Mumbai’s beloved Parsi café, Jimmy Boy, which has stood proudly at Horniman Circle in Fort for nearly a century, recently made headlines for all the wrong reasons. Just weeks shy of its 100th birthday this September, the restaurant was abruptly shut down after civic...
Preserving Chadva Rakhal: Meet The Man Saving Kutch’s 150-Year-Old Thorn ForestIn Bhuj, a rare patch of tropical thorn forest continues to flourish, protected by Jehan Bhujwala, whose life mission is to safeguard its fragile ecosystemChadva Rakhal is a protected...
Living legacy, one room at a timeAnil Mulchandani | New Indian ExpressStanding discreetly in Gujarat’s historic town of Bhuj is a five-room homestay that feels less like a getaway and more like a gentle act of time travel. The Bhuj House, originally built in 1894 by...
Our dear friend and mentor Dr. Shernaz Cama presents a 6 part series that speaks about the Zoroastrians and the Parsis. Dr. Cama is the founder of the PARZOR Project and also the founding co-chair of the Zoroastrian Return To Roots Program. This Lecture Series is...
The magic and wonder of advanced medicine hit home last Friday, July 7, 2023, when at an event at a south Mumbai hotel all the 30-40 children and teenagers in the room were 'test tube' babies -- IVF kids.It was a room full of hope and possibility. Joy. And love.The...
“The political divide between India and Pakistan may keep getting wider, but because of Cooper Ma'am, the divide among people got narrower… She was the bridge between the two (countries),” summed up Malaysia-based Bharat Avalani, another alumnus.“Give your boy to us...
Zubin Mehta, the globally-acclaimed Parsi conductor from Mumbai, Music Director Emeritus of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) and Conductor Emeritus of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is all set to flick that baton again in India.Mehta will be leading the Symphony...
The July 2023 Ba Humata Lecture Series shall be held on Sunday July 2, 2023 on the theme “ ONENESS CARRIES THECONSCIOUSNESS OF ALLNESS “ ….Ahunavad Gatha & The AhuravarSpeakersErvad Bomanshaw Sanjana (USA)Ervad Sheherazad Pavri (India)Sharmeen Mehri (Pakistan...
Our dear friend Ervad Jimmy Madon can be seen in the new series of five idents put out by UK’s Channel 4. He is joined by another young Mobed Ervad Yazad Unwalla in performing a Jashan Channel 4 today unveils a new series of idents which authentically reflect life in...