Diaspora Articles

Our dear friends at XYZ Foundation are collaborating with FEZANA Member Associations to create the hugely popular XYZ...

Haringey should honour Sir Dadabhai Naoroji MP, generally considered to be the first Indian and non-white person...

In the Oscar-winning film “Bohemian Rhapsody,” a biopic of Freddie Mercury, his father berates him: “So now the family name is not good enough for you?” “I changed it legally,” Mercury responds. “No...

Jehangir Hormusjee Ruttonjee faced business failures, political unrest and personal tragedy in Hong Kong, but his devotion to the city and its people never wavered By Rhea Mogul | South China...

Our dear friend, mentor and one of Singapore's leading Parsi Rustom Ghadiali was featured in a Straits Times article earlier this month One of the most memorable ques­tions Mr Rustom Ghadiali was...

The southern port city of Pakistan, Karachi has enjoyed immense strategic value for centuries. When the British realised its strategic significance, the city became the centre of many official civil...

Our dear friends Shirin and Rssi Ghadiali of Singapore have sent us this request. We urge all of you to sign the petition. To do so, click on the link below. All you need to enter there is your...

In British colonial times, enterprising Parsis looked further south, and set their sights on Sri Lanka, bringing home a good many Parsi families. Parsi Pioneers Gathering of Parsis outside Parsi...

Hong Kong’s very earliest days were dominated – surprise – by the question of land. Traders had begun putting up mat-shed structures and company jetties in 1841, even before the Treaty of Nanking of...

Jal Panthaky is a Zoroastrian priest, with a love of life and a staunch dedication to his faith. He is both a proud father and a deeply spiritual man.  But neither of these are static...

Homyar Nasirabadwala, one of the few full-time Parsi priests working outside India, talks about his community, traditions and making sure the dhansak is right In a small, air-conditioned room in...

Vada Dasturji Khurshed K Dastoor, High Priest of Iranshah Atash Behram, Udvada, ZTFE patron Lord Karan F Bilimoria CBE DL and ZTFE President Malcolm M Deboo led the the ZTFE delegation on board the...

At a glittering 30th Anniversary Gala in Houston, FEZANA bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award to Ervad Dr. Jehan Bagli. The Gala was hosted by the Zoroastrian Association of Houston at its...

Members of the Dar-e-Mehr Zoroastrian Temple in Pomona get ready for their new year celebration as they worry about the Trump travel ban Report by Peter Carr/The Journal News New City’s Marzie...

The Global Working Group brings together representatives of Federations in the diaspora. The GWG met in Hongkong on 15 and 16 December. As per tradition, the meeting was presided by the host...

The birth and death notices in Parsiana tell a stark story. The June edition of the Mumbai-based magazine for Parsis lists two births and 46 deaths in the city. Perhaps June was not a typical month,...

The apex body of Zoroastrians in North America, the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America kicks off its 30th Anniversary Celebrations this weekend with a Gala function at its...

Due to the request of the author quoted in an earlier version of the article, we have removed the author's note. Here is an interesting Parsi connection to the very first Diwali Stamp issued by the...

Houston Welcomes Udvada’s Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor It began with a simple email from Ervad Soli Dastur of Florida, who wrote to some of us about Udvada’s Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor’s visit...

One small community that has continued to punch way above its weight and even today sweetens the rich cultural diversity that is India is the Parsi community. And just as Indians started immigrating...

A service was held in remembrance of the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Somme 1916-2016. Many Indian soldiers sacrificed their lives during this devastating war and 19 Parsi soldiers died on the...

UPDATE: An earlier version of this article indicated that Russi was the current President of PZAS. Russi informed us that he had stepped down earlier this year. We have made the appropriate...

WZCC NY CHAPTER LECTURE SERIES INVESTMENTS IN INDIA AND THE TAX IMPACTS BY VIKRAM VENKATARAMANI VVV CPA PC At the New York Dar-E-Mehr On SUNDAY JUNE 5, 2016 @ 1:30 PM WZCC NY Presents: INVESTMENTS...

At the young age of eight, did you know what you wanted to do with the rest of your life? Well, Hormuz Javat knew what he wanted to be. He made a choice, and he's sticking with it: Hormuz decided to...

Nestled in the northwest corner of the US lies a city where not only does the rain come pouring down, but so do adorable Zoroastrian babies. Our once small ZSWS (Zoroastrian Society of Washington...

A men’s clothier in Claremont was interviewed by Morgan Freeman for his “The Story of God” miniseries, and somehow did not provide him with a coat of many colors. by David Allen, dailybulletin.com...

As the rising morning sun shone down to provide its soothing warmth, enlightening light and nurturing energy to the dedication of the newly built Arbab-Rustm Guiv Dar-e-Mehr Zoroastrian Temple...

When Parsi Zoroastrians, having fled Persian persecution, arrived on Indian soil sometime between the 8th and 10th centuries, the story goes, an Indian ruler sent a cup full of milk. The intention,...

In a few hours the Arbab Rustam Guiv Dar-E-Mehr in New York shall be inaugurated. The Inauguration Ceremony shall be telecast live on youtube. The broadcast will start on Saturday March 26th, 2016...

Zoroastrians, or Zarathushtis as they are traditionally called, are fighting stereotypes about the community’s decline, opening a new religious and cultural center in Pomona, N.Y. this March, and...

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. This was a historic step taken be UN Member States in...

The Indian Subcontinent is dominated by three religions: Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity. But just there are thousands of dialects, there are also many different religions. This week we bring to...

The Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America, in a recent website update informs: FEZANA wishes a Happy NewYear 2016 to all Zarathustis globally in North America and around the world....

Cronulla couple Rutty Talati and Tristan Harley were married according to the rites of the Zoroastrian religion, one of the world’s rarest faiths.The multi-cultural aspects of the marriage included...

Here is a clip from SBS Australia aired in May 2013 “Have you ever heard of Zoroastrianism? If not, that's because there aren't many Zoroastrians left. Jeannette Francis talks to a family facing the...

The Zarathushtis of Los Angeles have broken ground on their Atash Kadeh in Orange County. This is truly a momentous occasion and a continuation of the trend of Zoroastrianism spreading and finding...

Globally, the Parsi community is shrinking so fast from an ever- declining birth rate that India is now campaigning for Parsis to make childbearing a duty. One such campaign advertisement earlier...

In the third instalment of a five-part series on Singapore's oldest communities, The Straits Times looks at the warm, laughter-loving Parsis. Here, Noshir Mistri explains why his philanthropist...

Variously described as "The Pearl of Punjab” or "The Heart of Pakistan,” Lahore brings to mind different images. Whilst Niloufer Bilimoria relates her recent experiences across the border, Parsiana...

When Hormuz Mahveer Javat was 8, his parents popped an unusual question to the Mississauga boy: “Do you want to become a priest?” Although he always attended all the religious services and...