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Opinion | The ritual of Parsi ‘choi’

Tea time is an indulgent affair for Parsis. Come evening, a full tea service is laid out complete with snacks and bone china crockery

2 min read25 Sep 2020
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A Bengali among Parsis

Photographer Shantanu Das has been chronicling the Parsi community for several years nowIn his work, one gets a glimpse of Parsi traditions, customs and everyday life

1 min read6 Dec 2019
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Happy new years

17 August is Parsi New Year but it is only one of threeLounge explores the story through three calendars and millennia of history

1 min read17 Aug 2019
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Preserving the Parsi-Gujarati language

A Russian linguist is chronicling a dialect of Parsi-Gujarati before it dies outIndia’s Parsi community is a small one, numbering to about 57,000 people

5 min read8 Apr 2019
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The ‘gara’ goes mod

Traditional Parsi embroidery finds contemporary expression with fresh motifs and colours while retaining its multicultural roots in the hands of textile designer Ashdeen Z. Lilaowala

5 min read11 Jan 2019
Politics

Citizenship bill glimmer of hope for Hindu, Sikh refugees from Afghanistan

The bill seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955, to grant Indian nationality to people belonging to minority communities -- Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians -- in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan after six years of residence in India

4 min read6 Jan 2019
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A festive binge

Savour these interpretations of Bakr-Id feasts and Parsi New Year 'bhonu'

1 min read17 Aug 2018
Industry

Independence Day releases ‘Gold’, ‘Satyameva Jayate’ storm the box office

Trade analysts say prospects for 'Gold' and 'Satyameva Jayate' are positive given the long extended weekend ahead, with Independence Day to be followed by the Parsi New Year on Friday

2 min read16 Aug 2018
Politics

Parsis vow to fight Mumbai Metro to save fire temples

Parsis say the Mumbai Metro Line 3 under Princess Street in Colaba would desecrate two of their fire temples and possibly dry up the wells in their premises

2 min read11 Jun 2018
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The eight-year itch and a menu switch

With a daughter away on holiday, a restless father gives in to culinary experiments

4 min read13 May 2018
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