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WZO Trust Suspends Auction Of Sanjan Parsi Sanatorium After Donor Steps In
The move follows widespread backlash within the Parsi community, which had launched online campaigns and social media...
Aban Daboo: Chicago Resident adapts Parsi recipes to local ingredients
Aban Daboo of Aurora, Illinois loves sharing flavors and techniques of Parsi cuisine, the style of cooking she learned growing up in Mumbai, India. Aban Daboo makes it clear what food she loves to...
PM Modi releases commemorative coin on Jamsetji Tata’s birth anniversary
Praises Jamsetji for his vision of environment-friendly energy and initiatives for welfare of people associated with the Tata Group Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday released a commemorative...
The Parsi Infirmary Navsari
Elders have held our hand at the time of our Sunrise now its our Turn to hold theirs at their Sunset. Abuwala Parsi Infirmary serves the elders of our Parsi Community standing besides them in their...
Paradise Cinema: 100 years of marquee magic
The Dubash family behind Paradise, Mahim’s iconic single screen, celebrates a century in cinema. Imagine enjoying a Mahim traffic jam. That’s how it was for me sometimes before the Sea...
Rohinton Mistry: In Conversation
The Mumbai-born Canadian novelist Rohinton Mistry received the Lifetime Achievement award at the Times Litfest last December. It was his first public appearance in his original hometown, indeed...
Day 03: XVII North American Zoroastrian Congress 2014
The last day of the Congress, as also the last day of the year 2014, were upon us at the Hilton LAX. The previous few days had been high intensity both in the intellectual sense as well as the party...
Day 02: XVII North American Zoroastrian Congress 2014
The second day of the Congress was a blur of activity with a full schedule and many many presentations pulling people in all directions. Some of the presentations that I did attend included a...
Day 01: XVII North American Zoroastrian Congress 2014
Faith and Unity is the theme of the XVII North American Zoroastrian Congress that begins today on Monday December 29, 2014 at the Hilton LAX in Los Angeles. Organized on behalf of FEZANA by the...
Pre-Congress Days: North American Congress 2014
Friday evening December 26th at the Hilton Hotel at Los Angeles Airport was like any other evening. And then all of a sudden the lobby felt like the scene of a flashmob. Over 160 Zoroastrian youth...
Jiyo Parsi: An Inside Perspective
The following is an interview with Dr. Zinobia Madan, one of the founding members of the Jiyo Parsi Programme, on what the project really means to the community. This was originally published in the...
Topli Na Paneer: Basket Case
Making a case for topli na paneer, a little-known but much-loved Parsi dish Every Sunday, when I was a little girl, my family and I would trudge to Slater Road to my aunt’s house for lunch....
Khushroo Dhunjibhoy Wins RWITC Elections
Make good on your words, Dhunjibhoy Now that Khushroo Dhunjibhoy holds the reins of the Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC), having taken over from Vivek Jain in the recent hi-voltage election,...
Young Parsis learn XYZ of their history
“Today, our Parsi children know more about Hindu gods and kings than historical personalities of their own religion,” said Hoshaang Gotla, 29, who works with an education firm. To stop this “growing...
Enterprise Dubai: When enterprising Parsis meet in Dubai
Professionals, youth, families from Zoroastrian community come together at ‘Enterprise Dubai’. Article in Khaleej Times Nowhere else over the weekend in the UAE would there have been such a large...
Dhansak: Food Stories from Pakistan
The year was 1997 and Dawn (the newspaper, not the website) was planning to publish a thick supplement to celebrate the 50th Independence Day of Pakistan, and I was commissioned to write an article...
Interfaith Marriages Challenge Parsi Families
Neither Kushroo Anita, 35, nor Viraf Mehta, 30, have found “the one” yet. They’ve both finished school, established careers and grown eager to start families. But even in a city of 18 million,...
