In a creaking colonial building on DN Road, a group of volunteers works to keep alive the memory of a friendship between two nations — one that history, and geopolitics, seems poised to forget On the second floor of Fort’s Navsari Building — reached via a wood-panelled lift whose crank is still wound by hand… Continue reading The Iran League: Bombay’s bridge to Persia
Month: September 2026
India’s Little-Known Spymaster: Noshir Framji Suntook
“Was N.F. Suntook a Parsi?” I asked Mr. Vappala Balachandran, former Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, who also worked in India’s intelligence services. He replied: “Yes. Noshir Framji Suntook was the longest-serving R&AW (India’s foreign intelligence agency) chief. He was from Bombay. He had married the late Pocha’s (famous Pocha seeds, Pune) daughter. I had worked… Continue reading India’s Little-Known Spymaster: Noshir Framji Suntook
From Mumbai to Hong Kong: Mehroo Turel and the Community She Built, Mums@PLAY
Mehroo Turel, originally from Mumbai’s Dadar Parsi Colony and now based in Hong Kong, is the founder of Mums@PLAY (now known as Mums At Play, or MAP) — a community that brings together women entrepreneurs, mothers and parent entrepreneurs through networking events, workshops, bazaars, pop-ups, panel discussions and collaborations. A community born from a real… Continue reading From Mumbai to Hong Kong: Mehroo Turel and the Community She Built, Mums@PLAY
IndiGo Cabin Crew Member Kainoor Mistry Dies in Mumbai Road Crash
IndiGo Cabin Crew Member Kainoor Ardeshir Mistry Dies After Mumbai Road Accident, Raising Questions About Airline Cab Safety MUMBAI: Kainoor Ardeshir Mistry, a 32-year-old IndiGo cabin crew member, died on Saturday while undergoing treatment for serious head injuries sustained in a road accident on September 18 in Borivali East. She is survived by her eight-year-old… Continue reading IndiGo Cabin Crew Member Kainoor Mistry Dies in Mumbai Road Crash
How Chef Anahita Dhondy’s New Book The Grain Kitchen Rewrites India’s Relationship With Forgotten Staples
Chef Anahita Dhondy, well known for her work in championing millet has graced us with a new book built around the complexity of India’s grains. ‘The Grain Kitchen’, published by Harper Collins serves as a kaleidoscope of her learnings and experiments with the often ignored elements of India’s traditional kitchens. Article by Shireen Jamooji |… Continue reading How Chef Anahita Dhondy’s New Book The Grain Kitchen Rewrites India’s Relationship With Forgotten Staples
No Child Should Die in the Dawn of Their Life: Sheroo Kanga’s Ninth St. Jude Walk/Run
Each September, when the days turn crisp and summer gives way to fall, Sheroo Kanga of Cranbury, New Jersey, laces up her shoes and joins thousands across the country for the St. Jude Walk/Run, honoring Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This year’s walk takes place on September 19, 2026. Sheroo is a cherished member of the… Continue reading No Child Should Die in the Dawn of Their Life: Sheroo Kanga’s Ninth St. Jude Walk/Run
A Documentary on Mumbai Samachar, Asia’s Oldest Newspaper — and a Parsi Legacy in Print
For anyone with an interest in Parsi history and the story of the press in India, a documentary on Mumbai Samachar made by Zahan Sawhney is well worth a watch: Mumbai Samachar holds a distinction few publications anywhere in the world can claim: it is Asia’s oldest continuously published newspaper. Founded by the Parsi scholar… Continue reading A Documentary on Mumbai Samachar, Asia’s Oldest Newspaper — and a Parsi Legacy in Print
Zubin Nalawalla’s “Ahura Mazda – An Ode” Enters Top 5 on UK Apple Music Charts
In a remarkable long-tail success story, Mumbai-based singer-composer Zubin Nalawalla’s spiritual anthem “Ahura Mazda – An Ode” has climbed to Number 5 on the UK Apple Music Charts, four months after its initial release. The devotional track, dedicated to the supreme deity of Zoroastrianism, has seen a steady surge in streams across the UK, driven… Continue reading Zubin Nalawalla’s “Ahura Mazda – An Ode” Enters Top 5 on UK Apple Music Charts
Calcutta High Court: Remove illegal stalls near city’s oldest fire temple
Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Kolkata Police to immediately remove encroachments around the city’s oldest Parsi fire temple to facilitate its repair and restoration.Justice Arindam Mukherjee issued the order after a report, prepared by the KMC environment and heritage department, was submitted to the court.He directed the KMC, police… Continue reading Calcutta High Court: Remove illegal stalls near city’s oldest fire temple
