By Rusi Sorabjee IDEAL RESTAURANT ….a gastronomic heaven (Still there in 2009,But shifted about 100 mtrs away and inside from main road.) (The IRANI Restaurant… quintessentially Zarathushti Restaurant of old.) It was an old building standing guard –resolute and proud – on Hornby Road, a street that was and still is the main artery of… Continue reading Parsi Memories: Ideal Restaurant
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Parsi Memories: Chom-e-shvaa
By Rusi Sorabjee In our scriptures there is a mention that ‘it was obligatory, as thanks-giving’ to save a bit of the meal at the end for the dog – during Sassanian times, it was called the "Chom e shvaa". Those who did not have a pet dog , used to carry the saved food… Continue reading Parsi Memories: Chom-e-shvaa
Parsi Memories : Daily Loban Ritual
By Rusi Sorabjee One of the daily ritual in a Parsi/Irani homes in India of the early 20th Century, that brings back happy memories of our childhood, of a bygone era, when the days had morehours, families had more members, dinning tables had more chairs, we were more religious and the community felt like being… Continue reading Parsi Memories : Daily Loban Ritual
Religious Education and the Future of Young Mobeds in North America and Beyond
In early summer 2009, Jim Engineer, one of the founders of NextGenNow got in touch with me to see if I would like to write an article for the Fall 2009 FEZANA Journal. NextGenNow as an organisation were guest-editing. The above-titled article is one of the two articles I wrote for this edition. My earliest… Continue reading Religious Education and the Future of Young Mobeds in North America and Beyond
Khushru Poacha: Founder of Indianblooddonors.com
This man saves lives, one click at a time Abhishek Mande / Rediff For over ten years now, Khushroo Poacha has stood by the sole belief that to do good work you don’t need money. Poacha runs indianblooddonors.com (IBD), a site that lets blood donors and patients in need of blood connect with each other… Continue reading Khushru Poacha: Founder of Indianblooddonors.com
Parsi body plans vulture breeding to help death rites
The Parsi community of the city — who leave their dead out in the open to be consumed by vultures and were facing problems with disposing their dead with the dwindling number of vultures in the city — are hoping to resolve the problem with an aviary to rear vultures. By Ashutosh Shukla / DNA… Continue reading Parsi body plans vulture breeding to help death rites
Bombay Parsi Punchayet goes for a new logo
Singed by accusations of corruption, BPP replaces trusts fire logo, which they felt was symbolic of the ‘trial by fire they recently faced from community groups By Manoj Nair / Mumbai Mirror Trustees of Bombay Parsi Punchayet, the apex representative body of Parsi-Zoroastrians, have decided to replace the trust’s fire logo, which they thought… Continue reading Bombay Parsi Punchayet goes for a new logo
Punchayet Meet at Dadar Parsi Gym Goes Silent
The Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) meet, which was called at Dadar Parsi Gymkhana last evening to mark one year of existence, was left without a voice, literally. The loudspeakers were switched off halfway through the function after complaints to the local police station. This forced the trustees to shout to the 3,000-strong crowd and allege… Continue reading Punchayet Meet at Dadar Parsi Gym Goes Silent
Khorshed Maneck Bharucha: Tribute to a Teacher
The junction of Mancherji Joshi Road and Lady Jehangir Road near Five Gardens in Dadar was formally named "Principal Khorshed Maneck Bharucha Chowk" on August 14, 2009. Social worker Mehernosh Fitter had submitted the original proposal to the Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) way back in August 2005. The invitation for the function was issued by… Continue reading Khorshed Maneck Bharucha: Tribute to a Teacher
