Month: May 2020 Articles

How COVID Impacted Our Family

The below account is from a very dear friend (...like family..) who I have known for a decade. We met at the Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York (ZAGNY) and have over the years volunteered together on community projects and events, too many...
Have an Iranshah Query ? Ask NOSHIR

Have an Iranshah Query ? Ask NOSHIR

This is a first of a three part series by The IranShah Initiative The first part is titled "Education With Vision 2020" The IranShah Initiative provides a Precious Avenue to build a Priceless Life...

How to cover our heads as Zoroastrians

How to cover our heads as Zoroastrians

Some people have asked why we cover our heads as Zoroastrians. I was perturbed to hear a Parsi grandmother telling her grandkids that it was a symbolic act of submission and humility, thus...

Unity in Adversity: The Abu Dhabi Bawa Gang

Unity in Adversity: The Abu Dhabi Bawa Gang

Parsis first migrated to the UAE long before its unification in 1971. While Dubai is where the majority settled, it’s capital, Abu Dhabi hosted a smaller but equally thriving community now rising to...

Parsi Dharamshala in Calcutta: A Short Film

Parsi Dharamshala in Calcutta: A Short Film

Born in Bombay, Jaimin Rajani is a documentary filmmaker and singer-songwriter now residing in Calcutta. He has extensively written about the Parsi cuisine. The Parsi Dharmshala in Central Calcutta...

The Five Questions Series: Jimmy Mistry

The Five Questions Series: Jimmy Mistry

In a series organized by India Today Homes....our dear friend and eminent designer and hospitality man Jimmy Mistry answers 5 questions. The questions are posed by his daughter Pearl Mistry who is a...

The Collectors: Chemould Prescott Road Gallery

The Collectors: Chemould Prescott Road Gallery

Chemould Prescott Road is doing a wonderful series on The Collectors. Here are some of the Parsi collectors it has featured https://www.instagram.com/p/B_7qRvWj2fr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Homi...

Navsari: Home to the Parsis

Navsari: Home to the Parsis

Live History India present a great visual treat about Navsari. Archeologist Kurush Dalal and historian and author Pheroza Godrej are featured on the video and explain some of the history of the...

Theater Loses A Gem: Bomi Kapadia Passes Away

Theater Loses A Gem: Bomi Kapadia Passes Away

Ad man and playwright Rahul da Cunha pays tribute to actor Bomi Kapadia, who died on Monday.“When beggars die, there are no comets seen; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.” –...

Freddie Mercury Museum in Zanzibar

Freddie Mercury Museum in Zanzibar

Our dear friend Rusi Dalal writes in about the new Freddie Mercury Museum that was recently opened in Zanzibar. Rusi writes in that the Freddie Mercury Museum that has been opened in November 2019...

The Runaways

The Runaways

Bolting from their village homes to build better lives, plucky young boys landed in Bombay with no more than a coin rattling in ragged pockets. Years of slog later, they contributed considerably as...

Theatre personality Ruby Patel passes away

Theatre personality Ruby Patel passes away

Ruby Patel was a name to reckon with on the Parsi-Gujarati stage. Ruby along with her husband Burjor Patel worked in several Gujarati comedies till the 1960s. Article in the Indian Express Ruby...

Happy 70th Dear Zerbanoo

Happy 70th Dear Zerbanoo

Today, a very dear friend, philosopher, guide and mentor Zerbanoo Gifford turns 70. In a small intimate gathering at the beautiful ASHA Center in the Forest of Dean, Zerbanoo's life was celebrated...

Zanzibar’s forgotten religion

Zanzibar’s forgotten religion

A CRUMBLING TEMPLE for an ancient religion lies hidden from the street, just beyond the fields of Mnazi Moja. All but forgotten, its doors are rarely opened; the once prominent Zoroastrians have all...