This Valentine month author, former flight attendant and columnist, Kainaz Jussawalla’s fun, crazy and action packed memoir “ Who wants to marry Kai Juicewalla?”( one life, many loves, endless misadventures) will be available on Amazon and then as major bookstores in March. As the title suggests, this book outlines her rollercoaster journey to meet her… Continue reading Book Launch: WHO WANTS TO MARRY KAI JUICEWALLA
Month: February 2023
Bandian complex offers time travels to Sassanid era
An experience of traveling back in time to see magnificent examples of ancient plasterwork, bas-relief carvings, and other decorative elements is probably an unreachable dream. Bandian complex, a site museum chockful of Sassanid architecture and arts in northeast Iran, offers visitors a time travel to the longest-lived Persian imperial dynasty, which endured for over four… Continue reading Bandian complex offers time travels to Sassanid era
Chaos and Nuisance Reign Outside JJ Agiary in Pune
Devout Parsis visiting the Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Agiary on Dastur Meher Road in the Pune Camp area have been sending up a silent prayer for freedom from the chaos prevailing outside their sacred place due to the presence of illegal hawkers. The community members, known for being peaceful and honest, told Mirror that their long-pending… Continue reading Chaos and Nuisance Reign Outside JJ Agiary in Pune
Kobad Ghandy: I got support in all jail authorities except Tihar’
‘The IB and authorities knew I had given away all my property and had nothing in my name.’ ‘Even among police officers, they all respected me for this sacrifice which is rare these days.’ ‘They respected me from this point of view — in this day and age few individuals live by ideals for the… Continue reading Kobad Ghandy: I got support in all jail authorities except Tihar’
Parinaz Hathiram: First Zarathushti Girl to be Awarded the Eagle Scout Award in the USA
We are thrilled to learn that our dear friend Parinaz Homiar Hathiram was recently awarded the Eagle Scout Award. The Eagle Scout Award is the highest award bestowed upon Scouts in the United States. For many decades the Scouts BSA only allowed boys to join Scouting. A rule change in 2019 allowed for girls to… Continue reading Parinaz Hathiram: First Zarathushti Girl to be Awarded the Eagle Scout Award in the USA
From California, How Sizzlers Became So Hot in Mumbai
A Zoroastrian Irani businessman from Bombay, Firoz Irani, ate at a California restaurant and loved the drama of a sizzling hot platter. When he came back to Bombay, he opened a restaurant called ‘The Sizzler’ in the 1960s. This is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of the sizzler I must have been hardly 12 years… Continue reading From California, How Sizzlers Became So Hot in Mumbai
The Place Touché the Sizzler — legacy, history of sizzlers and much more
Started by Erani’s son Shahrookh Erani, ‘The Place Touché the Sizzler’ on Moledina Road, Camp, has been serving traditional sizzlers for an illustrious five decades. ‘The Place Touché the Sizzler’ on Moledina Road in Pune. (Express Photo by Pavan Khengre) In 1963, a Zoroastrian man named Firoz Erani pioneered the sizzler — a dish with… Continue reading The Place Touché the Sizzler — legacy, history of sizzlers and much more
