The Mumbai police have registered a case against city-based builder Kersi Jamshed Randeria and his son Astaad Kersi...
Month: February 2026 Articles
Leo Varadkar Former Ireland Prime Minister: If you want to be an Irish citizen, you must be the sugar in the milk
If you want to be an Irish citizen, you must be the sugar in the milk
The Parsis are a small but successful minority group who emigrated to India centuries ago. Today, they are associated with success in business and culture — for example, the Tata family and Farrokh Bulsara, aka Freddie Mercury.
They left their home in Persia as they were unwilling to give up their Zoroastrian faith for their nation’s new one, Islam. When they arrived in India, King Jadhav Rana, who welcomed guests, did not want them to stay. He explained that his kingdom was full and sent them a glass of milk full to the brim to demonstrate his dilemma.
Article by Leo Varadkar | The Times Ireland
Parsis In Pakistan: A Fading Community And The Silence Of Survival
For a few weeks each year, in parts of Karachi and Quetta, you can hear Avestan prayers in the Parsi fire temples rising above traffic and generator hum. It is a small sound now, almost silent as...
The Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia Clock Tower Restored: A Legacy of Service, Craft, and Civic Collaboration
Built in 1882 by Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia, this clock tower was a gift of service and foresight. Today, its legacy stands complete once more. Standing tall in Fort since 1882, the Bomanjee Hormarjee...
9th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress 2027: Parsi youth are ready to host the world – on their own terms
As the city prepares for the 9th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress in 2027, a new generation is shaping the conversation In the shaded lanes of Dadar Parsi Colony, the tight-knit buildings of Rustom...
Zarathustra in Goa: A painting by Angelo da Fonseca
A newly revealed 1964 painting by Angelo da Fonseca reworks Parsi iconography with daring tenderness In an unexpected and delightful twist of Indian art history, a previously unknown 1964 painting...
SC Hears Plea Challenging 1908 Dinshaw Ruling on Parsi Identity
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday heard a constitutional challenge raising questions about gender discrimination within the Parsi community, with Senior Advocate Percival Billimoria describing a...
Vachagandhy Agiary: A 168-yr-old agiary reclaims its glow
Mumbai’s Vachagandhy Agiary undergoes its first full restoration in decades, blending Achaemenid motifs with Parsi classic design Vachagandhy Agiary Marked its consecration anniversary on February...
How Mumbai’s corporators evolved from colonial elites to elected representatives
On July 26, 1875, just over 1,200 citizens voted in the first elections to the Bombay Municipal Corporation. The 64 councillors elected then were drawn almost entirely from the city’s elite,...
This traditional Parsi wedding in Mumbai carried ritual and revelry to a historic racecourse
For the Zoroastrian wedding ceremony, Sanaya Irani wore a custom Ashdeen ivory gara sari while Varaz Printer opted for a Kaizad Wadia ivory dagli Article by Thea Mulchandani | VOGUE India While...
Zubin Mehta Says He Canceled Concerts in Israel Over Netanyahu Policies
The musical director of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra from 1981 until his retirement in 2019, the maestro said he is not able to divide his musical endeavors from politics, and urged musicians...
A century in the capital: How Delhi’s Parsis mark 100 years of community, faith and philanthropy
The Parsi community shares a deep-rooted relationship with Mumbai (then Bombay), where much of its history unfolded. Concentrated largely in older neighbourhoods such as Colaba, Parsis were among...