Crossroads is a delightful window into the Parsi community. This collection explores the day-to-day conversations,...
Books Articles
From Tendon Transplants to Eradication of Smallpox: What Pesi Did: A Surgeon’s Story
From Tendon Transplants to Eradication of SmallpoxEngaging and lively memoir of an outstanding surgeon and...
Mystery Murder Story Set in Colonial Bombay
Set in 1892, Murder in Old Bombay addresses issues prevalent at the turn of the 20th century which are very present today: discrimination against those who do not belong to our ‘in’ group, misogyny,...
Fluid Jurisdictions and Solid Perpetuities: A Review By Leilah Vevaina
Editors’ Note: Continuing HistPhil‘s forum on waqfs, Leilah Vevaina reviews Nurfadzilah Yahaya’s Fluid Jurisdictions (2020), while discussing her own research on religious endowments in India and...
“Timeless Mahindra” by Adil Jal Darukhanawala Hits The Stands
New automotive history book on the Mahindra vehicles by Adil Jal Darukhanawala explores the Indian automaker’s 75-year journey, from the CJ-3B to the TharChronicling a large and rich mass of stories...
Fashion Musings by Meher Castelino
Meher Castelino’s Fashion Musings takes a humorous, saucy, cheeky, tongue-in-cheek look at the fashion, beauty and film world in her unique style. The unconventional Q & A format of the book...
India’s Parsi Community and the Making of Modern Iran: An Interview with Afshin Marashi
Afshin Marashi is Professor and Farzaneh Family Chair in Modern Iranian History at the University of Oklahoma, where from 2011 to 2020 he also served as the founding director of the Farzaneh Family...
At Last, a Biography of India’s Grand Old Man
Dinyar Patel's splendidly researched, elegantly written book traces the life of a memorable pioneer.‘A Parsee is no more a representative of Indians, than a Nestorian Christian would be of...
The Adventures of the Pillow Gang: Illustrated by Delzin Choksey
Ace illustrator and our dear friend Delzin Choksey informs us of a new book out on AmazonDelzin writes…I wanted to share my latest children's book. it's on Amazon, here https://bit.ly/AmazonAPG...
How the first English novels by Parsis were written in the backdrop of the plague and politics
The histories of the novels ‘My Friend, The Barrister’ and ‘Pootli, A Story of Life in Bombay’ The library of the University of Mumbai, housed in an 1870s edifice flanked by the Rajabai Tower, is...
The Bundahisn
The Zoroastrian Book of CreationEdited and translated by Domenico Agostini, Samuel Thrope, Preface by Shaul Shaked, and Afterword by Guy StroumsaFirst complete English translation of the Bundahisn...
Dadabhai Naoroji: A new life for the grand old man of India
Dinyar Patel’s biography of the politician shines a light on his multifaceted career, especially his campaign to be elected to the British parliamentDadabhai Naoroji reached Bombay (now Mumbai) from...
The story of Vividh Vaani
How a Gujarati cookbook came to symbolise love and gratitude during the bubonic plague in Bombay As I joined the cricket fans milling out of the Brabourne Stadium on a crisp Mumbai...
Exile and the Nation: Afshin Marashi
The Parsi Community of India and the Making of Modern Iran By Afshin Marashi Connecting oft-disparate fields, this book explores the Zoroastrian diaspora living in India and its role in using...
Tanaz Bhathena: Hunted By The Sky
Tanaz Bhathena is an author based in Mississauga, ON, Canada. She previously published two books for teenagers, including the critically acclaimed A Girl Like That, which was named a Best Book of...
“Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism” Review: Portrait of an Independent Mind
A member of the British House of Commons at a time when Indians in India couldn’t vote, he argued that the empire was impoverishing his homeland. By Tunku Varadarajan | Wall Street Journal When the...
World Central Kitchen – a fundraiser by Niloufer Mavalwala
Our dear friend and award winning cookbook author Niloufer Mavalwala writes in... Blogging is all about storytelling. Instead of people being the center of attention on my blog food is the star....
Rustomji Cowasji Banaji: A friend of Dwarkanath Tagore, this Parsi Babu loved Calcutta
Rustomji Cowasji Banaji, who brought his family by sea in 1838, played a major role in the making of the modern cityArticle By Prochy N. Mehta | The TelegraphThis is the story of “intrepid men who...
