One thing that I have learnt being married into a Parsi family, is that food forms a big part of all happy occasions for the community. This holds true for their new year celebrations as well. I asked ...

The Parsi community across the world celebrates Parsi New Year, today i.e. August 17 2018. Pateti or Parsi New Year is also called ‪‪Nowruz which is a day of repentance for members of Parsi community.

Anton Zykov snaps open his laptop and sifts through the video files. He opens one of a Parsi man showing him around a burial ground in Navsari, talking to the camera in Gujarati as he leads the way.

Sali Botti, Patrani Macchi, Dhansak, Lagan Nu Custard, Akuri, and Chicken Farcha, Parsi cuisine is all about delightful flavours and mouth-watering dishes. Ahead of Navroz (Parsi New Year), we have ...

The gara is a type of embroidery that is unique to Parsi saris. Traditional hand-embroidered garas are considered heirlooms and Parsi women typically wear them on festive occasions. The saris feature ...

Lagan nu Custard (left) and Parsi sev-yogurt semifredo by Chef Viraf Patel. Known for their joie de vivre and living by the dictum, ‘Khavani! Pivanu! Majjani Life!’ (eat, drink, enjoy life) naturally ...

Parsi New Year: Are all the beloved dikras and dikris geared up for festivities? Yes, it is that time of the year again when the Parsi community celebrates the onset of new beginnings. Today, is the ...

Navroz is the combination of two words - 'nav', meaning new and 'roz', which means day. The Parsi New Year or Navroz marks the season of regeneration, and it is also the first day as per the ...

A couple of weeks ago, I retracted my assertion that Trita Parsi, the head of the National Iranian American Council, did "leg-work" for the Iranian regime. I was trying to suggest, in a not-so artful ...

The Parsi community across India is looking forward to celebrating the Parsi New Year today (17-Aug-19). On this day, Parsis commemorate their arrival and acceptance into their new homeland in the ...