Our dear friend Freyaz Shroff started the KurNiv Foundation (KNF) 5 years ago. On their 5th anniversary, here is a small presentation of their work and the reach and impact of the foundation. Freyaz hails from the US, but has called Mumbai home for the past decade. Besides her involvement at KurNiv, she is also… Continue reading Freyaz Shroff and KurNiv Celebrate 5th Anniversary of Foundation
Month: April 2023
The Parsi Graveyard in Lahore
Baalwala Explores A Secret Parsi Graveyard Located In Lahore That Very Few Know About.
Arzan Khambatta is Art of India exhibition’s best discovery
In a corner at Bikaner House at the Art & Soul, Art of India exhibition is a stellar sculpture of a horse’s head.Entitled Mustang Sally it is a mesmerising portrait of a horse in the hands of a brilliant architect turned sculptor Arzan Khambatta. Khambhatta a Mumbai dweller has been creating sculptures with scrap metal… Continue reading Arzan Khambatta is Art of India exhibition’s best discovery
Gujarat’s Legendary ‘Walking Mango Tree’ at Sanjan Village Where Parsis First Sought Asylum
Mango lovers all around the country wait impatiently for the mango to sweeten their tongues as summer approaches, but in Gujarat, Sanjan hamlet in Umargam taluka of Valsad district holds a special place in the state’s past. Because this tree, which is thought to be over a thousand years old, continues to “walk” every year.… Continue reading Gujarat’s Legendary ‘Walking Mango Tree’ at Sanjan Village Where Parsis First Sought Asylum
Navzad Dabu: A NYC Subway Concert of Radiohead Covers
Musician Navzad Dabu provided late-night commuters in NYC’s Metropolitan Avenue / Grand Street subway station with a phenomenal private performance. His graveyard shift concert included back-to-back covers of a dozen Radiohead tracks. We would have stood there for the whole show and missed our train. My name is Navzad Dabu. While living in Bushwick this… Continue reading Navzad Dabu: A NYC Subway Concert of Radiohead Covers
Monnock Parsee, Pendia Pattell & The British Flag
How an early version of UK’s national flag helped Bombay merchants grow their business A pass for ‘Monnock Parsee’ and ‘Pendia Pattell’ sailing aboard the Tiger was issued at Fort Bombay carries an impression of the ‘Union Seale’. Would it surprise you that there is an early representation of UK’s Union Flag on a pass… Continue reading Monnock Parsee, Pendia Pattell & The British Flag
Shernaz Cama Speaks at the Zoroastrian Museum in Singapore
Our dear friend Dr. Shernaz Cama was recently in Singapore to speak to the Parsi Association there at the new Zoroastrian Museum that was inaugurated last year. PARZOR writes: The Parsi Zoroastrian Association of Southeast Asia invited Dr Shernaz Cama to their annual Jashan for a talk on Parzors work over the years. Mr Homiyar… Continue reading Shernaz Cama Speaks at the Zoroastrian Museum in Singapore
