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This traditional Parsi wedding in Mumbai carried ritual and revelry to a historic racecourse
For the Zoroastrian wedding ceremony, Sanaya Irani wore a custom Ashdeen ivory gara sari while Varaz Printer opted for...
Applications Open for 2016 Return To Roots 3
The Zoroastrian Return to Roots is pleased to announce the opening of applications for Return To Roots 3 Trip scheduled for 9th to 22nd March 2016. Return to Roots is a youth-initiated program...
K Rustoms and Why Google was right to pick the name Ice Cream Sandwich
This October Google is rolling out the latest version of its Android operating system, codenamed Marshmallow. This series is called after confectionery, starting alphabetically with Cupcake, Donut...
Zubin Mehta concerts granted tax exemption
The Devendra Fadnavis government on Wednesday granted entertainment duty exemption to the Australian World Orchestra concerts to be conducted by Padma Vibhushan Zubin Mehta on October 25 and 26. A...
A blushing bride’s tribute to Parsi culinary art: Bawi Bride kitchen
‘Taste the Love. Love the Taste.’ So goes the tagline of Bawi Bride Kitchen, an authentic Parsi kitchen which rolls out the community’s signature delicacies. At the helm of affairs is Perzen Patel,...
Behram Siganporia: The pilot who gave up his flying dream to become a rockstar
As lead vocalist and bass guitarist of the four-member electro-pop band 'Best Kept Secret', Behram Siganporia qualifies as one of Bengaluru's pin-up rock stars. The 29-year-old, who performed at...
Vote With Care 04: Parsis For Harmony
With the impending Parsi Punchayet elections….here is advertising guru Sam Balsara’s take. Spot on ! Click image to see enlarged copy.
Pervin Todiwala: The story of Café Spice Namasté
Our dream is have a Todiwala collection with our sons, bringing together their creative aspect into the business. They would take this business into a new dimension – says Pervin Todiwala Interview...
Nisaba Godrej: The ‘ovarian lottery’
Why you don’t need to wait till you’re a grandparent, to start passing it forward Disclaimer: I’m not a philanthropist. Not by the conventional definition anyway—that to fit (and foot) the bill, you...
250th Anniversary of the Navsari Atashbehram
Over the weekend the Navsari Atashbehram celebrated the 250th Salgreh (anniversary) of its establishment. Navsari is all decked up to celebrate 250th anniversary of one of the oldest religious...
The Freddie Mercury connection
Freddie Mercury, the late lead singer of rock band Queen, was given the name Farrokh Bulsara, sometimes reflected as Faridoon Bulsara, at birth and was Parsi. These are some Parsi facts and beliefs....
Navsari Atashbehram Celebrates 250 Years
The Navsari Atashbehram celebrates 250 years this weekend. Celebrations are planned all over the weekend. The Atashbehram holds a special place in our hearts. My maternal grandparents hail from...
Vote With Care 03: Parsis For Harmony
With the impending Parsi Punchayet elections....here is advertising guru Sam Balsara's take. Spot on ! Click image to see enlarged copy.
Vancouver Withdraws from Hosting 2017 North American Zoroastrian Congress
The Zoroastrian Society of British Columbia (ZSBC) has regrettably had to withdraw from hosting the 2017 North American Zoroastrian Congress. The Board of Directors thanks Mrs. Katayun Kapadia,...
Iyanah Bativala Curates Kids in Focus Exhibition at Max Mueller Bhavan
If you happen to be in town with some time to spare, we recommend you hop over to Kala Ghoda's Max Mueller Bhavan Gallery to catch Kids in Focus. The one-of-a-kind photo exhibition has on view the...
The Parsi community is shrinking but not in Singapore
Globally, the Parsi community is shrinking so fast from an ever- declining birth rate that India is now campaigning for Parsis to make childbearing a duty. One such campaign advertisement earlier...