‘Pioneering Parsis of Calcutta’ launched in city
A book launched in Calcutta on Tuesday speaks about “intrepid men who had left settled homes in the west to journey to Calcutta to start a new life” two centuries ago. It goes back to men “who made...
Book Launch: Honour Bound By Sarosh Zaiwalla
IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry had organized a Book Launch of the book “Honour Bound : Adventures of an Indian Lawyer in the English Courts” authored by Mr. Sarosh Zaiwalla, Sr. Partner...
Sarosh Zaiwalla’s Book Launch and Discussion on ‘Honour Bound : Adventures of an Indian Lawyer in the English Courts’
IMC Chamber of Commerce and lndustry has organized a book launch and discussion on "Honour Bound: Adventures of an Indian Lawyer in the English Courts" authored by Mr. Sarosh Zaiwalla, Senior...
Meher Marfatia: The adventure lies in finding out
ONCE UPON A TIME book launch on Saturday February 8, 2020 at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival Four years after Meher Marfatia started an essay series in this paper that explored the forgotten bylanes...
Review: A Murder at Malabar Hill is a new kind of crime novel
Sujata Massey kicks off the decade with the first book in a fresh new crime series – the historical, award-winning whodunnit A Murder at Malabar Hill. She introduces Perveen Mistry, in 1921 Bombay’s...
Hello World is a Perfect Holiday Gift
Until December 31st 2019, a limited quantity of Hello World! is available for $13 (plus shipping) in the US. Also available in Canada, Australia and India. Email an.inspired.world.book@gmail.com to...
Author Sohrab Homi Fracis In Conversation
Hear from the award winning author of Go Home! about what it is like to be an immigrant in the United States. Sohrab Homi Fracis gives us a unique view from a different perspective.About Sohrab Homi...
Oh! Those Parsis by Berjis Desai
Miss Contractor’s chalk screeched on the blackboard as she conjugated a French verb in a series of appropriate sentences. Fais, fait, faisons, faites… she wrote with her right hand before launching...
Niloufer Mavalvala Launches New Book “The World Of Parsi Cooking: Food Across Borders”
Our dear friend Niloufer Mavalvala has just launched her latest cook book titled “The World Of Parsi Cooking: Food Across Borders”. Niloufer is an award winning author and chef, and has over the...
Tata vs Mistry: Book Excerpt
Minutes of the Oct-16 Tata Sons Board Meeting at Bombay House. There was not much time to think. Mistry messaged his wife, Rohiqa, that he may soon be sacked. There was probably no time to consult a...
The Collected Scholarly Writings of Dastur Firoze M. Kotwal
Our dear friend and eminent author and Zoroastrian researcher Firoza Punthakey Mistree informs us about the limited edition book on the life of Vada Dasturji Firoze M. KotwalA Must for Everyone...
Nawaz Merchant’s ‘The Rajabai Tower Mystery’ wins Mystery Writers of America’s prize
Our dear friend and first time novelist Nawaz Merchant who writes under the pseudonym Nev Merch informs us... At the Edgar Awards last week, my historical novel 'The Rajabai Tower Mystery' won the...
Dr. Khursheed Wadia Wins the W J M Mackenzie Book Prize
Dr. Khursheed Wadia, an Associate Professor at the University of Warwick in the U.K. was the winner of the prestigious W. J. M. Mackenzie Book Prize for her book Muslim Women and Power: Political...
The Forever Bike by Adil Jal Darukhanawala: Book review
This near-300-page volume is an encyclopaedic account of Ideal Jawa and Yezdi’s history and is overflowing with insights.Book reviewed by Ruman Devmane | Autocar IndiaThat The Forever Bike makes you...
Author Tanaz Bhathena talks her new novel THE BEAUTY OF THE MOMENT
In Tanaz Bhathena’s new YA novel, The Beauty of the Moment, Susan is new Canada. She’s not used to the cultural freedoms in this new country, she’s used to live in Saudi Arabia. Susan is reserved,...
A Book Reading of “Zenobia Mistri – A Teacher Par Excellence” by Shireen Isal
Lately I’ve been very caught up with the idea of immortality. Not the Jack Sparrow and Fountain of Youth kind of course, but the kind that makes someone unforgettable to more than their immediate...
