Encyclopedia of Iranian traditional art published

MehrNews.com – Tehran,Iran … s legendary animals, the gods and goddesses, motifs and designs in ancient Iran, and the era of Avesta (a collection of sacred Zoroastrian writings, including …

Published
Categorized as Customs

Khajeh mountain, biggest unbaked mud architecture of Parthian era

Khajeh Mountain Complex, the biggest model of unbaked mud architecture remaining in Sistan area, is one of the most remarkable relics of the Parthian, Sassanid and Islamic eras. It is the only natural height left behind in Sistan area, where a palace, fire temple, pilgrimage center called Khajeh Mehdi and graveyard reminiscent of the past… Continue reading Khajeh mountain, biggest unbaked mud architecture of Parthian era

Published
Categorized as News

Waking up with Pheroza Godrej

Daily News & Analasys – Mumbai,India … Many books and papers followed but perhaps her crowning glory was co-editing “A Zoroastrian Tapestry – Art, Religion and Culture” published by Mapin Publishers …

Published
Categorized as Heritage

Parsi Food in Jamshedpur

The Telegraph For those curious about Parsi food, here is the place that will quench the thirst for great food. Hormazd M. Mehta has been attending to the culinary quests of people for quite sometime now. Not only lunch, but dinner, too, may be ordered here. People can get their food delivered on all days… Continue reading Parsi Food in Jamshedpur

Bavarian Rhapsody

Zubin Mehta will enthrall audiences in New Delhi and Chennai next monthNitya Rao New Delhi, November 2: Classical music connoisseurs in the Capital are in for a special treat this winter. The word is out that the Parsi musical maestro Zubin Mehta will wield his magical baton while conducting the Bavarian State Orchestra in Delhi… Continue reading Bavarian Rhapsody

Death of Yazdgerd

Georgia Straight – Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada … in the seventh century. A Zoroastrian priest and a military commander come across their ruler’s body in a mill. His skull has …

Published
Categorized as History

Parsi Ingenuity

An airplane is flying over the United States at night. The pilot says “Ladies and Gentlemen, we have lost an engine, and need to lighten our load, we have dumped all excess fuel, but the plane is losing altitude. All baggage is being jettisoned.” A little later, the pilot says “Ladies and Gentlemen, we’re still… Continue reading Parsi Ingenuity

Published
Categorized as About
Exit mobile version