A Mistri gift to A Singapore Hospital
In the third instalment of a five-part series on Singapore's oldest communities, The Straits Times looks at the warm, laughter-loving Parsis. Here, Noshir Mistri explains why his philanthropist...
Challenges of being Parsi in a mixed marriage
At 20, India-born Dilnawaz Zaveri nee Bharucha was gasping to see the world. The daughter of a retired engineering company manager and a doctor, she was looking for a ticket out of India. Now 46,...
Vote With Care 02: Parsis For Harmony
With the impending Parsi Punchayet elections....here is advertising guru Sam Balsara's take. Spot on ! Click image to see enlarged copy.
Kemas Dara Wadia: Know Your Candidate
The upcoming elections for the position of Trustees of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat are nearly upon us. At Parsi Khabar we are hoping to provide an unbiased platform to the candidates to put forth...
India’s Parsis search for new funeral arrangements
India's Parsis search for new funeral arrangements as there are not enough vultures to dispose of bodies by Leila Nathoo | Independent UK Katy Gundevia spent her final days in an apartment in one...
Vote With Care 01: Parsis For Harmony
With the impending Parsi Punchayet elections....here is advertising guru Sam Balsara's take. Spot on ! Click image to see enlarged copy.
There’s something about Parsis
Hindi films that churn the box-office mill have never been known to be kind to the diversity of the country’s culture. Without losing much sweat you will find the money-minting Gujarati, the...
Heroes forgotten: Searching for the Dinshaws of Karachi
This is the story of a Parsi father and his son; their services for the city of Karachi long forgotten by the non-Parsi community of the city or the country. The father was Edulji Dinshaw, and the...
An adventure 40 years in the making: Noshir Mistry
Regular readers of Parsi Khabar will remember Noshir Mistry and his amazing video motorcycling in Ladakh. This month Nosh and his dad are on an epic motorcycle ride through North India, on two...
Parsi Silk and Muslin From Iran, India and China
A new exhibition titled Parsi Silk and Muslin From Iran, India and China, opens from October 11, 2015 at the East West Centre, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. The exhibition has been co-curated by the...
Ferzad Palia: In Conversation
Business Lounge with Ferzad Palia The man behind VH1, Comedy Central and Colors Infinity on censorship and the virtues of being thrown in at the deep end Article by Uday Bhatia | Live Mint In 1998,...
Parsi matrimonial courts: India’s only surviving jury trials
"There was a time," says Adi Nariman Mogrelia wryly, "when most of the divorces were caused by triangles." "I mean there was another man or woman in the picture. Now it is different. The media,...
Exit Poll: Election for Bombay Parsi Panchayet Trustees 2015
The elections of the Bombay Parsi Panchayet are upon us. On October 18, 2015 the community in Mumbai will elect 5 new Trustees, to join the two who's terms continue for a little more time. In the...
Khushnoor Jijina: Mixed Martial Arts in India
Even though MMA or mixed martial arts bouts have been taking place throughout the world since the 1900s, the sport has only recently gained massive popularity in the West with organisations like UFC...
Zarine Kharas Honoured as Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
JustGiving co-founder and chief executive Zarine Kharas has been recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list for her contribution to business and charity in the United Kingdom. Article by Howard...
Daara Bahadur Patel: Know Your Candidate
The upcoming elections for the position of Trustees of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat are nearly upon us. At Parsi Khabar we are hoping to provide an unbiased platform to the candidates to put forth...
Minoo Nalawalla: Know Your Candidate
The upcoming elections for the position of Trustees of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat are nearly upon us. At Parsi Khabar we are hoping to provide an unbiased platform to the candidates to put forth...
Mumbai’s pillar: The Parsi Community
After the decay of the Armenian dynasty what followed was with gradual rise a community that is well known today as the Parsis. The Holy faith introduced by their prophet, Zarathustra is recognized...
