Parsis in Modern India: Navigating Cultural and Socio-Economic Pathways A significant national conversation on the...
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Piruz Khambatta Launches Ashoi and Announces New Entrepreneurial Fund for the Next Generation
At a distinguished gathering held at the iconic The Taj Mahal Palace on May 9, industrialist, philanthropist, and...
Maneckji Seth Agiary – Parsi Imprint on Mumbai
Anyone who has lived in or grown up in Mumbai would know at least one Parsi for sure. And if new, you will wonder about the fuss around Bun-Maska (Bun-Butter), Bhurji-Pav (Scrambled eggs-Bread) and...
Video Honours famous Pakistani Artist Jimmy Fali Engineer
WHAT’S ON the newsletter of the Karachi Zarathoshti Banu Mandal informs… Video: “The Servant of Pakistan: Jimmy Engineer” Honours “apro” Jimmy Fali Engineer As a tribute on the 143rd birth...
FEZANA Seeks A Social Media Intern
FEZANA Social Media Internship Outreach FEZANA is looking for a part-time social media intern to support our social media team. The intern will work with our Chief Social Media Officer to create and...
India plans immediate production of Oxford vaccine to combat Covid-19
The Serum Institute of India is aiming to have 100 million doses ready by December for an inoculation drive and the country will be given first priority for delivery of the AstraZeneca-Oxford...
Remembering Jehangir Sabavala, the versatile nonconformist
In an exclusive conversation with The Morning Standard, Puneet Shah, Founder of Akara Art, and Curator of the show tells us more. Connoisseurs of Jehangir Sabavala (1922-2011), will take delight...
Immunity for Humanity: Mickey Mehta in Conversation with Meher Amalsad
The Zoroastrian Association Of California Features Global leading holistic health guru and corporate life coach Dr. Mickey Mehta’s IMMUNITY FOR HUMANITY with Host & Moderator: Meher Amalsad You...
Stanford MedStaff Spotlight: Dr. Zara Patel
Stanford Health Care recently did a spotlight on Dr. Zara Patel Dr. Patel is Associate Professor of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery and Director of...
Ervad Zarrir Bhandara on Good Thoughts, Words and Deeds
Here is an Interesting Sermon Delivered by Ervad Zarrir Bhandara on Good Thoughts, Words and Deeds after the Bui and Hum Bandagi to the Zoroastrians of California and Houston. We always tout that we...
Temi Mehta Shows Us the Importance of Being Real in a Cyber Industry
Temilyn Mehta, VP of Client Services at CMDS for almost eight years, makes digital marketing human. With a background in public relations and in the pharmaceutical industry, her viewpoint is that...
Education Through Inspiration Not InDOCTORination: The IranShah Initiative
CREATION and REACTION Both Have The Same 8-Letters However... Inspiration promotes CREATION which is positive InDOCTORination provokes REACTION which is often negative Article By Noshir Dadrawala...
Truzaar Dordi Amongst 2020’s class of Top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders
Truzaar Dordi of Waterloo, Canada is one of the top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders in 2020 per the Corporate Knights listing. As COVID-19 swept the globe, #climatestrike marches were cancelled,...
Crossroads by Armeen Kapadia Basavaraju
Crossroads is a delightful window into the Parsi community. This collection explores the day-to-day conversations, emotional landscape and events that alter and shape the lives of different Parsis...
These landscapes from Jehangir Sabavala’s new solo reveal the luminous beauty of his art
A master of light and play, with a blend of Impressionist and Cubist elements, Jehangir Sabavala’s blue-chip art has inspired a sense of wonder and awe. Akara Art’s latest show revives...
Nazneen Contractor Makes History As The First South Asian Lead In The Hallmark Channel Film, “The Christmas Ring”
Nazneen Contractor is making history as being the first South Asian to lead a Hallmark movie. The Christmas Ring airs on Hallmark Channel on November 7th at 10 PM EST and on the W Network on...
An Ethnographic Study of Neo-Zoroastrian Settlements
The links in the article below have been superceeded with a new final survey. Please continue reading more here:...
Mithuben Hormusji Petit: Indian Freedom Fighter
MITHUBEN PETIT, WHO FOUGHT FOR INDIA’s FREEDOM WITH GANDHIJI, RENOUNCED HER COMFORTS AND LUXURIES Petit surname has its roots in the French word ‘petit’ (meaning physically small). One of the women...
