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Justice Rohinton Nariman Delivers Talk to Hyderabad and Secunderabad Parsis
Rohinton Nariman: A brilliant mind and a fearless judge On February 14, the Parsi community of Secunderabad and...
Ancient parsi coins unearthed
Madikeri Karnataka | October 05, 2005 4:45:44 PM ISTA copper vessel containing 190 ancient coins, was dug out from a coffee estate at Kelakodli village here recently, police said today. Continue...
Parsi tradition dying out for lack of Vultures
The Guardian It is one the most poignant images in India. Muslin-wrapped mourners carry the dead up a leafy hill to a temple, conducting an ancient ceremony in modern Mumbai. They reach the Towers...
West Bengal starts missing its vultures
Rediff - India ... But urban development and ac9;The Renegade Diet'>The Renegade Dietcidental poisoning have almost wiped out the birds, leaving Parsis divided on how best to treat the dead.
Modi takes lessons in tourism
Newindpress - Chennai,India ... help. "On the other hand, there is Udwada, where the Parsis first settled in the 16th century," the Chief Minister said. It ...
No vultures, Parsis turn to sun
The Asian Age - Bombay,India ... Basically, they harness sun rays and allow them to penetrate the body and aid decomposition," said a source in a prominent Parsi organisation in Mumbai. ...
Gujarat to be projected as prime tourist destination
NewKerala.com - Ernakulam,Kerala,India ... shining examples'' to offer in communal harmony, Mr Modi said the state plans to promote places like Uddawa in Surat district, where a huge Parsi community...
The Mehregan Feast Persian Journal – Iran …
Persian Journal - Iran ... after Norouz .Though most Iranians have heard about Mehregan, unlike Norouz it is not celebrated by all and is mainly regarded as a Zoroastrian festival. ...
Parsis: Pioneers of Cricket in India
Business Standard - India ... It is also interesting to learn that it was the Parsis who first took to cricket, which was followed by the Hindus and Muslims. ...
Iran’s Zoroastrians preparing for Mehregan Fest
IranMania News October 2 - Iran's Zoroastrian community will celebrate the ancient Iranian festivity called Mehregan, which marks the autumn equinox, on ...
A brand-new tribute to mark an ancient ‘new day’
San Francisco Chronicle - United States ... Azerbaijan's capital. "It's said that Zoroaster (the religion's prophet) traveled in the Caucasus. I believe he actually was here. The ...
The Parsis of Navsari
Architectonics has an excellent set of pictures on Navsari. Go to the Flickr Set here
John Abraham, unleashed
The Week - Kochi,India ... Epithets like 'ultimate sex symbol' suit Bipasha Basu's Parsi (as she is rumoured to have nick-named him; he is actually of Malayali-Parsi parentage ...
Another glorious autumn for gourmets, gastronomes
Miami Herald - FL,USA ... Jaipur-born Chef Suvir Saran brings unusual dishes to the menu, like Parsi halibut with a mint-coconut chutney and lemon rice; tandoori lamb chops with pear ...
Here a Gandhi, there a Gandhi
Mid-Day Mumbai - Bombay,India ... The business of baniya (also known as vaniya) or traders. You have Bohri Gandhees and Parsi Ghandys and then there are those abroad who spell it as Ghandi. ...
Oilfields in Iran
MehrNews.com - Tehran,Iran The oilfields include Ahvaz , Paznan, Rag-Sefid, Toranj, Parsi, Gachsaran, Aghajari, and Mansuri, which are among the country's important oilfields. ...
MSUM bans suspected cult leader
In-Forum (subscription) - Fargo,ND,USA Feroze Golwalla, a 42-year-old man who professes to be a Christian missionary to the Parsee people of Southeast Asia, was recognized near Bridges Hall on Sept....
A slice of Lahore in Kolkata
Kolkata Newsline - New Delhi,India ... poet, Nabaneeta Dev Sen. The bookstore will also invite eminent Parsi citizens, many of whom have roots in Lahore. Once the book ...
Kalam, Manmohan Singh lead India in celebrating Mahatma…
Webindia123 - India ... of inter-faith prayers that began at 8 am They included soulful Buddhist chants and prayers in Baha'i, Christian, Hindu, Islam, Jain, Jewish, Parsi and Sikh ...
In Sam’s honour
Mid-Day Mumbai - Bombay,India ... Mahableshwar and Mumbai. He (Sam Tata) visited and photographed whatever was left of many old Parsi homes, also the Ripon Club. "On a personal ...
Naming the good bay
Mid-Day Mumbai - Bombay,India ... Atop of all is a Parsi tomb lately reared; on its declivity towards the sea, the remains of a stupendous Pagod, near a tank of fresh water, which the Malabars ...
Infertile laws
Hindustan Times - India This is an anomaly that arises out of the personal laws of minority communities (Muslims, Christians, Jews and Parsis) that don't recognise adoption. ...
Mann opposes RSS chief’s bid to redefine minorities…
Hindustan Times - India The attempt of RSS chief SK Sudarshan to "redefine" minorities by stating that only Parsis and Jews were minorities has stirred up a hornets nest. ...
Times of India – India … Should the…
Times of India - India ... Should the right to adopt a child, currently restricted to Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs, be extended to Muslims, Christians, Jews and Parsis as well? ...
