Cascais, Portugal – Parsi cuisine took center stage at one of the world's most prestigious culinary events this past week, as author and food historian Niloufer Mavalvala received two global honors at the 30th Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, held during the World Food...
Parsis settled in Madras ran most of the single-screen theatres in the city since mid-1910sArticle by Sriram V | The HinduAn old poster for Casino Theatre, Madras | Photo Credit: Music Academy archives Cinema theatres and Parsis – both are dwindling in numbers. This...
Shelley Subawalla sells Parsi spices not just for business, but to keep her community’s traditions alive“For every spice mix that I sell, I give a recipe on how to make the dish. So even a nonParsi can make a popular dish...
Our dearest friend, mentor and past FEZANA President Katayun Kapadia is featured in“Local Voices: Memories, Stories, and Portraits,”one of two new exhibitions on view at Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, New Jersey through January 7Exhibition Website “KATAYUN K....
Stone carvings valued at more than US$3 million handed back after investigation into private art collectionThe artefacts were ripped from a seventh century tomb Article by Cyril Ip | South China Morning PostTwo stone carvings were presented to the Chinese consulate in...
To beat the heat and make summers more enjoyable JJ Building Sports Committee along with the Zoroastrian Youth Association of Pune had for the 1st time organised an All Pune Parsee Indoor Sports Tournament. As expected by their head Cyrus Malegamwala they received an...
Bachi Karkaria writes about her friend Sherna Gandhy the legendary journalist and editor who passed into the ages on April 28 after a long battle with cancer.Of forgetting and RememberingTwice in as many months, I have returned from the Worli crematorium’s...
THE STORY OF MY LIFEby Dosebai Cowasjee JessawallaSPEAKING TIGER ₹799; 344 pagesArticle by Shabnam Minwalla | India TodayIn 1842, Meheribai, a widow, enrolled her daughter in Mrs Ward's Seminary in Bombay. The decision-coming as it did when "there was a general desire...
The Esplanade area was still a blueprint when Muncherji Cowasji Murzban arrived in Bombay in 1863MUMBAI: The Esplanade area was still a blueprint when Muncherji Cowasji Murzban arrived in Bombay in 1863. A protégé of Sir Bartle Frere, the governor of Bombay who pulled...