By Anil Dharker Zubin Mehta will be in Mumbai again this month and whichever orchestra he brings with him and whatever music they play, the frenzy is always the s ame. For a lot of Mumbaikars (and they are not all Parsi), western classical music begins and ends with the letters Z and M. In… Continue reading Ring in the Symphony
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Parsi Landmarks of SoBo
Clamber on for a tour of three Parsi landmarks in the heart of SoBo, each with an interesting story to tell. Mithila Mehta gets you the details Cusrow baug and its interiors The Parsi community in the city is famed for its trademark dhansaak-rice, liberal use of the word dikra, and of course, steel tycoon… Continue reading Parsi Landmarks of SoBo
Alls Well: Bhikha Behram Well in Fort Mumbai
The Parsi community may not be the biggest in terms of numbers, but when it comes to culture and heritage they have plenty to offer. The Bhika Behram Well in Fort, a Grade I heritage structure, is one such monument. The vast expanse of Cross Maidan was a matter of concern for travellers who came… Continue reading Alls Well: Bhikha Behram Well in Fort Mumbai
BPP elections: Charges fly thick and fast
As reported in the TOI The tension underlining the Bombay Parsi Punchayat elections finally blew up on Tuesday when a meeting called by the BPP dissolved into pandemoniumthe gathered candidates and their supporters shouted and heckled each other, even as some complained of receiving physical threats. The trouble started when lawyer Sorab Parekh, representing a… Continue reading BPP elections: Charges fly thick and fast
A House in a Baug
by Manoj R Nair – Mumbai Mirror – 02 Sept, 2008. Bombay Parsi Punchayet will allot more than 70 flats of the trust to members of the Parsi-Zorastrian community who are on the wait-list for houses Last week, the office of the charity commissioner asked the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP), the apex representative body of… Continue reading A House in a Baug
Fire temples burn bright
47 Parsi fire temples have finally made it to the heritage list. Labonita Ghosh looks at the struggle that led to this and some of the more unique agiaries that will find protection from rapacious builders The Maneckjee Navrojee Sett agiary in Fort is unlike a typical Parsi fire temple. Every inch of it is… Continue reading Fire temples burn bright
Bye bye to the baklava
The food here was legendary with more than a hundred dabbas going out every day. But the authentic Parsi flavour, and ‘no-nonsense’ Parsi ladies have gone missing from the Ratan Tata Institute, finds Derineh Cooper Join the queue winding down Hughes Road on August 19 to buy the Parsi-Pateti goodies when the Sir Rattan Tata… Continue reading Bye bye to the baklava
