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Early morning fire at godown on Ezra Street ravages Calcutta’s oldest Parsi temple
Twenty-five fire tenders battled the blaze in central Calcutta for over six hours from 5.30am, when the first alarm...
Online dating is saving the ancient Zoroastrian religion
Zarin Havewala doesn't call herself a professional matchmaker, but her track record suggests otherwise. "So far, 55 couples have found their partners through my efforts — 53 couples are already...
21 Days to Nawroz By Michelle Mama
Kurdistan, “The Other Iraq”, has been held up as a shining example of peace in the Middle East since US sanctioned protections were put in place in 1992, but how has this experimental democracy...
Book journey leads to NASA
Imagine standing up at the podium at NASA’s Goddard Space Centre in Washington DC, USA, and lecturing to some of the world’s best brains on leadership, sustainability, conflict and peace? Well,...
Turning Tables World Premiere – Press Release
Tanya Hoshi Our dear friend and brilliant young Zoroastrian filmmaker Tanya Hoshi's latest project, "Turning Tables", will be having its World Premiere in Toronto at the Hot Docs International...
Parsi Delegation Meets PM Narendra Modi On Navroz
On 20th March, 2018, a 16-member Parsi delegation from Mumbai and New Delhi met the H’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at Parliament House, New Delhi. The delegation, organised and led by...
The Promise of Inclusion, the Power of Love: NoRuz, the Zoroastrian New Year
Zoroastrian New Year NoRuz Observations Highlight Parliament Themes of Love and Inclusion What started over 3000 years ago in Iran during the height of the great Achaemenian Zoroastrian kings— the...
Set Myself Free by Feritta
Some things are just meant to be, and some things come with a lot of blood, sweat and tears. 'Set Myself Free' the new single by Feritta is the culmination of both. Feritta, a Zoroastrian and...
Aban Marker-Kabraji on the Afia Salam Show
Our dearest friend and mentor Aban Marker-Kabraji recently won the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz Award. Below is an interview that Aban did in 2012 on various issues. Aban spoke about the youth of Pakistan must...
Russi Ghadiali Award Long Service Award by IRO in Singapore
We are happy to report that our dear friend Russi Ghadiali of Singapore received the Long Service Award from the Inter Religious Orgaisation Singapore on the 69th IRO Day (69th Anniversary) Rustom...
Navroze Mubarak: Make Good News
On the occasion of Jamshedi Navroze 2011 Parsi Khabar would like to wish all its readers and commenters a very Happy and Prosperous Jamshedi Navroze Mubarak 2011. We would like to leave you with a...
The evergreen educator: Ratamai Peer
A total absorption in her work coupled with frequent walks is Ratamai Peer’s mantra for sound health at 91 Article by Parinaz Madan and Dr Dinyar Patel published in the Parsiana, re-published with...
World Zoroastrian Young Leaders Forum Kicks Off At ASHA Centre in the UK
The ASHA Centre in Gloucester United Kingdom welcomed 19 young Zoroastrians from all over the world for a 10 day leadership forum starting from Friday March 16th to 25th 2018. Mentored and...
Aban Marker-Kabraji Conferred Tamgha-i-Imtiaz Award by Pakistan Goverment
We are thrilled to share the news that our dear friend and mentor Aban Marker-Kabraji has been conferred the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz award. Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence), is a...
Shareyaar Event App and IdeaIndia
Parsi tech entrepreneur Sheriyar Patel is the mastermind behind two new ventures in the mobile and digital realm. The first is the ShareYaar Event App ShareYaar App lists events by location and...
Parsi Gate At Marine Drive Mumbai to be restored soon
The Parsi Gate, a heritage structure located just opposite Taraporewala Aquarium at Marine Drive, will soon be restored by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The place is used by Parsi...
In the Kitchen: Nowruz celebrates spring
Last month was the Chinese (Lunar) New Year, and now March brings the celebration of the Persian/Iranian New Year, Nowruz, which starts on the vernal equinox (March 20 this year in the...
