[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]As Parsis, we feel doubly blessed with special occasions repeating twice in the same year – take for instance our Birthday and New Year! We understand that this is the result of following different calendars, but this New Year let’s enrich our understanding further about the very root of our most celebrated festival…
PARSI FREEDOM FIGHTERS IN THE INDIAN INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT: Bhikaiji Rustom Cama (1861–1936): was one of the foremost woman freedom fighters in the Independent Movement.Whilst in London she came in contact with Shyamji Krishna Varma who was famous for his fiery nationalist speeches in Hyde Park. He introduced her to Dadabhai Naoroji, the then president of…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Aromatherapy, or Essential Oil Therapy, utilizes naturally extracted aromatic essences from plants to balance, harmonize and promote the health of your body, mind and spirit. Astrology is the study of celestial movements as a means for divining information about human affairs and terrestrial events. So, how do these two different sciences affect our…
Chomp With Bhakra! Ingredients: ¾ cup Whole wheat flour; 1 cup Flour; ½ Cup Semolina; ½ cup Sugar; ½ cup Ghee; 1 Egg; 125 ml Toddy mixed with 1 tsp sugar; 125 ml Warm water; 1 tsp Cardamom and nutmeg powder; Oil for deep frying; Salt – to taste Method: Sift flour, semolina, whole wheat…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]The definition of ‘Parsipanu’ would indeed be incomplete without the mention of not just our best friends, but as is seen in most cases, our heartfelt obsessions – our pooches! Our lovely and much acclaimed canine behaviourist, Shirin Merchant shares hilarious accounts of just how much our pooches contribute towards defining the essence…
Our community has different religious titles which are applied before the names of individuals, like ‘Behdin’ for the non-priestly sect and ‘Osta’, ‘Osti’, ‘Ervad’, etc. for priests. These religious titles are based on the religious status of people and are prefixed before their names, when mentioned in prayers and rituals, like the Jashan, Afringan and…