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Echoes in a Parsi attic: How a box of keepsakes opens story of early Jamshedpur via Mumbai

In 1935, Khurshed Maneckji Bharucha, the first Indian chief cashier of Tata Steel in Jamshedpur, borrowed ₹3.5 lakh from a friend who owned an island near Bombay. Soon, on an open ground at Bistupur junction, arose a four-storey building with...

Starry Occasion Inspires All

GG2.net – UK … A special award was also given to a man who is the face of the global Parsi community. Dorab Mistry has led the small but hugely … GG2 AWARDS: STARRY OCCASION...

Fairgrounds of Faith

Mumbai Newsline But long before Lalbaug became the official host of Ganapati celebrations in the city, it was home to rich Parsis, mainly the Wadias, who were allotted vast lands in the...

Save Persepolis

Save Persepolis

The Islamic Republic of Iran has embarked on the finalizing stages of a dam construction in south of Iran that will ultimately drown the archeological sites of Pasargad and Persepolice, the ancient...

Interfaith Calendar

Tennessean.com …..Sept. 17 — Feast of Mithra — Zoroastrian — Festival focusing on god Mithra as the angel of light. From ancient times in Iran it has been a time of gratitude for life and...

Saal Mubarak

!! Saal Mubarak !! cross-posted on news views and analysis August 20th is the first day of the Parsi New Year. A time of happiness and rejoicing for all members of the small Parsi community, of...