Day 03 of the 10th World Zoroastrian started bright and early at the NSCI Complex in Worli, Mumbai. The attendance at the first session at 9:30 AM was about 30% when the session started but had grown to over 60% within the hour. In my Day 02 coverage I missed out on one of the… Continue reading Day 03 at the 10th World Zorostrian Congress 2013
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Day 02 at the 10th World Zoroastrian Congress 2013
Day 02 of the 10th World Zoroastrian Congress started bright and early at the NSCI complex in Worli, Mumbai. About half of the 1250 delegates were at their seats when the first panel sat down to listen in on the panel discussion on how Zoroastrians practise their faith in the Diaspora. Dorab Mistry the moderator… Continue reading Day 02 at the 10th World Zoroastrian Congress 2013
Day 01 at the 10th World Zoroastrian Congress 2013
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
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
