At the entrance to Parsi Colony in Dadar, two new towers signal the changes creeping into this low-rise, historic neighbourhood. Article by Nergish Sunavala | Times of India One is Parsi builder Jimmy Mistry’s Della Tower, a Persian behemoth that replaced the three-storey Dosal Mansion several years ago. Adorned with Avestan prayers and massive reliefs… Continue reading Heritage enclave cracks open its door to redevelopment
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Jiyo Parsi Heritage Walk
The Jiyo Parsi Heritage Walk of 3 km flagged off with 125 Parsi-Irani Zoroastrians from Bhikha Behram Well at Fort from 9 am onwards on Sunday, January 25 and ended at Kayani Restaurant for tea and snacks by 1 pm. Article By Dr Shernaz Baji Avari | Afternoon D C Khojeste Mistree, well-known Parsi religious… Continue reading Jiyo Parsi Heritage Walk
Bombay Heritage Walks for Tata Employees
The business group takes staff back in history by organising Bombay Heritage Walks every week in an effort to reacquaint them with the company’s storied links to the city. By Anirban Chowdhury | TNN How many Tata Group employees would know that George Wittet, the Scottish architect who designed the Gateway of India was one… Continue reading Bombay Heritage Walks for Tata Employees
Nobody learns Parsi history in schools, says historian
On just a short stretch of Veer Nariman Road in Fort, beginning at the stained glass enclosure of the Bhikha Behram Well and ending at the v-shaped Eros Cinema with its Art Deco dome, six Parsi gents are memorialized. Article by Nergish Sunavala | Times Of India There are three bronze statues of Sir Hormusjee… Continue reading Nobody learns Parsi history in schools, says historian
A winter time walk in Dadar Parsi Colony
Many moons ago, the bead-like red seeds that emerge from the tiny star shaped yellow flowers were used by Arabian Jewellers as units of weight because all of them have identical weights. These are from Ratan Gunj tree. As they say, nature provides the strangest story. Article by Sudeshna Chatterjee | DNA India As I… Continue reading A winter time walk in Dadar Parsi Colony
East India Company, Bombay Talkies, Tatas… a family tree forms
As assistant professor of history at the Ramnarain Ruia College is set to give Mumbaikars with a yen for the city’s history a delectable account of the lineage of one of Mumbai’s oldest notable families, the Sett and Sethna families. Written by Dipti Singh | Indian Express These two Parsi families trace their lineage back… Continue reading East India Company, Bombay Talkies, Tatas… a family tree forms
Chennai and its old Parsi flame
Its legacies far outnumber this fast-dwindling community with two centuries of ties to the city In North Chennai’s populous and noisy Royapuram area, the tranquil 104-year-old Jal Phiroj Clubwala Dar-e-Meher Fire Temple appears an anomaly. A man in trousers, a half-sleeved shirt and a baseball cap arrives on his scooter and introduces himself as Bomi… Continue reading Chennai and its old Parsi flame
