In today’s context, JRD would have approved of ‘Make in India’, but not the dilution of workers’ rights to attract...
Month: May 2020 Articles
The Serum Institute: How one Indian company could be world’s door to a COVID-19 vaccine
If the world is to gain access to a vaccine for COVID-19, there’s a good chance it will pass through the doors of...
How Polson made butter a commercial product in pre-Independence India
Polson butter had monopolised the business by the 1930s and become a household name in India, much before the Amul revolution. Article by Mahua Venkatesh | The Print Much before India...
Hirji S. Adenwalla: Man who made more than 15K people smile is no more
The man with a missionary zeal who helped over 15,000 people smile, by doing cleft surgery has passed away, said a hospital official. Thiruvananthapuram: The man with a missionary zeal who helped...
Renowned astrologer Bejan Daruwalla passes away at 89
He was admitted to a private hospital in Ahmedabad last week after he complained of breathing difficulty. Famous astrologer Bejan Daruwalla succumbed to lung infection on Friday in a hospital at...
COVID 19 and Doongarwadi: A Statement by BPP
Statement for Doongerwadi and Covid 19 Sometime in mid-March when the Covid 19 deaths started in Mumbai, the issue of consignment of our dead at Doongerwadi has been at the forefront of the various...
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
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...
Covid-19: Mumbai’s Parsi community enraged over denial of ancient traditional funeral rites
Parsi victims of Covid-19 are being denied their ancient traditional funeral rites and forcibly cremated, leaving families traumatized and a community enraged against its leaders. Over the past...
We are Zoroastrians: Chaiye Hame Zarthoshti English Version
In 2016 the FEZANA Annual General Meeting was hosted by the Zoroastrian Association of Michigan in Detroit, USA. At the Gala Event, one of the most interesting events was the rendition of the song...
Hydroxychloroquine Controversey for the treatment of COVID-19
The prospect of using hydroxychloroquine to treat persons affected with Covid-19 during this pandemic has sparked rancor and disagreement among politicians and scientists. What is...
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
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
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...
Darius Ferzandi of Byculla Restaurant and Bakery Passes Away
We are saddened to hear about the passing away of Darius Ferzandi, the owner of Byculla Restaurant And Bakery which closed down earlier this year. In a social media post Bombaywalla Historical Works...
Niloufer Mavalvala’s Food videos featured on FOODEOS
Our dear friend and ace chef and cookbook author Niloufer Mavalvala is featured on The Cook's Cook FOODEOS video series. Also a big shoutout to my dearest friend and professional videographer and...
Tinaz Cooper Caters Parsi Food Across USA
A chance conversation with a very dear friend got me introduced to Tinaz Cooper the chef behind the catering business "Flavors of the World". Touching base on Whatsapp, I had a menu in minutes and...
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
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...
Iranian Finance Minister thanks Parsis for helping Iran with COVID-19 supplies
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif thanked the Parsis of India for offering COVID-19 aid to his country in a tweet on Friday. The Parsis, as their name implies, migrated to India from Persia...
Kainaz Messman Writes a Book on Building Her Empire
Kainaz Messman is the founder of Theobroma, once a family-run café and bakery, now an empire with 50 outlets. Sharanya Deepak talks to Kainaz about her journey as an entrepreneur, and her new book,...
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.” –...
Pervez Damania: State of Aviation Industry Post COVID-19
Our dear friend and aviation industry legend Pervez Damania speaks to CNBC on the state of the aviation industry today and in the future, post COVID-19...
Pt Firoze Dastoor as Child Prodigy – Laal-e-Yaman 1933
Wadia Movietone introduced 12 year old boy Firoze as new child prodigy and a singing sensetion in their 1933 venture Laal-E-Yaman.. The mythological was a big hit for it music and made Firoz an...
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
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
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
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...
“Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism” Review: Portrait of an Independent Mind
A member of the British House of Commons at a time when Indians in India couldn’t vote, he argued that the empire was impoverishing his homeland. By Tunku Varadarajan | Wall Street Journal When the...
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...
Virginia Tech Names Negin Forouzesh 2020 Graduate Student of the Year
Negin Forouzesh, a doctoral candidate in the computer science department in the College of Engineering, has been honored as a 2020 Graduate Student of the Year for her excellence in research,...
Rayomand Banajee: Motorsports Post Lockdown in India
From roaring engines, cheering spectators to online racing and limiting crowds at actual racing events, motorsports is in for some changes post the COV-ID-19 lockdown as the fraternity is eagerly...