Iranians in India - the Model Minority

[angeldust]

Never eaten any of these apart from first 4 sweets. I suppose the latter ones are exclusive to Parsi community.

All Bhavnagari and Karachi mithaiwallas will have them (not the custard though).

The vasanu, malido, eeda paak, are usually made by old Parsi ladies and sold outside any Agiari/Atash Behram. As will be sold mulmul (thin cotton used for our sudras), kustis (the holy girdle/thread), sookhar (sandlewood), and various home ground masalas (like dhansaak masala).

 

[Roybot]

Parsi sweets

Chikkat halwo (Karachi halwa)

Is this same as Bombay Halwa? Its awesome

 

[angeldust]

Is this same a Bombay Halwa? Its awesome

Ya same. We call it chikkat because of its chewy consistency. Calorie bombas man.

 

[Hello_10]

Homi Jehangir Bhabha, father of Indian nuclear programme.

is he the man who had prepared India to do nuclear test even by 1959 but Mr Nehru refused that time?

Iranian/Persian is one of the most successful society of the world, much more successful than jews also. if you check Iranians anywhere living in India or in western countries, they are a proud society there. first they fall among the highest income group and at the same time they are rarely involved in any type of anti-social activities anywhere, are regarded as respectable migrant society. no matter how many times you read wrong about Iran in a western newspaper, they widely accept Persian as a worthy society in world

 

[angeldust]

do parsis wear tilak too? why do they wear it?

We have a small silver container in which dry vermilion (kumkum) powder is kept. And another fish shaped tin silver bowl in which some of it is mixed with water to form a wet paste. Which is all part of the ritual silver salver (ses) which also has a small afardanyu (on which is a silver platter on which the sandlewood sticks - sookhar - are arranged for the atash), a conical silver container (which contains sweet batasas), and a silver rosewater sprinkler.

The ceremonial "teeli" (the vermilion paste) is usually applied with the tip of a finger or a match stick end on to the shoes as well as the forehead, after which raw rice grains are stuck on to it and sprinkled over the head of the person to denote fertility and luck and prosperity as well as to remove nazar. Usually on birthdays, weddings, before exams, some important task, etc. Its called sagan.

 

[notsuperstitious]

Macchi no laarvo

Whoa!!! That thing deserves a separate thread!!!

BTW VSDOC is banned again, his input would have been cool on the thread too. He's Parsi and like a true Parsi always gets into arguments with the wrong guy (Agnostic Muslim) You can't survive like that.

 

[Surenas]

Parsi food:

Food Treasures of Mumbai - Unbeatable Parsi Cuisine - YouTube

 

[livingdead]

Whoa!!! That thing deserves a separate thread!!!

BTW VSDOC is banned again, his input would have been cool on the thread too. He's Parsi and like a true Parsi always gets into arguments with the wrong guy (Agnostic Muslim) You can't survive like that.

I thought he is a hindu fanatic,RSS type, may be I am talking about wrong guy.

 

[JanjaWeed]

btw.. big thank you to fateh71 for opening this thread. Although there have been few attempts to derail... have to say big kudos to Angeldust for maneuvering this thread through so far! Keep it up guys..

 

[Surenas]

Youtube video of Iranians in India:

Iranian Communities of India - YouTube

 

[notsuperstitious]

I thought he is a hindu fanatic,RSS type, may be I am talking about wrong guy.

No he is a confused Parsi

But you are talking about the same guy Yeah I've to keep reminding him that he's Parsi

 

[Surenas]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owhiyvf8UbI&feature=related

 

[livingdead]

btw.. big thank you to fateh71 for opening this thread. Although there have been few attempts to derail... have to say big kudos to Angeldust for maneuvering this thread through so far! Keep it up guys..

I feel the same. Thanks for keeping it clean guys and not react to provocation, or for not provoking others.
Thanks fateh for opening the thread. I did not know many things, especially traditon and culture aspect of parsis.

 

[pak-marine]

Interesting to read about parsis , i my self have studied in a parsi school in karachi , its was one of the best and still is... we had loads of parsi teachers and students .. i many parsis use to live in karachi in that era not sure now if there are still that many !? but my school is standing there tall and shinning .. Parsis have funny names though , our teachers had names like gaon wala . oonwala .. supariwala

 

[Surenas]

Zoroastrian Worship - Iran - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaMsfTvjnec