Served at the Delicious Dining Awards, this fizzy pink soda stirred up nostalgia, and proved why some classics never lose their fizz. Article by Rooplekha Das | Travel and Leisure Asia At this year’s Delicious Dining Awards 2025, the guests were greeted with an unexpected but welcome refreshment: glass bottles of Pallonji’s Raspberry Soda—bright red,… Continue reading How Pallonji’s – An Old School Soda Brand Became A Modern Day Icon
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Sacred fire still burns as many Zoroastrians quit Iran for America
A small fire is lit at dawn and quenched at dusk at the Zoroastrian center in Orange County, California in imitation of sacred fires in worshippers’ home temples of Yazd and Tehran which have burned uninterrupted for centuries. In recent years, Iran’s Zoroastrian community has been leaving in greater numbers, with the United States becoming… Continue reading Sacred fire still burns as many Zoroastrians quit Iran for America
Shahnaz Pestonji: ‘Grandma’s in the light’: Family mourns woman fatally stabbed in North York parking lot
Shahnaz Pestonji was a nurse, a mom, a grandmother and a wife. Her two daughters and her husband are now left with the grief of a tragic death after she was fatally stabbed in a North York plaza parking lot Thursday. Article by Gabriela Silva Ponte & Naama Weingarten | CBC News Shahnaz Pestonji had… Continue reading Shahnaz Pestonji: ‘Grandma’s in the light’: Family mourns woman fatally stabbed in North York parking lot
Jehangir Patel: The editor who turned a stodgy journal into a whippersnapper on the end of ‘Parsiana’
‘Parsiana’, the journal, which stood out as much for airing social issues as for taut writing and tight editing, is facing an imminent closure in a few months MUMBAI: Come October, ‘Parsiana’ will ‘go gentle into that good night’. Unheeding of its legion of admirers who now “rage, rage against the dying of the light”… Continue reading Jehangir Patel: The editor who turned a stodgy journal into a whippersnapper on the end of ‘Parsiana’
Cowasji Patel Mango Variety Makes A Comeback
Satara Farmer Brings Back Rare Mango Once Grown Across Mumbai & Gifted to British Royalty Article by Hiren Kumar Bose | The Better India On a quiet June morning in Vechale village in Maharashtra, as the wind rustles through rows of mango trees, one branch stands out — curved gently under the weight of a… Continue reading Cowasji Patel Mango Variety Makes A Comeback
Poona Parsee Panchayat seeks minority status for Parsi students in admission forms – Hindustan Times
The Poona Parsee Panchayat on July 22 made a formal appeal to educational authorities, requesting the explicit inclusion of the Zoroastrian-Parsi community under the minority category in admission forms and policies across institutions. Pune: The Poona Parsee Panchayat on July 22 made a formal appeal to educational authorities, requesting the explicit inclusion of the Zoroastrian-Parsi… Continue reading Poona Parsee Panchayat seeks minority status for Parsi students in admission forms – Hindustan Times
Farokh Engineer’s Parsi Pride: A Stand at Old Trafford
On Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in a historic moment for cricket and Parsi legacy, Old Trafford’s iconic B Stand was officially renamed the Sir Clive Lloyd and Farokh Engineer Stand, making Engineer the first Indian cricketer to be honoured with a stand name at an overseas ground. In attendance were 87-year-old Engineer and West Indies legend Clive Lloyd, both… Continue reading Farokh Engineer’s Parsi Pride: A Stand at Old Trafford
Iconic Parsi Fortnightly ‘Parsiana’ To Shut Down In October After 60 Years Of Chronicling Community Affairs
Parsiana was founded in in November 1964 by Pestonji Warden. The magazine covered articles about the Parsis, their Zoroastrian religion, history, traditions, and the fierce debates that grips the small but vociferous community from time to time. Article by Manoj Ramakrishnan | Free Press Journal Parsiana, the Parsi fortnightly published from Mumbai, will shut down… Continue reading Iconic Parsi Fortnightly ‘Parsiana’ To Shut Down In October After 60 Years Of Chronicling Community Affairs
Tehmina Kaoosji Named to Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2025
We are delighted to share that Tehmina Kaoosji, a respected journalist, communications strategist, and advocate for gender equality, has been named one of Tatler Asia’s Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2025. This distinguished honour celebrates 300 of Asia’s most promising young changemakers—leaders whose work is shaping a more just and dynamic future across the region. A… Continue reading Tehmina Kaoosji Named to Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2025