Zoroastrians And USA Voting: Ava Damri in Conversation with Tanya Hoshi
The United States will be voting in a couple of days to elect its next President. Two Zoroastrian youth discuss voting, its importance and the consequences thereof in this very interesting instagram...
Mobeds and Fire Hazards
Problems, Suggestions, Solutions & Action Article by WZO Trusts & Empowering Mobeds The Cause The recent incident of a young Mobed performing the boye ceremony being severely burnt due to...
This Artwork Changed My Life: Pestonji Bomanji’s “Feeding the Parrot”
Elephant and Artsy have come together to present This Artwork Changed My Life, a creative collaboration that shares the stories of life-changing encounters with art. A new piece will be published...
Perzen Patel on Radio New Zealand
Our dear friend Perzen Patel was recently featured on Radio New Zealand. Per RNZ… NZ Made: Perzen Patel of Dolly Mumma Each week we talk to a small New Zealand business and this week we're talking...
From Tendon Transplants to Eradication of Smallpox: What Pesi Did: A Surgeon’s Story
From Tendon Transplants to Eradication of Smallpox Engaging and lively memoir of an outstanding surgeon and humanitarian ‘What Pesi Did: A Surgeon’s Story’ by Dr Azmy Birdi tells the story of Dr...
Paving the way for young Zoroastrian women | Faith Matters
As perhaps the oldest, though smallest, monotheistic world religion, Zoroastrianism’s patriarchy also influenced Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Women were second-class citizens and frozen out of...
This is not the end. Apocalyptic comfort from ancient Iran
At its height, around 620 CE, the Sasanian empire ruled over a territory stretching from Jerusalem in the west to Samarkand in the east. The royal court at the ancient city of Ctesiphon, near...
History With Cy: Cyrus the Great and the Birth of the Achaemenid Persian Empire
Cyrus launches a new learning series online. This is an in depth, fantastically researched presentation for young kids and adults. Cyrus writes... With this video we start a series of programs and...
Establishment of North American Institute of Zoroastrian Studies
It is now more than two score and ten years since Zoroastrians from various parts of the world have settled in North America, bringing with them their religious practices, traditions and cultures...
Zoroastrian priests have masked for millennia | Faith Matters
“Dad, everyone’s wearing a mask!” exclaimed the son of Adi Sidhwa, a Zoroastrian priest, about the COVID mask requirement. “Is it different than yours?” The boy wasn’t referring to his father’s...
Zoroastrians: Iran’s forgotten minority
The decline of this ancient community is a tragedy not just for Iran, but for human civilization writ large It is disheartening, but the adherents of the world’s first monotheistic religion appear...
Mystery Murder Story Set in Colonial Bombay
Set in 1892, Murder in Old Bombay addresses issues prevalent at the turn of the 20th century which are very present today: discrimination against those who do not belong to our ‘in’ group, misogyny,...
Farah Pavri: Good Deeds to Prevent Bleeds
We in the Zoroastrian community are proud to announce that Farah Pavri of Allendale, New Jersey, has been awarded the Girl Scouts of the USA - Gold Award, the highest award that a scout can receive...
FEZANA, NORTH AMERICAN MOBEDS COUNCIL ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT ON COVID-19 RISK MITIGATION FOR PLACES OF WORSHIP
FEZANA, NORTH AMERICAN MOBEDS COUNCIL ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT REITTERATING CDC GUIDANCE ON COVID-19 RISK MITIGATION FOR PLACES OF WORSHIP As Zarathushti associations and groups begin to open their...
World Economic Forum appoints Regent’s Professor Zubin Sethna
Professor Dr Zubin Sethna has joined an elite group of experts at the World Economic Forum. The group brings together experts from multiple disciplines, including academia, business, government, and...
Chinchani & India’s First Arab Governor
On the 28th of June 1955, The Times of India (Mumbai) carried a very interesting story of the discovery, by a farmer, of 9 inscribed copper plates from his field in the village of Chinchani near...
Fluid Jurisdictions and Solid Perpetuities: A Review By Leilah Vevaina
Editors’ Note: Continuing HistPhil‘s forum on waqfs , Leilah Vevaina reviews Nurfadzilah Yahaya’s Fluid Jurisdictions (2020), while discussing her own research on religious endowments in India and...
