Parsi Khabar

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In the 10th century, a group of Zoroastrians arrived from Iran on the shores of Gujarat, India, and sought refuge in the kingdom of Jadi Rana in Sanjan.
An oft-told tale then describes a meeting between the reigning Hindu king and the community chief, Dasturji Nairyosang Dhaval. “My kingdom is like a cup of milk, full [...]

By Nauzer K Bharucha / TNN
Perhaps for the first time in the more than 1,300-year history of the Parsis in India, the community’s oldest high priest at age 83, was anointed at Navsari in Gujarat on Tuesday. Kaikhusro Navroz Dastoor Meherjirana, a respected scholar priest, is interestingly also an advocate, author of two books on [...]

The following is a report filed by Marzban Giara on the occassion of 9th World Zoroastrian Congress held in Dubai in December 2009.
The 9th World Zoroastrian Congress was held at Dubai from 28th to 31st December 2009. Its theme was “Unity through the sands of time”. As many as 700 Parsi/Irani Zoroastrian delegates from six [...]

For almost the past eighty years he has been flying kites every day. There are very few people who manage to live their passions.
By Yogesh Chawda / TNN
Dada, happens to be one of them. Since he was seven years old at a Parsi orphanage in Surat, to this date, Homi Pestonji Ghadiyali, 86, has been [...]

With numbers dwindling, young Parsis turn to organized social events to meet, and hopefully marry, others of their cultural group.
By Hanna Ingber Win — GlobalPost
A group of about a dozen young Parsi professionals gather around a table at the Parsi Gymkhana or social club at Marine Lines in Mumbai. They drink Pepsis and snack on [...]

World Zoroastrian Congress Opens in Dubai Today
28 December 2009
DUBAI – The global Zoroastrian diaspora will converge in Dubai for a four-day congress, starting today.
The 9th World Zoroastrian Congress will mark a reunion of Zoroastrians (Parsees) from six continents, culminating in a New Year Eve party.
‘Unity Through the Sands of Time’ is the theme of the [...]

In an internal meeting this evening, Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata will address staff of the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel and say a short prayer in memory of the guests and employees slain in the terror strike on November 26 last year.
"The Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, Mumbai  will hold a solemn and [...]

Cyrus Broacha, by himself, is a laugh riot.
Put him on stage with his best buddy, the hilarious Kunal Vijaykar, and you get twice the fun. Or in this case, one-and-a-half times the fun!
Raell Padamsee’s Cyrusitis: the one-and-a-half man show opened to a full house on Saturday, and the duo on stage (accompanied by [...]

KARACHI – On the eve of completion of hundred and fifty years of Bai Virbaiji Soparivala Parsi High School, Karachi, the Pakistan Post has issued the commemorative stamps of Rs. 5 each. The stamps will be available in the markets from today (23rd May 2009). The designer of the stamp is Faizi Ameer Siddiqui and [...]

On the occassion of Mother’s Day, Parsi Khabar wishes all the mothers of the world a very special Happy Mother’s Day. We all remember and experience everything that our mothers have done and continue to do so for us in every small and big way. And today is a celebration of the love, sacrifices and [...]

More than 1,000 Parsis flocked to the city’s oldest fire temple to celebrate the Zoroastrian Feast of Fire, which fell on the agiary’s 300th anniversary.
The Banaji Limji Agiary, in Banajit Street in Fort, was built by a wealthy Parsi trader Banaji Limji in 1709. It is one of 40 fire temples in the city [...]

Shernaaz Engineer informs us of the 150th anniversary of Sorabji Thoothi Agiary at Walkeshwar, Mumbai
People have birthdays, and places do too. Sacrosanct places that are awash with a vibrancy which the passing years just cannot wear away – and sustain us with a grace that gets more generous as time goes by.
For many Parsis, one [...]

Here are some great images from the recent Persian Day Parade held in New York City.

These pics are from flickr user Sepideh! photo stream

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi connected with his paternal roots and met up with his Parsi relatives at the wedding of his distant cousin Tanaz Patel at a gala traditional function at the Jeejeebhoy Dadabhoy Agiary at Colaba in south Mumbai on Tuesday evening.
Rahul’s grandfather, Feroze Gandhi (husband of the late prime minister Indira [...]