by Roxan Aspi Driver in the Jam-e-Jamshed Jimmy Mistry has shown that he can accomplish what he sets out to. A man of action, and not just intention, barely a couple of months after the launch of his Parsi Resource Group, he brought together almost 350 mobeds at the inauguration of the Mobed’s Association, an… Continue reading Historic Association of Zarathushti Mobeds
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Why Is The Truth About Conversion Not Told?
by Jamsheed Kanga in The Jam-e-Jamshed In a recent book, “Breaking the spell: Religion as a national phenomenon” the author Daniel C Dennett explains by an interesting analogy how religion can indoctrinate the mind. “An ant climbs a blade of grass over and over again, seemingly without seeking food or home because its brain has… Continue reading Why Is The Truth About Conversion Not Told?
Indian Cattle Drug Is Killing Vultures
Wednesday, March 29, 2006; 6:20 PM BOMBAY, India — Conservationists said Wednesday that they expect Indian authorities soon to ban a cattle drug blamed for killing more than 90 percent of the country’s vultures. Millions of long-billed, slender-billed and oriental white-backed vultures have died in South Asia after eating cattle carcasses tainted with diclofenac, an… Continue reading Indian Cattle Drug Is Killing Vultures
Marriage registrar with no work
30 per cent of Parsi community single, ditto above 60 years of age Three marriages in three years. N.F. Tankariwala, the lone Parsi marriage registrar in the city, has little work. Had registration of marriages been his sole vocation, he would have been reduced to penury long ago. Thankfully, the man in his 40s has… Continue reading Marriage registrar with no work
Jimmy Boy: A restaurant review
Dhoomketu @ 22nd Floor writes a great review on Jimmy Boy the famous Parsi restaurant in Bombay. More on Jimmy Boy here. Jimmy Boy is located at 11 Bank Street, Fort Bombay 400 001 Tel: (022) 2270 0880 .Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy… ….A restaurant like this one Won’t somebody help me chase the hunger pangs away!!… Continue reading Jimmy Boy: A restaurant review
Going to UDVADA on Behram Roj
Going to Udvada on Behram Roj is a custom that a lot of Parsis followd. I personally know of a coupleof people who go religiously (pun intended) every single Behraom Roj. The following is an interesting article I got as an email forward. The name of the author is just signed as Neville. Read ahead.… Continue reading Going to UDVADA on Behram Roj
The Day when Nature Rejoices
Jamshedi Navroze by Ruby Lilaowala Afternoon Dispatch and Courier Tuesday, March 21, 2006 9:15:39 IST On that day, it was as though all of Nature rejoiced for this good, kind and benevolent king. It was the day of the Vernal Equinox, a day when light and darkness stand equal on the scales of time and… Continue reading The Day when Nature Rejoices
Of myths, legends and fabled Parsi gems
SHAPURBAUG: A retired school teacher is trying to cull out fables and legends about the Parsis in a bid to retrace the path trodden by the community and record people’s lives for posterity. Article by Supriya Thanawala | DNA India “The Parsi community cannot simply be allowed to forget its culture,” says Ratti Wadia, former… Continue reading Of myths, legends and fabled Parsi gems
Norouz in Kyrgyzstan
Norouz has been celebrated for at least 3000 years and is deeply rooted in the ritual and tradition of the Zoroastrian religion. Today the festival of Norouz is celebrated in many countries that were territories of or influenced by the Persian Empire: Persia (Iran), Iraq, Afghanistan, parts of the Middle East, as well as in… Continue reading Norouz in Kyrgyzstan
