10 Mumbai Parsis you wish you knew

Parsi Mumbaikers are quite the overachievers and they give back to society too. Meet 10 such amazing individuals you want at your dinner table this Navroze

They’re known for being great doctors and lawyers, and also for giving back generously to their communities. So to mark the Parsi New Year, Navroze, we’re profiling 10 artsy Parsi personalities who touch our lives in Mumbai without us having to fall ill or foul of the law.

  1. Shaheen Mistry, 39, social activist and educationist

  2. Astad Deboo, 63, contemporary dancer

  3. Sarosh Patel, 39, event manager

  4. Kainaz Messman, 29, chef entrepreneur

  5. Zane Dalal, 46, conductor

  6. Shireen Gandhy, 45, gallerist

  7. Kaiwan Mehta, 35, architect and lecturer

  8. Mehlli Gobhai, 79, abstract painter

  9. Sooni Taraporevala, 53, filmmaker

  10. Rishad Naoroji, 59, conservationist and photographer

Click Here for the full article and their brief Profiles

Courtesy : Jehangir Bisney

One comment

  • well I know a few ..

    Kainaz Messmen is born a Paghriwalla and is related to My Grandmother Pirojbai ( Pagriwalla ) Hormusji Shroff ,a s a child I would visit her parents in Pandey Dharmashala

    some others on this list are my face book freinds 🙂 🙂

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