Exclusion of intermarried women or their children contradicts the core tenets of Zoroastrianism and the Indian Constitution Article by Jean D’Cunha | UCA NewsA file picture showing Parsi women during a festival celebration in India. As per tradition, a Parsi woman...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a moving tribute to a lifetime of global activism and spiritual leadership, the Zoroastrian community joined scholars and changemakers at the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum on March 31, 2026. The occasion marked the...
With forgiveness and restraint, Divya Cowasji has reimagined her family history in enigmatic storytelling photographs Back in 2018, the talented and thoughtful young filmmaker, photographer Divya Cowasji lost her beloved grand-aunt Dinoo and grandmother Minnie, and in...
At the world’s most exclusive debutante ball — an event often described as the Met Gala for teenagers — a young woman carried a name deeply familiar to South Asia. Ella Wadia, the great-great-granddaughter of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan, made her Le Bal...
Ahmedabad: Rasna Group, in association with Rasna Foundation and the Areez Khambatta Benevolent Trust, the CSR arms of the Rasna Group, today concluded a two-day commemorative ceremony in Ahmedabad honouring the rich traditions, cultural legacy, and community service...
The Uran tehsildar has put on hold the change of ownership of land from the name of Khan Bahadur Hormasji Maneckji Bhiwandiwala trust to BJP Uran MLA Mahesh Baldi. Rahul Mundke, sub-divisional officer, Panvel, confirmed this to TOIArticle by Umesh Parida | TNNTOI had...
Call it divine intervention or simply a miracle. A nearly two-century-old fire temple, the city's oldest, survived a devastating inferno that consumed over 100 shops surrounding the structure on Ezra Street in central Kolkata.The agiary, or fire temple (listed as...
Know Mumbai through Zervaan Bunshah’s quick, grounded guide as he revisits Dadar Parsi Gymkhana, Five Gardens and Bombay Scottish, offering an insider’s take on the city’s pace, people and everyday culture.When people talk about Mumbai, the rush and movement often...
My growing-up years were inextricably linked to the Banaji agiary — physically, too, because our rambling 120-year-old house shared a wall with it. My mornings were infused with the fragrance of sandalwood mingling with the mundane aromas from our kitchen. The house...