Month: December 2012 Articles

90 years of keeping the spirit alive; preserving Parsi Heritage, One sari At A Time in Kolkatta

Many participants shared stories of their own heirloom Parsi Gara saris, some more than 200 years oldHeirloom pieces carry stories of generations past and must be restored and revived to keep that legacy alive, Mumbai-based craft revivalist and...

New Singing Sensation: Shanaya Z Patel

Check out Shanaya Z Patel’s video below.  She is one of the youngest Zarathusti singers in North America ! Shanaya lives in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto, Canada. “Like” her Facebook page:...

Zubin Mehta re-creates a night 50 years ago

Zubin Mehta re-creates a night 50 years ago

A special anniversary concert with the L.A. Philharmonic revisits his first night as its music director in Nov. 15, 1962. It's a serious event — in good ways. By Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times Music...

Priest killed, friend hurt in mishap

A young Parsi priest was killed and his friend seriously injured while riding a bike on the Palm Beach Road early on Sunday. The deceased, Kaiwan M Dastoor (22), resided in Dadar's Parsi Colony...

Ratan Tata: Exit Stage Right

Ratan Tata: Exit Stage Right

With just a fortnight to go for his retirement on December 28, Ratan Tata is getting ready for a new life. His multi-storey, sea-facing house opposite Mumbai’s Colaba Post Office is being...

Irani Restaurants: Bye-bye to Brun maska?

A little of Iran blossomed on the streets of South Bombay in the form of restaurants and bakeries in the late 19th century. A few have closed down owing to various pressures. What about those that...

The Cyrus Cylinder travels to the US

‘First declaration of human rights’ to tour five cities in the United States The British Museum today announces that one of its most iconic objects, the Cyrus Cylinder, will tour to five major...