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Month: September 2018 Articles
MMRCL shakes Parsi hopes for quick resolution to Metro row
A day after offering an out-of-court meeting to discuss options, MMRCL yesterday stated it would review the...
The Dragon Awakens
For Parsi’s information - about the opium trade. A Copyright compendium in limited circulation. © Formatted from various acknowledged original sources – By E. Kanga. China Remembers – A vast crime...
Prove fire temple is important to you, state tells Parsis
Setting community and MMRCL on warpath, govt pleader taunts petitioners: 'show more than two-and-a-half documents to prove that the Atash Behram is integral to ZoroastrianismThe Anjuman Atash...
How Indian opium traders from Bombay helped the British Raj wreck China’s economy
Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, who helped build modern Bombay and was the first Indian to be knighted by Queen Victoria, was a prominent figure in the business. Article by Girish Shahane | Scroll India...
The Mango and Parsi Cooking: Niloufer Mavalvala
Our dear friend and cookbook author and chef extraordinaire Niloufer Mavalvala was recently featured on a cooking show that is making the rounds of public broadcast in the United States. On the 4th...
Nari Contractor: A Captain with Grit and Impeccable Character
Nariman Jamshedji Contractor was born on March 7, 1934 at Godhra Gujarat by accident. His pregnant mother was coming on a train from Dahod in Gujarat to Bombay for delivery when all of a sudden she...
Why Urban Food Fortnight is good for business
Cyrus Todiwala is the founder and owner of Café Spice Namaste, a Sustain Patron, long-time London Food Link supporter and JE reader. Here he shares his thoughts on how Urban Food Fortnight helps the...
XYZ Leadership Camp 2018 by Rayaan Dadiburjor
Rayan Dadiburjor the XYZ President-Elect writes in about the recent XYZ Leadership Camp.Rayan writes…We arrived at Karjat’s Rivergate Resort with our bags packed for an overnight trip but went back...
How JRD Tata came up with a marketing strategy that ran through Tata ads for nearly a century
On September 9, 1925, Jehangir Tata wrote a letter to his father Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata from the barracks in the south of France. The 21-year-old had come up with a way to help the family business....
An artist who approached the work of painting like a campaign: Mehlli Gobhai (1931-2018)
He came to his canvas with no feelings of certainty about what he wanted, with no pretense that it was a willing ally in the act of creation. We were sitting in a Charles Correa-designed house,...
The Story Behind Raphael’s Masterpiece ‘The School of Athens’ And the Zoroaster Connection
Long before Rafael the hotheaded, red eye mask wearing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle entertained children onscreen, there was Rafael the esteemed painter who’d won over a cultured crowd of art...
Artist Mehlli Gobhai passes away
The 87-year-old veteran artist had been ailing for a while The Mumbai-based artist, Mehlli Gobhai has died at the age of 87 in a city hospital this morning. The artist was said to be ailing for a...
NanoViricides, Inc. Welcomes Dr. Irach Taraporewala as the New CEO
NanoViricides is pleased to announce that the Company's Board has appointed Dr. Irach Taraporewala as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Dr. Irach B. Taraporewala is a seasoned pharmaceutical...
Dancing on the edge: In conversation with Astad Deboo
At 71, Astad Deboo still walks with the leaping grace of a warrior Is it sweet revenge to be acclaimed as a living legend of dance right here in the most conservative of dance bastions?” I ask Astad...
Sooni Taraporevala to direct Siddharth Roy Kapur’s upcoming production Ballet Boys
Siddharth Roy Kapur’s next brings back Sooni Taraporevala as director with a true-life story.A decade after making her directorial debut with the National Award-winning family drama Little Zizou,...
Jimmy Engineer promotes Pakistan soft image thru creative art in Canada
WORLD renowned Pakistani artist, social crusader and philanthropist Jimmy Engineer continues to promote and project soft, positive, moderate and forward looking image of Pakistan and its...
Ashdeen Lilaowala on his love for Parsi Gara
Ashdeen Lilaowala dives into his fabulous family archives and has come up some “Vintage Tales” Childhood memories never fade away. In fact, the talented tend to preserve these precious recollections...
‘There is no gender in the kitchen, we are all equals’ – Chef Anahita Dhondy
Anahita Dhondy doesn’t like being called ‘female’ or 'celebrity' chef, though she fits both definitions. Over a couple of rushed phone calls and food orders, we talk to this 28-year-old on why there...
Nehru’s son-in-law Feroze, a crusader, who exposed corruption in his party’s government
It is because of a private member’s bill introduced by Feroze Gandhi in 1956 that it is possible for media to report Parliament proceedings.New Delhi: He was just 48 when he passed away on 8...
Parsi priest has a savage warning for people using mobile phones during temple visit
While the tweet is a way to deter the use of mobile phones in religious places, it also has a humorous take to it. It did not take long for the post to go viral with many complimenting the priest...
Tales of yore retold with parsi embroidery
What: Vintage Tales by AshdeenWhere: 85 Lansdowne, 85B Sarat Bose RoadWhen: September 7 and 8; 11am-7.30pmAshdeen Z. Lilaowala travelled back to the decade-old “studio culture” among the Parsis to...
WZCC and Parsi tycoons help entrepreneurs for interest-free loans up to Rs 25 lakh
Raise a crore with help from top Parsi businessmen to provide interest-free loans to promising entrepreneurs from the community, keep target of Rs 5 cr Article by Arita Sarkar | Mid-Day Tavadia's...
Hollywood framed for a father
Maxie Cooper's art exhibition, Now Showing, reels back in tribute to her movie mogul father Keki Modi and the golden cinema years he brought Bombay Brothers Sohrab Modi (extreme left) and Keki Modi...
Empowering Mobeds and XYZ Get Together to Create a Fun Day of Activities
In the words of Mark Twain, synergy is the bonus that is achieved when we work together harmoniously. With exactly this in mind, the Empowering Mobeds(EM) and Xtremely Young Zoroastrians(XYZ)...