In the 19th century, writing on photography seemed to favour journals and magazines while entire books were more unusual. Increasingly there were more and more publications to chose from, The Photographic Times being one to which many potential writers aspired. Author: Malavika Karlekar Source: The Telegraph Between 1871 and 1915, it was the pre-eminent American… Continue reading Shapoor Bhedwar: A Parsi Pictorialist
Month: July 2013
India's Kynan Chenai wins gold in Singapore Shooting Championship
Promising Indian shooter and a multiple gold medallist at junior nationals, Kynan Chenai clinched the trap gold medal in the Singapore Open Shooting Championship here. 22-year-old Chenai, a gold medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, shot 10 in the final to pip local lad Zain Amat by three scoring points for the yellow metal.… Continue reading India's Kynan Chenai wins gold in Singapore Shooting Championship
Amyra Dastur Joins Bollywood
Meet the 16-year-old ‘Issaq’ heroine, Amyra Dastur. Newbie Amyra Dastur makes her dream debut in ‘Issaq’! Catch her stills Author: Sonali Kumar Source: apunkachoice.com She is the newest to enter Bollywood! Just of 16, the Parsi girl Amyra Dastur makes her dream debut in the love story Issaq, opposite Prateik Babbar. Gifted with dainty… Continue reading Amyra Dastur Joins Bollywood
Rethink Religion: A New Initiative
Rethink Religion is a new initiative set up by a group of Zarathushtis based in Princeton, New Jersey; USA. They are conducting an initial survey to find out how global youth view and practice their Religion. As stated Instead of telling them what to do, we need to first ask… “How do the youth practice… Continue reading Rethink Religion: A New Initiative
Bawibride: Journey into Parsi Cooking
Perzen Darukhanawalla Patel is a newly married “bawi”. And as she informs us below, is now blogging about life after marriage, with a major thrust on the ultimate essence of Parsidom….food !! Perzen writes…. I’ve basically started a new blog – the Bawi Bride on www.bawibride.com. Why? I discovered after recently getting married that… Continue reading Bawibride: Journey into Parsi Cooking
Lucknow Parsis: A wish that is breathing its last
Till a couple of years back, few elderly Parsis in Lucknow nursed the desire of breathing their last in Mumbai, thanks to the ‘Tower of Silence’, the last abode where bodies are left for the vultures to eat. The scavengers take not more than 30 minutes to strip the flesh off the bones, and reinforce… Continue reading Lucknow Parsis: A wish that is breathing its last
Zubin Mehta Awarded Tagore Award by Indian Government
Zubin Mehta, an Indian-Parsi conductor of western classical music, will be felicitated with Tagore Award for cultural harmony. A four-member jury led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and comprising Chief Justice of India, Justice Altamas Kabir, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj and Gopalkrishna Gandhi unanimously selected Mehta to be the second… Continue reading Zubin Mehta Awarded Tagore Award by Indian Government
