In this year’s trip, for the second time, participants from Pakistan have visited India to find their roots Article by Deven Lad | DNA India ‘Return, Reconnect, Revive’, proving this tagline true since last three years, a group – ‘Zoroastrian Return To Roots’ is successfully helping Zoroastrian youngsters to find their original roots and know… Continue reading Parsi youth from Pakistan join Zoroastrian tour to know their roots
Month: March 2016
The Everlasting Flame International Programme
The Everlasting Flame International Programme to be inaugurated on 19th march 2016 celebrates multicultural ethos of the Parsi-Zoroastrian community The Everlasting Flame International Programme to be inaugurated on 19th march 2016 celebrates multicultural ethos of the Parsi-Zoroastrian community The Ministry of Minority Affairs will host a cultural spectacleThe Everlasting Flame International Programme from March 19,… Continue reading The Everlasting Flame International Programme
A peek into Parsi life
Three exhibitions will present a narrative of the community’s cultural ethos and the spread of Zoroastrianism Article byPooja Singh | Live Mint A portrait of 17th century Parsi trader Rustom Seth. Be Responsible. Don’t Use A Condom Tonight. At a time when the world was, and still is, looking for ways to promote safe… Continue reading A peek into Parsi life
Geared For Great: 10,000 Kms Non Stop in an Automobile
Adil jal Darukhanawala the father of automotive journalism in India is also an avid car driver and motorcycle rider. He writes in to tell us about a new record he and his team have set. Adil writes In August 2003 I headed the 4-member team that set the first Indian national time, speed & distance… Continue reading Geared For Great: 10,000 Kms Non Stop in an Automobile
Return To Roots: Garas ‘n’ bhonu, Mumbai ish-tyle
Tucking into a scrumptious chicken pattice at an impeccably clean hall at the Ratan Tata Institute (RTI) at Hughes Road, Nelofar Patel (20) Economics student from Lahore can hardly contain her excitement. “We are just 25 Parsis in all in Lahore, so you can imagine how excited I am to meet Parsis of my age… Continue reading Return To Roots: Garas ‘n’ bhonu, Mumbai ish-tyle
Say it like the bawas
It was all laughs and some pretend gaffes at the launch of Parsi Bol-2, an anthology of unique Gujarati-Persian-Urdu mix of phrases and words used by the Zoroastrian community in India. Actor Boman Irani had the audience in splits at the launch of Parsi Bol 2, a compilation of Parsi-Gujarati-Urdu phrases. The book has been… Continue reading Say it like the bawas
Parsi Bol 2: Book decoding Parsi-Gujarati lingo gets second edition
Two years and 1,058 crowd funded phrases later, the Parsi Bol team of Sooni Taraporevala, Meher Marfatia, Farzana Cooper and Hemant Morparia are back with the second edition of the book this time with an audio CD. While the first edition of the book has the voices of Dolly and Bomi Dotiwala, veteran singing starts of… Continue reading Parsi Bol 2: Book decoding Parsi-Gujarati lingo gets second edition
