Khushnam Mistry’s Candles

I make candles in different shapes and with different aromas depending on client’s requirements. I take bulk orders for weddings and other events.  To know the details, kindly email me on  kuchi24@gmail.com with your contact number.

An unusual book on the weaving of the sacred thread

Thread Bare An unusual book on the weaving of the sacred thread worn by the Parsis adds to the craft revival stories in India Few, even among textile conservationists, would imagine a book deconstructing kusti, (pronounced ‘kasti’), the sacred thread worn by the Parsi community. It is certainly not a topic that dots fashion conversations [...]

Guidance needed for Zarthosti artist

Dear friends, My dear son-in-law Shahzad Homi Irani, besides flying for Jet Airways as senior cabin crew, has a flair for drawing artistic pieces, as depicted by 3 of his creations attached herewith. I would like his creations to be showcased on the right art platforms but don’t know how to go about it or [...]

WZC, 2013 Logo Design Contest

Dear All, As you must be aware, the 10th World Zoroastrian Congress is being held in Mumbai in December 2013, under the auspices of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet.   The theme of the Congress is Zoroastrianism in the 21st Century: Nurturing Growth and Affirming our Identity.   In order to create a platform for creativity, [...]

Indian Stamp – Cyrus the Great

2500th Anniv. of Charter of Cyrus the Great (20p) Date Of Issue:-12.10.1971.

An exciting community announcement from New Zealand

The Zarathushtrian Association of New Zealand (ZANZ) would like to share some exciting news with the global Zoroastrian community about one of our very accomplished young members - Zia Mandviwalla, daughter of Soonu & Ronny Mandviwalla. Zia is a very talented writer and director based in Auckland and her latest short film, Night Shift, has been selected from over 4500 [...]

Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra – Jansons/BRSO(2007Live)

As proud Zarathushtris: This is YouTube of Richard Strauss’s symphonic tone poem Thus Spake Zarathustra played by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Munich) conducted by Mariss Jansen. This tone poem by Richard Strauss is based on Nietzsche’s great work Also Sprach Zarathustra. Nietzsche, that great German philosopher realized that Zarathustra was the first human who [...]

A standing ovation for Parsi nostalgia

Nostalgia was the lead player. Tuesday night, and the Tata theatre was packed to the rafters. There was room left only for laughter. Laughter in the House revived the magic of Adi Marzban whose plays and musical revues had kept all of Gujarati-speaking Bombay in splits for over 30 years. In the process, this multiple [...]

‘Women of India’ paintings on show in London

I am exhibiting my latest collection of oil paintings ‘Women of India’ in London, 10th – 13th May 2012. They are vibrant images of women and their roles, enhanced with Indian textiles as a colourful backdrop. Women are still regarded in many areas as second class citizens and persevere through great hardships. They are poised, [...]

Hasva Chalo Ji!

“The difficult part was to decide on the final elements that had to be presented on stage; we might have ended with content for five shows!” chuckles Kerawala. It was also difficult to find apt characters for the older actors. Kerawala points out that an actor might have played a 20-year-old pregnant woman several years [...]

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