Received via email on a newsgroup It is unfortunate that Ervad Jamshed Unvalla, younger brother of our departed Bangalore High Priest Nadirshah Unvalla has suffered burns to 70% of his body. His Jamo caught fire while praying at the Agiary in Bangalore. He is in ICU and is in critical condition. Keep him in your… Continue reading Bangalore Dasturji in Critical Condition
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Dokhmenshahi in UK: A contrarian view
Farrukh Dhondy, noted writer, talks about religious funeral practises in a recent article in the DNA India. It talks about a petition filed by a Hindu UK resident to be allowed in death to be cremated on a pyre of firewood on the banks of a river he chooses in the UK. Farrukh wonders if… Continue reading Dokhmenshahi in UK: A contrarian view
Vispy Kapadia Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award
Noted karate coach Vispy Kapadia was recently awarded Lifetime Achievement award by Union home minister P Chidambaram for his service to various wings of the police force, including the special task force and the anti-terrorist squad, for the last 28 years. Vispy was felicitated during the first All India Police and Para Military Forces Championship… Continue reading Vispy Kapadia Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award
Nowruz Celebrations in China: Xinjiang Uyghur
Nowruz Festival is a traditional holiday with a long history. In Xinjiang, all national minority believe in Islam celebrate the festival. The word came from Iranian, means “Spring Water“, equating to vernal equinox (4th solar term). It falls on March 22. Before Uyghur national minority believed in Islamism, they worshiped many gods such as sun… Continue reading Nowruz Celebrations in China: Xinjiang Uyghur
Bapsy Sidhwa: Mystique of Her Art
The irremovable stains of blood marked on the dead body of an innocent girl compelled her to pen her thoughts and that’s when it all started. Bapsi Sidhwa, noted writer and Pakistani-based American national, sharing her thoughts with a limited gathering of journalists at the residence of Constance Colding Jones, Cultural Attache, US Embassy, on… Continue reading Bapsy Sidhwa: Mystique of Her Art
The Persepolis Celebrations of 1971
From Teheran to Persepolis: All the Glitter of the Empire This is the title of a fantastic website that has the entire event in photographs and text. A definite must read. Website Link
2500 Years: The Persepolis Celebrations of 1971
Aryanmehr, an Iranian blog has a long write up about the Persepolis celebrations of 1971. We are awake 2,500-year celebrations revisited By Cyrus Kadivar The sky was dark on that Christmas Day in Paris. As I walked down the quiet Avenue du President Wilson the leaves lay sodden in the streets and the howling wind… Continue reading 2500 Years: The Persepolis Celebrations of 1971
The Northernmost Zoroastrian Fire Temple in the World
Source: Sasanika, The History and Culture of Sassanians, UC Irvine School of Humanities The Caucasus is a land of diverse population and beliefs. Today, Christians, Muslims, Jews, and Yazidis live in cities and villages in the valleys and gorges of the region. One religion that had a strong impact on ancient Armenia, Georgia, and the… Continue reading The Northernmost Zoroastrian Fire Temple in the World
To steer Nano, 96 is not old
She captured through her lens India’s tryst with destiny. Now, Homai Vyarawalla wants to be in the driver’s seat when the country makes automobile history. India’s first woman photo-journalist, the 96-year-old Vyarawalla wants to drive a Nano, having reluctantly sold off her Fiat of 54 years as she found it difficult to maintain. “I do… Continue reading To steer Nano, 96 is not old
