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Boman Irani: I have never seen a photograph of my father
Boman Irani, 55, is emotional, loyal and cuddly, who can cry possibly watching even Tom and Jerry. He started his life as a waiter, went on to becoming a photographer, did theatre and finally made his...
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Parsi Wedding as the British Dy. High Commissioner sees it
British Deputy High Commissioner, Mumbai invited to a Parsi wedding for the first time, and gives a ‘thumb-nail’ review of the community’s current situation. From wedding feast to global business –...
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Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest. 30th Oct – 2nd Nov 2014
100+ writers. 5 Venues. http://litlive.in/ Literature Live!, The Mumbai LitFest, was launched in November 2010. The response from Mumbaikars during the three-day fest was truly enthusiastic and it was...
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The myriad influences of Parsi food – Hyderabad & Secunderabad
We take you on a culinary tour of traditional Parsi delicacies that are hard to find in the city today There are around 1,161 Parsi families in the twin cities. However, finding a restaurant serving...
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Netagiri Reloaded – Cyrus Broacha
Cyrus Broacha is a morning person. He also seems to be one of those people who have a plan for each day, a schedule they rigorously follow. Coming up against that side of his personality can be...
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Call For Participants at the United Nations
The FEZANA UN-NGO Committee is looking for participants to attend the 59th Commission on the Status of Women Conference at the UN Headquarters in New York from March 9-20, 2015. This year’s theme is, ”...
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Reclaiming the Swastika
For most people in the West, the swastika remains inextricably linked to the atrocities committed by the Nazis in the last century. But there have been calls to reclaim the symbol from its Nazi links...
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Defunct Tower of Silence lives on in Andheri residential colony
Defunct Tower of Silence lives on in the heart of an Andheri residential colony In Andheri’s Salsette Parsis Association Colony, six-storey residential structures form a tight arc around a defunct...
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Book explores Tata Group’s journey
The values at the heart of the Tata Group as well as the role played in its development by the philanthropic trusts that own two-thirds of the company are explored in a new book that is a brief...
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Fravahar Island in the Persian Gulf.
BEHROOZ KHALILI The plan for building an artificial island in the shape of fravahar in the Persian Gulf is under completion .The agreed confirmation for this project has also been issued. This island...
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Sohrab Modi
Of late I have shared some moments going down memory lane and, once again, having stumbled on the following, memories of Sohrab Modi as the great actor, a good friend of my father and with whom, as a...
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Double delight, pink & blue – Twins born to parsi couple, more births due
Another eight arrivals are expected by the year-end. A central scheme that encourages Parsis to multiply has sired twins, in a double delight for the community whose numbers have been dwindling over...
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List and detailed biography of great women of ancient Persia
Dear Friends, If you have not seen this before, here is a very impressive site detailing the lives and achievements of great women of ancient Zoroastrian Persia. A must read. While there you may look...
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Waking in Oak Creek
As the Sikh community in Oak Creek, Wisconsin prepares for Sunday prayers, a deadly hate attack shatters their lives, but not their resilience. After six worshipers are killed by a white supremacist,...
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TCS New York City Marathon
The 2014 TCS New York City Marathon starts on Sunday at 9:10 am ET with the women’s elite race. The elite men start at 9:40 am ET. The national TV coverage begins on ESPN2 and WatchESPN at 9 a.m and...
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Operation Eyesight at the XVII North American Zoroastrian Congress!
Share Tweet Forward “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” __Helen Keller Our Congress is Nearly Sold Out! Only 10 Seats Left! Register Now! Dear Friend, Join us in giving the gift...
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Passion Flower
Mistry has the inspired storyteller’s knack of taking up a small detail in the large canvas of a city — most often Mumbai — that he pinpoints for us with the skill of a documentary photographer. By...
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Gifts to Khandhias, Nassesalara & Caretakers of Dokhmas
Hello All, Am sharing this…… Please approach your Local Anjuman / Panchayat and ask them to send the said details to the person as mentioned in the notice. For the sake of these people take out a...
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Request for donation
My husband is suffering from Aortic Dissection for which heis been admitted to P DHinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai on 11th He is a retired person for the past 13 years,...
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Qissa-e-Parsi: The Parsi Story
Qissa-e-Parsi: The Parsi Story. FYI … A film by Ketatun’s nephew Zal Cowasji’s daughter Divya …. A high-res link to Divya and her colleague, Shilpi’s film on the Parsis, commissioned by the Ministry...
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