Dr. Shernaz Cama; good friend of Parsi Khabar; and the powerhouse behind such Parsi institutions as the PARZOR Project, the Jiyo Parsi Scheme and the Zoroastrian Return to Roots Program informs us Here is the link to the first exhibition of Parzor Foundation on Google Cultural Institute titled Parsi Zoroastrians : From Persia to… Continue reading From Persia to Akbar’s Court: Google Cultural Institute Exhibit
Month: October 2014
B. Merwan & Co. : No One Ever Asked Us.
Aashim Tyagi has some beautiful images of B. Merwan & Co. the most famous Irani café in Mumbai. At the start of the year there was a frenzy in Mumbai concerning the news that Merwan was closing down for good. Long lines and longer eulogies were written. Thank god for us…..they were all wrong. Rayomand… Continue reading B. Merwan & Co. : No One Ever Asked Us.
Jiyo Parsi Scheme: Mumbai gets first Parsi Twins Under Government Scheme
The govt-funded scheme, Jiyo Parsi, comes as a welcome change as every new birth matters for the rapidly declining community Jyoti Shelar | Mumbai Mirror At a time when the government is promoting birth control measures, the city got its first set of Parsi twins — a boy and a girl — born last week… Continue reading Jiyo Parsi Scheme: Mumbai gets first Parsi Twins Under Government Scheme
Dinyar Wadia Inducted into New England Design Hall of Fame
Architect Dinyar Wadia has been selected as one of the 2014 Inductees into the New England Design Hall of Fame. This award was created to honor the work of professionals who have made a significant imprint on residential design in New England. Their body of work represents the pinnacle of design, and their impact often… Continue reading Dinyar Wadia Inducted into New England Design Hall of Fame
The Irani Brothers: Last Two Parsi Police Officers Left in Mumbai
There is an update to the article since it was first published. See below Decades ago, on the last Wednesday of every month, the Mumbai police commissioner would take a group of senior officers — all Parsis — to Apollo Florist, opposite Colaba police station. Fuelled by freshly baked bruns, khari and tea, the gossip… Continue reading The Irani Brothers: Last Two Parsi Police Officers Left in Mumbai
Bombay Meri Hai : Hot Beat for Bombay
Bom bom bom bom“ the staccato rang out. How my brother and I chuckled as children to first hear that syllabic quartet. Our giggles muffled by mouths stuffed with an edge of the living room curtain we hid behind. Little dreaming that quirky snatch of chorus was to end up beyond being funny repetition. Or… Continue reading Bombay Meri Hai : Hot Beat for Bombay
Qissa e Parsi : The Parsi Story
Legend has it that when the Parsis arrived on the shores of Gujarat sometime between the 8th and 10th century, they promised the local King Jadhav Rana that they would sweeten the Indian community as sugar sweetens milk. Qissa-e Parsi explores the history of the Parsi community, and its journey to its present state as… Continue reading Qissa e Parsi : The Parsi Story
