Following the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link opening, Parsis in Mumbai are campaigning to reopen the Umrigar Agiary in Uran, Raigad, closed for nearly three years after its caretaker’s death. Trustees reportedly agreed to reopen it, with community members seeking a priest...
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...
One of India’s oldest and most prominent Parsi magazines, Parsiana, will publish its final issue this week, closing after a six-decade run of chronicling the country’s declining Zoroastrian minority population.Founded in 1964 by Pestonji Warden, a Parsi doctor and...
Veteran actress and dancer Madhumati passes away at 87, Akshay Kumar and Vindu Dara Singh pay tributeShe was known for her immense contributions to cinema and was often compared to legendary performers of the golden era, including Helen. Veteran Indian actress...
The meeting, held on Tuesday at the office of a prominent law firm in Mumbai, saw Mehta offering Rs 2.9 crore to keep the sanatorium within the community. However, the WZO reportedly received higher offers ranging from Rs 12 to 15 crore, leading to the rejection of...
Rayomand J. Patell, a senior creative professional with a career spanning three decades across advertising and technology, has announced the launch of Firestarter, a new integrated brand communication and technology agency in India.Firestarter is designed to serve...
Mumbai police have filed an FIR against three individuals accused of forging a Parsi priest’s signature to transfer shares worth ₹16.9 crore. The complainant, Framroze Dadi Vaccha, 52, from Jogeshwari, alleged that the accused — Lohrasp, Dilbar, and Atush Kalyaniwala...
This article was originally published in the India Today issue dated September 27, 2004The wooden steps leading to the maternity hospital are dusty and rickety. A century-old stone building that once reverberated with the cries of newborn babies is now deserted. The...