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An evening of banter, food and immersive learning with the Bawajis of Kolkata

Own the Past, a city group of history and heritage enthusiasts, are hosting a curated evening of diving into the legacy of Kolkata’s Parsi community with Bawa Bhonu & GupshupArticle by Jaismita Alexander | The Telegraph IndiaOn Sunday, March 17...
Ba Humata Lecture Series February 2022

Ba Humata Lecture Series February 2022

The February 2022 Ba Humata Lecture Series shall be titledCELEBRATING TOGETHERNESS THROUGH MINDFULNESSAa Airyama Ishyo And Other PrayersSpeakers: Mobedyar Khushroo Mirza (Canada)Moobedyar Dr. Parva...

Ba Humata Lecture Series January 2022

Ba Humata Lecture Series January 2022

On January 2nd, 2022 Ba Humata Lecture Series will featureVada Dasturji Keki Ravji, the High Priest of the Navsari AtashbehramRoshan and Rohinton Rivetna, Chicago USAMobed Pedram Soroushpoor,...

WZCC Global Conclave 2020: Register Now

WZCC Global Conclave 2020: Register Now

The WZCC Global Conclave is less than a month away. With amazing talks, interactions with industry titans, 2nd Zoroastrian Shark Tank, Bike and Car Rally, Gala Awards Night, visits to Tata Central...

Parsis: A Timeless Legacy: Exhibition

Parsis: A Timeless Legacy: Exhibition

A Befitting Ode Parvez Damania and Ratan Luth bring to you, at Tao Art Gallery, veteran photographer Shantanu Das, as he captures timeless moments of the Parsi community across time in his frozen...

WZCC CHARMS HONG KONG

WZCC CHARMS HONG KONG

In its pursuit of attaining its goals to promote Entrepreneurship and Professionalism, WZCC’S venue for this year’s Global Meet was Hong Kong – strategically located at the mouth of the Pearl River...

Ancient links, modern lessons

Ancient links, modern lessons

The recently concluded exhibitions in New Delhi on Zoroastrianism and the story of the Parsis in India were eye openers on many fronts. Sadly, these excellent collections of what can be called...

The Parsi phenomenon

The Parsi phenomenon

As one of the smallest communities in number, the Parsis have made a phenomenal contribution in India. Firstly in business enterprise, and then richly in the fields of the visual arts, film,...

A legacy lost and found

A legacy lost and found

An ongoing exhibition in the Capital showcases works by and on Parsis and their rich contribution to films, poetry, arts, and children’s literature Article by Rana Siddiqui Zaman | The Tribune They...

Recalling history

When people talk about the Parsi community, it is inevitable that the conversations turn to Fire Temples and the Parsi form of worship, which is unusual and unique to the community. There is a...

Dubai Pravasi Yatra 2016

Dubai Pravasi Yatra 2016

The World Zoroastrian Chamber of Commerce Middle East Chapter is organizing the Dubai Pravasi Yatra from October 7 – 11, 2016. Meher Bhesania, the powerhouse Zarathushti in Dubai informs us about...

The indomitable Parsis

The indomitable Parsis

The Parsi story seen through three very different exhibitions in Delhi that chronicle their art and aesthetics, their early history and their unique brand of spiritualism Pestonji Bomanji’s ‘Feeding...

Tracing a way of life from the Bronze age

Tracing a way of life from the Bronze age

Tracing a way of life from the Bronze age Jaideep Deo Bhanj For a micro-minority community with a population of just 69,000 persons living in India according to the 2011 Census, the Parsi community...

A timetravel through Parsi portraits

A timetravel through Parsi portraits

It is spring in Delhi. Brown leaves — that seem to have been shaded by Rembrandt — fall off the peepal trees at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA). Inside the sandstone building, colourful...

Community carnival

Community carnival

HISTORICAL REFERENCES say Parsis arrived in India through Gujarat from Iran in the seventh century. Sadly, over the years, their population in the country has fallen to just 60,000, as per the...

The Everlasting Flame International Programme

The Everlasting Flame International Programme

The Everlasting Flame International Programme to be inaugurated on 19th march 2016 celebrates multicultural ethos of the Parsi-Zoroastrian community The Everlasting Flame International Programme to...

250th Anniversary of the Navsari Atashbehram

250th Anniversary of the Navsari Atashbehram

Over the weekend the Navsari Atashbehram celebrated the 250th Salgreh (anniversary) of its establishment. Navsari is all decked up to celebrate 250th anniversary of one of the oldest religious...

Toronto’s Jashan In the Baug: A Photo Essay

Toronto’s Jashan In the Baug: A Photo Essay

On July 21, 2015 the Ontario Zoroastrian Community Foundation (OZCF), located on beautiful 10 acres of land, held a huge event of "Jashan in the Baug” on their premises at 1187 Burnhamthorpe Road...