Today is the Vahishtoishti Gatha, the fifth and final Gatha day of this year’s muktad. And in the 2025 Everyday Parsi series we feature our tenth author Dr. Persis Driver. Flickering Memories of Fearless Women In my fast-paced, often chaotic life, Muktad days are when...
Everyday Parsi: Arnavaz Sethna
Today is the Vohuxshathra Gatha, the fourth Gatha day of this year’s muktad. And in the 2025 Everyday Parsi series we feature our ninth author Arnavaz Sethna. My Memories of Muktad in Karachi Growing up in Karachi in an Athornan family, Muktad days were special to me....
Everyday Parsi: Roshan Rivetna
Today is the Spentamainyu Gatha, the third Gatha day of this year’s muktad. And in the 2025 Everyday Parsi series we feature our eighth author Roshan Rivetna. Muktad Memories – From Mumbai (Bombay) to Chicago Early Days in Mumbai My early days, growing up in Bombay...
Parsi Delicacies in the USA
We received the following update from Roshni Kharoliwalla who runs ParsiDelicacies.com I am reaching out to you regarding my effort of helping Zoroastrian women in India support their home-based business alongside providing accessibility to the traditional...
Threads: A Decade Of Ashdeen: 13 Indian women and the Parsi Garas they wore
A new photo exhibition that begins tomorrow tells the inspiring stories of 13 non-Instagram influencers and the Parsi Garas they woreArticle by Shweta Shiware | Mid-DayBased in New Delhi, sisters Dr Niloufer Shroff, Rukshana Shroff and Dr Shernaz Cama run the UNESCO...
Majestic Naqsh-e Rostam under threat from climate change
TEHRAN - The hot summer, unauthorized deep-water drilling, and other challenges associated with the changing climate are threatening to destroy invaluable cultural landmarks including Naqsh-e Rostam, which is a majestic rock-hewn necropolis in southern Iran.On Monday,...
Dadar Parsee Gymkhana Membership Dispute: ‘Nobody seems to want to do anything in our case’
Five years on, Parsi woman’s fight continues for membership of son after five changes of dates for hearing in three months at the SC; Dadar Parsee Colony Gymkhana allegedly rejected it over his non-Parsi statusThe president of Dadar Parsee Colony Gymkhana declined to...
Unlocking the secrets of the Parsi gene: What makes them live longer, protects them from certain cancers
A life sciences firm has turned to this community to understand how certain diseases occur in the general population Written by Anuradha Mascarenhas | Indian ExpressThe project, started by a Bangalore-based life sciences firm, seeks to identify genetic risk factors...
Tata & Godrej: Two iconic legacies come together for the first time to create a luxury haven in Mumbai
Two iconic legacies come together for the first time to create a luxury haven in MumbaiTaj The Trees, a luxury hotel in Mumbai, is a melange of two iconic legacies coming together for the first time, the Tata Group and The Godrej GroupIHCL (Indian Hotels Company...

