MUMBAI: In 1935, Khurshed Maneckji Bharucha – the first Indian chief cashier of Tata Steel in Jamshedpur – borrowed Rs 3.5 lakh from a friend who owned an island near Bombay. Soon, on an open ground at Bistupur junction, arose a four-storey building with partition walls made of ‘surkhi’, a burnt clay and limestone mix. Intended to house the wave
Read moreAbstract This study examines the material and intangible heritage of Iranian Zoroastrians in Khorasan and Tabaristan from the Sasanian period to the present, with a particular focus on their connection to the Silk Road. It investigates the timing and patterns of Zoroastrian migration and how they preserved Sasanian Silk Road heritage through silk production, related occupations, dialects, historical architecture, and
Read moreA philanthropist of immense compassion and vision, she devoted her life and wealth to the welfare of the people of India, quietly leaving behind a legacy of generosity and social service. Born on 30th October 1811, Motlibai was the only daughter of Jehangirji Nusserwanji Wadia and Bai Maneckbai. Her grandfather, Nusserwanji Maneckji Wadia, had established an extensive business network in
Read moreThe Bombay Local History Society invites you to a series of talks exploring Bombay-Iran connections. The first session, organised in association with the Iran League , is by historian and author Dinyar Patel . The Iran League and Iranian Nationalism in Bombay, 1922-1941 Friday, 12 June 2026 at 5 pm. Venue: Iran League, Navsari Building, 2nd Floor, 240, Dadabhoy Naoroji
Read moreNext module Parsis in India- a historical Perspective beginning on 15th June every Monday and Friday 6pm to 8pm IST
Read more✨BBC Radio London – Shiraz Sethna, Project Lead spotlighting Zoroastrian Stories of Migration Heritage Project! ✨ Following the recent BBC News TV coverage, we are thrilled to let you know that our very own Shiraz Sethna, Project Lead for Zoroastrian Stories of Migration, will be interviewed at 8:40pm on Monday 1st June 2026 on the Bobby Friction Show BBC Radio
Read moreA new study by historian Rachel Mairs brings together written evidence from ancient Central Asia to examine how language and script changed across the region during the Achaemenid and Hellenistic periods. The research focuses on areas such as Bactria, Sogdiana, Arachosia, and Gandhara, which today fall within Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Pakistan. The study appears in a recent Cambridge University
Read moreThe Son of the First Parsi Family of Mumbai along with the Original Inhabitants of Mumbai who are the Kolis had saved the Isle of Bombay, the Fort of Bombay and the City of Mumbai from an Invading Force which had taken all the Islands of Mumbai except for the Isle of Bombay This Reel Covers The First Parsi Family
Read moreDear Parsiana readers / former subscribers Effective May 4th 2026 all the Parsiana digital archives are be available free of charge on our website www.parsiana.com . One has only to log in to our website www.parsiana.com to access issues from November 1964, when Parsiana started, to October 2025 when the journal ceased publication. If you have any quires regarding the archives please do email us
Read moreThe ‘Parsi Arch’ at Breach Candy frames ‘Lincoln House’ (Wankaner Palace earlier) in this photo, taken in the last quarter of 20th Century Bombay. Pedestrian eye level view, looking west in the morning hours, highlights these two memorable vintage structures. Born separately over two generations apart and differing in historic identity, each complements the other, much alike the cosmopolitan mix
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