Parsis to promote and fund start-ups of youngsters from the community
The group intends to collect Rs5 crore and disburse the amount within next two months.To revive the ‘entrepreneurial spirit’ among Parsi-Zoroastrians, the community has decided to fund business...
Dr. Farhang Mehr: A Pillar of Strength and Faith
Around the world, Zoroastrians mourn the loss of one of their brightest lights. By Lylah M. Alphonse Dr. Farhang Mehr rose through the ranks of academia and politics in Iran, shaping economic policy...
WZCC Plan to help Parsi Entrepreneurs
World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce – India (WZCCI) and WZO Trust Funds (WZOTF) are delighted to announce a joint plan to support entrepreneurs / professionals / start-ups by funding selected...
Avestan A new Fragrance Line
Our dear friend Adil Mistry points us to the launch of a new fragrance labelled Avestan Georgia Murray at Refinery 29 writes… The upcoming launch, Avestan, is named for the sacred Eastern Iranian...
Singaporean Musician Zephyr Khambatta Smashing Cultural Boundaries Overseas
Yangon, Myanmar was the stage last week for Zephyr Khambatta’s duo Stadiums to launch their debut single The Other Side, featuring Charles ENERO, Singapore’s top battle rapper. The song premiered on...
Jashne Sadeh – A Historic Celebration at Zoroastrian Association of California
Our dear friend Meher Amalsad sent us this beautiful write up of the Jashne Sadeh in Los Angeles, California Meher Amalsad writes … On February 18, 2018, under the esteemed guidance of our ...
March 8 proclaimed by United Nations in 1977 as International Women’s day
On the occasion of International Women’s Day we feature an Op-Ed by our very dear friend and mentor Dolly Dastoor March 8 proclaimed by United Nations in 1977 as International Women’s day On this...
Iranshah Atashbehram – A Documentary
A local Indian TV channel shot this short documentary on Udvada and the Iranshah Atashbehram. The documentary has some very unique aerial drone videography that shows aerial views of Udvada and the...
Veteran actor Shammi dies at 89
She acted in many movies and quite a few popular TV serials such as ‘Dekh Bhai Dekh’ and ‘Zabaan Sambhal Ke’ among others. Veteran actor Shammi, who acted in over 200 films and some popular...
Teenaz Javat Awarded Absolutely Fabulous Woman Over 40 Achievement Award in Mississauga Canada
We are happy to hear that our good friend and award-winning journalist Teenaz Javat was awarded the “Absolutely Fabulous Woman Over 40 Achievement Award” by the City of Mississauga, on the occasion...
Jehanbux Bhadha Reminisces about Life as a Paratrooper in the Indian Army.
Commodore Medioma Bhadha (Retd.) writes of a letter exchange between his brother Colonel Jehanbux Bhadha (Retd.) and himself, where Jehanbux speaks about his days as a Paratrooper in the Indian Army...
Suspension of Banaji Atashbehram priest questioned amid dwindling Parsi population
Since last year, the community has been trying to stop the rapid decline in the number of Zoroastrian priests through Jiyo Parsi and Jiyo Mobed Workshop Article by Yesha Kotak | Hindustan Times...
Farhang Mehr Passes Away
As per a communique from FEZANA….FEZANA announces with great sorrow the passing away of Farhang Mehr. Farhang Mehr passed away in southern California in the early morning on March 4, 2018.Farhang...
A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena
A timeless exploration of high-stakes romance, self-discovery, and the lengths we go to love and be loved. Tanaz Bhathena debuts her first novel A Girl Like That recently. About A Girl Like...
Parsika’s classic delicacies tickle Parsi palettes
Launched on September 1 last year, Parsika is an effort by four Zoroastrians to help our community do what it does best - eat to its heart's content. As their Facebook page so honestly puts it -...
BPP trustees move court over defamatory articles
Owner of Mumbai Samachar to appear in HC on Feb. 16 Mumbai: Trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) have approached the Bombay High Court over a series of news reports published in a supplement...
Mourning CCI to recall happy times with late president Kekoo Nicholson
Kekoo Nicholson, president of the Cricket Club of India (CCI), passed away last morning at Parel's Global Hospital of a liver ailment Kekoo Nicholson, president of the Cricket Club of India (CCI),...
