Jini Dinshaw, violin virtuoso and founder of the Bombay Chamber Orchestra (BCO)—India’s oldest indigenous Western classical orchestra—passed away on Thursday, aged 95, four days after the demise of her beloved elder sister, Aloo, who recently turned 100.Article by...
Jini Dinshaw (1930-2025), the founder of the Bombay Chamber Orchestra – India’s oldest active Western classical orchestra – was a one-woman institution in Mumbai’s Western classical music world.Article by Aarefa Johari | Scroll Dinshaw, who died in her home in Mumbai...
Our dear friend Dr. Rashna Writer, well known to the global Zoroastrian community as a scholar, teacher, and storyteller, has made her remarkable work The Story of the Zoroastrians: An Historical Perspective available both as a free audiobook and a printable PDF on...
We are happy to share a new publication by our dear friends Mariano Errichiello, Daniel J. Sheffield and Yuhan Sohrab-Dinshaw VevainaSpecial Issue: “Zoroastrian Esotericism” edited by Mariano Errichiello, Daniel J. Sheffield and Yuhan Sohrab-Dinshaw Vevaina...
Along with other great philanthropic families in Hong Kong history, the Ruttonjees have left an indelible mark on the city. Their legacy has been amazing acts of giving and the establishment of vital charitable foundations. Through their generosity, their footprint on...
To mark this week’s anniversary of the partition of India and Pakistan, a writer recalls her encounters with two sisters from the Zoroastrian community whose lives were divided forever in 1947.Refugees in search of shelter in Junagadh during the partition of India and...
After 64 years since September 8, 1960, when Feroze Gandhi bid farewell to the world, not many remember him. He had an eventful life till he died prematurely of heart failure at the age of forty-seven Article By Mansoor Palloor |MadhyamamThe life story of Feroze...
Welcome to Chit Chat, where we ask your favourite celebs, up-and-coming artists and internet-famous creatives a bunch of silly questions for fun, and a handful of prying ones. (Supplied: Yasmin Suteja)The world knows her best as the drama-prone lead of the...
Did You Know? Historic 1980 Rock Concert by 'The Police' in Mumbai Was Organised by Parsi LadiesIn 1980, Parsi ladies from the Time and Talents Club organised a concert with the rock band The Police in Mumbai. This historic event was the band's first and only...