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Month: August 2022 Articles
Ashdeen Lilaowala On His Homecoming, Preserving Zorastrian Culture And The Demand For Gara Beyond The community
Ashdeen Lilaowala is best known for his research and revival work on the Parsi Gara. A craft bequeathed upon us...
Don’t be routine: Zubin Mehta
It’s a marvellous thing that the great Indian conductor Zubin Mehta will be wielding the baton for that illustrious group the Australian World Orchestra at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall on 31 August and on...
Adille Sumariwalla takes over as President of Indian Olympic Association
Adille Sumariwalla replaces Narinder Dhruv Batra, who resigned last month citing personal reasons. The Indian Olympic Association has co-opted Adille Sumariwalla as the President of the association...
This new Colaba boutique is as exquisite as the Parsi Gara saris on display
Ashdeen is textile designer Ashdeen Lilaowala’s first store in Mumbai, its racks filled with hand-embroidered clothing inspired by the traditional Parsi Gara. Article By Nicole Newby |...
120-year-old Masina Hospital gets ₹22 crore facelift
The historic Masina Hospital—city’s second oldest healthcare centre, is all set to complete the ₹22 crore revamp of its patient facility in the next two months Masina Hospital at Byculla, in Mumbai,...
Dara’s Theme and other dramatic tunes
Parsi naataks miss the rich sonic texturing lent by the late greats, Kersi Mistry, Dara Mehta and Sarosh Bhabha Music director Kersi Mistry (extreme left) in rehearsal with members of his troupe....
Zubin Mehta interview: ‘Sometimes I have had to be tyrannical’
As he returns to the Proms podium at 86, the conductor discusses politics, passions, and why he has long avoided Elgar’s Cello Concerto Article By Ivan Hewett, | The Telegraph UK Zubin Mehta...
‘Tikhu-Khatu-Mithu’: The foundation of Parsi fare
Mainstays of the cuisine like Sali Boti, Prawn Patio, Patrani Macchi and others champion this spicy-sour-sweet flavour combination Article by Lygeia Gomes | Telegraph India (L-R) Dahn Saak, Khichdi...
Sisters in struggle
Madam Cama first fluttered the Indian flag to the world in August 1907, paving the path for Bombay Presidency’s feistiest women patriots Bhikaiji Cama, the early catalyst for free India. Pic...
Why bitter can’t be better
Why have Parsi natak audiences been rejecting plays that don’t sugarcoat the pill? What were you thinking? How can you do this? I cried in your play!” That was Hindi film character actor David...
‘To honor our forefathers’: Replicas of Pestonshahi Siccas mark 175th anniversary of fire temple
The replicas of a few hundred Pestonshahi Siccas were recently created by Kayarmin F. Pestonji, the president of the Old Parsi Fire Temple Trust, on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the Seth...
Ba Humata Lecture Series: August 2022
The August 2022 Ba Humata Lecture Series will be on the topic “Being Human Transforms a Human Being”. Speakers Ervad Kaivan Antia (Australia) Ervad Farzin Yazeshani (Pakistan, India And Iran) Payam...
Memories We Carry: Migration Stories of Zoroastrian South Asian Americans
The South Asian American Digital Archive announces This collection of oral histories represents the living and lived histories of Zoroastrians from South Asia who’ve migrated to the United States in...
The Remembrance Project In Conversation with Prochy Mehta
THE REMEMBRANCE PROJECT – PART 97 Establishments are colossal beasts. Very few can take them on. It takes a different kind of mettle to challenge establishments. The 68 year old Prochy Numazar...