It is no exaggeration to say that Parsis, the Zoroastrians of India, take their food seriously – very seriously. Love of good food and drink plays a central, oftentimes quirky, role in nearly every aspect of our culture. When our babies sit upright for the first time, we celebrate by making them sit on top… Continue reading How food inspires names of India’s Parsis
Month: December 2016
Global Working Group 2016 Meeting in Hong Kong: Press Release
The Global Working Group brings together representatives of Federations in the diaspora. The GWG met in Hongkong on 15 and 16 December. As per tradition, the meeting was presided by the host Federation Chair which this year was Mr Neville Shroff of Hongkong. The meeting coincided with the AGM of the WZCC which was also… Continue reading Global Working Group 2016 Meeting in Hong Kong: Press Release
How a Mumbai cemetery tour turned into a debate on religion and menstrual rules
On December 11, professors from Wilson College and the principal of a Zoroastrian religious school led a group of 25 people, including a few foreign travellers, on a one-hour tour of Doongerwadi, the Zoroastrian forest cemetery on Malabar Hill. The walk should have been an inconsequential one – like the many others organised in Mumbai… Continue reading How a Mumbai cemetery tour turned into a debate on religion and menstrual rules
Heritage Walk at Doongerwadi
Dr. Viraf J. Kapadia opines on the subject in the Mumbai Samachar. Since the last few days turmoil has enveloped the orthodox members of the Parsi Community when the proposed 2 hours heritage walk by Asiatic Society with fees of Rs. 100/- and 200/- on Sunday, 11th Dec. 2016 at 10.30 to 12.30 with a… Continue reading Heritage Walk at Doongerwadi
Dr. Maneck Bhagat: Pioneering Pediatrician, Teacher, Musician
Dr. Maneck Bhagat: Pioneering Pediatrician, Teacher, Musician (1917 – 1982) Article by Dr. Patricia Steckler Bhagat 7:30 am sharp, Pediatrics Ward 2, at the King Edward Memorial (K.E.M.) hospital, Bombay: in came Dr. Maneck Bhagat, dressed informally in his plain shirts and pants. First stop: the ward toilets. Were they scrubbed clean? If not, there… Continue reading Dr. Maneck Bhagat: Pioneering Pediatrician, Teacher, Musician
Nadir Godrej: Keynote Address at WZCC Global AGM in Hong Kong
The following is the keynote address delivered by Nadir Godrej at the Awards Gala at the conclusion of the Global Annual General Meeting of the World Zoroastrian Chamber of Commerce, hosted in Hong Kong on Saturday December 17th, 2016. A new millennium was about to dawn Seventeen years ago. An organisation was then born But… Continue reading Nadir Godrej: Keynote Address at WZCC Global AGM in Hong Kong
Fate of Rs 22 Lacs in Cash in BPP CEO’s Cupboard
The Mumbai Samachar asks about the status of the Rs 22 lacs that was found in the BPP CEO’s cupboard. The community is aware that cash of more than Rs. 22 lakhs was found in September 2014 in late CEO Mehli Colahs cupboard which on an unanimous complaint of all the then seven Trustees was… Continue reading Fate of Rs 22 Lacs in Cash in BPP CEO’s Cupboard
132-year-old Ripon Club plans partial sell-off to cut rising losses
Although the 132-year-old Ripon Club has endured the vicissitudes of time and fortune, a part of the good old Parsi bastion may suffer partial eclipse. A controversial proposal to surrender or sell off a portion of the institution in Fort will be decided during the club’s EGM on Thursday, even as some members continue to… Continue reading 132-year-old Ripon Club plans partial sell-off to cut rising losses
The Parsis fighting to stop their culture dying out, and why it appears doomed
The birth and death notices in Parsiana tell a stark story. The June edition of the Mumbai-based magazine for Parsis lists two births and 46 deaths in the city. Perhaps June was not a typical month, but India’s most illustrious minority are aware of the numbers – for every Parsi born, four die – and… Continue reading The Parsis fighting to stop their culture dying out, and why it appears doomed