‘That Parsi girl’, sarodist Zarin Sharma broke the glass ceiling in the Bollywood music studios
A tribute to the pioneering musician who passed away. Article by Rudradeep Bhattacharjee The Bombay film orchestras of the golden age from the 1950s to the 1970s were a male bastion. Sarod maestro...
Adil Jussawalla wins Sahitya Akademi Award 2014
Poet and critic Adil Jussawall’s “Trying to Say Goodbye” is among eight books of poetry conferred the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award 2014, it was announced here Friday. Apart...
Community magazines try to keep pace with changing lifestyles
Below is an article by Nergish Sunavala on the above topic. Parsi Khabar is happy to be mentioned, in the august company of others like Parsiana. Amongst the dwindling Parsi community, interfaith...
Day Two: Enterprise Dubai 2014
Day Two of Enterprise Dubai started with the lighting of the lamp by two more Parsi stalwarts who joined the event today. Nadir Godrej and Ronnie Screwala lit the lamp along with Fali Nariman to...
Day One: Enterprise Dubai 2014
Enterprise Dubai 2014 is a two day event planned by the Zarathushtis of Dubai to highlight the entrepreneurial opportunities in the region, and specifically the city of Dubai. Over two days, leaders...
Zarathushtis from America Win all WZCC Global Awards for 2014
At the Annual General Meeting and Gala Dinner of the World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce, three Zarathushtis all from the USA, won the three awards presented. Edul Daver of New Jersey USA won the...
How the Government-Funded Parsi Fertility Scheme Works
Persis Kamakhan had been trying to have a child for nine years. After an attempt at in-vitro fertilization in 2010 didn’t work, Ms. Kamakhan says she had all but given up — IVF was unaffordable on...
Picnics at Juhu Beach: Indian Memory Project
The Indian Memory Project is a fantastic website that curates memories. They have a wonderful post by father daughter duo Rumi and Sooni Taraporevala about picnics at Juhu Beach. This photograph of...
Animating The Word: Legacy of Iran’s Minority Calligraphic Traditions.
Tally Beck Contemporary will present a group exhibition of contemporary works that incorporate calligraphy from Iran. Animating the Word: The Legacy of Iran’s Minority Calligraphic Traditions will...
Ashdeen Lilaowala: I am Floored by the City’s Love for Saris
Taking the dazzling textile tradition of the culturally-rich Parsis to a wider audience, young designer Ashdeen Z Lilaowala dons several hats. Article By Janani Sampath | The New Indian Express An...
The Travelling Parsi by Kamal F. Sunavala
The book was an accidental baby. But being pro-choice (for books, at any rate) the author would not abort it, and raised it with love, satire and laughter. When the book was ready, it was sent off...
Towers of Silence: Official Trailer
‘The Towers of Silence’ explores the fundamental question faced by every small community, namely how to preserve one’s traditions in a rapidly changing and modernizing world. The film...
Baby, Come and Save Us
Kaiyan Mistree and Shireen Havewala are not very different from other young professional couples living in Mumbai. He is an architect and she is a banker. They are both serious-minded 20-somethings....
Parsis : A Community and a battle for survival
In her spartan office, Dhun Daraius Bagli is answering the third call in half an hour. The query is the same. So is her answer. “Sorry, we are full for December,” says Bagli, putting down the...
Beheroze Shroff: Decade of African diaspora
Beheroze Shroff, a Bombay soul now exploring foreign shores, was fascinated by the vibrant history of the African diaspora. What we gained out of it are some exceptional documentaries On December...
Parsis debate priest’s organ donation appeal
While most support it, a small section of orthodox Parsis are in opposition claiming the body belongs to god. By Jyoti Shelar | Mumbai Mirror A Parsi high priest’s appeal to donate organs has...
Ratan Tata to bring XPrize Foundation to India
Backed by Tata, the US-based non-profit XPrize Foundation plans to make an announcement on 11 December about its India operations Mumbai: Axiom Research Labs Pvt. Ltd-owned Team Indus, led and...
