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07-Mar-2016

 
 

Editorial Viewpoint

So they say

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      "The notion that there can be only one concept of...

Readers' Forum

Events & Personalities

  • Bickering in Bharuch - Sherene Vakil

    The sacred fire of the Pestonji Aslaji Doongaji Agiary in...

  • Mixing mediums - Farrokh Jijina

    "Why didn’t I think of you?” film director Abhishek Kapoor...

  • Marzban magic - Mehroo Kotval

    Defenseless Creature, an adaption of Russian writer Anton Chekov’s short...

  • Karani Agiary’s salgirah - Sherene Vakil

    Little children from Cusrow Baug wearing traditional Parsi dress recited...

  • 105 years of Central Bank - Sherene Vakil

    Saker Mistri, granddaughter of Sir Sorabji Pochkhanawala who established the...

  • Promising speaker - Sherene Vakil

    Neville Tata, 17, a student of Std XI of Bombay’s...

  • APP honors Medora

    Meher Medora, noted social worker of Ahmedabad was presented a...

  • Philatelic firsts - Sherene Vakil

    An illustrated and informative booklet titled Firsts in Indian Philately...

  • Acupuncture recognition - Farrokh Jijina

    Thanks largely to the efforts of Dr Rumi Beramji, it...

  • Colonial cuisine - Farrokh Jijina

    "I have prepared and tasted the 70 recipes in my...

  • Smartphone connect - Sherene Vakil

    Model cum actor Viraf Patel has envisioned a Parsi networking...

  • Building in Bilimora - Sherene Vakil

    A letter from Marazban Baria, managing trustee of the Bilimora...

  • Athletic achievement - Sherene Vakil

    At the All Parsees Sports Foundation’s 33rd Jal D. Pardiwala...

  • Peace and poetry - Sherene Vakil

    Photographer, scriptwriter and filmmaker Sooni Taraporevala launched The Music of...

  • Featuring in film festival - Sherene Vakil

    Oorvazi Irani has been invited by the Federation of Film...

Zoroastrians Abroad

  • Preparing for priesthood - Dorian Gordon Bates

    The two-week introductory Hirbadi course to train priests, held in...

  • Creating waves - Parinaz Gandhi

    "She’s become something of a rock star in the science...

Cover Story

  • From Sadeh to spring - Parinaz Gandhi

    The chief mobed starts praying Atash Nyaish on reaching the...

Business

Sports

  • Awards in karate - Farrokh Jijina

    Shihan Jehangir Shroff, 6th dan black belt, president and chief...

  • Kudos in kudo - Farrokh Jijina

    Sixty-three-year old Shihan Percy Bahmani, who is a 7th degree...

  • Taekwondo twosome - Farrokh Jijina

    Seven-year-old Nekzaad Olpadwala has won a bronze for the under...

  • Badminton boy - Farrokh Jijina

    Eleven-year-old Darius Pardiwala, who has been playing badminton since the...

Books

  • Shroff’s sojourn - Parinaz Gandhi

    "Quick to go through and easy to follow, there’s not...

  • Farsi fiesta - Farrokh Jijina

    A Feast of my Persian Heritage by Shirin Simmons. First...

  • Hands-on home food - Farrokh Jijina

    Family Secrets — The Khan Family Cookbook by Zarine Khan....

Milestones

  • Milestones - Roxan Driver

    In order to publish more current Milestones information Parsiana will...

In Memoriam

  • Legendary banker - Bakhtiar K. Dadabhoy

    Died: Savak Sohrab Tarapore, 79, former deputy governor of the...

History

  • Preserved for posterity - Text: Farrokh Jijina  Photos: Jasmine D. Driver

    The little house in Dasturwad, Navsari wore a spanking new...

Religion

Comment

Life-Style

  • A Dahanu digest - Farzan Mazda

    Ever imagined how our world would unfold if stories and...

Observation

Youth

Food

Music

Tradition

  • “The spread of family names” - Farrokh Jijina

    "There was no particular pattern or trend in the adoption...

  • Game of the name - Text : Thrity Dadabhoy • Illustrations: Manjula Padmanabhan

    Having endured a rather uncomfortable pre-marital relationship with my surname...

Celebrations

  • Nou Rooz nostalgia - Rusi Sorabji

    Prior to the Internet making the countdown to the biggest...

Scholarship

Festival

  • Culinary curator - Farrokh Jijina

    Thirty-two-year-old Nicole Mody is currently walking a few inches above...

Bawa Musings