Today is the 200th birth anniversary of the academic, activist and freedom fighter who contributed immensely to the rise of the nationalist movement. March 10 marks the 200th birth anniversary of one of the most influential figures to emerge from western India during the 19th century, one who played an outsized role in the political… Continue reading Navrozji Fardunji, 19th-century reformer and the great son whom India forgot too soon
News and Updates
Unique Baby Zarathushtra Art Print
Our good friend Delzin Choksey informs us about a beautiful art print she has recently introduced. And just in time for Navroze, it is on sale on ETSY in the United States. To purchase in India see details below Delzin writes I run a small illustration business, Crispy Doodles in California and we are getting… Continue reading Unique Baby Zarathushtra Art Print
Sooni Taraporevala Recalls a Forgotten Analogue World
The exhibition, which opens in Mumbai on Friday, consists of photographs taken decades ago with analogue film cameras. by Aarohi Narain, thewire.in Sooni Taraporevala’s film credits are well known – she wrote Salaam Bombay and The Namesake – but she is also a well known photograph, using her camera to catch moments all over the… Continue reading Sooni Taraporevala Recalls a Forgotten Analogue World
Leena’s challenge: Women’s role in conservation is often overlooked
On the occasion of International Women’s Day our dear friend and mentor Aban Marker-Kabraji puts forth her views on the role of women in conservation. Aban is a world-renowned conservationist and the Regional Director of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. She is also the Co-Chair of the Zoroastrian Return To Roots Program… Continue reading Leena’s challenge: Women’s role in conservation is often overlooked
Lobsters in Cricket: The Parsee Connection
While lob bowling was undergoing a revival in England aided by Walter Humphreys, the Parsee team that visited the country in 1886 did have a few decent bowlers of that type. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at some of these men who achieved a fair amount of success in an otherwise dismal tour. Through the 1870s,… Continue reading Lobsters in Cricket: The Parsee Connection
Rushad Bharda: Canadian soldier single-handedly saves tractor trailer from being struck by train
A soldier with the Canadian Forces is being hailed as a hero after he helped free a tractor trailer that was stuck at a railway crossing, saving it from being struck by an oncoming GO train, but Rushad Bharda thinks he was “just being a good person.” Bharda, 21, was on his way to visit… Continue reading Rushad Bharda: Canadian soldier single-handedly saves tractor trailer from being struck by train
The Power of Finding Your Voice | Parisa Khosravi
The phenomenal Parisa Khosravi opens up about her even more phenomenal son, Payam, sharing his story battling autism and ultimately discovering his voice of true wisdom. She shares her learnings in this must-watch TedX presentation. (Hat Tip: Jim Engineer) At some point in our lives, most of us have silenced our own voice…Be it at… Continue reading The Power of Finding Your Voice | Parisa Khosravi
A Wicked Wit Sums Up the Parsis: Book Review
A couple of days ago when I started working on my third book, I asked a friend in Mumbai to help me straighten up a Parsi character. Having spent a good part of my life in Chandigarh, I had no idea about the Parsi community, except the bits I had gleaned from watching Bollywood movies… Continue reading A Wicked Wit Sums Up the Parsis: Book Review
Parsi cricketer Soli R Mavalwala passes away at 90
Legendary First-Class cricketer Soli R Mavalwala passed away on Wednesday in Vancouver, Canada, at the age of 90. Soli was a left-arm slow bowler and a left-handed batsman from Karachi who made his First-Class debut in the Sindh vs Mumbai match in the Ranji Trophy of 1947-48. He also played in Pakistan’s first recorded First-Class… Continue reading Parsi cricketer Soli R Mavalwala passes away at 90
