Daisy Irani in conversation with Jamshed Fozdar….I had just lost a dear friend at 66 when I began a conversation with a 100-year-old.Between grief and longevity, I found myself wondering who decides what a “full life” really means. One life felt unbearably short, the...
Mumbai-based senior solicitor Berjis Desai has been appointed as a member of the National Commission for Minorities. With over 46 years of legal experience, Desai said his priority will be addressing pending complaints and exploring a new report on the social and...
Editor’s note: The article published in the Free Press Journal refers to a letter signed by a handful of people on an email discussion list and Facebook group. That group has no authority to speak on behalf of the whole community. By no means does their rant represent...
Zubin Mehta, the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s conductor emeritus and (without exaggeration) a living L.A. icon, returned last weekend to conduct Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony with his old band.The score requires a monster orchestra with a blockbuster brass section and an...
The Parsi community’s connection with the steel city dates back to its earliest days. Following the establishment of the Tata Steel plant in 1907, the first group of Parsis arrived in Jamshedpur around 1908. As the steel plant took shape, more Parsis migrated to the...
A bright blue lamppost in the gallery feels like it’s been brought in off the street and given a fresh lick of paint. Look a little closer and you’ll see tiny people at the base and within the lamp. That’s when the light goes off in your head: this is a maquette for...
On a rainy afternoon in Mumbai, inside the executive dining room at Godrej Industries Group’s sprawling Vikhroli headquarters, water droplets on the glass windows blur the view outside — a single chimney, all that remains of the company’s old chemicals factory, once...
Congratulations to our dear friend, Nilufer Shroff, on her Outstanding Professional Contributions Award!Parsi Khabar is delighted to share that our dear friend Nilufer K. Shroff has been recognized by the Association of College and University Auditors (ACUA) with the...
They were few, but far ahead of their time. In a country still grappling with child marriage and female illiteracy, Parsi women were already walking into universities, laboratories, and courtrooms. From unfurling India's first flag in Europe to capturing its freedom...