Month: May 2019 Articles

Jubilee Diamond & How it Saved A Tata Company

In a country obsessed with the legend of the Kohinoor, little public attention is paid to the fact that there were far larger diamonds in India until very recently. In fact many made the Kohinoor, look like a poor cousin and they had equally...
XYZ Summer Camp 2019

XYZ Summer Camp 2019

Here is a detailed report of XYZ’s SUmmer Camp 2019, sent over by our dear friend and XYZ founder Hoshaang Gotla Day 1...

Vada Dasturji Jamasp Asa Passes Away

Vada Dasturji Jamasp Asa Passes Away

Earlier today news broke of the passing away of Dasturji Jamasp Asa in London, U.K. The high priest of the community, Vada Dastur Saheb Kaikhusroo Dastur Minocher Jamasp Asa, of the 124-year-old...

Remembering Soli Batlivala

Remembering Soli Batlivala

It was a scene out of a film. The young patriot supporting the Quit India struggle heard the police knock on the door of his Parel home. Though no stranger to jail, alerted by his mother Bachoobai,...

WZCC Global AGM And Awards Gala 2019 in Orlando

WZCC Global AGM And Awards Gala 2019 in Orlando

The week of May 1-5, 2019 became ground zero in the Zoroastrian world as three major events coincided in Orlando, Florida. The Central Florida Zoroastrian Community played host to the multi-day...

The dancer’s guide to hitchhiking: Astad Deboo

The dancer’s guide to hitchhiking: Astad Deboo

Celebrated Indian contemporary dancer and choreographer Astad Deboo on his 50-year career, hitchhiking across the world and moreArticle by Samira Sood | CNN TravellerAstad Deboo in flow. Photo: Amit...

Irani Cafes: A fading love story

Irani Cafes: A fading love story

The little culinary revolution that Mumbai’s tiny Iranian diaspora began a 100 years ago is now quickly dwindling“Agar teer e aalambejombad be jay. Na barradragi, gar nakhwaahadkhodaay (Even if the...

Not Just Dhansak: A New Parsi Podcast

Not Just Dhansak: A New Parsi Podcast

Our dear friend Perzen Patel a.k.a Bawi Bride writes in... What is the first thing that comes to your mind when someone tells you they are Parsi? Is it Dhansak? Well, no one would blame you!Over the...