Preserving Chadva Rakhal: Meet The Man Saving Kutch’s 150-Year-Old Thorn Forest In Bhuj, a rare patch of tropical thorn forest continues to flourish, protected by Jehan Bhujwala, whose life mission is to safeguard its fragile ecosystem Chadva Rakhal is a protected forest reserve in Kutch Article by Soity Banerjee | Outlook Traveller If you’re a… Continue reading Jehan Bhujwala Saving Kutch’s 150-Year-Old Thorn Forest: Preserving Chadva Rakhal
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The Bhuj House: Living legacy, one room at a time
Living legacy, one room at a time Anil Mulchandani | New Indian Express Standing discreetly in Gujarat’s historic town of Bhuj is a five-room homestay that feels less like a getaway and more like a gentle act of time travel. The Bhuj House, originally built in 1894 by Pestonji Sorabji Bhujwala, is not your typical… Continue reading The Bhuj House: Living legacy, one room at a time
Looking for Parsi footprints in Delhi
From Kashmere Gate to South Delhi, the city’s Parsi community marks 100 years of influence across the national capital Article by Vivek Shukla | The Patriot Tucked inside the Parsi Anjuman is Delhi’s only Zoroastrian fire temple The mood was upbeat on April 6 as sleek cars pulled into the Delhi Parsi Anjuman Building—a space… Continue reading Looking for Parsi footprints in Delhi
How Madam Bhikaiji Cama became the first Indian to raise the tricolour abroad
Born into privilege, Madam Cama could have enjoyed a life of ease. Instead, she founded the Paris Indian Society to support revolutionaries in exile and became the first Indian to hoist the tricolour flag on foreign soil. It was Bikaji Cama who brought VD Savarkar’s words back to India through his smuggled book, The First… Continue reading How Madam Bhikaiji Cama became the first Indian to raise the tricolour abroad
Sisters divided: How partition ruptured a family in a vanishing community
To mark this week’s anniversary of the partition of India and Pakistan, a writer recalls her encounters with two sisters from the Zoroastrian community whose lives were divided forever in 1947. Refugees in search of shelter in Junagadh during the partition of India and Pakistan, on September 24, 1947 in Gujarat India [File: Shukdev Bhachech/Dipam… Continue reading Sisters divided: How partition ruptured a family in a vanishing community
Heartbreak High’s Ayesha Madon on her turn to pop music, her fave Parsi dish and more
Welcome to Chit Chat, where we ask your favourite celebs, up-and-coming artists and internet-famous creatives a bunch of silly questions for fun, and a handful of prying ones. (Supplied: Yasmin Suteja) The world knows her best as the drama-prone lead of the smash-hit Netflix Heartbreak High reboot, but Ayesha Madon is now re-introducing herself as… Continue reading Heartbreak High’s Ayesha Madon on her turn to pop music, her fave Parsi dish and more
Historic 1980 Rock Concert by ‘The Police’ in Mumbai Was Organised by Parsi Ladies
Did You Know? Historic 1980 Rock Concert by ‘The Police’ in Mumbai Was Organised by Parsi Ladies In 1980, Parsi ladies from the Time and Talents Club organised a concert with the rock band The Police in Mumbai. This historic event was the band’s first and only performance in India and marked the debut of… Continue reading Historic 1980 Rock Concert by ‘The Police’ in Mumbai Was Organised by Parsi Ladies
