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To EVM or not to EVM
– By Viraf D. Mehta It is indeed the time for a technology revolution, the apex community trust, which will soon go to the ballot to choose its leaders, has done away with the erstwhile ballot paper...
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Mumbai’s 99-year-old iconic Parsi Dairy Farm may shut shop
MUMBAI: For almost a century, Parsi Dairy Farm has fattened generations of Mumbaikars on its high-quality milk, butter, ghee, and an assortment of mithais. Eateries across the city have for decades...
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Stunning Portraits Of The Dwindling Parsi Community By 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....
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Elderly attacked, gold chain robbed
65-year-old senior citizen from the Parsi community and living all by herself was attacked on the first floor stairs of her building, by a robber who hit her on her back with a knife and then snatched...
View ArticleSam 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...
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Health ministry regulates sale of drug to save vultures
To prevent the misuse of Diclofenac on cattle, the drug formulation for human use will be available only as a single dose vial of 3ml instead of the current 30 ml. The gazette notification reducing the...
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Just what the doc ordered: Gynaec to the stars, RP tells his story
Watching him drive his sedan past some serious afternoon traffic to Gallops restaurant at Mahalaxmi racecourse, and then tuck into kebabs and jalebi cheesecake between sips of techni-coloured fruit...
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The Forgotten History of India’s Silent War
The events of World War II are routinely recounted and replayed across the world. But despite India’s extensive involvement in the war in Europe and Asia, reflections are often subdued in national...
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Structures need a strong foundation
By Viraf D. Mehta Housing in BPP baugs and colonies has always been the focal point of discussion for us. The baugs and colonies have given the community the security of peace and affordable living. It...
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Parsi Cabin Crew and colleague revive 76 year old after he fell unconscious
Two crewmembers of an airline managed to revive a senior citizen, a passenger of another company, who had fallen unconscious at the domestic airport, recently. The incident took place on August 25,...
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With no vultures, a Parsis ritual on the brink
Due to the disappearance of vultures, members of the Parsi community have installed solar concentrators as an alternative. The machines desiccate the bodies. Unlike in other religions where a deceased...
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Pakistan’s Fading Parsi Community Looks Abroad
For more than 1,000 years, Parsis have thrived in South Asia but an ageing population and emigration to the West driven by instability in Pakistan means the tiny community of “fire worshippers” could...
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Cure for a rare form of migrane could lie with the Parsi community
Two researchers, two continents apart, join hands to conquer a migraine that’s baffling doctors by studying the Parsi gene, which could beneficial for disease mapping due to the community’s endogamous...
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First service at new Parsi prayer hall
The new prayer hall at Worli for Parsis, who choose burial or cremation of the dead, will see its first prayer service on Wednesday two weeks after it received a goahead from the Brihanmumbai Municipal...
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Jiyo Parsi scheme adds 22 babies in Mumbai
For all those deeply concerned about the decline in the population of the Parsi Zoroastrian community, here is some good news. Under the government-supported Jiyo Parsi scheme to boost community...
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Dorabjee and Sons – Pune’s Haven for Parsi Food
Considering there is a sizable Parsi population in Pune, I find it amazing that there is only one restaurant patron who will loyally visit for the bhonu fix of Dorabjee restaurant. This humble...
View ArticleSepia Stories: Homai Vyarawalla on World Photography Day
Homai Vyarawalla (9 December 1913 – 15 January 2012) was India’s first woman photojournalist. On World Photography Day remembering her pathbreaking efforts in capturing history in the footnotes of time...
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Zoroastrian studies program at Stanford University
We would like to bring to your attention the Zoroastrian Studies Program at Stanford University. Stanford is one of the most prestigious universities in North America, ranked in the top 5 by U.S. News...
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Why I am standing for BPP Elections: Change (The only constant)
By Viraf D. Mehta Over the last several months I have contemplated whether I should contest the forthcoming BPP elections. My well-wishers, friends and many elders have made it amply clear that I...
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Fed Up With Islam and Sectarianism, Some Iraqis Embrace Zoroastrianism
Confused and disheartened by the religious and ethnic divides in Iraq, Kurds, especially, are turning to a faith that dates back 3,500 years. By Alaa Latif SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — One of the smallest and...
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