In April and May 2025, members of the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe (ZTFE) participated in two extraordinary...
Month: May 2025 Articles
Looking for Parsi footprints in Delhi
From Kashmere Gate to South Delhi, the city’s Parsi community marks 100 years of influence across the national...
Parsis of Delhi: How the small community survived, thrived and made the Capital their home
The first set of Parsis, who started settling in Delhi in the 19th century, were mostly shopkeepers and traders. Historian and author William Dalrymple mentions that during the Delhi siege of 1857,...
Why Mumbai doctor Farokh Udwadia wrote a play to teach history-taking and bedside manners
Polymath doctor brings his work to Delhi to inspire junior doctors Written by Rinku Ghosh Dr Farokh Udwadia (Express photo by Praveen Khanna) For years, Dr Farokh Udwadia has sat by the...
Alpaiwala Museum: Of opium, fire temples, and sarees: A peek into the world of India’s dwindling Parsis BBC
Tucked away in a lane in the southern end of India’s financial capital, Mumbai, is a museum dedicated to the followers of one of the world’s oldest religions, Zoroastrianism. The Framji...
Fareez Vasania Clinches Historic Treble Gold at World Masters Games 2025
Taipei, May 2025 – In a landmark achievement that has reverberated across the global Masters athletics community, Mr. Fareez Vasania has secured his third gold medal at the World Masters Games 2025,...
Anushe Engineer Wins Young Reporters Writing category at AIPS Sport Media Awards 2025 in Morocco
A Dawn.com journalist has become the first Pakistani to win the top prize in the ‘Young Reporters Writing’ category at the International Sport Press Association’s 2024 AIPS Sport Media Awards, which...
Della Resorts joins Hiranandani JV for Pune project worth Rs 1,100 cr
Our dear friend Jimmy Mistry announces his latest business venture When visionaries in real estate come together — with the legendary Mr. Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani and Pune’s growth leader Mr. Sagar...
The Silversmith’s Puzzle: A Mystery by Nev March
Terrific praise for The Silversmith’s Puzzle by Nev March: “Packed with historic detail and local color. A leisurely, decorous period mystery, gracefully told.” — Kirkus Reviews “Oh, what splendid...
Beacons of Parsi heritage
A new book on a historic well, a freshly reopened museum and the reinstallation of the Parsi Gate on Marine Drive give us three reasons to celebrate Mumbai’s Zoroastrian community THE...
A Sociological Survey of Rural Parsis in South-Gujarat: Dr. Cashmera Percy Bhaya
A Microscopic Study, With Compiled Data on the Parsis by Dr. Cashmera Percy Bhaya Article By Yezdi Farokh Motiwalla, Ex- Vice Chairman, Poona Parsee Panchayat Trust. Dr. Cashmera Percy Bhaya's "A...