, has exposed the soft underbelly of the Parsi community. By Nauzar Bharucha | TNN With an increasing number of aging Parsis living a lonely existence in sprawling apartments, they have become easy targets for such attacks. In… Continue reading Kurshetji murder puts spotlight on Parsis
The Empty House: Jehangir and Meherbai Bhabha’s “Meherangir”
Colonial India condemned Indians as a people without history, often quoting John Stuart Mill who argued that for “rude nations”, like India, “fable stands in place of fact” and “the times over which memory has any influence are rejected, and the imagination riots in those in which it is unrestricted”. By Inidra Chowdhury | Indian… Continue reading The Empty House: Jehangir and Meherbai Bhabha’s “Meherangir”
