Who needs to travel around the world to experience different cultures when you live in a country where multiple cultures nestle together? India is truly blessed to taste the flavours a myriad of cultural celebrations, each one with it’s unique touch. One such is the Parsi New Year or Navroz celebrated on the first day… Continue reading Mumbai Parsis hail upcoming New Year with food, fun and frolic
Month: August 2015
Four Parsis came together to talk food, culture, quirks, and more food
Be it the impeccable maintenance of their vehicles or their unique style of swearing, Parsi quirks are legendary. Ahead of the Parsi New Year (August 18), we invited entrepreneur Kainaz Messman, stand-up comedian Neville Shah, archeologist and caterer Kurush Dalal, and playwright Meherzad Patel to talk about the community. Article in Hindustan Times (From left)… Continue reading Four Parsis came together to talk food, culture, quirks, and more food
Parsis once dominated English theatre
The first family of Parsi theatre on memorable productions, new travelling plays and drinking wine on stage To talk theatre with them is to breathe a living legacy. Actor-producers Ruby and Burjor Patel have handed down to their daughter Shernaz an abiding passion for the stage. Together, the three are the first family of Parsi… Continue reading Parsis once dominated English theatre
Everyday Parsi: Sheroo Vispi Kanga
Our fourth author in the 2015 Everyday Parsi series is Sheroo Vispi Kanga Sheroo writes Thank you Parsi Khabar for giving me this opportunity to write about what the Muktad (free soul) days mean to me. The Muktad days for me are full of loving memories that are very special; it is a bitter sweet… Continue reading Everyday Parsi: Sheroo Vispi Kanga
Government to Fund “The Everlasting Flame” to Preserve Parsi Culture And Heritage
First Ambitious Project Under New Scheme “Hamari Dharohar”, to Preserve Rich Heritage Of Parsi Community Three Exhibitions to be Held at an Estimated Cost of Rs. 14 Crore The Ministry of Minority Affairs in collaboration with UNESCO Parzor Foundation, has approved curation of three travelling iconic Exhibitions, ‘The Everlasting Flame’ along with academic and cultural… Continue reading Government to Fund “The Everlasting Flame” to Preserve Parsi Culture And Heritage
Parsi Culture and Cuisine at the Sofitel Mumbai: A Review
It is not very often I am happily surprised by a personal experience. As a native Mumbaikar, I’d think I’ve seen quite a bit. But I got mine late last week in the most (again) surprising of places. The much loved and seeping-with-old-world-charm Ripon Club along with Sofitel Hotel at Bandra Kurla Complex are hosting… Continue reading Parsi Culture and Cuisine at the Sofitel Mumbai: A Review
Can The Cure for Migraine Come From The Parsi Community ?
Migraines – debilitating and agonising, there’s not much that can be done about them. Science is still looking for an effective way to prevent these recurring headaches. The answer to what can help cure migraines may lie in research conducted among the Parsi population. This episode of The Intersection investigates how the homogeneous nature of… Continue reading Can The Cure for Migraine Come From The Parsi Community ?
Everyday Parsi: Firoze Jungalwala
Our third author in the Everyday Parsi 2015 series is Dr. Firoze B. Jungalwala My recollection of Muktad in Surat during the Late 1940s I vividly remember the Muktad days at my grand father’s home in Surat during the late 1940s, as a young boy. In those days, the muktad days were celebrated for 18… Continue reading Everyday Parsi: Firoze Jungalwala
Hormusjee Jamsetjee Rustomjee of Karachi
OFF I went to another memorial meeting yesterday, February 13, with no moans involved, to commemorate a patriarch of the family who died one hundred years ago to the day. We, his descendants, now spread all over the world, opened up our jeroboams and drank to his memory. By Ardeshir Cowasjee Hormusjee Jamsetjee Rustomjee, my… Continue reading Hormusjee Jamsetjee Rustomjee of Karachi
