In Chennai: A temple, a baug and a way of life

In Chennai: A temple, a baug and a way of life

Zarine Mistry, a resident of Sterling Road, shares insights into the Parsi community in Chennai, highlighting Anjuman Baug's significance. Additionally, the article mentions Delkhush Delicacies, operated by Mahiyar and Zavera Shroff, known for their popular Parsi...

In Bahman Month, Parsis Celebrate Vegetarianism

In Bahman Month, Parsis Celebrate Vegetarianism

Parsi Vegetarian and Temperance Society celebrates movement founded in 1911 to promote vegetarianism and temperance.Article by Manoj Ramakrishnan | Free Press JournalMumbai: In Bahman Month, Parsis Celebrate Vegetarianism | FPJ It is onerous to think of Parsi...

Zend and the midnight concert at Yazdani

Zend and the midnight concert at Yazdani

Here’s an entertaining story about Yazdani Bakery and Zend Meherwan Zend that was told to me by the blustery Irani baker who passed away on Sunday. He was my friend. And I knew him from when he was a much younger man. Strapping, with a roaring voice, as crusty as the...

F.E.E.D: An Amazing Initiative By Rukhsheen Vajifdar

F.E.E.D: An Amazing Initiative By Rukhsheen Vajifdar

Pearl Tirandaz who runs the Good Deeds Project highlights the work of Ruksheen Vajifdar F.E.E.D. - Food and Education to Enrich and Develop A social initiative for the betterment of Street Urchins. #GDPwithPearl #gooddeedsproject www.gooddeedsproject.in

How the Parsis Shaped Theatre in Colonial Bombay

How the Parsis Shaped Theatre in Colonial Bombay

Flops, frauds or community disapproval did not prove obstacles to the growth of the theatre enterprise. Elphinstone Circle in Bombay in the 1870s. Photo: Lee-Warner Collection/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA When one thinks of Horniman Circle – the ring of elegant old...