The article below raises some interesting points, but it completely misses the reason why the campaign, and the actual program Jiyo Parsi exist. It is to preserve ethnicity. Otherwise it would have been titled Jiyo Zarathushti. The program is about preserving an ethnic group and is not in any way going above its mandate. –… Continue reading Asking Parsis to Have More Kids, in the Most Regressive and Patriarchal Way
Month: August 2017
Zoroastrian Association of Quebec Celebrates Golden Jubilee at Glittering Gala in Montreal
North America’s oldest Zoroastrian Anjuman, the Zoroastrian Association of Montreal celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1967, with a glittering Gala function in Montreal, Canada. ZAQ was founded in 1967 in Montreal, the same year the city hosted the eponymous Expo 67, that had then marked the centenary of Canada. Today, 50 years… Continue reading Zoroastrian Association of Quebec Celebrates Golden Jubilee at Glittering Gala in Montreal
Vice-Principal in Allahabad shot by unidentified assailants
ALLAHABAD: Two unidentified bike-borne armed assailants shot at a vice principal of a private school near Sanjiwani hospital under Kydganj police station here on Monday morning. The condition of injured vice principal, identified as Mehernosh Framjee, a resident of Nawab Yusuf road, was stated to be stable. IG Allahabad range Ramit Sharma told TOI that… Continue reading Vice-Principal in Allahabad shot by unidentified assailants
How Grilling Fish Wrapped in Banana Leaves Teaches You to Trust Your Intuition
Patra Ni Machhi — fish with green coconut chutney grilled in banana leaves. Walking down the wide rows of the Mercado de Medellín in Mexico City last summer, I was mesmerized by a vendor selling six-foot-long banana leaves. He trimmed the stalks, then lifted and waved out the thick, waxy sheets like a salesman shaking… Continue reading How Grilling Fish Wrapped in Banana Leaves Teaches You to Trust Your Intuition
Parsis of Lahore
A beautiful documentary about the miniscule Parsi community in Lahore was created by FlashPoint Productions. I had the fortune of visiting Lahore in January 2016, and got to meet some amazing folks, including Perin Boga, Rati Cooper, Nergis Sobhani, Amy King, Behram King, Sarosh Challa, Anuskha Rustomji, Jamshed Jussawalla and the Patel family….Nevil, Shireen, Nelofer,… Continue reading Parsis of Lahore
