Heritage Articles

Rattan Kunj–Talati Bungalow: One of last century-old seafront Seven Bungalows faces demolition

Natasha Patel writes….Throughout my life, I have spent countless man-hours explaining my building’s name to people - Talati Terrace. In a pool of new age, greek-god inspired Bombay building names and old school ones like Laxmi Niwas, Talati Terrace...
A forgotten link of Govadia heritage

A forgotten link of Govadia heritage

Going back to the roots: an emotion in motionA forgotten link of Govadia heritageArticle by Adil J. GovadiaOur large 3-tiered family haveli (bungalow), built way back in 1887, is located in a small...

Malcolm Baug hits a century!

Malcolm Baug hits a century!

Mumbai's Malcolm Baug, a Parsi colony, celebrated its centenary this year, with residents praising its serene atmosphere and self-contained amenities.Mumbai: Going past the many tabelas that...

Rustom Baug Is 100 Years Old

Rustom Baug Is 100 Years Old

Well done, bawa! Rustom Baug smashes a tonne Byculla’s 32-building Parsi housing enclave set to celebrate 100th birthday with year-long events planned by grateful residentsBuildings are being lit up...

Multi-Faceted Sapal Balaporia

Multi-Faceted Sapal Balaporia

Our dear friend and contributor Havovi Govadia sends us another beautiful memory about times, places and people of yore.To read all of Havovi’s previous articles on Parsi Khabar click hereIn my...

A piece of Parsi history in Sukkur

A piece of Parsi history in Sukkur

After partition, many Parsi families resided in Sukkur. Creating a piece of history in the form of a Parsi compoundArticle by Sarfaraz Memon | Tribune PakistanSometime in the recent past, there used...

Diwan Bahadur M M Mullan: Father of Balaghat

Diwan Bahadur M M Mullan: Father of Balaghat

Our dear friend and contributor Havovi Govadia writes in… A notice was put up on our community WA group. The Municipal Corporation of Balaghat and the Mullan Trust had invited the Parsis of Nagpur...

Fading Sweetness: A Parsi Story in Pakistan

Fading Sweetness: A Parsi Story in Pakistan

The Beginning In the masterfully tucked away Dinshaw Avari colony in Karachi, Syrus Doctor spends every business day looking after a tiny and all-but-forgotten library towered over by the Tower of...

Navsari: Home to the Parsis

Navsari: Home to the Parsis

Live History India present a great visual treat about Navsari. Archeologist Kurush Dalal and historian and author Pheroza Godrej are featured on the video and explain some of the history of the...

The Runaways

The Runaways

Bolting from their village homes to build better lives, plucky young boys landed in Bombay with no more than a coin rattling in ragged pockets. Years of slog later, they contributed considerably as...

Digital Zoroastrian at the British Library

Digital Zoroastrian at the British Library

The British Library is fortunate in having an unparalled collection of over 100 Zoroastrian works ranging from the oldest, the ninth century Ashem Vohu prayer written in Sogdian script discovered by...

Parsis in Pakistan: A life in photos

Parsis in Pakistan: A life in photos

Photojournalist Mobeen Ansari has spent close to a decade capturing facets of the Parsis — a community that has contributed immensely to the building of Pakistan Walking around Jamshed Baugh, a...