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Month: March 2024 Articles
Parsi history, humour and food flowed at Bawa Bhonu & Gupshup in Kolkatta
Own the Past brought the Parsi community of Kolkata together to celebrate their legacy, culture and food ahead of...
Fat deposit, low rent: Wealthy Parsis are moving into historic baugs
Bai Jerbai Wadia funded 1500 flats in iconic Parsi Baugs. Wealthy Parsis pay high security deposits for residences. The auctioning process has faced criticism for favoring the affluent over the...
Naheed Divecha Wins Badminton Gold Medals at the Indian Masters 2024
Naheed Divecha , representing Maharashtra clinched two gold medals in the Yonex Sunrise 46th Indian Masters National Badminton Championship 2024 held at Panchkula, Chandigarh. Participating in...
Jamshedi Navroze Mubarak 2024
Dear Parsi Khabar Family On the joyous occassion of Jamshedi Navroze we take this opportunity to wish you, your families and loved ones a very healthy, happy, peaceful and prosperous Navroze. We are...
Global Council of Zoroastrians Trust: Inaugural Newsletter
The inaugural newsletter of the Global Council of Zoroastrians Trust (GCZT) was launched recently. The Mission of GCZT is to offer a platform to the Zoroastrian Community to come together and work...
After 20 years, Himalaya’s Kaiser Lashkari looks to education
The acclaimed chef and owner of Houston’s go-to Indo-Pak restaurant is putting retirement on the backburner. Kaiser Lashkari’s name for his Hillcroft Avenue restaurant was absolutely a choice....
Zoroverse Podcast: Season 2 Episode 1 Featuring Fravash Chothia
ZOROVERSE Podcasts returns after a hiatus of nearly 4 years. Season 2 is speaheaded by Meherwan Patel of Karachi, Pakistan and currently studying in Singapore. In the first episode he interviews...
The Deep Roots of Nowruz
How a Zoroastrian celebration of the Persian New Year grew into a broad symbol of cultural resilience and political resistance Children dance at a Nowruz celebration in Lafayette, Colorado Maggie...
What the 3,500-year-old holiday of Nowruz can teach us in 2024
Rather than fading from relevance, the values of this ancient festival – from taking a yearly reset to connecting with nature in a precarious time – are now more important than ever. Article By...
Heartwarming Navroze traditions in Mumbai
Sunday Midday chronicles heartwarming Navroze traditions in Mumbai Navroze, an ancient festival celebrating the spring equinox is the perfect time to share stories and culture with the next...
Where music was the food of love
As a sequel to a recent column, a family romance that celebrates the magic of music in fusing an uncommon bond Homi and Homai Dastoor in Navsari in 1959, the year of their marriage Article by Meher...
Cricketer Nari Contractor steps into the 90s
From ‘hovering between life and death’ after a bouncer fractured his skull at Barbados in 1962, to celebrating his 90th birthday today, India’s oldest Test captain Nari deserves a badge of honour...
Binaifer Nowrojee To Head Open Society Foundations Of George Soros
Binaifer Nowrojee is incoming president of the Open Society Foundations, the world’s largest private funder of independent groups working for justice, democratic governance, and human rights. With...
Rattan Kunj–Talati Bungalow: One of last century-old seafront Seven Bungalows faces demolition
Natasha Patel writes…. Throughout my life, I have spent countless man-hours explaining my building’s name to people – Talati Terrace. In a pool of new age, greek-god inspired Bombay building...
An evening of banter, food and immersive learning with the Bawajis of Kolkata
Own the Past, a city group of history and heritage enthusiasts, are hosting a curated evening of diving into the legacy of Kolkata’s Parsi community with Bawa Bhonu & Gupshup Article by Jaismita...
The West is complacent’: inside the world’s biggest vaccine factory
There’s every chance your Covid jab was made at the Serum Institute of India, where ambitious staff are on course to eliminate malaria. So why do they worry about Britain? The anti-malaria drug R21...
Mumbai’s iconic Parsi eatery Sassanian turns 111, continues to offer value-for-money experience
As the Dhobi Talao-based Parsi food joint Sassanian Boulangerie completes 111 years, we look at the years gone by and how they managed to remain afloat. Article by Heena Khandelwal | Indian Express...
Bombay Parsi Punchayet Faces Backlash As ‘Jiyo Parsi’ Beneficiaries Await Overdue Payments
Bombay Parsi Punchayet Faces Backlash As ‘Jiyo Parsi’ Beneficiaries Await Overdue Payments The trust owes more than Rs5 crore to around 300 families, according to one estimate. Article...
Up-close with a legend: A tribute to Fali Sam Nariman
Shayan Bisney pens a wonderful article about Fali Nariman, who passed away recently. “I am very proud to say that my oldest friend hit 95 and lived his life to the fullest.” Shayan Bisney with Fali...
The Museum of Failures is an excellent example of Thrity Umrigar’s strengths as a novelist
The Museum of Failures is an excellent example of Thrity Umrigar’s strengths as a novelist Article By Nalini Iyer | The Examiner Thrity Umrigar is the author of ten previous books including the...
Inauguration of the Centre For Avesta-Pahlavi Studies, University of Mumbai
Centre For Avesta-Pahlavi Studies At University Of Mumbai To Give Fillip To Zoroastrian Culture The centre will offer undergraduate, graduate and doctorate programmes in Avesta, the language of the...
A language for all ages: A dive into the language of Zoroastrians shows our connected roots
Mumbai University’s decision to open a centre to study Avestan and Pahlavi is as important for the Parsis as it for the rest of the communities Article By Kurush Dalal | Hindustan Times Ashem vohu...
Govt takes direct approach for Jiyo Parsi as Parzor Foundation withdraws from scheme
The PARZOR Foundation ceased its involvement in the Jiyo Parsi scheme due to the government’s decision to implement direct beneficiary transfers Article by Linah Baliga | Hindustan Times Mumbai: The...
Improved guidelines of JiyoParsi Scheme And Centre for Avesta-Pahlavi Studies’ at University of Mumbai
In the spirit of Ek Bharat Shresth Bharat, the Ministry of Minority Affairs hosts event to honour the legacy of Zoroastrians in the Country by adopting a comprehensive approach to successfully...
Mumbai University To Launch Avesta Pahlavi Study Centre; Focus on Preserving, Promoting Parsi-Zoroastrian Culture
The university has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Minority Affairs to start this special study centre in the university. Article by Dhairya Gajara | Free Press...