As debt-ridden farmers continue to kill themselves in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region due to "government apathy", a Parsi couple from Mumbai has provided a healing touch to around 25 widows and their children in bringing their broken lives back on track. Published at Daijiworld.com Cyrus Guzder, 76, and wife Lyla, 70, have spent over Rs.10 lakh… Continue reading Cyrus and Lyla Guzder: A Parsi Couple's Healing Touch to Vidarbha's Farmers
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Young Professionals Norouz Retreat
Zoroastrian Youth of North America (ZYNA) will be kicking off the NEW YEAR 2013! Join us, in the BIG APPLE, for a celebration filled with festivities, friendship and fellowship. This will be a networking social retreat geared towards established professionals (ages 25-45) who want to network. The new generation of Zoroastrians will be able to… Continue reading Young Professionals Norouz Retreat
Excellence of Parsis as the First Indians To….
Below are some of India’s first’s that Parsis achieved, Sent to us via email. No record of illustrious Parsis would be complete without the name of Rustomji Dorabji, whose unsurpassable contribution to India was to rescue Bombay. In 1692, the city was stricken by a plague so severe that the Sidis of Janjira, taking advantage… Continue reading Excellence of Parsis as the First Indians To….
Former India allrounder Rusi Surti dies at 76
Former India allrounder Rusi Surti, 76, died this morning in Mumbai. The Queensland, Australia-based Surti had been put on life support in hospital after scans revealed he had suffered a massive stroke. Surti, often called the "poor man’s Garry Sobers", played 26 Tests for India from 1960 to 1969 before settling in Australia. He represented… Continue reading Former India allrounder Rusi Surti dies at 76
Seeking Godrej Mugaseth and Maneck Dadabhoy
Raghu Karnad, a journalist and editor based between Delhi and Bangalore, is writing a non-fiction book about Indian servicemen in the Second World War. The narrative follows three young men, two of them Parsis who died in the war, and Raghu is keen to hear from anyone who may have any information or memories about… Continue reading Seeking Godrej Mugaseth and Maneck Dadabhoy
Ervad Soli Dastur Performs Hamaa Zor Greeting with Archbishop of Mumbai
Ervad Soli P. Dastur, of Sarasota, Florida, USA, was invited by Mumbai Archbishop His Eminence Ostwald Cardinal Gracias to represent the Zoroastrian Religion at a Multi-Faith Talk Show on 23rd December 2012 at the Archbishop House in Colaba, Mumbai. Ervad Dastur writes… “During my research on his background I found that when he was appointed… Continue reading Ervad Soli Dastur Performs Hamaa Zor Greeting with Archbishop of Mumbai
Allahabad Parsis struggle to keep Atash burning
Even as the population of the Parsi community is diminishing, in the Sangam city as well as across the country, the community of Tata’s, Godrej’s, Wadia’s, Bhabha’s, Maneckshaw’s, is struggling with the crunch of finding a ‘Mobed’ (Priest) to perform various rituals spanning from birth to death. By Rajiv Mani | TNN At this crucial… Continue reading Allahabad Parsis struggle to keep Atash burning
