Navroz 2024: How the Parsis come together for tradition, culture and food

Updated On: 16 August, 2024 05:22 PM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto

As the Parsi community came together to celebrate Parsi New Year, popularly known as Navroz on August 15, mid-day.com spoke to three members who not only recollect fond memories but also make time amid their celebrations with family and friends to tell us about unique dishes, their love for homemade masalas and finding joy in celebrating culture

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Parsi community members greeting each other on Navroze in Mumbai. Photo Courtesy/AFP

Born and brought up in a Parsi catering family in Grant Road, Parsi New Year has always been chaotic for Dilshad Karande with preparations of Parsi delicacies. She explains, “It`s followed by a peaceful visit to the fire temple and an evening surrounded by family and the Parsi community watching a Parsi play (natak).” This Navroz, as the festival is called was no different, but for the Mumbaikar, the celebration continues throughout the year, as she opened Parsilicious, a Parsi kitchen in 2019 and even made a Parsi Bhonu meal and with that intends to pass on the same tradition to her 12-year-old daughter and 2-year-old boy.

Every year, Parsis in India and more close to home in Mumbai celebrate Parsi New Year in August. This year, according to the Zoroastrian calendar, it was celebrated on August 15, coinciding with India’s Independence Day but more interestingly also falling on Dilshad’s daughter’s Parsi Roj birthday. However, it happens to also be a long weekend as people will be celebrating all weekend till Monday, which is Raksha Bandhan. Navroz is celebrated on one day, but Mumbai celebrates the community through its food every other day, with many delicious dishes. It has also been how Dilshad celebrated the day with her family and husband Tejus Karande.

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