Category Archives: Arts & Culture

Indian Food is part of British way of life

Chef Cyrus Todiwala is among the clutch of Indian chefs whose names and faces are recognisable in Britain. It could be due to his Café Spice Namasté chain, frequent appearance in television and radio shows, or, just the innumerable awards and recognition he has won. Born and brought up in Bombay, Todiwala, graduated in hotel administration and food technology and

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Fliers and the new Parzor Crafts-Exhibition time Catalogue

Parzor has made special craft items based on the theme of Threads Of Continuity- Persepolis scenes and items from the Tehran National Museum loaned to Threads of Continuity. There are several new purses and stoles too. Do go through the attached Parzor Catalogue and let me know what you would like to have . Warm Regards Niloufer Shroff +919810152764 Parzor

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Yesteryear models reunite with ‘Godmother’ of fashion choreography

India’s top models from the 70s and 80s reunite with Godmother of fashion choreography Jeannie Naoroji, who tells them what she always did, smile and pull the chin up On stage are: Interior designer and noted aesthete Kavita Singh, film actor Deepak Parasher, dance director Salome Roy Kapur, jewellery designer Marianne Rao, cancer survivor Esther Daswani, actor and artist Kiran

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 MATHEMAGICIAN MINOO JOKHI ENTHRALLS AHMEDABAD

Mathemagician Minoo Jokhi recently had a 7 day visit to Ahmedabad where he left a deep impression in the minds of the people. Minoo performed before the Rotary Club of Ahmedabad Metro, Rotary Club of Ahmedabad North, a school in Bawla, a special Public-Speaking competition  students group who were to perform before the Honorable Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel Madam,

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Boman Irani and Basha Ensemble in Delhi 02-04-16

Concert. Date: April 2,2016 Time: 06:00 pm Venue: Fountain Lawns Title: Concert. Description: By Basha Ensemble from Iran who will present a concert of traditional folk songs of local seasonal celebrations – Navroze and Zartosht. The ensemble will play music pieces from the Dashti Collection, Isfahan Collection and Mahour Collection composed by Peyman Khazeni   Artists: Peyman Khazeni – composer,

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Talk at the Everlasting Flame

Dear Friends, Attached is the new schedule of events for The Ever Lasting Flame International  and Threads of Continuity Zoroastrian Life and Culture Programme You are specially invited on the 26th of April. Rusi Sorabji Program for Everlasting Flame

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NAAZ-E-PENAZ!

Bestowed with the title ‘Queen of Ghazal’, Penaz Masani has enthralled audiences around the world for quite a while now with her extensive concerts, which left audience mesmerised. The stalwart singer was in the city to spellbind the audience once again with her charming voice at 29th National Exhibition of Contemporary Art at State Art Gallery of Fine Arts, Madhapur.

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Films needed for the PARZOR Film festival

ZOROASTRIAN VOICES WANTED FOR FILM FESTIVAL. The Parzor Film Festival is looking for short films from the perspective of the Young Zoroastrian Diaspora. Films can explore on any aspect or perspective that is relevant to  someone from the Zoroastrian Diaspora (Iranian or South Asian). We are looking for all voices and perspectives from the diaspora. Each film represents a voice

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Quirky Parsis And Drunk Christians

Hindi movies over the decades have offered many hoary old stereotypes of minority communities. There are the Parsis, who used to be offered as comic relief, arriving in a grand old car packed with kids and piloted by a bespectacled little man in a black conical hat. There are the Christians, often embodied in plump, stern nurses, saintly priests, or

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