The Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI), the nation's only full-time professional orchestra, is delighted to announce...
Month: July 2024 Articles
The Route to Parsi Cooking: From Pars to India and Beyond
We are happy to share that our friend Niloufer Mavalvala has come out with a new bookThe Route to Parsi Cooking: From...
Portrait Unveiled to Honour Lord Bilimoria’s Decade-Long Term as Chancellor of the University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham unveiled a portrait to commemorate Lord Karan Bilimoria’s remarkable ten-year tenure as Chancellor. Lord Bilimoria, the first Indian-born Chancellor of a Russell Group...
Zerbanoo Gifford at Westminster Abbey to Celebrate 30th Anniversary of South Africa’s Independence
Our dear friend and mentor Zerbanoo Gifford participated in a recent Thanksgiving event at the Westeminster Abbey in London, UK. Below is a write up by Athravan Sett a young Zarathushti from the UK...
Parshan Khosravi Appointed Deputy Treasurer at Young Democrats of America
Our dear friend and young Zarathushti leader Parshan Khosravi has been appointed as the Deputy Treasurer of the Young Democrats of America.Parshan is the past Co-Chair of ZYNA, Zoroastrian Youth of...
Shireen Contractor was the pioneering Indian triple-international you didn’t know about
In the Calcutta of the 1970s and '80s lived a young Parsee who made her community proud with her sporting achievementsArticle by Shamya Dasgupta | CricinfoIt was 1972 or 1973. Kumkum Banerjee was...
J B Vachha School: On this day 100 years ago, my Zoroastrian high school was founded in Mumbai, India
Dear friends,I woke up today to the pleasant news of longevity and resilience—my high school located in the beautiful Zoroastrian enclave of Dadar Parsi Colony, Mumbai—The J. B. Vachha High School...