With Chef Rashna Morena and Chef Firozi Karanjia at the helm, the festival brings with it a legacy of flavours rooted in celebration Bengaluru Marriott Hotel Whitefield will bring a rare culinary encounter to the city this month, shining a spotlight on the vibrant and storied cuisine of the Parsi community. With Chef Rashna Morena… Continue reading Experience the Parsi showcase at Bengaluru Marriott Whitefield
News and Updates
Jimmy Boy Café: A Historic Pause, Not a Farewell
Mumbai’s beloved Parsi café, Jimmy Boy, which has stood proudly at Horniman Circle in Fort for nearly a century, recently made headlines for all the wrong reasons. Just weeks shy of its 100th birthday this September, the restaurant was abruptly shut down after civic authorities declared the building it occupies unsafe. The closure came on… Continue reading Jimmy Boy Café: A Historic Pause, Not a Farewell
Jehan Bhujwala Saving Kutch’s 150-Year-Old Thorn Forest: Preserving Chadva Rakhal
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
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
Parsi Tower of Silence gets plaque with a view
Mumbai’s historic Parsi Tower of Silence cemetery on Malabar Hill, established in 1672, has been honored with a heritage plaque under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Mumbai Legacy Project. The plaque, mounted on a pole near the main entrance at Kemps Corner, features a QR code linking to verified historical information about the site. Part… Continue reading Parsi Tower of Silence gets plaque with a view
ZASHA Retreat Launches: A Landmark Gathering of Zoroastrian Women Leaders at the ASHA Centre
Today marks the opening of the inaugural ZASHA World Zoroastrian Women’s Leadership Retreat, a transformative, week-long gathering of dynamic Zoroastrian women leaders from around the globe. Hosted at the serene and historic ASHA Centre, this multigenerational convergence welcomes voices from Canada, the United States, India, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand. Gloucestershire, UK —… Continue reading ZASHA Retreat Launches: A Landmark Gathering of Zoroastrian Women Leaders at the ASHA Centre
The Woebegone Parsi Cricketing Exodus
I am quizzing Eric Billimoria on the first floor of the iconic Parsi Gymkhana. Perpendicularly to my right, the announcement speaker bolted to the thick, diagonal wooden beams above us has caught rust, its hue approximating the mud brown of the pitch square as the oft-romanticized Mumbai rain descends leisurely on the roofs of the… Continue reading The Woebegone Parsi Cricketing Exodus
New Virginia Law Criminalizes Nazi Iconography, Protects Sacred Swastika
Virginia’s House Bill 2783 went into effect on July 1, making the public display of Nazi symbols a criminal offense and formally distinguishing Adolf Hitler’s “Hakenkreuz” from the sacred Swastika, a symbol central to several world religions. The bill is being hailed as a milestone by community organizations for acknowledging a key cultural and historical… Continue reading New Virginia Law Criminalizes Nazi Iconography, Protects Sacred Swastika
Shahriar: Phoenix of the Desert
Our dearest friend Zerbanoo Gifford writes a beautiful review on a new book titled: “Shahriar: Phoenix of the Desert, Reborn Out of Darkness by Behram and Shahin Bekhradnia.” As a young girl, my parents took me to see a Zoroastrian, from Yazd, who had been blinded while in the Persian army, fighting for Iran. I… Continue reading Shahriar: Phoenix of the Desert
