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 Saas (Asal na) and Prawn Patio Photos courtesy: Zarin’s Secrets If you’ve attended a Bawi wedding or dined at SodaBottleOpenerWala, you’re most likely a fan of… Continue reading ‘Tikhu-Khatu-Mithu’: The foundation of Parsi fare
Month: August 2022
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 Courtesy/Wikicommons Article by Meher Marfatia | Mid-Day All was far from quiet on the western front. The most pivotal freedom bids launching from the… Continue reading Sisters in struggle
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 Abraham chiding Adi Marzban backstage after the opening night of Asha Nirasha in 1968. Article by Meher Marfatia | Mid-Day Adi… Continue reading Why bitter can’t be better
‘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 Viccaji – Seth Pestonji Meherji Parsi Fire Temple. By Amrutha Kosuru | News Meter India Hyderabad: The replicas of a few… Continue reading ‘To honor our forefathers’: Replicas of Pestonshahi Siccas mark 175th anniversary of fire temple
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 And Parisa Khosravi (USA & Iran) Moderator: Dr. Karishma Koka, PhD On Sunday, August 7, 2022 7:00 AM Pacific, 10:00 AM Eastern, 3:00 PM… Continue reading Ba Humata Lecture Series: August 2022
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 past fifty or so years. In 1965, after many migration quotas were abolished, the number of South Asian-born migrants increased, which contributed to Zoroastrian… Continue reading Memories We Carry: Migration Stories of Zoroastrian South Asian Americans
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 Mehta however wasn’t the type to follow establishments blindly. Her respect towards them had to be earned. For her, things had to make… Continue reading The Remembrance Project In Conversation with Prochy Mehta
