The Sepia Mutiny reports “…Following up on their account of South Asians in the American Civil War, Francis C. Assisi and Elizabeth Pothen describe the life and times of one Conjee Rustumjee Cohoujee Bey (a.k.a. Anthony Frank Gomez). The story is so rich with detail due to the fact that Bey/Gomez wrote letters throughout his… Continue reading The Parsi in the Presidio
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Impoverished Gandhi widow struggles alone
Webindia123 – India … She is with us on a monthly basis and that is a concession we have given and made arrangements to provide her with home cooked Parsi food”, Dr Raina said. …
This Mrs Gandhi only wants her pension
The Indian Express one of the oldest members of the Gandhi family. Clutching the walker that supports her frail frame, Shernaz Gandhi, sister-in-law of the late Indira Gandhi and aunt to Rajiv Gandhi, looks weighed down, but not defeated.
Little princesses conquer Persia
The Times Online UK “…After what had seemed an eternity, we arrived at the ancient city of Yazd. Exotic with domes and strange towers, plus a fully functioning Zoroastrian fire temple, it looked — as Katy pointed out delightedly — like something out of Aladdin….”
Mid-Day Mumbai – Bombay,India … Neither Hindoos,…
Mid-Day Mumbai – Bombay,India … Neither Hindoos, Mussulmauns, nor Parsees, would dare to partake of a morsel in the society, or even sight of each other; and so strictly is this separation …
The First Empire Builders
Guardian Unlimited – UK … when President Bush talks of an axis of evil, his vision of a world divided by forces of light and darkness derives ultimately from Zoroaster, ancient prophet …
First Iranians who introduced the art of Poetry
Persian Journal – Iran …are the oldest part of the text, containing the Gathas (poems and songs), the only remaining direct testimony of the religion taught by Zoroaster. …
