How a Gujarati cookbook came to symbolise love and gratitude during the bubonic plague in Bombay As I joined the cricket fans milling out of the Brabourne Stadium on a crisp Mumbai winter evening in December 2009, I could sense its ebullient mood. They had been lucky to witness an innings of a lifetime – an almost-triple century… Continue reading The story of Vividh Vaani
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Menstruation and Zoroastrian Doctrine
A complex issue of womanhood The entire 16th pargarad/chapter of the Vendidad is dedicated to the matter of menstruation, and later Pahlavi texts comment on this subject extensively. For those who believed this was an adopted Hindu practice from India please realize this is an integral component of the Mazdayasni Zarathosti religion. As a side note, please realize… Continue reading Menstruation and Zoroastrian Doctrine
Silvern Journey: The Story of the Afarganyu of the Sukkur Agiary
Recently we had carried an article about the erstwhile Sukkur Agiary in Pakistan. Our dear friend Nerina Rustomji sent us an article she had authored more than two decades ago. This was published on April 10, 1998 in the program book on the occasion of the opening of the Zarathushti Heritage & Cultural Center, in… Continue reading Silvern Journey: The Story of the Afarganyu of the Sukkur Agiary
A Video Time Capsule for the Iranshah
The Iranshah Initiative is a youth-driven initiative and they are launching their newest project. Zarathushthi youth from the world over are invited to submit a 1 minute video clip answering some of the questions below: Have you had a chance to visit Iranshah? What is your fondest experience of visiting Iranshah and Udvada? What emotions,… Continue reading A Video Time Capsule for the Iranshah
Coronavirus Vaccine Types Explained In Simple Terms
One of the many unknowns about SARS-CoV-2 is how we might become immune to it. When you get infected with viruses, your immune system fights back by producing proteins called antibodies. These stick around for the long haul, and your body is prepared to churn out more of them if you encounter the pathogen again.… Continue reading Coronavirus Vaccine Types Explained In Simple Terms
Perzen Patel Starts a Kiwi Foodcast Podcast Series
Our dear friend and amazing chef, entrepreneur and mom Perzen Patel a.k.a The Bawi Bride starts a new podcast series titled “Kiwi Foodcast With Perzen Patel” Perzen informs us…. We are finally up and running and I am happy to announce that @kiwifoodcast is officially launched. . Stories, the interesting tidbits of information we share about the… Continue reading Perzen Patel Starts a Kiwi Foodcast Podcast Series
Bapsi Nariman: In memory of Fali’s better half
Fali was her universe and she was his. They were a couple where the whole was larger than the sum total of its parts. I think it was on the occasion of Fali’s ‘50 years at the Bar’ that Ashok Desai began his speech by saying, “Behind every great man, it is said, there is… Continue reading Bapsi Nariman: In memory of Fali’s better half
The world’s first Freddie Mercury museum is on an African island
Freddie Mercury Museum Zanzibar Stone Town, Zanzibar (CNN) — Down a small, narrow alley in the historic Stone Town neighborhood of Zanzibar, an old building beckons to visitors. Faded photographs are pinned outside the door while inside, a gallery of glossy pictures and old newspaper clippings lead the way to the room’s centerpiece: a black… Continue reading The world’s first Freddie Mercury museum is on an African island
Byram N. Jeejeebhoy, land baron and developer, dies
Byram N. Jeejeebhoy, one of Mumbai’s largest private landlords and descendant of the 19th century philanthropists Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy and Byramjee Jeejeebhoy, passed away at his Worli residence in Mumbai on Tuesday morning. He was 75. The funeral at the Worli crematorium later in the day was attended only by a small group of friends and… Continue reading Byram N. Jeejeebhoy, land baron and developer, dies
