Chef Meherwan Irani's Parsi-style fried chicken, Marghi Na Farcha, was singled out as the "most flavorful" entry in a...
Month: July 2026 Articles
Sold His Dadar Pagdi Flat for a Dubai Venture, Mumbai Parsi Family Now Faces Homelessness
A Mumbai Parsi family says it is racing against time to find a roof over its head after a business venture in Dubai...
Mumbai’s 110-Year-Old Parsi Dairy Farm Loses Food Licence After FDA Hygiene Crackdown
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food business licence of Parsi Dairy Farm Pvt Ltd, the 110-year-old Mumbai institution, after an inspection found serious hygiene...
Parsi Radio Jockey and Entrepreneur Zubin Nalawalla Named Among Forbes India’s Emerging Personalities of 2026
Parsi Khabar is happy to share some good news about a good friend of ours. Zubin Nalawalla — Founder of Content Digital Agency (CDA), radio jockey, and indie-pop singer — has been named one of...
Nariman Karkaria: Travels in Iran In the 1920s
When Nariman Karkaria, an Indian-Parsi soldier who fought in World War I, departed from Bombay on October 24, 1923 for a trip to Iran, the country was in the throes of a regime change. Before...
Sharp Divide In Bombay Parsi Punchayet Over Proposal To Convert Leave And Licence To Tenancy
Three Bombay Parsi Punchayet trustees have opposed a proposal to convert Leave and Licence agreements into permanent tenancies for trust-owned flats. They argued the move could weaken community...
Parsi sisters Pearl and Naomi Amalsadiwala, 19 and 16, to represent India at the Pickleball World Cup in Vietnam, carrying family legacy
Two years ago, Nozer Amalsadiwala captained India’s senior side at the Pickleball World Cup in Peru, chasing the dream at the age of 50. This September, in Vietnam, the family is back on the world...
Adille Sumariwalla: "This Shows We Have Bench Strength" — On Records, Doping, and Asian Games Prep
World Athletics VP Adille Sumariwalla at Idea Exchange: “National Records Are Being Broken Again and Again. This Shows We Have Bench Strength” Parsi Olympian and World Athletics...
Can Leadership Be Taught? A New Initiative for the Next Generation of Zoroastrian Priests.
Our dear friend Mariano Errichiello, Executive Director at the SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies writes in… Future Zoroastrians: Leadership Programme for Emerging Priestly...
Kobad Bhavnagri Appointed to the Board of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Zarathushti Energy Expert Kobad Bhavnagri Appointed to the Board of Australia’s Renewable Energy Agency The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced the appointment of Kobad...
Sindh High Court Grants Stay Order Protecting Sukkur’s Mama Parsi Temple from Demolition
SUKKUR: The Sukkur bench of the Sindh High Court has granted a stay order restraining the potential demolition of a century-old Zoroastrian Agiary belonging to the Parsi community, in a rare legal...
Straits of God? Of a ‘Parsi peg’ & whisky brand called ‘Hormuz’!
“The sun is sinking in the West, Dinner dishes go down in the sink — Sauvignon Blanc is undoubtedly best — It’s time for a writer to drink! Orange skies — a radiant sunset Which...
Mumbai’s Parsis, Iran refugees from centuries ago, have a justice folklore
Few things represent life in Mumbai better than the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT). The colossal, 19th-century railway station sees thousands – students, office-goers, tourists, vendors...
Dr. Mahzarin R. Banaji Named a Carnegie “Great Immigrant, Great American”
Parsi-American Scholar Dr. Mahzarin R. Banaji Honored by Carnegie Foundation Harvard social psychologist, author, and 12th World Zoroastrian Congress speaker honored as the United States marks its...