Master of the Field: Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw Soldiering with Dignity
This book is a revised and updated edition of Sam Bahadur’s approved biography, written by his trusted military assistant. Many biographies tend to be anecdotal and chronological, and this one...
Rohinton Mistry Wins Lifetime Achievement Award at the Times Litfest
We still don’t know how to make him talk, but if you want to hear Rohinton Mistry sing, give him a lifetime achievement award. The lawns of Bandra’s Mehboob Studios turned into a...
Dilnavaz Mehta: Bring Up The Rare
Bring up the rare A forthcoming show of rare collectibles, curated by art historian Dilnavaz Mehta, is a lesson on India’s lesser-known stories By Reema Gehi | PuneMirror Art historian...
Parsi Punchayet senior executive quits in frustration
Cawas Panthaki was trapped in crossfire between warring factions of the trust: Sources Bombay Parsi Punchayet’s (BPP) senior executive B officer Cawas Panthaki resigned from his position...
Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal: In Conversation
Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal, an actress of repute and the power behind the wildly successful Vagina Monologues in India; speaks candidly at a recent event in Mumbai. For the second guest of the day in...
Ignored by state parties, Parsis in Jharkhand look to PM Modi
Largely ignored by political parties as a vote bank, the Parsi community in Jamshedpur has reserved their votes for a candidate who can bring a Central government scheme, that promises to save their...
Pakistani Zoroastrians Must Keep The Fire Ablaze
Funerals are the only constant for Zoroastrians in Pakistan. For a community of less than 1,800 — last recorded in 2006 in a research conducted by KE Eduljee — the announcement comes faithfully...
Papadum Express: Kayo and Kersi Kadva
Two Liverpool inventors have brought their boyhood dream to life. Brothers Kersi and Kayo Kadva’s impatience at waiting for papadums to cook in oil one at a time sparked an idea to quickly satisfy...
India’s Declining Parsi Population: Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera English TV had a panel discussion revolving around the Jiyo Parsi scheme and recent ad campaign. The panelists were Shireen Havewala of Zoroastrian Return To Roots, Hoshaang Gotla of XYZ...
Parsi Weaves and Palate Offerings at Chennai Exhibition
As part of Crafts Council of India’s golden jubilee celebrations, efforts are being made to revive the exquisite Parsi Gara embroidery. Apoorva Sripathi meets the people behind the initiative For a...
Attorney Narges M. Kakalia Receives Human Rights First’s Pro Bono Star Award
Narges M. Kakalia, a Member of the Litigation Section of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., has received Human Rights First’s prestigious Pro Bono Star award for excellence in...
NDTV India Special on Jiyo Parsi
NDTV ran a segment on Sunday November 23, 2014 in their Hum Log program. A very well presented media segment; that focuses on the issue at hand. They interviewed a few prominent Parsi women and men...
Provoking the Parsi to procreate: Why I am rooting for Sam Balsara’s ad campaign
In the early 1970s, one of the oil majors – I forget which one – ran an outdoor campaign with a headline that screamed, “Save that drop of oil – or walk to your destination 20 years from now.”...
Cyrus Broacha on the Jiyo Parsi Campaign
A funny and hilarious take on the recently launched advertising campaign regarding the Jiyo Parsi scheme. Cyrus’s take on Jiyo Parsi campaign which did not go down very well with the Parsi...
From Living in a Mumbai Brothel to Seeing the World
Zaneeta E. Daver is a young Zoroastrian living in Washington D.C. Last year she did ….for a second time !!….something we all dream of….sailing around the world. And now she is trying to give the...
Nat Geo Parsi: Rahul Da Cunha
And so I’m sitting in Albless Baug at a Navjote — (for the unintiated, that’s the Parsi thread ceremony to initiate little Perizaads and Khushrus into Zoroastrianism). In this case, my hearty,...
Two Women Talking: Tales From India That Need To Be Told
One rainy fall evening in Brooklyn, two women walk out onto a small stage and stare at the audience. They stand in comfortable silence for several minutes – until the short-haired woman in the blue...