This story is as much a sari story, as it is a story of furniture – a Parsi obsession and feature of their traditionally elegant homes. Nilakshi remembers Gustad Noble’s father’s furniture shop, and his love for the craft, in Rohinton Mistry’s Such a Long Journey. We were surrounded by objects de arts and bric-à- brac from generations, especially those handcrafted chairs. She loved the
Read moreThe Global Working Group brings together representatives of Federations in the diaspora. The GWG met in Hongkong on 15 and 16 December. As per tradition, the meeting was presided by the host Federation Chair which this year was Mr Neville Shroff of Hongkong. The meeting coincided with the AGM of the WZCC which was also graciously hosted by Hongkong. The
Read moreIt is no exaggeration to say that Parsis, the Zoroastrians of India, take their food seriously – very seriously. Love of good food and drink plays a central, oftentimes quirky, role in nearly every aspect of our culture. When our babies sit upright for the first time, we celebrate by making them sit on top of laddoos (Indian sweet). At
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Read moreHello, My name is Udayan Das and I’m reaching out to you on behalf of The 1947 Partition Archive, an international research organisation dedicated to preserve and curate a people’s history of the Partition of the Subcontinent through the methods of Oral History. We at the Archive interview and profile biographies of people who were born before 1947 and have
Read moreTaj Hotels Resorts and Palaces is proud to share that Shenaya Jambusarwala, Corporate Director – Career Planning and Performance Management was awarded the second runner-up trophy at the prestigious National Human Resource Development Network (NHRDN) – Prof. Ram Charan Young HR Icon Awards 2016. The award recognized her as one of the top talents in the human resource space who
Read moreWZCC Hong Kong – By Nadir Godrej 17th December 2016 A new millennium was about to dawn Seventeen years ago. An organisation was then born But little did we know That where community seniors led Everyone would go And WZCC would spread And over the years would grow. And I was there to sing it’s praise On that
Read moreZara Heeramanek’s Adopt-An-Antique initiative is a significant step for the FD Alpaiwalla Museum, the city’s only Parsi museum The first time 18-year-old Zara Heeramanek saw the crimson-hued umbrella stand at the Framji Dadabhoy Alpaiwalla Museum, the late 19th century antique was quite literally headless. “It was so badly damaged; the top portion seemed to have been cut off and kept
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