Parsis, Jews are the only minorities, says RSS chief
Indian Express - New Delhi,India RSS chief KS Sudershan on Wednesday declared that Parsis and Jews were the only two minorities in the country, as only their ancestors had ...
The Parsi in the Presidio
The Sepia Mutiny reports "...Following up on their account of South Asians in the American Civil War, Francis C. Assisi and Elizabeth Pothen describe the life and times of one Conjee Rustumjee...
Impoverished Gandhi widow struggles alone
Webindia123 - India ... She is with us on a monthly basis and that is a concession we have given and made arrangements to provide her with home cooked Parsi food'', Dr Raina said. ...
This Mrs Gandhi only wants her pension
The Indian Express one of the oldest members of the Gandhi family. Clutching the walker that supports her frail frame, Shernaz Gandhi, sister-in-law of the late Indira Gandhi and aunt to Rajiv...
Little princesses conquer Persia
The Times Online UK "...After what had seemed an eternity, we arrived at the ancient city of Yazd. Exotic with domes and strange towers, plus a fully functioning Zoroastrian fire temple, it looked...
Mid-Day Mumbai – Bombay,India … Neither Hindoos,…
Mid-Day Mumbai - Bombay,India ... Neither Hindoos, Mussulmauns, nor Parsees, would dare to partake of a morsel in the society, or even sight of each other; and so strictly is this separation ...
The First Empire Builders
Guardian Unlimited - UK ... when President Bush talks of an axis of evil, his vision of a world divided by forces of light and darkness derives ultimately from Zoroaster, ancient prophet ...
First Iranians who introduced the art of Poetry
Persian Journal - Iran ...are the oldest part of the text, containing the Gathas (poems and songs), the only remaining direct testimony of the religion taught by Zoroaster. ...
First human settlement identified at Jaam
IranMania News - Iran ... Dashti said that she studied the Zoroastrian scripture Avesta, the Holy Qur?an as well as the Jewish Torah and came to the conclusion that the earliest human ...
Vegetarian rules in housing hunt
CNN International - USA ... Gujaratis. There are buildings for non-meat eating Hindus, Muslim-only buildings and Parsi-only colonies, says Jobanputra. Vegetarian ...
Many Facets of Iran
The Tribune - Chandigarh,India ... Iranians don't really hate America, they love hamburgers, which are available at every corner, and flush them down with Parsi Cola while scrutinising the ...
Tour de Force: Astad Deboo
Indian Express - New Delhi,India ... journeyman. At his Parsi Colony residence in Mumbai, the 59-year-old says he's still full of beans when exciting projects come his way. ..
Medley of Tastes
Outlook ... Yo Foodies, a Calcutta-based food court that serves Parsi food alongside Thai and chaat-pakori records 1,800 to 2,000 footfalls over the weekend. ...
Big City Blights
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India ... inertia. The narrative segues effortlessly from a middle-class Parsi housing colony to a far-flung slum on the outskirts of the city. ...
The Parsi Voice
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Karan Bilimoria’s father passes away
HindustanTimes.com UK edition - India ... Amongst other awards, he was given the Federation of Parsi Zoroastrian Anjuman of India's Colonel Adi B. Tarapore Award for Excellence in the Military Field...
To count or not
HindustanTimes.com UK edition - India ... In one of the most extreme cases, the Parsi's of India will die out completely in a few decades, one of the living examples of an entire religion,...
Excuse me, Batliwalla house is falling down
Televisionpoint.com - India ... had the collective talents of Mahabanoo Mody- Kotwal, Delnaaz Paul, Sanjeev Vatsa and the debutante Bakhtiyar Irani, who are the idiosyncratic Parsi family who ...
Sadak Chhaap
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India ... Meher Pestonji is the author of two novels, Mixed Marriage and other Parsi Stories and Pervez: A Novel, and a play, Piano for Sale. ...
Pasargadae Will Never Drown
Recently we posted about The Islamic Republic of Iran having embarked on the finalizing stages of a dam construction in south of Iran that would have ultimately drowned the archeological sites of...
Starry Occasion Inspires All
GG2.net - UK ... A special award was also given to a man who is the face of the global Parsi community. Dorab Mistry has led the small but hugely ... GG2 AWARDS: STARRY OCCASION INSPIRES ALL IT WAS...
Communal bias in building blocks
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India ... the society's bylaws restricting membership to non-Parsis were illegal, the Supreme Court ruled: "It is open to the members of the Parsi community, who ...
Exhibition: The World of Ancient Persia.
CHN.com the 80-odd works that are the centrepiece of the museum’s next show, opening on Friday, called Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia.
Fairgrounds of Faith
Mumbai Newsline But long before Lalbaug became the official host of Ganapati celebrations in the city, it was home to rich Parsis, mainly the Wadias, who were allotted vast lands in the...
Cyrus The Great could teach the US something about war!!
Guardian Unlimited Present-day US fears about an Iranian-dominated super-state embracing southern Iraq and the Gulf have a basis in historical fact, according to an exhibition charting the exploits...
The genius of Sam Tata
Mid-Day.com An unabashed admirer of the Parsi community, I am often bedazzled by the exploits — in many cases, unknown and unheralded — of sons of that faith, who have brought name and glory to...
Calcutta Crumbling
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India ... dilapidation. pThe oldest Zoroastrian fire temple was erected by the Banajis, one of the oldest Parsi families of the city. But ...