Rushing to the local bazaar for odds and ends, sprinting out with his siblings to spot the rare car turning into their lane, racing indoors and tracking mud across the floor, from the then-marshy land around their bungalow—running features prominently in Kushru Patel’s memories of his childhood. It is perhaps no wonder then that the… Continue reading Khushru Patel Stands First in 75 year age Group at Mumbai Marathon
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How an accidentally distorted drawing of the Prophet led to a riot in 19th-century Mumbai
The image, published with a biography of the Prophet in a Gujarati magazine, led to Muslim and Parsi clashes for a month in 1851. Article by Mridula Chari | Scroll.in On a Friday towards the end of 1851, an unidentified person pasted a copy of a Gujarati article on the wall of the Jama Masjid… Continue reading How an accidentally distorted drawing of the Prophet led to a riot in 19th-century Mumbai
ZAGNY Presents Neville Bharucha in Concert
ZAGNY PRESENTS A WESTERN CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT featuring Piano Virtuoso NEVILLE BHARUCHA from the UK and showcasing other accomplished Zoroastrian artists PIROOZI COOPER-WITTLIN – Oboe / English HornTARA JAMSHIDIAN – SopranoCYRUS MEHTA – ViolinLILEY MEHTA – Cello Our artists Piroozi, Tara, Cyrus and Liley need no introduction. They are honored to play in concert with… Continue reading ZAGNY Presents Neville Bharucha in Concert
Nowshir Engineer: Founder & MD, EMDI, In Conversation
Interview with Nowshir Engineer- Founder and Managing Director, EMDI Institute of Media and Communications Article Link 12 years ago – at the age of 24 years, Nowshir Engineer developed a passion for events and media that would make him a pioneer of ‘the science of event management& media training’ – and put him at the… Continue reading Nowshir Engineer: Founder & MD, EMDI, In Conversation
Chef Cyrus Todiwala opens The River Restaurant at the Acron Waterfront Resort in Goa
Long before he became one of the UK’s foremost chefs, Cyrus Todiwala was orchestrating the kitchens and cutting his teeth as an executive chef in Goa, the colourful former Portuguese colony and now party capital of India whose vibrant, Indo-European cuisine has so influenced his own. Now, after an absence of nearly 25 years, he… Continue reading Chef Cyrus Todiwala opens The River Restaurant at the Acron Waterfront Resort in Goa
East India Company, Bombay Talkies, Tatas… a family tree forms
As assistant professor of history at the Ramnarain Ruia College is set to give Mumbaikars with a yen for the city’s history a delectable account of the lineage of one of Mumbai’s oldest notable families, the Sett and Sethna families. Written by Dipti Singh | Indian Express These two Parsi families trace their lineage back… Continue reading East India Company, Bombay Talkies, Tatas… a family tree forms
Parsi Bol: A Book Review
Parsis have a comical way of describing their unfettered zest for life using an unusual mix of sarcasm and wit. Having adopted Gujarati as their mother tongue on their arrival to India in 1384 AC, the community created its own unique version of the language and Parsi Bol: Insults, Endearments and other Parsi Gujarati Phrases… Continue reading Parsi Bol: A Book Review
Code of Conduct Proposed For Future Bombay Parsi Punchayet Elections
The following PROPOSED CODE OF CONDUCT TO GOVERN FUTURE BPP ELECTIONS appeared in Jam-e-Jamshed edition of 11 Jan 2015 With a view to provide a level playing field to all individuals contesting future BPP Trustee elections, former Trustees of BPP along with some prominent community members had been discussing with the present Trustees, since early… Continue reading Code of Conduct Proposed For Future Bombay Parsi Punchayet Elections
The Britannia Man
Meet the man behind this amazing food experience called Britannia as he shares everything from how he started the Britannia restaurant in Mumbai to what it is today! Boman Kohinoor, the owner of Britannia – a parsi & irania restaurant in Mumbai talks about what this place means to him and the secret behind the… Continue reading The Britannia Man
