The UK-Portugal Business Awards, hosted by the UK Department for Business and Trade in Portugal, brought together two leading figures from Parsi heritage, Lisa Bandari and Dr Ricardo Tavares. This event was designed to reward and publicly recognise the entrepreneurial...
Dr. Feroze Sidhwa Serving in Gaza
Dr. Feroze Y. Sidhwa a Trauma Surgeon from California is currently volunteering at the European Hospital Khan Younis in Gaza, Palestine.Dr. Sidhwa’s segment can be heard at the 30:00 Minute mark in the Democracy Now video segment below. More About Dr. Feroze Sidhwa...
Cowas Jehangir On Being The Vanguard Of His Family’s Rich Legacy
Walking into Cowas Jehangir’s office building in the historic part of the city instantly transports you back in time. Old Bombay, in its golden age, would be the best way describe it. A lift of a bygone era slowly takes us up to an office, the walls of which bear...
After 20 years, Himalaya’s Kaiser Lashkari looks to education
The acclaimed chef and owner of Houston's go-to Indo-Pak restaurant is putting retirement on the backburner.Kaiser Lashkari’s name for his Hillcroft Avenue restaurant was absolutely a choice. Himalaya brazenly evokes the 1,500-mile-long range of mountains that stretch...
Zoroverse Podcast: Season 2 Episode 1 Featuring Fravash Chothia
ZOROVERSE Podcasts returns after a hiatus of nearly 4 years. Season 2 is speaheaded by Meherwan Patel of Karachi, Pakistan and currently studying in Singapore. In the first episode he interviews Fravash Chothia of Toronto, Canada. The interview happens amidst the...
The Deep Roots of Nowruz
How a Zoroastrian celebration of the Persian New Year grew into a broad symbol of cultural resilience and political resistanceChildren dance at a Nowruz celebration in Lafayette, ColoradoMaggie Phillips | TabletMark Leffingwell/Digital First Media/Boulder Daily Camera...
What the 3,500-year-old holiday of Nowruz can teach us in 2024
Rather than fading from relevance, the values of this ancient festival – from taking a yearly reset to connecting with nature in a precarious time – are now more important than ever.Article By Louisa Shafia | BBCNowruz is an occasion for honouring family, and people...