Under a canopy of stars at The Lannin in Eisenhower Park, the 2024 Soirée Under the Stars annual fundraising gala celebrated excellence and dedication in healthcare on Saturday, November 9. Dr. Shahriyour Andaz, Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Director of Thoracic...
Designer Ashdeen Lilaowala’s latest collection displays the best of Indian craft
The designer's new edit, Fragments of Time, is replete with the famed Parsi Gara embroidery depicted in modern silhouettesAshdeen's new collection Fragments of TimeArticle by Sharmistha Ghosal | Indulge ExpressKnown for his single-minded dedication to promote Parsi...
Udvada, The Iranshah, and Rebirth: Ervad Sheherazad Pavri In Conversation
In the third episode of Season 2, Zoroverse features Ervad Sheherazad Pavri, a prominent, celebrated priest in the global Zoroastrian community. The location of the podcast is a beautiful beach in Udvada, Gujarat, less than a kilometre from the Holy Iranshah, one of...
Sheroo Kanga Spearheads Another Successful St. Judes Walk in 2024
Our dearest friend Sheroo Kanga a long time resident of New Jersey and a lifelong active member of the Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York (ZAGNY) has led a team in the Annual St. Judes Walk/Run for many years. She is ably supported by her husband Vispi and...
Surat’s Parsi Family Opens Darshan For 199-Year-Old Turban of Lord Swaminarayan
When Lord Swaminarayan visited Surat in 1881, he presented his turban and Shriphal to Parsi Kotwal Ardesar. The turban has remained with the Parsi family for 199 yearsThe turban is displayed annually for darshan on Bhai Dooj. A crowd of devotees gathered on Bhai Dooj...
Ratan Tata, Noel Tata and their lineage to Tata Group founder Jamshedji Tata
Ratan Tata, Noel Tata related to Tata Group founder Jamshedji Tata? New book claims their father was…Navajbai Tata, the wife of Sir Ratan Tata -- Jamshedji's second son-- had adopted Naval Tata after her husband passed away. Naval Tata was the father of Ratan Tata and...
New Study of ‘Passover Letter’ May Change What We Know About the Birth of Judaism
The 2,400-year-old papyrus from Elephantine, touted as the earliest evidence for Pesach, may in fact reference Zoroastrian-influenced rituals, Israeli scholar concludesThe fragment of the 'Passover letter' from Elephantine, 419 B.C.E.Credit: bpk / Ägyptisches Museum...