The Parsis are a small community with a rich culinary heritage that a lot of people don’t have a clue about. Recently, Bangalore was treated to an array of authentic Parsi dishes whipped up by none other than the legendary Parvez Patel, at Cubbon Pavilion at ITC Gardenia. Chef Patel has been serving Parsi food… Continue reading Parvez Patel: Bangalore’s Ideal Chef for Parsi Delights
Month: November 2014
Provocative ads to revive Parsis’ numbers
Good advertising has to offend someone to work,“ said Sam Balsara, chairman and managing director of Madison World, at an event to elaborate on Jiyo Parsi, a Rs 10-crore scheme, funded by the ministry of minority affairs, to increase the Parsis’ dwindling population. By Nergish Sunavala | Times Of India A series of ads, designed… Continue reading Provocative ads to revive Parsis’ numbers
Jiyo Parsi Launches A Brilliant Print Advertising Campaign
Jiyo Parsi is a Government of India supported scheme to arrest the decline in population of the Parsi Zoroastrian Community in India. Headed by the phenomenal Shernaz Cama, the program launched a major ad blitzkrieg today. The advertisements will run in the print media in the days and weeks to come. The advertising campaign was… Continue reading Jiyo Parsi Launches A Brilliant Print Advertising Campaign
India’s oldest scouting group turns 100 on November 8
One of the oldest continuously run scout groups in the city will complete 100 years on November 8. Sethna’s 18th West Bombay, whose members are mostly Zoroastrians, was founded in 1914. Started by Rustomji Edulji Sethna, the group was initially open for membership only to Parsi boys. Post independence however, Sethna truly embraced the underlying… Continue reading India’s oldest scouting group turns 100 on November 8
Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara: An Extraordinary Policeman
On reading a recent article on the Irani brothers in the Mumbai Police Force, Parsi Khabar reader Shahpur Doctor writes in to remind us of a legendary Parsi police officer from nearly a 100 years ago. Shahpur writes: I would like to bring the following information for your kind attention, and I am certain that… Continue reading Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara: An Extraordinary Policeman
Passion Flower by Cyrus Mistry: A Book Review
Mistry has the inspired storyteller’s knack of looking at finer details. Passion Flower has a cover of such exquisite charm that, like the hero of one of the stories in the seven short stories in the collection, one is drawn almost hypnotically to it. Anand, an amateur botanist who teaches at a school in the… Continue reading Passion Flower by Cyrus Mistry: A Book Review
Father, son and the holy Court
Senior advocate Fali S. Nariman appearing in cases before the Supreme Court where his son is a judge has revived an old debate regarding the appropriateness of such appearances Article by K. CHANDRU | The Hindu SEAT OF JUSTICE: The Bar Council of India must suitably amend relevant rules and uphold the faith of… Continue reading Father, son and the holy Court
