While Parsi cuisine has been growing in prominence and featuring proudly on many menus alongside other cuisines across restaurants and hotels in India, Persian cuisine has also been building its own strong identity and seems to have caught on in most Indian cities. If Mumbai is known as the hub for Irani cafes, Pune is […]
The one big difference I see between people who make things happen and those who don’t, it’s audacity! Bold in your face, there for the world to see – audacity! They take risks. They are the ones, willing to leap forward. They move things along, not by gentle nudges but by emphatic pushes that propel […]
To Joy And Compassion! Dear Readers, There’s much excitement in the air, as we prepare to welcome and celebrate the most auspicious Jamshedi Navroz. We start out with planning the cleaning up of our homes (and hopefully our hearts too), new clothes to buy, making guest lists or then accepting invitations for the occasion, making […]
The M J Wadia Agiary, at Lalbaug, celebrated the Meher Roj Meher Mahino Parab with a gala function, on 27th February, 2024, in a grand function starting with a Hama Anjuman Jashan, led by Vada Dasturji of Iranshah Udvada – Dasturji Khurshed Dastur. The event was well attended by the young and old of the […]
The Tata Founder’s Day was celebrated with great pomp and enthusiasm in Navsari, on the eve of 3rd March, 2024, marking the 185th birth anniversary of world’s greatest philanthropist – Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata. The function was held at Navsari’s Servai Party Plot, organised by the Parsi Cultural Division of S B Garda College Trust, Navsari, […]
26th February, 2024, marked the celebratory occasion at Hyderabad’s Bai Maneckbai Chenoy Agiary for having completed 18 years of conducting the weekly Humbandagi at the Agiary’s premises, on every Monday evening, at 7:00 pm. The Humbandagi was led by Er. Kerfegar Antia, in the absence of Head Priest – Er. Mehernosh Bharucha, who is recuperating from burn […]
Located at Fort, Dhun Building, which housed Mumbai’s seven-decade-old institute – Sir JJ College of Commerce, was demolished over the last month, after being declared dangerous to live in, by the municipal corporation. Established in 1952 by the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (landlord), the institute was started with the aim of training young women in office […]
Among Zoroastrians, Behram or Bahram Yazata is a favourite Divinity. The twentieth day (Roj) of every month (Mah) in the Zoroastrian calendar is dedicated to Bahram Yazata and this Roj is considered very special and auspicious. Many choose to begin a new task, implement a personal new resolution, or undertake a new project on this […]
By Razvin Namdarian 5th March, 2024, was indeed a historic day of pride for the Zoroastrian community as it marked the launch of a renewed ‘Centre for Avesta-Pahlavi Studies’, at the Kalina campus of Mumbai University (MU), kicking off on an auspicious note with a bhoomipoojan (ground breaking ceremony). The centre will be established as […]