Gujarat is gearing up for a Parsi festival, Iranshah Udvada Utsav, in the holy town of Udvada from December 27 to 29....
Month: December 2019 Articles
River by Navroze Godrej
Navroze Godrej recently put out his first solo music single. The song titled River is a beautifully composed ballad...
Vispi Speaks: Air Pollution Health Effects and Nutritional Solutions
In India air pollution is at unbearable levels. Delhi has deteriorated into the "hazardous" category According to Wikipedia in 2018, of the most polluted cities in...
Indian Govt bats to retain Parsi jury system to protect customs
After enacting a law to make triple talaq a punishable offence, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that jury system to adjudicate matrimonial disputes, including divorce and child custody,...
Hello World is a Perfect Holiday Gift
Until December 31st 2019, a limited quantity of Hello World! is available for $13 (plus shipping) in the US. Also available in Canada, Australia and India. Email [email protected] to...
WZCC Global Conclave 2020: Register Now
The WZCC Global Conclave is less than a month away. With amazing talks, interactions with industry titans, 2nd Zoroastrian Shark Tank, Bike and Car Rally, Gala Awards Night, visits to Tata Central...
Iranshah Udvada Utsav 2019: Register Now
The IUU 2019 is just around the corner. Registration is still open if you haven’t done it as yet. http://www.iuu.net.in/ IUU is running a fantastic social media feed where they share new updates....
When grandeur ruled Parsi theatre
For over a 100 years starting from 1850, a large number of proscenium theatres were built in the large cities, particularly Bombay and Calcutta. A Parsi theatre troupe (File photo) By FEISAL ALKAZI...
Stories Within Stories: Malavika Sangghvi on Zoru Bhathena
In this city, every story has at least one, if not a hundred more behind it. If things had gone as planned, yesterday Mumbai would have woken up to two very different stories about the same...
Architect Hormuz Batliboi Transforms an Empty Bed-Stuy Brownstone into a Family-Friendly Triplex
The late-19th-century brownstones in the Landmark District of Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood are both protected and rapidly changing—sometimes all at once, as in the case of architect...
Zoru Bhathena who campaigned against decision to cut trees at Aarey, caught up in ugly property dispute with father
As Darayus Bhathena lands up at police station with injuries, his son says the wounds are self-inflicted and files a counter complaint, saying his father’s motive is the family bungalow. Article by...
Roxanne Irani: Black Gram Superfood on Kickstarter
Roxanne Irani is sharing a new project that she has been involved in for a while. Her story of discovery and entrepreneurship is in the video below that is part of the Kickstarter campaign. Go...
Vispi Speaks: What Are The Prospects for Human Immortality ?
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2009 was awarded jointly to Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak "for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by Telomeres...
The timeless legacy of Parsis: One photographer’s attempt at preserving the Parsi heritage
An ongoing photo exhibition tries to highlight the rare moments of a fast dwindling Zoroastrian community of India. The exhibition showcases about fifty photographs by photographer Shantanu Das,...
Three Zartathushtis represented the religion of “The Three Wisemen” at the Council on Foreign Relations of USA
Three men represented the religion of “The Three Wisemen” at the Council on Foreign Relations of USA Zoroastrianism was represented at the council on foreign relations of USA luncheon held on 25th...
Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal And Son Dr. Kaizaad Kotwal Felicitated With Karmaveer Puruskar Maharatna Award
On 26th November, 2019, India’s leading performer and activist, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal was felicitated with the prestigious “Karmaveer Puruskar Mahartna” in New Delhi, as part of a REX and UN joint...