When Michael Rakowitz first visited London in 1984, his family treated him to a grand tour of the city’s cultural attractions. On the loftier end of their itinerary was the British Museum, where the future artist first encountered the Middle Eastern archaeological wonders that would one day inform so much of his encyclopedic practice. In… Continue reading In London, This Artist Rebuilt a Mythical Sculpture Destroyed by ISIS
Month: April 2018
Abode in Amritsar
“It is all like a dream now…” I stand in the thicket and look over the board to read an article written about my grandmother. The bulletin is full of clippings on the great Mrs. Bhandari. For some strange reason, the journalists who had the opportunity to meet her ended the article in the same… Continue reading Abode in Amritsar
Shapurji Saklatvala: The British MP who was ‘the most important Indian nationalist’ outside India
The third Indian to be elected to the British Parliament, his support for the independence movement would get him labelled the unofficial ‘Member for India’. Courtesy: National Portrait Gallery In November 1905, a ship docked at London, which was the centre of an Empire that was witnessing a growing independence movement in its most valuable… Continue reading Shapurji Saklatvala: The British MP who was ‘the most important Indian nationalist’ outside India
Zoroastrian Faculty Network Formed
Announcing Formation of the Zoroastrian Faculty Network (ZFN) – A Joint Project of the GWG and WZCC Dr. Farrokh Mistree has been a long term advocate for WZCC to develop a Zoroastrian Faculty Network (ZFN) that would empower Zarathushti students to create economic, cultural & intellectual value. The Global Working Group represented by Farrokh Rustomji… Continue reading Zoroastrian Faculty Network Formed
Karachi’s Mama Parsi School Celebrates 100 years
Karachi’s legendary Mama Parsi Girls Secondary School celebrated its 100th birthday on Sunday, April 1, 2018 In 1918, Jamshed Nusserwanjee Metha collected donations to establish the school. Initially the school functioned at the Bai Virbaijee School from where it was shifted in 1919 to a building, Mama Mansion, which stands today at the corner of… Continue reading Karachi’s Mama Parsi School Celebrates 100 years
Online dating is saving the ancient Zoroastrian religion
Zarin Havewala doesn’t call herself a professional matchmaker, but her track record suggests otherwise. “So far, 55 couples have found their partners through my efforts — 53 couples are already married, and two more couples are engaged to be married soon,” says Ms Havewala, a Mumbai-based mother-of-two. Article by Siobha Hegarty | ABC Australia Ms… Continue reading Online dating is saving the ancient Zoroastrian religion
21 Days to Nawroz By Michelle Mama
Kurdistan, “The Other Iraq”, has been held up as a shining example of peace in the Middle East since US sanctioned protections were put in place in 1992, but how has this experimental democracy really affected women? 21 DAYS TO NAWROZ is a documentary feature explores the lives of three very different Kurdish women as… Continue reading 21 Days to Nawroz By Michelle Mama
