Sodarwaterwala Agiary, located at Marine Lines, celebrated its glorious 149th Salgreh since its consecration, on 3rd September, 2023, (Mah Fravardin, Roj Fravardin; 1393 YZ) with a Jashan. The preparations made the Agiary come alive, looking resplendent with its floral decorations and sacred energy. The Afarganyu was placed at the centre, surrounded by sandalwood, malido, fruits […]
Piloo Reporter, former international cricket umpire and the first among neutral empires, passed away on 3rd September, 2023, at age 84 in Thane, Mumbai, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy. He was ailing from cerebral contusions and was bedridden for a while. He is survived by his wife and daughters – Farzana Warden and Khushnuma Daruwalla. In […]
A new and melodic version of the popular Parsi monajat (religious song) ‘Khudavind Khavind’, earlier sung by Mani Rao, and released on 26th August, 2023, by music composer, Kaizad Patel, who also conceptualised this idea to recreate the beautiful monajat with greater technical inputs (adding to the divinity essence), so as to find greater appeal […]
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 […]
Direct Volleyball Tournaments in Parsi colonies goes back over a century and the Marazban Colony team has a history to boast of, having been playing this game for ages and winning numerous inter-colony events. But this time the Marazban colony team outdid itself, going beyond inter-colony matches, as three young and promising sportsmen from this […]