By Farrukh Dhondy Finally the Indian National Council for Minorities (NCM) has got around to what should be one of the central problems facing the country. A member of the Commission, one Mehroo Dhunjisha Bengalee, has mooted the question of the dwindling Parsi population. A little history: The Arab-Muslim explosion of 714 AD overtook Parsi-Zoroastrian… Continue reading The great Parsi population plan
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How to turn a Nani into a Nano
By Bachi Karkaria Apro Ratan has allowed the masses to have an ‘apri gaadi’. So we don’t need Meddling Mamata’s permission to continue the rah-rah, and explain why it caught everyone’s imagination so dramatically. The size-surprise did not come only from the Nano’s physical dimensions. What’s more amazing is the way this new chit of… Continue reading How to turn a Nani into a Nano
Crisis in Faith: Zoroastrians Today
This is the title of a film by Tenaz Dubash. Tenaz is a film maker based in New York City. The premiere of this movie is scheduled for Saturday, February 2, 2008 at the Y. B. Chavan Center Auditorium at 6.30 p.m. This is a small clip by the film maker explaining how she came… Continue reading Crisis in Faith: Zoroastrians Today
Join Our Facebook Group
Parsi Khabar is now on Facebook. Facebook is probably the fastest growing social networking site. If you havent checked it out, now is the time to do so. And while you are at it, please join the Parsi Khabar Group on Facebook. We would also request you to participate in the discussion on ways to… Continue reading Join Our Facebook Group
New class at Stanford explores Zoroastrianism
New class explores ancient religion Popular faiths rooted in Zoroastrianism Zoroastrianism, the world’s oldest revealed religion, is the focus of an introductory course this quarter taught by Visiting Prof. Jennifer Rose from the School of Religion at Claremont Graduate University. “Introduction to the Zoroastrian Religion,” organized by the Center for South Asia and a committee… Continue reading New class at Stanford explores Zoroastrianism
Mehernosh Mody: La Porte des Indes
The Legacy of France in Indian Regional Cuisine The creation of the famous La Porte des Indes restaurants that sprinkle Europe is as much a love story as it is anything else. In 1986, Mehernosh Mody hired a young chef, Sherin, as his assistant. They soon were inseparable, and their mutual love for one another… Continue reading Mehernosh Mody: La Porte des Indes
Godrej hosts Salman Rushdie, angers Muslims
An Islamic group in India is asking Muslims to boycott products of a top Indian business group if its owner does not apologise for hosting author Salman Rushdie on a brief holiday this week. Rushdie stayed at the bungalow of the Godrej family while visiting Mumbai, where he was born and spent many of his… Continue reading Godrej hosts Salman Rushdie, angers Muslims
Sugar in Milk : Lives of Eminent Parsis by Bakhtiar K. Dadabhoy
Authoritative, fascinating and insightful, Sugar in Milk is a collection of twelve in-depth profiles of some of the greatest Parsis India has produced. Ranging from the nineteenth century to the contemporary, here are freedom fighters and industrialists, a lawyer and a scientist, a field marshal and a western classical musical conductor. They are ordered chronologically… Continue reading Sugar in Milk : Lives of Eminent Parsis by Bakhtiar K. Dadabhoy
Parsi Food in Delhi
Parsi food in Delhi? Well, you need not go to Mumbai or some place in Gujarat where a majority of the Parsis stay, but here is a place where you get to relish authentic Parsi food, known for its unique flavour. The Bagli Kitchen serving out of the Delhi Parsi Anjuman premises on the Bahadur… Continue reading Parsi Food in Delhi
