We are back!! Welcome to the Second Iteration of the ‘TISS PARZOR Online Certificate Program on Culture & Heritage Studies’. This special opening event was graced by Tinaz Nooshian as Chief Guest, whose presence added distinction to the commencement of the program. We begin another enriching academic journey. The recording of the Introductory Session held on 09 January 2026 is
Read moreIn the year 1853 the Parsi Dramatic Corp’ staged a play named Rustam Zabuli and Zohrab at the Grant Road Theatre in Bombay. It was an adaptation of the 10th century Persian epic Shahnameh, a tragic story of the heroes, Rustam and his son, Sohrab, by the Persian poet Ferdowsi. This marked the beginning of Parsi theatre in the city,
Read moreCLL-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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Read moreDear 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
Read moreOnce 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
Read moreIn 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
Read morePerveen 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.
Read moreFramji 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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