Two structures that have been part of Mumbai for about a hundred years, get a cheerful facelift and a thumbs-up from Unesco A number of cameras have been clicking the Marzban Parsi colony in Agripada and the Royal Bombay Yacht Club in Apollo Bunder after the two restored structures were given UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage awards recently. The Mumbai buildings were among 10 names chosen out of 47 entries
Read moreTheMissingParsi.com The website, started by Ader Gandi and Yazdi Tantra, reunite members of the Parsi community. “The idea struck me when I started getting requests from people asking about fellow Parsis they wanted to get in touch with. Unlike social networking sites that have billions of profiles and hundreds of people with the same name, finding a Parsi friend or
Read moreMeet Colaba’s patchwork man: Hosi Daruwala, who has dedicated his life to stitching up old rags from tailor shops into quilts for needy cancer patients. Seated in a chair at the head of a rickety old sewing machine, Mr. Hosi Daruwala matches its battle-weariness with some of his own. At 71, he is a small, shriveled man who looks tiny
Read moreDiplomas and Distinctions – PhD thESES Maya Putois—Ph.D thesis in social anthropology defended on 30 November 2012 at the EHESS, Paris, France. Sugar in Milk—The Parsi-Zoroastrians of Mumbai and Pune, 2012, 377 p. Members of the jury Jean-Claude Galey, PhD supervisor, Research Director, EHESS. Philippe d’Iribarne, Research Director, CNRS. Eric Godelier, Research Director, EHESS. Sylvie Chevrier, Research Director, CNRS. Claude Markovits, Research Director,
Read moreSooni Taraporevala’s photography project ‘Parsis’, which captures facets of the Parsi community, opens in Delhi today Growing up in Mumbai in a Parsi household, Sooni Taraporevala saw her father click many pictures of their family members and would capture them in black and white images using a twin lens Rolleicord camera. Soon enough, she picked up the camera and started
Read moreMy Dear Brothers & Sisters, At the onset, Congratulations for giving the community a contemporary media publication that the young generation can relate to. I live and work in Lavasa which is a beautiful hill city that is nestled amidst the majestic Sahyadri mountains, along the contours of the Warasgaon Lake. coming up on the outskirts of Pune.
Read moreFor Astad Bhote (30) and Sanket Shinde (32), riding their Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycles across hilly terrain and non-existent roads, means adventure and indulging in their passion for the sport. Now, going a step further, the duo have decided to ride for a cause. They will embark on a 7,000 km ride on September 14, going across India, Nepal and
Read moreKainaz Gazder, Marketing Director, Procter & Gamble India has relocated to China. What her exact role in China will be is not known, as when contacted by exchange4media, the company and Gazder refused to comment. Under her leadership, P&G won the Bravery Award at the Effies for the much talked about Gillette ‘ShaveSutra’ campaign. Gazder was also on IMPACT’s Top
Read moreKety Dadyburjor has released the first edition of her book for children – Zarathushtra, the story of the first prophet on earth, on the IPad. Download it and enjoy it from the app store today – Type : Zarathushtra in the Search Engine You may find this book at http://appshopper.com/books/zarathushtra
Read moreJimmy Suratia, President of the North West Zoroastrian Community said to us that the creation of the 8 foot wide Farohar made from Tata Steel will not only be unique but will “be the only Zoroastrian landmark in the UK outside of London”. The statue will be unveiled on 28 Sept 13 at the Balaji Temple, UK. Click Here for
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