Twenty-five fire tenders battled the blaze in central Calcutta for over six hours from 5.30am, when the first alarm reached the Kolkata Police headquarters, LalbazarA fire that broke out early on Saturday morning at a godown on Ezra Street left Calcutta’s first Parsi...
At 89, conductor Zubin Mehta doesn’t make things easy for himself. Since taking on the role of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s conductor emeritus, Mehta has been bringing Walt Disney Concert Hall audiences some of the largest-scaled late-Romantic works on earth. ...
Ashdeen Lilaowala's relationship with Parsi Gara embroidery began long before it became his life's work. Growing up surrounded by the craft—watching his mother and aunts adorned in intricately embroidered garments at weddings—the art form was simply part of his...
Dr. Rustom Soonawala, a distinguished gynaecologist noted for his work in women's health and family planning, passed away at 95. His invention of the polyethylene IUD and significant contributions to infertility treatments were groundbreaking. Respected for his...
Every New Year’s Day, the remote village of Kutru in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, comes alive with a poignant ritual that relives the tragic love story of a Parsi couple and the vengeance of a wild buffalo. Villagers gather at a grave in the village to honor Pestonji Nowroji...
Bapsi Sidhwa, a globally celebrated author and a prominent voice in cultural and partition literature, passed away on Wednesday in Houston, Texas, at the age of 86. Her death is a loss not just for the Zoroastrian (Parsi) community, but also for literary groups of...
A Parsi mother-daughter duo is set to perform their ‘arangetram' together after years of training in Bharatanatyam. Arangetram, a Tamil word, which means ‘ascent to the stage', marks a dancer's graduation to a professional performer on stage. When motivational speaker...
Small, but mighty! With that remark and fanfare, we concluded the 18th NAZC in Houston. There was plenty of entertainment and food. Old friends reunited, and new friendships were formed. Beautiful people wore magnificent clothing. Many were dressed to the tee. Gentle...
In article article authored by Kristina Killgrove and published on LIVE SCIENCE Geographical barriers and cultural differences can prevent people from mingling with their neighbors, leading to genetic isolation — and the phenomenon is more common than most people...