A Parsi woman married to a non-Parsi has sought the Gujarat High Court’s intervention to avail the fundamental right to worship and to access the religious places of Parsis she was denied by her community after her marriage. The Public Interest Litigation (PIL), perhaps the first of its kind, was admitted in Ahmedabad Thursday. The… Continue reading Valsad’s Parsi Woman Seeks Court Help to Worship
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Hyderabad Parsis: Occasion to revel, relish and reconnect
Bright rangolis, colourful ‘torans’, chilled ‘faluda’ and a divine aroma of ‘patrani machi’, greeted all those who walked into the Seth Viccajee Seth Pestonji Meherji Agiary, in Secunderabad, on Sunday where hundreds of Parsis, from across Hyderabad, came together to usher in the season of spring — the first day of the Parsi new year.… Continue reading Hyderabad Parsis: Occasion to revel, relish and reconnect
On Navroze Parsis Fight For Survival
Adil Fatakia literally lives in the past; the 65-year-old bachelor takes great pride and interest in the rich legacy of his community. In fact, he can trace his family tree 13 centuries back to when the first Parsis landed in Sanjan near Nargol – fleeing religious persecution in Persia, now Iran. By Tejas Patel, NDTV,… Continue reading On Navroze Parsis Fight For Survival
From Persia to Bangalore
Dinshaw Cawasji, President of The Bangalore Parsee Zoroastrian Anjuman narrates the history of Parsees; how they took refuge in a small coastal town in Gujarat after agreeing to several conditions laid down by the then Maharaja of Sanjan. By Sudha Narasimhachar , 18 Mar 2010 In the mid-eighties when I used to travel on Bellary… Continue reading From Persia to Bangalore
Matrimony: The Great Parsi Pursuit
An enterprising 55-year-old bachelor claiming to have almost made it to the portals of the Forbes list of billionaires was reluctantly but firmly refused entry to an exclusive party last Saturday. So were pushy parents and wannabe in-laws eager to gatecrash the meet. By Mahafreed Irani for TNN The unlikely bouncers were hoary-headed and fragile… Continue reading Matrimony: The Great Parsi Pursuit
Parsis welcome New Year with prayers, treats
On Sundays, most people in the city like to wake up late, chill out and postpone work to a weekday. But on March 21, a Sunday, many Parsis in the city shrugged off their lethargy and started their very early to celebrate Navroze — the first day of spring. Navroze is the ancient Iranian new… Continue reading Parsis welcome New Year with prayers, treats
Zoroastrians Keep Old Traditions Alive in Australia
It’s a Sunday morning. A fire is burning on a silver urn in the sanctum sanctorum as about 30 children pray with a priest in the main hall of the Darbe Meher, the place of worship and community activity for Zoroastrians, in the Sydney suburb of Annangrove. By Neena Bhandari, Womens Feature Service Nestling amidst… Continue reading Zoroastrians Keep Old Traditions Alive in Australia
