Editor’s note: The article published in the Free Press Journal refers to a letter signed by a handful of people on an email discussion list and Facebook group. That group has no authority to speak on behalf of the whole community. By no means does their rant represent the sentiment of the Parsi community, be… Continue reading A few in Parsi Community Protest ZYNG Calendar & Seeks BPP Accountability
Month: February 2026
14 Crore SRA Fraud In Ghatkopar: Mumbai Police Book Kersi Randeria And Son For Cheating
The Mumbai police have registered a case against city-based builder Kersi Jamshed Randeria and his son Astaad Kersi Randeria. | Mumbai: The Mumbai police have registered a case against city-based builder Kersi Jamshed Randeria and his son Astaad Kersi Randeria in connection with an alleged Rs14 crore cheating and criminal breach of trust case linked… Continue reading 14 Crore SRA Fraud In Ghatkopar: Mumbai Police Book Kersi Randeria And Son For Cheating
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 years go by, but it carries two thousand years inside it. Article by Kiva Malick | The… Continue reading Parsis In Pakistan: A Fading Community And The Silence Of Survival
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 Wadia Clock Tower has quietly witnessed Mumbai’s transformation — from colonial-era streets to the thriving financial and cultural capital it is today.… Continue reading The Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia Clock Tower Restored: A Legacy of Service, Craft, and Civic Collaboration
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 Baug, the courtyards of Khareghat Colony and the Zoroastrian blocks of Tardeo, something in the air has shifted. The conversations here are… Continue reading 9th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress 2027: Parsi youth are ready to host the world – on their own terms
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 entitled ‘Spitama Zarathustra’ has emerged in Goa from the hitherto unexplored archives of the great early Indian modernist Angelo da Fonseca (1902-1967) at the Xavier… Continue reading Zarathustra in Goa: A painting by Angelo da Fonseca