Short cut to fiction: In Conversation with Murzban F Shroff
City writer Murzban F Shroff in his third book, crafts a collection of stories that can be read in five minutesIt is difficult to imagine how the world can change in a minute. But on November 8,...
Tracing the journey of a Parsi who brought French Revolution in Bombay
A new book revisits the untold, illustrious life of a renowned academician, Zenobia Mistri, who steered a French revolution in BombayWhen the late Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, the former President of India...
Ahya Yasa Nemangha: The Gathas
We are happy to provide a downloadble copy of the Ahya Yasa Nemangha. This book is a study of the Gathas of Prophet Zarathushtra containing the Text with Literal Translation into English, and an...
Our Parsi Rich Have Fallen on Evil Days: A Sharp Account of the Community in the 19th Century
Behramji Malabari (1853-1912) was a social reformer, journalist, poet, travel writer/ethnographer and vital catalyst of change, who did much to shape the national reform discourse in late-19th...
Toronto author builds new life after a stroke, eating disorder
After suffering a stroke in her 20s, Dina Pestonji, who grew up in Willowdale, had a long road to recovery ahead. That road included penning a book, Surviving Myself: How an Eating Disorder, a Car...
Dina Pestonji: How this woman overcame 2 strokes at 29, ran half-marathon 10 months later
Dina Pestonji wanted to inspire women through her book, Surviving Myself A Toronto woman has written a book about her struggles with an eating disorder, recovering from a car crash and two strokes,...
Parties, Parsis and Politics in Pakistan
Bomb blasts, the trial of General Musharraf, socialite parties and beer from a Parsi-run brewery are some of the things Indian journalist Meena Menon experienced during her stint in Islamabad. Her...
New book traces history of Sikhs, Parsis, Bohra Muslims who made Shanghai home
New Book traces the history of Indians in Shanghai. The number of Indians living in Shanghai was possibly at its peak in 1936, at around 3,000. They were a mix of burly Sikh policemen and busy...
Now Available in United States: Zarathushtra and the Origins of Zoroastrianism
We are happy to announce that the beautiful coffee table book edited by our dear friend Meher Bhesania of Dubai UAE. “Zarathushtra and the Origins of Zoroastrianism” is now available and shipping...
Coffee days champagne nights and other secrets by Kainaz Jussawalla
Author Kainaz Jussawalla informs us…. ‘We all have deep dark secrets .....’' That is the crux of my first novel published by Crossword book stores in June 2017 It was followed by a...
Hello World – The Zoroastrian Story of Creation: Book Review
Hello World is a beautiful new story book retold by Shazneen Rabadi Gandhi and illustrated by Gulshan Pagdiwala. As described, it tells the simplified version of the Zoroastrian Story of Creation....
Zenobia Mistri: Teacher par Excellence by Shireen Isal
We are happy to learn that a new book titled ‘Zenobia Mistri: Teacher par Excellence’ by author Shireen Isal A young girl, with gritty determination, pursues her college education in Bombay (now...
Zarathushtra and the Origins of Zoroastrianism: Book Launch Announced
We are happy to announce the upcoming launch of a beautiful coffee table book edited by our dear friend Meher Bhesania of Dubai UAE. “Zarathushtra and the Origins of Zoroastrianism” will be launched...
Book journey leads to NASA
Imagine standing up at the podium at NASA’s Goddard Space Centre in Washington DC, USA, and lecturing to some of the world’s best brains on leadership, sustainability, conflict and peace? Well,...
A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena
A timeless exploration of high-stakes romance, self-discovery, and the lengths we go to love and be loved. Tanaz Bhathena debuts her first novel A Girl Like That recently. About A Girl Like...
Italian photojournalist Majlend Bramo tells the story of Mumbai’s Parsis
Why did a photojournalist from Florence choose to repeatedly return to Mumbai to document a community of 40,000?Article by Kusumita Das | Mid-DayAfter the Navjote ceremony of Sara and Azita. This is...
Like Sugar in Milk By Majlend Bramo: Pre-Order Now
We are happy to inform our readers about a new book on Parsis, “Like Sugar in Milk” is now available for pre-order. The book by Majlend Bramo shall be launched around Jamshedi Navroze 2018.WHAT: The...
Daily Prayers of The Zoroastrian: A Prayer Book
Jiloo Billimoria writes in informing us about a book that she has reprinted. I have recently reprinted the prayer book shown in the picture above. It is a wonderful translation &...