Category Archives: Arts & Culture

Parsis and the Indian Knowledge Tapestry: Contributions, Traditions and Heritage

  CLL-SSW, TISS is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Parsis and the Indian Knowledge Tapestry: Contributions, Traditions and Heritage on 10th Oct’25 Date: Friday 10th October, 2025 Time: 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM Link: Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/92137157771?pwd=w5nXGqkkT61CqX8RO1H0l9EVLBD9Rw.1 Meeting ID: 921 3715 7771 Passcode: 844048

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PARZOR Sale

✨ Festive SALE ✨ Hurry! Only till 17th September Enjoy special festive prices on our exquisite hand-embroidered stoles & potlis, perfect for dressing up or gifting this season. 🎁✨ 🌸 Limited pieces, once gone, they’re gone! 🌸 Add a touch of heritage to your celebrations. 👉 Shop now: parzorcrafts.com  

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Crossroads of Culture: Parsi Heritage and Indian Narratives

  Dear Friends, For the very first time in Delhi University, we offer a unique Course which connects an ancient past to the present and gives you a future to build upon. Come join us at LSR for the groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind ‘LSR-TISS-PARZOR Summer Program’- Crossroads of Culture:Parsi Heritage and Indian Narratives. See you soon online and in-person. Dr. Shernaz Cama

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Adil Writer – A Genius with Clay!

Once upon a time, an architect was busy designing buildings with bricks of clay in bustling cities like Bombay and San Francisco. After a solid run, he took a detour to Pondicherry, where he stumbled upon actual clay and had a “this is it!” moment. Architecture was out, and pottery was in. Now, instead of designing with bricks, he designs

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Remembering a reclusive post-war modernist who painted Mumbai

  In a modest Parsi household in Andheri, where the pagri-clad patriarch passed away last month, there are no portraits of the departed, only ones painted by him. Propped on a narrow cot is a six-decades-old painting of a young girl named Firooza, alongside two landscapes evoking Google Maps: Naval Jijina‘s signature aerial views from the 1960s, conjuring the sensation of

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ROXANNE a novel by Perveen Nadirshaw Tayabali

Perveen Tayabali’s latest novel Roxanne. The novel has a special resonance for those familiar with the social life in Mumbai, particularly the Parsi community   ‘At the dawn of the millennium, the Tarapore family living in Mumbai, find themselves in straitened circumstances. Roxanne, a teacher, is engaged to Dins and lives with her parents Hilla and Burjore, and younger sister Dilly.

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Alpaiwalla Museum Reopens Today

Framji Dadabhoy Alpaiwalla Museum Reopens Today After Restoration, Showcasing Parsi-Zoroastrian Heritage The Framji Dadabhoy Alpaiwalla Museum at Khareghat Colony, Hughes Road (N S Patkar Road), the only centre in Mumbai that showcases Parsi-Zoroastrian history, will reopen today after extensive restoration and upgradation. The archaeological and ethnographic museum, set up by the Bombay Parsi Punchayet in 1954, received a grant from

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Time and Talents Club celebrates 90 years

This iconic Mumbai Parsi community culture club is celebrating 90 years with traditional fashion and food  Established in 1934, a cultural club spearheaded by the Parsi community looks back upon the illustrious journey as it celebrates its 90th anniversary Zubin Mehta embraces the Club founder-president Gool Shavaksha in 1967 In the summer of 1980, a group of young Parsi women

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Brilliant Art Exhibition in Delhi – Hormazd Sholapurwalla

Triumphant Success! “Between Yesterday and Tomorrow” Art Exhibition Stuns Delhi with Rare Masterpieces and Contemporary Brilliance Opulent Art Gallery proudly announces the triumphant success of “Between Yesterday and Tomorrow,” an exclusive exhibition of fine arts and artefacts. The event, held from January 18th to 27th at the prestigious Travancore House in India’s capital, New Delhi showcased a stunning confluence of

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