Actor Behzad Dabu Recounts his Journey with “Disgraced”
Behzad Dabu follows in the footsteps of his parents Binaifer and Navroz who both are theater personalities in Syracuse NY and his maternal grandfather the legendary theater personality Yazdi...
Xerxes V. Dastur: Know Your Candidate
In our effort to highlight and introduce the various candidates in the elections for the Trusteeship of the Bombay Parsi Panchayet, we wrote to Xerxes V. Dastur and asked him some questions via...
Neighbors
I had gone to stay with my daughter in one of the Mumbai suburbs. I casually inquired about her neighbors. I had not seen her visiting any of her neighbors or any neighbors coming over to visit us....
As Parsi Punchayet poll nears, `political potboiler’ promises action, intrigue
Forget Bihar elections.The real rough and tumble of political battle starts right here in Mumbai as Parsis head for the polls to elect trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) on October 18. The...
Magician Zenia Bhumgara to receive the prestigious Merlin Award
Mumbai Teenager, Magician Zenia Bhumgara to receive the prestigious Merlin Award (The Oscars of Magic) Mhelly Bhumgara writes in to inform us “…..my daughter Magician Zenia Bhumgara , 1st year BMM...
The International Everlasting Flame Programme India 2016
The International Everlasting Flame Programme is to be held, from 19th March to 29th May 2016, by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, MOMA, in collaboration with Parzor Foundation and the Culture...
Maneck Davar: Know Your Candidate
The upcoming elections for the position of Trustees of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat are nearly upon us. At Parsi Khabar we are hoping to provide an unbiased platform to the candidates to put forth...
Ashdeen Lilaowala: Keeping the Gara flame alive
His thought is intensive. His vision is artistic. His sensibility is detailed. His fashion unfolds history. Ashdeen Lilaowala has not only preserved the culture of Gara embroidery but revived it...
Loyalty to Lahore
Variously described as "The Pearl of Punjab” or "The Heart of Pakistan,” Lahore brings to mind different images. Whilst Niloufer Bilimoria relates her recent experiences across the border, Parsiana...
Lord Karan Bilimoria Talks about Contributions of Parsis in India
British NRI entrepreneur and the co-founder of the Cobra Beer Lord Karan Bilimoria, speaking at the 13th Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI) lecture in Patna on Tuesday, hailed the role of...
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw as I knew him: Brigadier Sawant
It was there on the afternoon of 16th December 1971 that General Maneksha's strength of character in dealing with Bangladesh citizens and refusing to handover Pakis to Mukti Bahini to be lynched,...
Defence Force Veterans Join Fray for Bombay Parsi Panchayet Elections
Four illustrious armed forces veterans are joining the fray for the elections of the Bombay Parsi Panchayet. Here are their bios: Major General Soli Noshir Pavri Major General Soli Noshir Pavri, an...
Cyrus Poonawalla buys iconic Lincoln House in Mumbai for Rs 750 crore
Bulge-bracket property deals by the rich and the famous are not new to the land-starved megapolis, but the weekend sale of the iconic Lincoln House here to the Pune-based industrialist Cyrus...
Interesting facts about Feroze Gandhi on his 103rd Birthday
Today is the 103rd birth anniversary of Feroze Gandhi, the husband of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and the son-in-law to Jawaharlal Nehru. Feroze was born in a Parsi family at the Tehmulji...
Lessons from Bawaji
Those of us who are lucky to have had grandparents in our lives know that its one of the biggest blessings we will ever have. Good friend and ace chef and entrepreneur Perzen Patel, famously known...
Gulbai
Married at an early age, she came to live with her husband in Bombay from Surat. She was a worthy partner. She bore him 6 children, brought them up, married and settled them. Gulbai was now the...
First service at new Parsi prayer hall
The new prayer hall at Worli for Parsis, who choose burial or cremation of the dead, will see its first prayer service on Wednesday -two weeks after it received a go-ahead from the Brihanmumbai...