The Persian Crosses: Naqsh-E-Rustam
Naqsh-e Rustam is an impressive necropolis that stands as a reminder of the once famous and powerful Achaemenid Persian Empire, which thrived between 500 BC and 330 BC when it was defeated by...
We are the warriors of the Light
Our dear friend and whiz adman Rayomand J. Patell wrote the following on a social media post today. We are the warriors of the Light. Our Fire Temples try to gently remind us of this. When Europe...
The Story of Parsi Enterprise
Catch the story of Parsi entrepreneurship and how they made their way from shipbuilders and traders to India's leading industrialists. Also, catch the one link with the bygone days and old trade...
Italian photojournalist Majlend Bramo tells the story of Mumbai’s Parsis
Why did a photojournalist from Florence choose to repeatedly return to Mumbai to document a community of 40,000?Article by Kusumita Das | Mid-DayAfter the Navjote ceremony of Sara and Azita. This is...
Parsi priests take cue from Christian pastors
The Zoroastrian initiative 'Jiyo Parsi' has taken a leaf out of Christianity's book with its new 'Jiyo Mobed' programme that aims to make priests into community facilitators by enhancing their...
Akuri & A Pinch Of Hope
Akuri & A Pinch Of Hope: A Feel Good Short Film That'll Leave You With A Lingering Smile Two men stumble upon each other at an Irani Cafe and what happens next will leave you with a warm, fuzzy...
Calcutta HC division bench requests single judge to consider application of Parsi bodies
A division bench of the Calcutta high court requested a single judge bench to consider an application by The Federation of Parsi Zoroastrian Anjumans of India (FPZAI) to be included as a party or...
Bombay Parsi Punchayet scraps plan of using plot near Tower of Silence to segregate waste
The Bombay Parsi Punchayet’s (BPP) plan to set up a waste segregation and composting unit at a plot near the Tower of Silence has been scrapped after community members opposed it. Article by Yesha...
Prohibition of liquor is hypocrisy says Lord Bilimoria
It was an ambition and with humbleness Cobra beer could still sting the beer market with its entry. According to the founder and chairman of Cobra beer, Lord Karan Bilimoria, the combination of the...
Shapurji Saklatvala: Labour Against Empire
In 1922 card-carrying communist Shapurji Saklatvala was elected on a Labour Party ticket, becoming the first MP of color in the party’s history. Article by Matt Myers | Jacobimag Shapurji...
Fali Mistry, the Cinematographer Who Taught Bollywood the Importance of Cameramen
Fali Mistry was known for the imaginative imagery he created out of a dramatic interplay between light and shade. Even the hard to please Baburao Patel, in his Filmindia review of the Nargis-Dilip...
Why is India’s Parsi community going extinct?
It is a welcome decision of the Indian government to fund new fertility clinics to help save its dwindling Parsi population which is now under threat of extinction. The Parsis should be grateful...
New Publication on Dinshah P. Ghadiali & his Spectro-Chrome therapy
Contemporary science is validating light and color as a beneficial therapeutic tool. It has been generally accepted that light and color affect the mind and body. Violent juveniles placed in a pink...
Dadar Parsi Colony: A Photo Tour
My first encounter with Dadar was back in 2004 when I used to travel from Churchgate to Dadar during the evening rush hour. Most of my journey would go in planning my exit strategy from the crowded...
Like Sugar in Milk By Majlend Bramo: Pre-Order Now
We are happy to inform our readers about a new book on Parsis, “Like Sugar in Milk” is now available for pre-order. The book by Majlend Bramo shall be launched around Jamshedi Navroze 2018.WHAT: The...
Behroz Sam Wadia: In Memoriam
Two weeks ago on the 1st of February my mother Behroz Sam Wadia passed away after a brief illness, in a mind numbing suddenness that is difficult to comprehend. Mummy was 70, having been born in the...
Daily Prayers of The Zoroastrian: A Prayer Book
Jiloo Billimoria writes in informing us about a book that she has reprinted. I have recently reprinted the prayer book shown in the picture above. It is a wonderful translation &...