Fifteen years after vultures disappeared from Mumbai’s skies, the Parsi community here intends to build two aviaries...
Month: November 2012 Articles
Ancient Persian religion on the decline in Pakistan
The Parsis, who fled Iran in the face of the country’s Muslim conversation centuries ago, settled across India...
Eat Live Pray: A Celebration of Zarathushti Culture and Cuisine
FEZANA the umbrella Zoroastrian organization in North America celebrates it’s 25th year in 2012. On this occassion they have come out with a wonderful e-book titled “Eat Live Pray: A...
Emirates Parsees Gahambar 2012
Come Festive Season and we have reason to celebrate. Every year in December, United Arab Emirates Parsees organise a Get Together Lunch, a Typical Parsi Gahambar. This event is sponsored by...
Ardeshir Cowasjee RIP: Mourning a man who mourned for Pakistan
A year ago, an obituary appeared on the pages of Dawn of someone called A. Cowasjee. Many well-meaning fans and friends of famous columnist and social activist Ardeshir Cowasjee, rushed to non...
Special Edition Newsletter of the XVI NAZC 2012
The XVIth North American Zarathushti Congress was hosted by ZAGNY in New York in August 2012. ZAGNY has this month come out with a commemorative special edition of their Newsletter that covers the...
The bygone era of Parsis still alive at SoBo club: Rippon Club
Now you need to know someone at the Ripon Club to pig out on the best Parsi cuisine in town. By D.K. Bose | Asian Age After my hints and pleas for months, an acquaintance of an acquaintance finally...
An up-close view of Parsis at Harvard exhibit
Sooni Taraporevala’s photographs make clear how much like everyone else Parsis are A man stands with his back to the camera, looking look at the sea. It’s the photograph that begins Sooni...
Vadodra Parsis cremated as vultures dwindle
Vadodara: When Dara Hakim, 89, a former Indian Navy deep-sea diver and prominent member of Vadodara?s Parsi community passed away recently, his family chose to cremate him. Though he did not leave...
Christmas with Cyrus Todiwala in London
Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 and its signature restaurant, Mr Todiwala’s Kitchen, are offering Christmas party dining experiences.
Banned at home, Pakistan brewery seizes Hollywood moment
(Reuters) – What have Demi Moore, Bruce Willis, underage drinking and Pakistan’s only beer maker got in common? It was the arrest of the Hollywood stars’ daughter in New York with...
On Sanjan Day, Parsis dwell on future
As you travel north on the railroad route from Mumbai towards Surat, the first station beyond the Gujarat border is Umargam. The second is a small, unassuming coastal settlement named Sanjan. By
A Who’s Who of Persian History.
Who was Who in Persian History. All the ancient Iranian historical events/facts are taken from a century old book. This list is compiled by Phil Masters. [Hat Tip: Mickie Sorabjee] 1)...
Purity makes Parsis an endangered species
IN a country where 70,000 babies are born every day, young Zahan Daruwala’s birth three months ago was a relatively rare event. As the child of two Indian Parsi parents, Zahan is one of fewer...
A treasure trove for antique lovers
The Parsi community paper has ads on old items for sale Relic hunters, collectors, dealers and researchers search a weekly newspaper for antiques By Prabhat Sharan | Deccan Herald They are objects...
When Air India Was Efficient, Profitable and Growing Fast
In a manner of speaking, Air India, India’s foundering national airline, turns eighty on Monday – an octogenarian that started life with a spry hop from Karachi to Bombay. It should be a proud...
Khada Parsi: City’s grand old Parsi to get Rs 1.1 Crore facelift
The long wait of the Khada Parsi, the iconic heritage statue at the Byculla flyover junction, for restoration will soon be over. The BMC has decided to refurbish the 151-year-old cast iron statue of...
The first team from India to visit England
In 1886 Fifteen Parsees toured England in 1886, and though the results weren’t great, they were well received India are currently preparing to take on England, 79 years since the first Test...