Category Archives: Arts & Culture

KEEPING THE GARA FLAME ALIVE: ASHDEEN LILAOWALA

His thought is intensive. His vision is artistic. His sensibility is detailed. His fashion unfolds history. Ashdeen Lilaowala has not only preserved the culture of Gara embroidery but revived it successfully making his Gara creations extremely coveted. I fell in love with his beautifully embroidered and contemporary chic sarees when I spotted them on the runway. His eye for design and

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Parsi Mother-Daughter Duo off to Las Vegas!

A strong passion for singing will take us, Mehernaz Darukhanawalla (right, 44 years old) and Persis Darukhanawalla (left, 19 years old), all the way to North America.  We will be representing New Zealand as members of the Greater Auckland Chorus (GAC) at the prestigious Sweet Adeline International Convention held at the MGM Grand Casino Hotel in Las Vegas in October

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A Day in the Life of… Artist, Educationist and Entrepreneur, Oorvazi Irani

An artist at the core, Oorvazi is also a successful film-maker, film critic, educationist and acting coach. She freelances as a photo editor for Life Positive Magazine and is also the CEO of Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute (South Mumbai) and has regular columns in film journals and online web channels. Impressive, right? Well, that’s not all. The alumni of reputed Indian

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Sam Balsara on instilling a certain pride and craft into Print Advertising The Dainik Bhaskar INK Awards were held in Mumbai on August 21, 2015 to celebrate creativity in Print advertising. Madison World turned up big winners at the event with multiple wins between Madison Media and Madison BMB. Madison Media won the award for Media Agency of the Year

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Zarathustra Opera Puppet Show

Great news and a huge step forward for Zoroastrians of all ages! The HumatA, HukhatA, HuvarashtA TV Program (the First Zoroastrian TV Station) have announced that they are currently putting forward the idea of making Zarathustra Opera Puppet Show. This is a huge turning point for all of the Zoroastrians, and it gives us a chance to increase awareness of

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Stunning Portraits of the Dwindling Parsi Community – Kurush Umrigar

 Kurush Umrigar is a Mumbai-based photographer who is attempting to photograph and document the elderly faces of the Parsi community in India. At present, less than 60,000 Parsis are left in India. While the Parsi Punchayet, the community’s governing body, and the government have come together to introduce various initiatives and benefits to help further the Parsi population, like the Jiyo

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NAVROZ: THE NEW DAY

The Film captures the essence of how the three thousand year old spring festival, Navroz, is celebrated by the Parsi and Irani communities of India today. It aims to bring to the world the uniqueness of the Parsi/ Irani community in India and how they celebrate and give thanks. The Film takes one through the single day of Navroz, taking

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Navroze special: Remembering Adi Marzban

Were he with us, puckish humour and wacky wit intact, Parsi theatre’s finest writer-director Adi Marzban would have been 101. Generations of ardent fans agree no Navroze celebration was complete without watching his wonderful plays. With the community set to celebrate New Year this week, Meher Marfatia treads her way through the legend’s haunts in a delightfully stage-struck Bombay, not quite Mumbai.

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Parsis once dominated English theatre

Parsis have led the way in English and Gujarati theatre since the 1940s, the decades between 1944 and 2000 being the most illustrious. Using laughter as its driving force, Parsi theatre combined commerce with engaging storytelling. Ruby and Burjor, now 82 and 85 respectively, starred in writer-director Adi Marzban’s rollicking Gujarati comedies till the mid-1960s. They then joined the Parsi

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First Zs TV Program ( Station )

Dear All: We are recruiting for First Zoroastrian TV ( Program ) Station in entire EU and some part of Middle East and Far East. Please send your CV and any supportive idea to make our first TV Station stronger. The program is broadcasting every Tuesday 2030 GMT and its name is ” HumatA, HukhatA, HuvarashtA” Our base is in

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