The upcoming elections for the position of Trustees of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat are nearly upon us. At Parsi Khabar...
Month: September 2015 Articles
India’s Parsis search for new funeral arrangements
India's Parsis search for new funeral arrangements as there are not enough vultures to dispose of bodies by Leila...
Vote With Care 01: Parsis For Harmony
With the impending Parsi Punchayet elections....here is advertising guru Sam Balsara's take. Spot on ! Click image to see enlarged copy.
There’s something about Parsis
Hindi films that churn the box-office mill have never been known to be kind to the diversity of the country’s culture. Without losing much sweat you will find the money-minting Gujarati, the...
Heroes forgotten: Searching for the Dinshaws of Karachi
This is the story of a Parsi father and his son; their services for the city of Karachi long forgotten by the non-Parsi community of the city or the country. The father was Edulji Dinshaw, and the...
An adventure 40 years in the making: Noshir Mistry
Regular readers of Parsi Khabar will remember Noshir Mistry and his amazing video motorcycling in Ladakh. This month Nosh and his dad are on an epic motorcycle ride through North India, on two...
Parsi Silk and Muslin From Iran, India and China
A new exhibition titled Parsi Silk and Muslin From Iran, India and China, opens from October 11, 2015 at the East West Centre, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. The exhibition has been co-curated by the...
Ferzad Palia: In Conversation
Business Lounge with Ferzad Palia The man behind VH1, Comedy Central and Colors Infinity on censorship and the virtues of being thrown in at the deep end Article by Uday Bhatia | Live Mint In 1998,...
Parsi matrimonial courts: India’s only surviving jury trials
"There was a time," says Adi Nariman Mogrelia wryly, "when most of the divorces were caused by triangles." "I mean there was another man or woman in the picture. Now it is different. The media,...
Exit Poll: Election for Bombay Parsi Panchayet Trustees 2015
The elections of the Bombay Parsi Panchayet are upon us. On October 18, 2015 the community in Mumbai will elect 5 new Trustees, to join the two who's terms continue for a little more time. In the...
Khushnoor Jijina: Mixed Martial Arts in India
Even though MMA or mixed martial arts bouts have been taking place throughout the world since the 1900s, the sport has only recently gained massive popularity in the West with organisations like UFC...
Zarine Kharas Honoured as Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
JustGiving co-founder and chief executive Zarine Kharas has been recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list for her contribution to business and charity in the United Kingdom. Article by Howard...
Daara Bahadur Patel: Know Your Candidate
The upcoming elections for the position of Trustees of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat are nearly upon us. At Parsi Khabar we are hoping to provide an unbiased platform to the candidates to put forth...
Minoo Nalawalla: Know Your Candidate
The upcoming elections for the position of Trustees of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat are nearly upon us. At Parsi Khabar we are hoping to provide an unbiased platform to the candidates to put forth...
Mumbai’s pillar: The Parsi Community
After the decay of the Armenian dynasty what followed was with gradual rise a community that is well known today as the Parsis. The Holy faith introduced by their prophet, Zarathustra is recognized...
Actor Behzad Dabu Recounts his Journey with “Disgraced”
Behzad Dabu follows in the footsteps of his parents Binaifer and Navroz who both are theater personalities in Syracuse NY and his maternal grandfather the legendary theater personality Yazdi...
Xerxes V. Dastur: Know Your Candidate
In our effort to highlight and introduce the various candidates in the elections for the Trusteeship of the Bombay Parsi Panchayet, we wrote to Xerxes V. Dastur and asked him some questions via...
Neighbors
I had gone to stay with my daughter in one of the Mumbai suburbs. I casually inquired about her neighbors. I had not seen her visiting any of her neighbors or any neighbors coming over to visit us....
As Parsi Punchayet poll nears, `political potboiler’ promises action, intrigue
Forget Bihar elections.The real rough and tumble of political battle starts right here in Mumbai as Parsis head for the polls to elect trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) on October 18. The...
Magician Zenia Bhumgara to receive the prestigious Merlin Award
Mumbai Teenager, Magician Zenia Bhumgara to receive the prestigious Merlin Award (The Oscars of Magic) Mhelly Bhumgara writes in to inform us “…..my daughter Magician Zenia Bhumgara , 1st year BMM...
The International Everlasting Flame Programme India 2016
The International Everlasting Flame Programme is to be held, from 19th March to 29th May 2016, by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, MOMA, in collaboration with Parzor Foundation and the Culture...
Maneck Davar: Know Your Candidate
The upcoming elections for the position of Trustees of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat are nearly upon us. At Parsi Khabar we are hoping to provide an unbiased platform to the candidates to put forth...
