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 Phillips | Tablet Mark Leffingwell/Digital First Media/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images Tablet talks about Judaism a lot, but sometimes we like to change the… Continue reading The Deep Roots of Nowruz
Month: March 2024
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 Louisa Shafia | BBC Nowruz is an occasion for honouring family, and people visit one another and feast together (Credit: GeckoPhotos/Getty… Continue reading What the 3,500-year-old holiday of Nowruz can teach us in 2024
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 generation. Sunday mid day captures heartwarming moments between seniors and the next generation Noshir Nadirshah Sanjana with granddaughter Gisele Suri at his residence Article by Nasrin Modak… Continue reading Heartwarming Navroze traditions in Mumbai
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 Marfatia | Mid-Day I thought about it quite a bit. A personal retelling of my parents’ romance is… Continue reading Where music was the food of love
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 Article by Clayton Murzello | Mid Day The stitches on the right side of Nari Contractor’s head are visible at London Airport on… Continue reading Cricketer Nari Contractor steps into the 90s
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 over three decades of experience, Nowrojee navigates politically sensitive operating environments to drive meaningful change. Her strategic leadership spans national, regional, and international levels, encompassing policy research, campaigning,… Continue reading Binaifer Nowrojee To Head Open Society Foundations Of George Soros
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 names and old school ones like Laxmi Niwas, Talati Terrace has always stood out like a sore thumb, an oddity—like most old Parsi things! So… Continue reading Rattan Kunj–Talati Bungalow: One of last century-old seafront Seven Bungalows faces demolition
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 Alexander | The Telegraph India On Sunday, March 17 at Kolkata’s Olpadwala Hall on Chowringhee Road, a curated evening titled Bawa Bhonu… Continue reading An evening of banter, food and immersive learning with the Bawajis of Kolkata
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 is manufactured at a rate of 400 doses a minute at the Serum Institute in Pune Article Ben Spencer | Photographs… Continue reading The West is complacent’: inside the world’s biggest vaccine factory
