KARACHI: The aroma of sizzling Patra Ni Machi — fish wrapped in banana leaf and slathered with green chutney — drifted through a quiet home in Karachi’s Parsi Colony earlier this month. Inside the kitchen, 63-year-old Gulnar Cowasjee moved with the precision of memory, wrapping and plating each piece just as her grandmother had once… Continue reading The last tables of Karachi’s Parsis still tell stories of faith and family
Month: October 2025
Diana Pundole from Pune to Make History as First Indian Woman to Race a Ferrari Internationally
The 32-year-old from Pune will compete in the Ferrari Club Challenge Middle East, driving the Ferrari 296 Challenge across F1 circuits in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Diana Pundole, a 32-year-old racing driver from Pune, is set to create history as the first Indian woman to race a Ferrari in an international… Continue reading Diana Pundole from Pune to Make History as First Indian Woman to Race a Ferrari Internationally
A symphony’s gone silent: The Passing of Jini Dinshaw
Jini Dinshaw, violin virtuoso and founder of the Bombay Chamber Orchestra (BCO)—India’s oldest indigenous Western classical orchestra—passed away on Thursday, aged 95, four days after the demise of her beloved elder sister, Aloo, who recently turned 100. Article by Farah Ghadiali | Mumbai Mirror A towering figure in the world of music, she constantly gave… Continue reading A symphony’s gone silent: The Passing of Jini Dinshaw
Jini Dinshaw: A one-woman institution for whom music was life itself
Jini Dinshaw (1930-2025), the founder of the Bombay Chamber Orchestra – India’s oldest active Western classical orchestra – was a one-woman institution in Mumbai’s Western classical music world. Article by Aarefa Johari | Scroll Dinshaw, who died in her home in Mumbai on Thursday morning at the age of 95, established the BCO in 1962… Continue reading Jini Dinshaw: A one-woman institution for whom music was life itself
Rashna Writer’s The Story of the Zoroastrians — A Gift of History for Our Times
Our dear friend Dr. Rashna Writer, well known to the global Zoroastrian community as a scholar, teacher, and storyteller, has made her remarkable work The Story of the Zoroastrians: An Historical Perspective available both as a free audiobook and a printable PDF on her website — www.rashnawriter.com. In her Preface, Rashna writes with characteristic warmth… Continue reading Rashna Writer’s The Story of the Zoroastrians — A Gift of History for Our Times
Parsi Community Leaders File Caveat To Prevent Sale Of Sanjan Sanatorium Without Prior Notice
The application was filed to ensure that the World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust, the body looking after the sanatorium, is not granted permission to sell, transfer, lease, or alienate the premises without prior notice to the caveators who claim a direct interest in the trust as member-beneficiaries of its charitable activities. Mumbai: A group of Parsis,… Continue reading Parsi Community Leaders File Caveat To Prevent Sale Of Sanjan Sanatorium Without Prior Notice
Shayar Gandhi on Paswaar: Loneliness is a result of the current socio-economic conditions
Gandhi discusses his latest film Paswaar, the Parsi community, loneliness, and more Data from the Elders Helpline that was published earlier this year has revealed that 70% of the elders who reached out to the helpline reported abuse from 2022 to 2025. Filmmaker Shayar Gandhi addresses this important issue in his mid-length film, Paswaar (Caress… Continue reading Shayar Gandhi on Paswaar: Loneliness is a result of the current socio-economic conditions
