I first visited Iran in 1995. On that memorable trip, I met for the first time a visionary and inspirational retired banker – Coovershah Mehta, with whom I instantly bonded and have since remained inseparably close friends, despite his age being much older than mine. Over the years, along with a few other dedicated volunteers, […]
Although Parsis love eating chicken farcha, as rule we do not eat the rooster. Long before broiler chicken came to India, my family and most Parsi families, rural or urban, considered eating chicken a luxury and therefore consumed murghi only on festive occasions. Mutton was consumed through the year. I remember accompanying my dad to […]