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December 7-December 20, 2019

 
 

Editorial Viewpoint

So they say

  • Quotes

    "If you can’t keep yourself in optimum shape in...

Readers' Forum

Events & Personalities

  • “A valuable service” - Farrokh Jijina

    There was good-natured ribbing when the trustees of the Bombay...

  • Diamond for children - Farrokh Jijina

    "I’ve designed and created lots of sculptures so far which...

  • Tata's senior suport - Farrokh Jijina

    When a 65-year-old Yavatmal (Maharashtra) resident missed a train back...

  • Tea, Zee and Dee - Farrokh Jijina

    The Calcutta Parsee Club (CPC) celebrated the 111th anniversary of...

  • Black belt and ivories - Beyniaz Edulji

    Black belt holder in karate, fitness trainer, jazz pianist and...

  • Cuisine and culture - Beyniaz Edulji

    "I made dhansak with kebabs and kachumbar. The judges (chefs...

  • Compensating a death - Farrokh Jijina

    When dentist Dr Arnavaz Havewala (pictured) passed away on May...

  • Theft at Pithawala’s - Farrokh Jijina

    Eighteen months after Thrity Pithawala, a grandmaster of Ikebana passed...

Zoroastrians Abroad

  • Quest for the guest - Parinaz Gandhi

    At his Wingate hotel in Orlando, Dinyar Mehta’s winsome approach...

Cover Story

  • Complex commissioner - Farrokh Jijina

    When Bombay’s first municipal commissioner Arthur Crawford (1835-1911) came in...

Business

  • Ups and downs - FARROKH JIJINA

    "I got the idea for this after my father Soli...

  • Classic confections - SHERENE VAKIL

    The name Gatoh for a confectionery concern is puzzling. That...

Sports

Books

  • Into the mind of Mary - FIRDAUS GANDAVIA

    The Prospect of Miracles by Cyrus Mistry. Published in 2019...

Milestones

  • Milestones - Roxan Driver

    Parsiana sources information for the Milestones column from various anjumans,...

Unforgettable Bawas

  • The saint - Berjis Desai

    The process of the Roman Catholic Church for canonizing a...

History

  • When did we arrive? - Farrokh Jijina

    "Why would any king be surprised to see Zoroastrians in...

Health

  • Impetus for immunization - Delshad Karanjia

    The Serum Institute of India (SII)’s new vaccine production facility,...