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Month: February 2023 Articles
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...
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...
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...
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 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’...
Zan Zendegi Azadi: A Zoroastrian legacy
The slogan of “Zan Zendegi Azadi” meaning women, life and freedom is being raised aloud by protestors in Islamic Republic of Iran, after Mahsa Amini, a 22 year old Iranian Kurd was pronounced dead...
Rustom Baug in Byculla celebrates centenary year
Built by Bai Jerbai Wadia in memory of her late son, the residential colony, continues to be a ‘self-contained’ thriving community centre for 330 families Rustom Baug boasts of a library, gymnasium,...
The champion hotelier
Byram D Avari will be remembered for his business acumen, love of sailing and philanthropy Article here Byram D Avari, who passed away in Karachi on January 22 at the age of 81, was more than a...