Finally after weeks of yes and no, the 10th World Congress took off today, 27th December 2013 at the NSCI Complex in Worli, Mumbai India. Over 1200 (not official) delegates gathered from 8:00 AM onwards, streaming in droves to pick up registrations badges and getting seated in the impressive indoor auditorium the size of a… Continue reading Day 01 at the 10th World Zoroastrian Congress 2013
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Parsis confront threat to existence at Mumbai gathering
The world’s tiny but hugely successful Zoroastrian community will confront a demographic crisis which threatens its very existence when it gathers en masse in its spiritual home of Mumbai this week. The four-day World Zoroastrian Congress, beginning Friday, brings together followers of one of the world’s oldest religions, many of whom are descended from Persians… Continue reading Parsis confront threat to existence at Mumbai gathering
Can India save its Parsi community with assisted reproduction?
The size of the Zoroastrian population is in sharp decline, reports Jeetha D’Silva, so the federal government has decided to fund advocacy and in vitro fertilisation in the hope of bucking the trend By Jeetha D’Silva | BMJ A select team of doctors from throughout India will soon be working on an initiative that is… Continue reading Can India save its Parsi community with assisted reproduction?
Modern classics: MAZDA Designs
Everything in the world is designed. Some consciously, but much of it unconsciously. If design helps and enhances the use and purpose of the object or being, therein lies its success. In day-to-day life, design is a very conscious action. In the words of the legendary American Modernist Paul Rand, “Everything is design. Everything!” By… Continue reading Modern classics: MAZDA Designs
Boman Irani as brand ambassador for Parsis
Celebrity endorsements are always bound to get the desired attention of the brand they’re promoting. Cashing in on that, the Ministry of Minority Affairs plans to rope in celebs from the sports and entertainment industries to inspire youth belonging to the minority communities. According to Lalit K Panwar, Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs, “Our aim… Continue reading Boman Irani as brand ambassador for Parsis
Caught in a moment : Exhibition of Photography by Shirin Kumaana-Wadia
To Eternity and Back is the debut photo exhibition by New York-based interior designer and photographer Shirin Kumaana-Wadia. The images encapsulate fleeting-yet-timeless moments in New York City with images of sunsets, dances, cityscapes and architecture By Soma Das | Mid-Day Two years ago, New York-based interior designer Shirin Kumaana- Wadia was in Mumbai, to… Continue reading Caught in a moment : Exhibition of Photography by Shirin Kumaana-Wadia
Divine Songs of Zarathushtra by Dr. Irach J. S. Taraporewala On FEZANA website
Dear friend of Parsi Khabar and senior member of the Zarathushti community in North America, Ervad Soli P. Dastur writes in Hello all FEZANA friends: In 1951, Dr. Irach J. S. Taraporewala, an amazing Avesta, Pahlavi, Sanskrit, etc. scholar, published his opus – The Divine Songs of Zarathushtra – a 1166 page masterpiece. I… Continue reading Divine Songs of Zarathushtra by Dr. Irach J. S. Taraporewala On FEZANA website
Brigadier Furdoon Mehta Meets with Prince Charles
The Prince of Wales met some of India’s last surviving Second World War veterans as he paid his respects to the country’s war dead on Remembrance Sunday. The Prince and The Duchess of Cornwall honoured the fallen when they joined the congregation of a Mumbai church for an annual remembrance service. The religious event came… Continue reading Brigadier Furdoon Mehta Meets with Prince Charles
CONGRESS .. NO CONGRESS…FINALLY CONGRESS!!
The 10 th World Zoroastrian Congress is now declared to be on schedule, to be held from the 27th to the 30 th of December 2013. Parsi Times speaks to some Trustees, present and others linked to the crucial event that will bring the focus of the Zoroastrian Community worldwide on our city of… Continue reading CONGRESS .. NO CONGRESS…FINALLY CONGRESS!!