Parsis breathe easy on mixed-marriage ban
Parizad Cama is breathing a lot easier nowadays. If all goes well, she can again call herself a Parsi. Even a few days back, Cama — born of a Parsi father and Punjabi mother — wasn’t sure if she...
Tata Steel rededicates Sir Dorabji Tata Park to the people of Jamshedpur
Statue of Lady Meherbai Tata unveiled on the occasion; design based on principles of sustainability Tata Steel on Saturday rededicated the Sir Dorabji Tata Park opposite the Keenan Stadium in...
The IranShah Initiative: Donation With Vision 2020
We Are Grateful To All For The Gift Of Their Donation And Selfless Dedication Honorary President, Religions for Peace Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor, High Priest Of IranShah Atash Bahram,...
“Timeless Mahindra” by Adil Jal Darukhanawala Hits The Stands
New automotive history book on the Mahindra vehicles by Adil Jal Darukhanawala explores the Indian automaker’s 75-year journey, from the CJ-3B to the Thar Chronicling a large and rich mass of...
Fashion Musings by Meher Castelino
Meher Castelino’s Fashion Musings takes a humorous, saucy, cheeky, tongue-in-cheek look at the fashion, beauty and film world in her unique style. The unconventional Q & A format of the book...
Mercedes Benz And its Storied Presence in India: A Conversation
Presenting a four webisode series, where Shaman Wheels discuss Classic Stars, discuss their restorations for competitions as well as routine maintenance. Get to know some interesting stories &...
Tata Sons offers to buy out Shapoorji Pallonji Group’s stake in shares dispute
Tata Sons has offered to buy out Shapoorji Pallonji group‘s stake in the holding company to help the group raise money to pay its debt. The Supreme Court has also barred the Mistry group from...
The ritual of Parsi ‘choi’
The ritual of Parsi ‘choi’ Tea time is an indulgent affair for Parsis. Come evening, a full tea service is laid out complete with snacks and bone china crockery Article by Aravinda...
ZConnectOnline.com Launch
The California Zoroastrian Center (CZC) a member association of Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America (FEZANA) informs us of a new initiative: We are happy to introduce the...
Sign The Petition: Save Parsi Gate at Marine Drive
A group of concerned citizens have started an online petition to save the Parsi Gate at Marine Drive in south Mumbai, which is likely to be relocated by the BMC for the upcoming coastal road....
In My Kitchen: Perzen Patel
Our dear friend and amazing chef, entrepreneur and now Kiwi Podcaster Perzen Patel a.k.a Bawi Bride featured in Eat Well New Zealand Perzen is happiest when she is at the intersection of cooking...
India’s Parsi Community and the Making of Modern Iran: An Interview with Afshin Marashi
Afshin Marashi is Professor and Farzaneh Family Chair in Modern Iranian History at the University of Oklahoma, where from 2011 to 2020 he also served as the founding director of the Farzaneh Family...
Dr. Hoshedar P. Tamboli Voted Top Cardiologist 2020 by Florida Magazine
Heart Vascular and Vein of Tampa Bay proudly announces that Dr. Hoshedar Tamboli will be joining the practice, starting Aug. 31, 2020. Dr. Tamboli has been in the practice of interventional and...
WZO Sanatorium at Sanjan Opens
We are pleased to inform Patrons that the Sanatorium will become operational from October 01, 2020 onwards. The facility will be completely sanitized before it makes Guests welcome. Keeping in mind...
XYZ Whacky Weekend Comes to North East USA and Canada
Our dear friends at XYZ Foundation are collaborating with FEZANA Member Associations to create the hugely popular XYZ Whacky Weekend for youth in North America. The first weekend is planned for...
Dolly Dastoor: On her 80th birthday, she’s the one giving a gift
We are thrilled to share this article about our amazing friend, philosopher, mentor and guide Dr. Dolly Dastoor. Truly one of a kind. Dr. Dolly Dastoor’s contribution to the field of dementia care...
8th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress 2023: London is calling! Spotlight on Youth Organisers
With the 8th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress (8WZYC) 2023 being hosted by the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe (ZTFE) in the United Kingdom (UK) in Summer 2023, a dedicated team of youth...