Modi govt orders coins to honour Jamsetji Tata
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to honour Tata Group founder Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata by releasing commemorative coins to mark his 175th birth anniversary. The coins, a first for an...
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TheParsidirectory.com now has more than 78,000 live Entries. New listings are added to the directory daily. Please add yourself and your family members to the directory. Glance at the listings of...
View ArticleShare some warmth on MLK Jr. Day
Put your gently used business wear to good use MLK Day clothing drive in support of Friendship Place The SGI-USA Washington DC Buddhist Culture Center and the Washington National Cathedral are...
View ArticleWhat Parsis Eat In Winters?
How doParsis stave off the winter blues? There’s a whole range of wholesome foods, prepared during winters that promise to prime your immune system and your taste buds. Kharia When the mists of winter...
View Article100 YEARS OF MARQUEE MAGIC
The Dubash family behind Paradise, Mahim’s iconic single screen, celebrates a century in cinema Imagine enjoying aMahim traffic jam. That’s how it was for me some times before the Sea Link rose. I...
View Article‘Taste of Goa’ food fest to have British celebrity chef
PANAJI: Goan cuisine is set to be taken to a new high during a three-day culinary fest ‘Taste of Goa’ to be conducted between January 9 and 11 at theJardim Municipal Garcia deOrta inPanaji.Chefs, in...
View Article‘THREE WAR CAPTAIN’ -INDIA’S ’S NELSON ADMIRAL RKS GHANDHI BREATHED HIS LAST...
“Admiral Ghandhi was one of the grand stalwarts of our Navy. A flamboyant and an extremely courteous gentleman belonging to the ‘old school’ he will be missed by all of us who had the privilege of...
View ArticleThe Britannia Man | Story of Britannia Restaurant, Mumbai
Meet the man behind this amazing food experience called Britannia as he shares everything from how he started the Britannia restaurant in Mumbai to what it is today! Boman Kohinoor, the owner of...
View ArticleChennai and its old Parsi flame
Its legacies far outnumber this fast-dwindling community with two centuries of ties to the city The art deco Casino theatre in Chennai was built in 1941 by JH Irani, an ice factory owner, and designed...
View ArticleChildren as desired – Boy or Girl !
GOOD NEWS – NEW BOOK A GREAT DISCOVERY CHILDREN AS DESIRED BOY OR GIRL . by Behman S. J. Banaji Translated into English by Marzban J. Giara illustrated, hard bound, 180 pages Price: Rs.120/-...
View ArticlePROPOSED CODE OF CONDUCT TO GOVERN FUTURE BPP ELECTIONS
With a view to provide a level playing field to all individuals contesting future BPP Trustee elections, former Trustees of BPP along with some prominent community members had been discussing with the...
View ArticleLooking for R Shroff
A person known to me on Twitter (Nikhil Narayanan) got in touch last week to say his father is co-authoring a book on ISRO and they were looking to touch base with Mr R. Shroff (his family in case he’s...
View ArticleZubin Mehta – Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Concert 2015 – Full
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View ArticleFor the lost Parsis of Pindi – a final resting place
One such landmark is located on Murree road, tucked between the shops of the New Jewellery Market. No one would guess that between the ostentatious glittering shops, a marriage hall and the din of...
View ArticleDr. Pourus Mehta – Scientist at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Dr. Pourus Mehta received his Ph.D. degree in Physics from University of Mumbai through research conducted at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay in year 2007. His...
View ArticleEast India Company, Bombay Talkies, Tatas… a family tree forms
Dr. Louisa Rodrigues As assistant professor of history at the Ramnarain Ruia College is set to give Mumbaikars with a yen for the city’s history a delectable account of the lineage of one of Mumbai’s...
View ArticleCyrus Todiwala opens his first restaurant in India
Chef Cyrus Todiwala has opened his first restaurant in India, at the Acron Waterfront Resort in Goa, on the banks of the Baga river. Called the River restaurant, the 60-seater site is run on a...
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TheParsiFamily.com is the largest online Parsi / Irani Family Tree worldwide. Please add yourself and your family members to the tree. Visit it often, and tell other Zoroastrians, Parsis and Iranis...
View Article8 Places To Shop Like A Parsi
Always wanted to visit those secret Parsi shops and shop like one? Here’s a list of stores across the city that sell everything right from batasas and bhakras to malido and methya nu achaar. Ratan...
View ArticleThe miracle of Dastur Pesuji
Posted by: Ervad Marzban J. Hathiram How the power of our Manthra prayers and the Amal of a revered priest conquered the toughest of evil spirits Roj Govad Mah Tir, 1378 Yz. In my earlier post on...
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