Month: October 2012

Parsis in Kolkata celebrate Fire Temple centenary

Their community comprises barely 600 in Kolkata, but what the Zoroastrians lack in numbers, they make up through their enthusiasm. Over the last couple of days, the Parsi community brought the curtains down on year-long celebrations to mark the centenary of the only Fire Temple in the city. On Tuesday evening, community members turned up… Continue reading Parsis in Kolkata celebrate Fire Temple centenary

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Tabla player Aban Mistry passes away

Aban Mistry, a musician and scholar, known as the first woman solo tabla player in India, passed away in Mumbai on Sunday evening. She was 72. Mistry, one of the few members of the Parsi community to take up Hindustani classical music, was also the co-founder of Swar Sadhna Samiti, a Kalbadevi-based organisation dedicated to… Continue reading Tabla player Aban Mistry passes away

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Armin Wandrewala: SOOR Sanity On Our Roads: An Interview

Below is an article on Armin Wandrewala’s initiative “Sanity On Our Roads” called SOOR. Listen to her radio interview on Radio ONE here. Now, you can enforce traffic discipline on Mumbai’s roads Breach Candy-based Armin Wandrewala has started SOOR, an initiative that purports to get you, the citizen, involved in enforcing traffic discipline on the… Continue reading Armin Wandrewala: SOOR Sanity On Our Roads: An Interview

Yazdani Restaurant and Bakery: Where time stops for cutting chai

Mumbai’s Parsee cafés – bakeries run by the city’s Zoroastrian community – have long been an institution in the city. Most of them have been wiped out, replaced by identikit fast-food joints and coffee chains. But a few endure, run by eccentric owners. They are still frequented by those who yearn for a taste of… Continue reading Yazdani Restaurant and Bakery: Where time stops for cutting chai

Sooni Taraporevala: Photography Exhibition at Harvard University

Not very often does an occasion come where two legendary Zarathushti women photographers have exhibitions of their works on the eastern seaboard of the United States. However now is one such time. In July, India’s pioneering woman photographer Homai Vyarawalla’s retrospective opened at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York. And come October 25th,… Continue reading Sooni Taraporevala: Photography Exhibition at Harvard University

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