For 4 nights residents of Khareghat Colony have been kept awake; film crew say they have Parsi Panchayat permission By Lata Mishra | Mumbai Mirror Nowadays, if you drive by Pedder Road at night, you will be mistaken if you think residents of the well-known Khareghat Colony are celebrating an early Christmas and New Year.… Continue reading Film shoot turns nightmare for Khareghat Colony
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Tehmulji Hospital: Parsi Lying-In Hospital caught in revamp row
Talks about revamping the century-old Tehmulji Parsi Lying-in Hospital has led to sparks flying between the managing committee of the hospital and a section of the Parsi community. By Ananya Banerjee | Indian Express The members of the managing committee had put forth a plan in March to turn the hospital into a 100-bed super-specialty… Continue reading Tehmulji Hospital: Parsi Lying-In Hospital caught in revamp row
Mumbai’s Parsis helped pave way to Mount Mary
hat Mumbai’s Parsi community has a connection to the Bandra fair is a fact known to few. Fr Francis Correa, a local historian, tell of how one of the most famous Parsis of the city Sir Jamshedji Jejeebhoy played an important role in making the journey to Mount Mary’s shrine safer by building the causeway… Continue reading Mumbai’s Parsis helped pave way to Mount Mary
Britannia Restaurant in Mumbai Serves Up Nostalgia on a Plate
For Nowruz, the Parsi New Year, which this year fell on August 19, a particularly long queue spilled out of Britannia Café’s doors and onto the wide boulevard of Mumbai’s elegant Ballard Estate. A cheery red and white sign offered clues to explain the patience and persistence of the hungry Sunday lunch: “There is no… Continue reading Britannia Restaurant in Mumbai Serves Up Nostalgia on a Plate
MLA funds Doongerwadi repairs
Malabar Hill MLA Mangal Prabhat Lodha, who spent Rs10 lakh from his funds to repair three pavilions inside the Parsi Towers of Silence in Malabar Hill, seems to have hurt the sentiments of the community. The renovated halls were inaugurated by Lodha on August 22. A plaque with the MLA’s name has been displayed in… Continue reading MLA funds Doongerwadi repairs
Mumbai’s original transformers: 5 superheroes you should know
Dadabhai Naoroji As I walk down the road past the maidans, at Flora Fountain Dadabhai Naoroji, book held open in his hand, asks me in Parsi Gujarati, “Are you going to Kala Ghoda? That’s where I used to teach.” And he points to Elphinstone College. The college has been restored well, I inform Mumbai’s preeminent… Continue reading Mumbai’s original transformers: 5 superheroes you should know
Malabar Hill : From Jungle to the Most Sought After Address in Town
In 1883, James Douglas, author of several books on Mumbai said: “Malabar Hill seems, like Clive and Carnac, born to command.” Two years later, the governor of Bombay moved to Malabar Point, sealing the area’s destiny as a housing estate for the rich and the elite. By Manoj Nair | DNA The shift from forest… Continue reading Malabar Hill : From Jungle to the Most Sought After Address in Town
