Our fourth author in the Everyday Parsi 2020 series is Soonu Engineer of London, United Kingdom Soonu writes… As a child, Muktad filled me with wonderment. Our house, already swept and swabbed twice daily, was given an extra special sparkle and, sometimes a whitewash, in anticipation of the arrival of the heavenly souls of our… Continue reading Everyday Parsi: Soonu Engineer
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Everyday Parsi: Homi Gandhi
Our third author in the Everyday Parsi 2020 is Homi D. Gandhi Homi writes… When I was a child, Muktaad prayers at the Gandhi household on the Gandhi Street of Parsiwad, Fort, Bharuch had a special significance, as it was one of the few Parsi homes hosting the 18-day Fasli Muktaad at home. Although I… Continue reading Everyday Parsi: Homi Gandhi
Everyday Parsi: Feroze Jamshedji Unwalla
Our second author in the Everyday Parsi 2020 series is Feroze Jamshedji Unwalla from Mumbai, India. Feroze Jamshedji Unwalla writes… My earliest memories of Muktad, in the mid-1940s, were of accompanying my parents and siblings to Daman from Udvada, where we lived. My Bapawaji , Ervad Hormusji .J. Unwalla , the Panthaki of the Daman… Continue reading Everyday Parsi: Feroze Jamshedji Unwalla
Soroosh Sorooshian Awarded American Meteorological Society’s Hydrologic Sciences Medal
The American Meteorological Society is pleased to recognize outstanding individuals and organizations of the weather, water, and climate community through its Awards and Honors program. Join us in congratulating the 2021 recipients who will receive their award or honor at the 101st AMS Annual Meeting. THE HYDROLOGIC SCIENCES MEDAL Awarded to Soroosh Sorooshian For ingenious,… Continue reading Soroosh Sorooshian Awarded American Meteorological Society’s Hydrologic Sciences Medal
Everyday Parsi: Nergish Udwadia
Our first author in the Everyday Parsi 2020 series is Nergish Udwadia from Melbourne, Australia. I was recently invited by Parsi to provide a write up on the significance of Muktad in my life. After quite some reflection, memories both coherent and remarkably clear began to emerge. Memories thought lost, though details still sketchy, musings… Continue reading Everyday Parsi: Nergish Udwadia
The Everyday Parsi in 2020
August 6th 2020 is the first day of the Muktad per the Shehenshahi Parsi Zoroastrian calendar. Parsis around the world and especially in India remember the dear departed of their family. Special prayers are offered at the Agiaries and in homes. The 10th day of the Muktad culminates into the Shehenshahi Parsi New Year. A… Continue reading The Everyday Parsi in 2020
The last of the Zoroastrians
My grandfather had never been a tall man, and now he looked absurdly small, no bigger than a child. Swaddled in off-white sheets like a newborn, with just his head and the soles of his feet visible, his eyes were open and mouth disconcertingly agape, as if in surprise. His corpse was slightly raised from… Continue reading The last of the Zoroastrians
Groundbreaking trilogy finds Zoroastrian ties in religions
The ambitious project opens the scriptures of seven faiths to anyone who wishes to learn Article by James Christie | Broadview Once upon a time, a mere six centuries or so before the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, the world’s greatest religious traditions emerged from what German philosopher Karl Jaspers called the Axial Age. The… Continue reading Groundbreaking trilogy finds Zoroastrian ties in religions
NEW YEAR COMES EARLY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF BPP BAUGS
XERXES DASTUR FULFILLS HIS ELECTION PROMISE At the Board Meeting or July 29th, 2020 chaired by Mrs. Armaity Tirandaz, the trustees of the BPP resolved to revoke the Rs. 750/pm service charge that was levied on its residents since Feb 2017. It has been a long drawn battle inter se the Trustees which finally met… Continue reading NEW YEAR COMES EARLY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF BPP BAUGS
