Tell us about yourself and your background It is always so difficult to talk about oneself. I am a 40-year-old Parsi (Zoroastrian) lady residing in New Delhi, India. A married mother-of-two, I completed my education in Delhi at the Carmel Convent school followed by Jesus and Mary college where I attained my Bachelor’s degree in… Continue reading Shelley Subawalla: Founder Of Zarin’s Secrets In Conversation
Month: January 2018
‘Widows of Malabar Hill’ kicks off former Minnesotan’s new mystery series set in India
It is 1921 in Bombay, India, and three widows who live in purdah — secluded in women’s quarters where men cannot see them — have signed away their inheritances to a charity. Perveen Mistry, the city’s only woman lawyer, has just joined her father’s thriving law firm and is tasked with executing the will of… Continue reading ‘Widows of Malabar Hill’ kicks off former Minnesotan’s new mystery series set in India
Frene Ginwala, the Lenin supplement, and the storm drains of history
THE LENIN SUPPLEMENT In his book The Press of Africa – Persecution and Perseverance (Macmillan, London 1979) the Commonwealth media specialist Frank Barton said that if an identi-kit picture had to be made of the most improbable choice of an editor for a newly-nationalised newspaper in Africa soon after independence it would be something like… Continue reading Frene Ginwala, the Lenin supplement, and the storm drains of history
Zoroastrains in India to explore cultural boundaries
An annual tour is bringing together young Zoroastrians from across the world to explore their culture in India and even find a partner Return To Roots fellows on a BEST, Mumbai. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint As the tall blue bus rounds the corner of Mumbai’s Crawford Market on to Mohammed Ali Road, the Sunday morning street… Continue reading Zoroastrains in India to explore cultural boundaries
Eyes on Mumbai: Sooni Taraporevala’s photo exhibition reveals a heartwarming visual sojourn of the city across four decades
In Tardeo, Mumbai, Cozy Building stands as tall as it did back in 1921—the year it was built. One of four buildings in the lane that are agreeably “Parsi,” it hosts conversations over newspapers and tea on its balconies even today. “I can still sit on my parents’ balcony and make the same frame I… Continue reading Eyes on Mumbai: Sooni Taraporevala’s photo exhibition reveals a heartwarming visual sojourn of the city across four decades
A return to Zoroastrian roots: The ancient religion you should know more about
The 4th Zoroastrian Return to Roots tour commenced in Mumbai this December. Twenty-five Zoroastrian youngsters from across the world, spanning USA, Canada, New Zealand, Pakistan, and UAE are on a 13-day trip through India to reconnect with their customs and traditions. The trip includes visits to fire temples, Doongerwadis, and Parsi establishments, in and around… Continue reading A return to Zoroastrian roots: The ancient religion you should know more about
Valiant Parsis in War and Peace By Marzban Giara
VALIANT PARSIS IN WAR AND PEACE 320 pages, hard bound, illustrated, printed on art paper Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Fali Major (Retired) An index of names – surnamewise of 550 Parsi officers and men with 200 photographs. Price:Rs.700/- plus courier charges Available from: Marzban J. Giara, WZO Trust Funds Senior Citizens Centre, Pinjara Street,… Continue reading Valiant Parsis in War and Peace By Marzban Giara
India Trip Helps 25 Zoroastrian Youngsters Get Closer to Their Identity
The trip through Udvada, Navsari, Surat and Bharuch in Gujarat has helped the Zoroastrian youth from across the world get some answers about their religious identity. By Asmita Sarkar | Little India Twenty five Zoroastrian youth from across the world are in India for a “Return to Roots” program. The initiative, organized by Parzor, a… Continue reading India Trip Helps 25 Zoroastrian Youngsters Get Closer to Their Identity
Parsis May Want to Look to the New Pune Fire Temple to Keep the Flame Burning
A ‘half-Parsi’ explains why Parsis must end their insistence on only marrying within the community and open the doors of their religion to the rest of the world. Born a little over a hundred years ago in Uttar Pradesh, my grandmother was both a devout and a highly-liberal Parsi; she wrote books on Zoroastrianism for children and railed… Continue reading Parsis May Want to Look to the New Pune Fire Temple to Keep the Flame Burning
