The Abrahamic religions were preceded, and decisively influenced by, followers of an earlier prophet By John Palmer / Guardian UK The tiny world wide communities of Zoroastrians are no doubt pleased to get any mention in Cif belief – even if it is only to provide alphabetical balance to a list starting with the Bahá’ís.… Continue reading Zoroaster: Forgotten Prophet Of The One God
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Ferdowsi, the Reviver of Persian Language
The United Nations cultural body (UNESCO) has named the year 2010 as 1000th anniversary of the composition of The Shahnameh, the renowned national epic of the Persian-speaking world which has been traditionally a source of honour and a manifestation of ancestral identity to the Iranian people and nations such as Tajikistan and Afghanistan who have… Continue reading Ferdowsi, the Reviver of Persian Language
Nariman Point: Never Concede On Principles
By Khushwant Singh / Hindustan Times As I read Fali Nariman’s memoirs Before Memory Fades, an autobiography (Hay House), I kept thinking about Nani Palkiwala who I had the privilege of befriending during my years in Bombay. Both men were Parsis from the middle class families with modest means. Both rose to the top of… Continue reading Nariman Point: Never Concede On Principles
Eminent Parsis fight for liberal priests
Anu Aga and Dr Hector Grant, among others, to support priests who were barred from praying at the Towers of Silence by the Bombay Parsi Panchayat after they conducted Navjots of children from mixed marriages By Manoj R Nair / Pune Mirror Fault lines in the 50,000-strong Parsi community were thrown into sharp focus once… Continue reading Eminent Parsis fight for liberal priests
Range of antique Parsi Garas attracts visitors in Islamabad
An exhibition by Kersi Dubash, displaying a wide range of antique Parsi Garas, Gara borders and Gara shalwar kameez suits, French chiffons, Lucknow saris and shalwar kameez suits, Kantha saris and pure cotton saris, is attracting large number of visitors especially women. The exhibition that would continue till July 14 at a local hotel is… Continue reading Range of antique Parsi Garas attracts visitors in Islamabad
By The Way: Mumbai Restaurant With A Cause
Sitting in this quaint restaurant, just gullies away from the furious churn of the Arabian sea, watching the rain steam up the glass double doors that open up to a leafy Grant Road lane, it’s hard not to fall in love with the monsoons again. By Mahithi Pillay / DNA The quiet clatter of cutlery,… Continue reading By The Way: Mumbai Restaurant With A Cause
Fali’s enduring life
Its authors sought to dismiss the June 1975 Emergency as an event of no consequence in four famous words: “not a dog barked”. The bench and the bar, which are regarded as the fair and fearless custodians of the fundamental rights of citizens were ridiculed as spineless. Coincidentally, on the 35th anniversary of the Emergency… Continue reading Fali’s enduring life
Chennai Parsi Fire Temple Celebrates Centenary
On Saturday (July l0), there will be celebrated in Royapuram the centenary of the consecration of the only Parsi Fire Temple in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala. Gracing the commemoration of the establishment of the Jal Phiroj Clubwala Dar-e-Meher will be former President of India Abdul Kalam. Reported in The Hindu The first Parsis arrived… Continue reading Chennai Parsi Fire Temple Celebrates Centenary
Fali Nariman: Mea Culpa And Other Stories
Three Zoroastrians (Parsis) have dominated our jurisprudence through the last four decades: Nani Palkhivala, Soli Sorabjee and Fali Nariman. Fali Nariman lets memory strike its own patchwork path, and presents his final case on the Bhopal tragedy By Mani Shankar Aiyar / Outlook India This is of a piece with what this community, given refuge… Continue reading Fali Nariman: Mea Culpa And Other Stories
