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Going strong at 113, Manackjee Rustomjee Dharamshala in service of Parsis in...
You can stay here only if you are a Parsi or married to one. But you don’t need to tick either box for a hearty Parsi meal Article by Debraj Mitra | Telegraph The Manackjee Rustomjee Parsi Dharamshala...
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Goolbai Maternity Home: Karachi’s sunken & forgotten treasure
Long forgotten and abandoned yet standing strong is the edifice of Goolbai Maternity Home, what was once an advance health facility for women and children built in 1919.
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A piece of Parsi history in Sukkur
After partition, many Parsi families resided in Sukkur. Creating a piece of history in the form of a Parsi compound Article by Sarfaraz Memon | Tribune Pakistan Sometime in the recent past, there used...
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When the British asked the French to jail Madame Cama
When the British asked the French to jail Madame Cama, the ‘mother of Indian revolution’ For decades, the British government surveilled the Parsi freedom fighter. Article by John O’Brien A postal stamp...
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Godrej locks its history in Amar Chitra Katha in outreach to youth
The challenge, Godrej says, was to reach a younger audience and children who might have had very little association with the brand It is not the first time the history of the Godrej family is being...
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Streetwise Kolkata: Parsi Bagan Lane, a neighbourhood that played important...
What is less well known is the lane’s association with the development of psychoanalysis in the subcontinent. Article by Neha Banka | Indian Express Parsi Bagan Lane in Kolkata. (Express Photo by...
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175 years after Parsis flocked to Karachi, glimpses of the community’s fading...
On April 22, 1847, Parsis from across India assembled in Karachi as the foundation for the city’s first Tower of Silence was laid. Article by Ammad Ali | Scroll Photos of long-time Parsi residents of...
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Multi-Faceted Sapal Balaporia
Our dear friend and contributor Havovi Govadia sends us another beautiful memory about times, places and people of yore. To read all of Havovi’s previous articles on Parsi Khabar click here In my...
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Streetwise Kolkata: Parsee Church Street, named after Kolkata’s 183-year-old...
A significant part of the lane and the larger neighbourhood’s documented history starts during the 19th century when the Parsi and Jewish communities began settling here. Written by Neha Banka | Indian...
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Rustom Baug Is 100 Years Old
Well done, bawa! Rustom Baug smashes a tonne Byculla’s 32-building Parsi housing enclave set to celebrate 100th birthday with year-long events planned by grateful residents Buildings are being lit up...
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Carrom and camaraderie in the colony
With Rustom Baug just hitting a century, we revisit other Parsi enclaves founded by the community’s visionaries It’s a privilege I haven’t had. Of living in a baug, that quaint yet quintessential...
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Rustom Baug in Byculla celebrates centenary year
Built by Bai Jerbai Wadia in memory of her late son, the residential colony, continues to be a ‘self-contained’ thriving community centre for 330 families Rustom Baug boasts of a library, gymnasium,...
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Bandian complex offers time travels to Sassanid era
An experience of traveling back in time to see magnificent examples of ancient plasterwork, bas-relief carvings, and other decorative elements is probably an unreachable dream. Bandian complex, a site...
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Gujarat’s Legendary ‘Walking Mango Tree’ at Sanjan Village Where Parsis First...
Mango lovers all around the country wait impatiently for the mango to sweeten their tongues as summer approaches, but in Gujarat, Sanjan hamlet in Umargam taluka of Valsad district holds a special...
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The Parsi Graveyard in Lahore
Baalwala Explores A Secret Parsi Graveyard Located In Lahore That Very Few Know About.
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Looted relics worth US$3.5 million on loan to New York’s Met museum returned...
Stone carvings valued at more than US$3 million handed back after investigation into private art collection The artefacts were ripped from a seventh century tomb Article by Cyril Ip | South China...
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Reverse Orientalism, Slander and the Origins of Bombay’s Once Fashionable...
The theatre, now closed, began its life as the Gaiety for the upper crust of Bombay to see plays. The Victoria Terminus (today Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus) is the undisputed highlight of any tour of...
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Pakistan: What happened to Zoroastrians in Karachi?
Karachi was once home to thousands of Parsis, followers of Zoroaster (Zarathustra), the spiritual founder of Zoroastrianism. Some of them still live in the city, but the future for their community...
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Crumbling homes, vanished people—Gujarat Parsis stare at their roots turning...
Udvada and Navsari towns in Gujarat were once home to a thriving Parsi community that is now rallying to increase its numbers, archive its history, safeguard its memories, and restore its records....
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Heritage Parsi Bhikha Behram Well In Churchgate Ready To Defy Monsoon Flooding
This fresh-water well, situated adjacent to Cross Maidan, holds significant historical and cultural value for Parsi-Zoroastrians and is a designated landmark on Mumbai’s urban heritage list. Article by...
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