Good friends of Parsi Khabar and mother daughter duo Shernaz Petigara (ahuramazda.com) and Perzen Patel (bawibride.com) were on a radio talk show talking about Parsi cuisine and traditions. You can listed to the conversation here (direct link) [audio:SecretCuisinesandSacredRitualsLIVE_2015-01-21.mp3] Parsis of India – Cuisine, Traditions & Celebrations Article by Velasi Venkatachalam They fled Persia in the… Continue reading Secret Cuisines and Sacred Rituals: Perzen Patel & Shernaz Petigara In Conversation
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The men of steel with a softer side
Tata, the Indian company that owns Tetley Tea and Jaguar Land Rover, prides itself on its ethics – 66% of the business is owned by charities. Its unique character was shaped by the passions of its founder Jamsetji Tata and his successors. Article by Vibeke Venema | BBC Towards the end of the 19th Century,… Continue reading The men of steel with a softer side
Vasanu: Parsi winter warmer
Not even Google, in its infinite wisdom, can spell out what precisely goes into vasanu, an exotic Parsi fudge. We hear its ingredients -chaar jaatna magaz, baval nu goonder, cummar kakri, jabar jas and karlu batrisu -tease the tongue just as does its potent blend of flavours. Prepared exclusively when the mercury drops, the sweet-spicy… Continue reading Vasanu: Parsi winter warmer
ZAGNY Ties up with Lladro for Zarathustra Votive
Lladro Lithophane Votive: Zarathustra ZAGNY is excited to announce an exclusive partnership with Lladró to bring you a stunning Zarathushtra votive. Released and designed by Lladró in 2014 as part of their Lithophane Votive Light Series, each votive is handmade in Valencia, Spain, with an intricate engraving of Asho Zarathushtra on one side and a… Continue reading ZAGNY Ties up with Lladro for Zarathustra Votive
Jiyo Parsi Heritage Walk
The Jiyo Parsi Heritage Walk of 3 km flagged off with 125 Parsi-Irani Zoroastrians from Bhikha Behram Well at Fort from 9 am onwards on Sunday, January 25 and ended at Kayani Restaurant for tea and snacks by 1 pm. Article By Dr Shernaz Baji Avari | Afternoon D C Khojeste Mistree, well-known Parsi religious… Continue reading Jiyo Parsi Heritage Walk
Bombay Heritage Walks for Tata Employees
The business group takes staff back in history by organising Bombay Heritage Walks every week in an effort to reacquaint them with the company’s storied links to the city. By Anirban Chowdhury | TNN How many Tata Group employees would know that George Wittet, the Scottish architect who designed the Gateway of India was one… Continue reading Bombay Heritage Walks for Tata Employees
Rustom’s Parsi Bhonu in New Delhi
Home-style Parsi food, like your friend Dhun’s mummy used to make it. There’s a sudden flood of appreciation for Parsi food in Delhi, and I’m not at all surprised. With its abundance of meaty fare, decadent curries, and fried potatoes, there’s no easier cuisine for the meat-loving North to get stuck into. But this isn’t… Continue reading Rustom’s Parsi Bhonu in New Delhi
Brigadier Cyrus Addie Pithawalla: Highest gallantry award winner breaches rank ceiling
Most winners of India’s highest gallantry award — Param Vir Chakra in war and its peacetime equivalent Ashoka Chakra – have received it posthumously, laying down their lives while displaying “most conspicuous bravery” in battling the enemy or terrorists. The ones who survived never went beyond the rank of a Colonel. Article by Rajat Pandit… Continue reading Brigadier Cyrus Addie Pithawalla: Highest gallantry award winner breaches rank ceiling
Death in the city: How a lack of vultures threatens Mumbai’s ‘Towers of Silence’
In exclusive Malabar Hill, the city’s dwindling Parsi community continues with the Zoroastrian tradition of disposing of dead bodies by exposing them to scavenger birds. How much longer can this 3,000-year-old tradition survive? The Towers of Silence in the Indian city of Bombay, now known as Mumbai, around 1890. The first tower was consecrated… Continue reading Death in the city: How a lack of vultures threatens Mumbai’s ‘Towers of Silence’
