Bai Jerbai Wadia funded 1500 flats in iconic Parsi Baugs. Wealthy Parsis pay high security deposits for residences. The auctioning process has faced criticism for favoring the affluent over the needy in the community. Article by Nauzer K Bharucha / Mumbai Mirror Cusrow Baug in Colaba is among five Baugs built on over 35 acres… Continue reading Fat deposit, low rent: Wealthy Parsis are moving into historic baugs
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Naheed Divecha Wins Badminton Gold Medals at the Indian Masters 2024
Naheed Divecha , representing Maharashtra clinched two gold medals in the Yonex Sunrise 46th Indian Masters National Badminton Championship 2024 held at Panchkula, Chandigarh. Participating in the Nationals since 2013, this is Naheed’s first singles title, but has earlier won 2 previous Mixed doubles titles in 2019, and 2022 and the Women’s Doubles title in… Continue reading Naheed Divecha Wins Badminton Gold Medals at the Indian Masters 2024
Jamshedi Navroze Mubarak 2024
Dear Parsi Khabar Family On the joyous occassion of Jamshedi Navroze we take this opportunity to wish you, your families and loved ones a very healthy, happy, peaceful and prosperous Navroze. We are grateful for your readership over the past two decades and counting. Below is a succinct and clear explanation of when Navroze falls… Continue reading Jamshedi Navroze Mubarak 2024
Global Council of Zoroastrians Trust: Inaugural Newsletter
The inaugural newsletter of the Global Council of Zoroastrians Trust (GCZT) was launched recently. The Mission of GCZT is to offer a platform to the Zoroastrian Community to come together and work together for the wellbeing and prosperity of the Parsi, Irani and Iranian Zoroastrian community worldwide. The 24 page newsletter covers various news events… Continue reading Global Council of Zoroastrians Trust: Inaugural Newsletter
After 20 years, Himalaya’s Kaiser Lashkari looks to education
The acclaimed chef and owner of Houston’s go-to Indo-Pak restaurant is putting retirement on the backburner. Kaiser Lashkari’s name for his Hillcroft Avenue restaurant was absolutely a choice. Himalaya brazenly evokes the 1,500-mile-long range of mountains that stretch across South Asia. “The height of taste,” as Lashkari would say. Himalaya’s heights seem as tall as… Continue reading After 20 years, Himalaya’s Kaiser Lashkari looks to education
Zoroverse Podcast: Season 2 Episode 1 Featuring Fravash Chothia
ZOROVERSE Podcasts returns after a hiatus of nearly 4 years. Season 2 is speaheaded by Meherwan Patel of Karachi, Pakistan and currently studying in Singapore. In the first episode he interviews Fravash Chothia of Toronto, Canada. The interview happens amidst the background of the Return To Roots Program that they both participated in, during the… Continue reading Zoroverse Podcast: Season 2 Episode 1 Featuring Fravash Chothia
The Deep Roots of Nowruz
How a Zoroastrian celebration of the Persian New Year grew into a broad symbol of cultural resilience and political resistance Children dance at a Nowruz celebration in Lafayette, Colorado Maggie Phillips | Tablet Mark Leffingwell/Digital First Media/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images Tablet talks about Judaism a lot, but sometimes we like to change the… Continue reading The Deep Roots of Nowruz
What the 3,500-year-old holiday of Nowruz can teach us in 2024
Rather than fading from relevance, the values of this ancient festival – from taking a yearly reset to connecting with nature in a precarious time – are now more important than ever. Article By Louisa Shafia | BBC Nowruz is an occasion for honouring family, and people visit one another and feast together (Credit: GeckoPhotos/Getty… Continue reading What the 3,500-year-old holiday of Nowruz can teach us in 2024
Heartwarming Navroze traditions in Mumbai
Sunday Midday chronicles heartwarming Navroze traditions in Mumbai Navroze, an ancient festival celebrating the spring equinox is the perfect time to share stories and culture with the next generation. Sunday mid day captures heartwarming moments between seniors and the next generation Noshir Nadirshah Sanjana with granddaughter Gisele Suri at his residence Article by Nasrin Modak… Continue reading Heartwarming Navroze traditions in Mumbai
