Indian Centre Govt moves to push up Parsi numbers
The Central government
is seeking inter-ministerial consultations to increase and stabilise the
declining population...
For the next ten days, the city’s art and history enthusiasts can get a
glimpse of the timeless charm of the Zoroastrian pilgrimage capital,
Udvada, enclosed in 60 odd photo frames.
As...
IgnisIgnis does well by giving you a sweeping look
at the heart of Delhi thanks to its first floor perch. With subtle
interiors and intriguing décor choices, this place provides...
More than 1,000 Parsis flocked to the city’s oldest fire temple to
celebrate the Zoroastrian Feast of Fire, which fell on the agiary’s
300th anniversary.
The Banaji Limji Agiary,...
Concerns for dwindling numbers. Seminars on how to save their race. In
1940, when their number in India was a sizeable 1.14 lakh, the community
probably never imagined that 67 years...
Alarmed by the drop in the number of vultures in the city, the Parsi
community and the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) have joined
hands to start a vulture breeding centre...
Every time a relative comes visiting, retired mill worker Namdeo Hule
(59) cringes. His 100-sq-ft house in Tejukaya Mansion’s building number 7
in Lalbaug is already too small to...
Try this parsi egg dish….
Cut onions tomatoes garlic ginger and saute it in a pan till cooked, u
can add some dry masalas too like garam masala or corriander powder and
a dash...
Is it an irony or a paradox that as different members of the large
Nehru-Gandhi parivaar lock horns over what it is to be hindu questions
are being raised about just how hindu...
Thakre and Thackeray
There are so many misstatements, misconceptions and, well,
mistakes embodied in the Thackeray family’s campaign to rename (or
attack)...
The state government has directed the Higher Technical Education
Department and the School Education Department to ensure minority
institutes fill their 51 per cent linguistic and...
Indian cuisine is like the English language — a
stunning repertoire of its own as the foundation while totally open to
new elements. That's why it's so madly...
Actress and anchor Pooja Bedi is proud that she can boast of a family
tree that is an amalgamation of several religions. "I have a family
which is a mix of all religions, so I worship...
On the occasion of Navroz (the Parsi New Year),
this article is specially written about some of the Parsis who have
consulted me over the years, thanks to Jam-e-Jamshed, oldest...
Pragati Maidan Metro station is perhaps one of the most important stops
that the Delhi Metro has. Catering to the ITO area, you’ll need to get
down here to reach some of the most...
It had been a long day. Nina Godiwalla had stumbled home from a bar
after work, and collapsed in bed. But she was wide awake in a few hours.
She needed to talk to someone, be with...
If it’s not Greek, well, it’s Parsi. The cuisine of the Parsis is attached with quite some history and mystery, and the book, 101 Parsi Recipes by Jeroo Mehta, is here to help you...
Flamboyant Parsi-British musician Farrokh Bulsara, better known by fans
as Freddie Mercury and the lead singer of popular rock band Queen, was
remembered on his 65th birth anniversary...
Delhi’s best baked delicacy
Nankhatai is like the Indian English – foreign influence slapped, beaten, fermented and baked by Indians till it gets desified.
A...
Born in America, Tina Wadhwa, 25, has come to Mumbai to research the
effect that Bollywood music has on underprivileged children. “A lot of
the impact is empowering and uplifting....
Two children of a Parsi woman and her Catholic husband were initiated
into the Zoroastrian community on Friday under police security as the
Parsi community had objected to the Navjyot...
The announcement of Cyrus Mistry as the chairman-in-waiting for
the $83 billion Tata Group has ended all media speculation about who
will take charge as the head of...