Wednesday, May 30, 2012

7:12 PM

Indian Centre Govt moves to push up Parsi numbers

Indian Centre Govt moves to push up Parsi numbers The Central government is seeking inter-ministerial consultations to increase and stabilise the declining population...

Saturday, May 26, 2012

7:39 PM

Get a glimpse of Gujarat’s fire temple in city

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...
7:38 PM

Best multi-cuisine

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...
7:35 PM

Parsis flock to 300-yr-old agiary to celebrate

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,...
7:26 PM

Dwindling but defiant

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...
7:18 PM

City will be home to more vultures soon

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...
7:17 PM

The rise & rise of Lalbaug

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...
7:15 PM

Try this parsi egg dish….

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...
7:12 PM

Perception vs truth

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...
7:10 PM

Thakre and Thackeray

Thakre and Thackeray There are so many misstatements, misconceptions and, well, mistakes embodied in the Thackeray family’s campaign to rename (or attack)...
7:08 PM

Fill minority quotas, state warns colleges

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...
7:05 PM

The K2K food court

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...
7:03 PM

I'm a mixture of all religions: Pooja Bedi

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...
6:59 PM

Parsis and Feng Shui

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...
6:56 PM

Hub and happening

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...
6:53 PM

A Woman on Wall Street, a book

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...
6:52 PM

book, 101 Parsi Recipes by Jeroo Mehta

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...
6:51 PM

Google celebrates Mercury’s birthday

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...
6:50 PM

Parsis in Surat bakeries

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...
6:46 PM

American Fulbright scholarship turns 60

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....
6:44 PM

Couple get police cover at children’s Navjyot ceremony

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...
6:18 PM

Cyrus Mistry, Tata Group and the Parsis

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...
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