A Parsi snack kiosk in Bandra is as much about a community’s culinary treats as the resilience of a woman fighting a turn of fate An assortment of cutlets, kebabs and snacks. Pics/Anurag Ahire It was a hopeful Christmas for Malad resident Kermin Sarosh Kakalia, 34. Having lost her husband to cancer in November, she… Continue reading Kermin Kakalia: Recipes to the rescue
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Shanaya Patel: ALONE
Parsi Khabar has featured Shanaya Patel before, and today we are happy to share the launch of her new single ALONE. You can stream Shanaya’s single: https://lnkfi.re/ShanayaPatel About Shanaya As someone who has been singing from the time she could talk, rising singer/songwriter, Shanaya Patel, from Toronto, is on a path of bringing her music… Continue reading Shanaya Patel: ALONE
In Conversation With Ayesha Billimoria, The Ultimate Fit Girl India
Meet Ayesha Billimoria, a three time 200-metre national champion, Olympic aspirant, sports trainer, model, TedX speaker, and now the author of Run! She is the ultimate Fit Girl India. Catch her talking about perseverance, self-love, and of course, fitness.
Sumptuously Persian
India’s pioneering Persian chef Afshin Kohinoor unlocks his culinary treasure chest for Krishnaraj Iyengar Welcome my dear welcome,” he gushes over his galla counter as a mixed international crowd pours in on a Saturday afternoon. After selfie sessions with Julius, the handsome pet canine standing tall on the counter, they make themselves at home on… Continue reading Sumptuously Persian
Startup Culture Stories: Shireen Mistree & The India Climate Collaborative
Our dear friend Shireen Mistree was recently featured on SHORTLIST. Read her interview below. “Culture isn’t just one aspect of the game – it is the game. In the end, an organization is nothing more than the collective capacity of its people to create value.” Lou Gerstner Jr., IBM Culture is a key aspect of… Continue reading Startup Culture Stories: Shireen Mistree & The India Climate Collaborative
India’s brilliant Bombay duck
When I was a little girl growing up in Bombay, June was the month I looked forward to the most. It was the month when the charred, inky monsoon clouds, clipped with streaks of lightning, brushed away the fetid summer heat. It was when I went back to school with my new books, wrapped carefully… Continue reading India’s brilliant Bombay duck
ZYNG Relaunches on January 25th at Rustom Baug
On Saturday January 25, 2020; the widely successful ZYNG: Zoroastrian Youth for the Next Generation is being resurrected in its 2.0 avatar. In a mega event planned for the relaunch of ZYNG, the organizers are leaving no stone unturned. Rustom Baug will play host to a variety of events including a Flea Market having a… Continue reading ZYNG Relaunches on January 25th at Rustom Baug
Review: A Murder at Malabar Hill is a new kind of crime novel
Sujata Massey kicks off the decade with the first book in a fresh new crime series – the historical, award-winning whodunnit A Murder at Malabar Hill. She introduces Perveen Mistry, in 1921 Bombay’s only woman lawyer and an amateur sleuth. In the spirit of Alexander McCall Smith’s likable Precious Ramotswe from the No. 1 Ladies’… Continue reading Review: A Murder at Malabar Hill is a new kind of crime novel
Areez Katki: Bildungsroman at the Otago Museum
Otago Museum is thrilled to host Areez Katki’s acclaimed textile-based art exhibition, Bildungsroman, at the H D Skinner Annex opening on Saturday 11 January. The embroidered works explore Katki’s two, often conflicting, identities. Katki is a Parsi, an ethnoreligious group originally from Iran who fled to India during the first Muslim invasion between the 8th… Continue reading Areez Katki: Bildungsroman at the Otago Museum
