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Fire is purified and consecrated from ordinary to sublime and then enthroned. This fire is united to God’s divineenergies. By Shernaz Baji Avari | Afternoon Dispatch and Courier Though Parsis and Iranis are perceived as urban sophisticates living in cities, even the most cultured, refined, sophisticated and educated amongst us have our roots in villages,… Continue reading The sacred fire of Iranshah: Parsi New Year

In his last meeting with Tata Steel shareholders as chairman of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata said that his successor, Cyrus Mistry, had not been appointed for caste or family reasons. “Mistry was selected by a committee and not due to family relations or him being a Parsi,” Tata said. “We interviewed outside and internal people… Continue reading Cyrus Mistry Not Chosen for Family Ties: Ratan Tata

The Planning Commission’s scheme to arrest the decline among Parsis has received mixed reactions from the community. Linah Baliga, TNN A budgetary provision of Rs 2 crore has been made for the scheme, which aims to address the issue of population decline through fertility treatments and awareness campaigns, in the current fiscal. Dr Anahita Pandole,… Continue reading Population boost plan gets mixed reactions from Parsis

In the name of the Just and Benevolent The Role Parsis of India Played for the Survival and Endurance of the Zartoshtis of Iran Research and Compilation by Farid Shulizadeh More than a thousand years have passed since the first group of Zartoshti refugees stepped on the shores of Sanjan. In the course of history… Continue reading The Role Parsis of India Played for the Survival and Endurance of the Zartoshtis of Iran

I’m a sucker for books about Parsis. They’ve got some mad stories about them. Dysfunctional families, property disputes, affairs with first cousins, renting out apartments to suspicious tenants, unhappy marriages, colonial bungalows and what have you – murder, betrayal, divorce, illicit affairs – all ingredients for very gripping plots. By Arcopol Chaudhuri Being a close-knit… Continue reading Cyrus Mistry: Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer

A MAN WITH THE HEART OF GOLD “ZARTOSHTY” thy name is “CHARITY” At the age of 95 Entered Eternal Life on July 6, 2012 We at NAMC are keenly conscious of the legacy of immense philanthropy that Arbab Mehraban Zartoshty has left for our North American and Global Zarathushti community. His work embodied Love and… Continue reading A Tribute to Arbab Mehraban Zartoshty

On a serene fishing trip with his father, the last thing city shooter Kynan Chenai expected was to be in a situation that required him to save three lives. “It was an instinctual reaction,” says Kynan, who managed to save one of the three people caught in the strong currents of a river on the… Continue reading Shooter Turns Saviour