The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday heard a constitutional challenge raising questions about gender discrimination within the Parsi community, with Senior Advocate Percival Billimoria describing a 1908 Bombay High Court ruling governing Parsi identity as “a blot on...
Mumbai’s Vachagandhy Agiary undergoes its first full restoration in decades, blending Achaemenid motifs with Parsi classic designVachagandhy Agiary Marked its consecration anniversary on February 8, 2026On the bustling corner of Pedder Road and Hughes Road, where the...
On July 26, 1875, just over 1,200 citizens voted in the first elections to the Bombay Municipal Corporation. The 64 councillors elected then were drawn almost entirely from the city’s elite, reflecting a restricted electorate limited to a small group of tax paying...
Today is the Ushtavaiti Gatha, the second Gatha day of this year’s muktad. And in the 2025 Everyday Parsi series we feature our seventh author Mahtab Dastur. The Muktad times have always been a time of prayer and remembrance. When we were younger, we would go to...
Today is Ahunavaiti Gatha, the first Gatha Day of this year’s muktad. And in the 2025 Everyday Parsi series we feature our sixth author Ervad Adil Mithaiwala In the Presence of Fravashis: My Muktad Journey By Ervad Adil Mithaiwala It begins with a bell. A quiet Agiary...
Our fifth author in the Everyday Parsi 2025 series is Ava J. Patell My husband and I come from families where the tradition was to do Muktad ceremonies only for the first year. Visiting the Agiary early in the morning was a fast trot down Altamont Road to the Bai...
A Parsi businessman fell victim to a birthday scam, with cybercriminals impersonating him to solicit fake donations, prompting a police investigation. Article by Vinay Dalvi A reputed Parsi businessman has become the unlikely face of a birthday scam, after...
Our third author in the Everyday Parsi 2025 series is Dr. Shernaz Cama The Living Presence of the Fravashis By Dr. Shernaz Cama Muktad in childhood was a time of joy and excitement. The scent of roses, mogra, and tuberoses from the corridor—where photographs and...
Mumbai: The Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) has launched a mental health corpus aimed at providing financial and therapeutic support for Parsi Zoroastrians facing psychiatric illnesses like depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. This initiative signifies a...