Ashdeen Lilaowala: Keeping the Gara flame alive
His thought is intensive. His vision is artistic. His sensibility is detailed. His fashion unfolds history. Ashdeen Lilaowala has not only preserved the culture of Gara embroidery but revived it...
Loyalty to Lahore
Variously described as "The Pearl of Punjab” or "The Heart of Pakistan,” Lahore brings to mind different images. Whilst Niloufer Bilimoria relates her recent experiences across the border, Parsiana...
Lord Karan Bilimoria Talks about Contributions of Parsis in India
British NRI entrepreneur and the co-founder of the Cobra Beer Lord Karan Bilimoria, speaking at the 13th Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI) lecture in Patna on Tuesday, hailed the role of...
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw as I knew him: Brigadier Sawant
It was there on the afternoon of 16th December 1971 that General Maneksha's strength of character in dealing with Bangladesh citizens and refusing to handover Pakis to Mukti Bahini to be lynched,...
Defence Force Veterans Join Fray for Bombay Parsi Panchayet Elections
Four illustrious armed forces veterans are joining the fray for the elections of the Bombay Parsi Panchayet. Here are their bios: Major General Soli Noshir Pavri Major General Soli Noshir Pavri, an...
Cyrus Poonawalla buys iconic Lincoln House in Mumbai for Rs 750 crore
Bulge-bracket property deals by the rich and the famous are not new to the land-starved megapolis, but the weekend sale of the iconic Lincoln House here to the Pune-based industrialist Cyrus...
Interesting facts about Feroze Gandhi on his 103rd Birthday
Today is the 103rd birth anniversary of Feroze Gandhi, the husband of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and the son-in-law to Jawaharlal Nehru. Feroze was born in a Parsi family at the Tehmulji...
Lessons from Bawaji
Those of us who are lucky to have had grandparents in our lives know that its one of the biggest blessings we will ever have. Good friend and ace chef and entrepreneur Perzen Patel, famously known...
Gulbai
Married at an early age, she came to live with her husband in Bombay from Surat. She was a worthy partner. She bore him 6 children, brought them up, married and settled them. Gulbai was now the...
First service at new Parsi prayer hall
The new prayer hall at Worli for Parsis, who choose burial or cremation of the dead, will see its first prayer service on Wednesday -two weeks after it received a go-ahead from the Brihanmumbai...
Jiyo Parsi scheme adds 22 babies in Mumbai
For all those deeply concerned about the decline in the population of the Parsi Zoroastrian community, here is some good news. Under the government-supported Jiyo Parsi scheme to boost community...
Childhood Visits to Nargol
Sleep had eluded me the night before due to sheer excitement, but a light tap and I was wide awake. The summer vacation had begun. Today, we were going to Nargol, my Mum’s native village. This was a...
Prophets and profit: The miraculous world of Indian devotional films
‘The Path of Zarathustra’, which explores the core values of Zoroastrianism, is only the latest faith-based film to hit the screens. Article by Nandini Ramnath | Scroll.in The devotional film, a...
My father, the Param Vir Chakra Hero: Lt. Colonel A. B. Tarapore
In spite of being wounded in battle, Lieutenant Colonel A B Tarapore fought for six days before meeting a hero's death on the battlefield in the 1965 war. A legend in the Indian Army, he is the...
New York Parsis Launch The INDIA Campaign for their New Dar E Mehr
The Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York ZAGNY is building its new Dar-E-Mehr in New York. Situated on the same grounds as their old one, this is a brand new facility that will house the...
In conversation with Cyrus Oshidar
In this episode of Talking Point, Exec Lifestyle chats up Cyrus Oshidar. Touted as one of the 10 most influential people from advertising world in India, Oshidar is credited for his inputs in giving...
Pakistan’s Fading Parsi Community Looks Abroad
Veera Rustomji who has been quoted in the original article writes in: I am seriously disappointed with the quality of this article; the extremely limited content of this write up and its lack...
Parsi Nicknames
From time to time we invite readers to contribute. This article is by Havovi Govadia. The occasion was my brother’s children’s Navjote. Parsis celebrate this “initiation into the Zoroastrian faith”...
Dorabjee and Sons – Pune’s Haven for Parsi Food
Considering there is a sizable Parsi population in Pune, I find it amazing that there is only one restaurant patron who will loyally visit for the bhonu fix of Dorabjee restaurant. This humble...
Raghu Karnad: Farthest Field An Indian Story Of The Second World War
Frequent readers of Parsi Khabar will be familiar with the name of Raghu Karnad who has featured on the site in the past seeking information during the research phase of his first book “Farthest...