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Marine Line’s Sodawaterwala Agiary Commemorates 150th Anniversary on Zoroastrian ‘All Souls Day
On Monday, the Sodawaterwala Agiary celebrated its 150th anniversary, coinciding with the Zoroastrian 'All Souls Day,'...
Singapore Backs out as Hosts of World Zoroastrian Congress 2017
The Parsi Zoroastrian Association of Singapore will not be hosting the 11th World Zoroastrian Congress in 2017 as the requisite two thirds majority did not support the proposal at an extraordinary...
New Delhi To Host First Ever Large Scale Festival on Parsi Culture in 2016
A mega festival, with exhibits being brought from world over, is being proposed by Minority Affairs Ministry for March next year Article by Sobhana K Nair | Bangalore Mirror New Delhi: In March next...
XYZ Xtremely Young Zoroastrians Summer Camp in Mumbai
The Xtremely Young Zoroastrians (XYZ) a Parsi non-government organisation (NGO), has organised a week-long educational summer camp for Parsi children. The camp started on Monday, May 18 and will go...
In Udvada: The Maha Kumbh of the Parsis
The anniversary of the Atash Behram, the most sacred fire, at the sleepy town of Udvada, is when the community opens up to all comers, and with free delicious food for everyone. Article by Madhulika...
Enterprise Dubai: When enterprising Parsis meet in Dubai
Professionals, youth, families from Zoroastrian community come together at ‘Enterprise Dubai’. Article in Khaleej Times Nowhere else over the weekend in the UAE would there have been such a large...
Day Two: Enterprise Dubai 2014
Day Two of Enterprise Dubai started with the lighting of the lamp by two more Parsi stalwarts who joined the event today. Nadir Godrej and Ronnie Screwala lit the lamp along with Fali Nariman to...
Day One: Enterprise Dubai 2014
Enterprise Dubai 2014 is a two day event planned by the Zarathushtis of Dubai to highlight the entrepreneurial opportunities in the region, and specifically the city of Dubai. Over two days, leaders...
India’s oldest scouting group turns 100 on November 8
One of the oldest continuously run scout groups in the city will complete 100 years on November 8. Sethna's 18th West Bombay, whose members are mostly Zoroastrians, was founded in 1914. Started by...
Architecture Beyond Platitude: Exhibition of Photography by Aspi Patel
We are happy to note that good friend of Parsi Khabar, Aspi H. Patel will be exhibiting his photographs at the famous Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai next week ‘ARCHITECTURE BEYOND PLATITUDE’...
Kamran Dar e Mehr Opens in Washington D.C. USA
The birth of a new Dar-e-Mehr is a rare and momentous occasion. We were lucky to witness the inauguration of the newest Dar-e-Mehr in all of the Zoroastrian world on September 20th, 2014 in Boyds,...
Screening of “Legacy of the Flame” in Mumbai
The Museum Society of Bombay Cordially invites you to a Film Screening on Wednesday 13 August 2014 at the Visitors Centre Auditorium, CSMVS, (Prince of Wales Museum) at 5.30pm sharp Dr Homi...
Zarathushti Day At the Metropolitan Museum New York
Cyrus Cylinder Lecture at the MET from ZAGNY on Vimeo. On Sunday July 21st 2013, over 250 Zarathushtis and friends met up at the world famous Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City to celebrate...
The Everlasting Flame Exhibition SOAS London UK
The Everlasting Flame Zoroastrianism in History and Imagination Kirdir inscription at Naqsh-e Rajab. Photograph – Khojeste Mistree One of the world’s oldest religions, Zoroastrianism originated...
Refresher Program for Ervads, Ostas, Behdins and Pasbaans at the Cama Athornan In Mumbai
Below is a public service announcement received via email. WITH THE BLESSINGS OF LATE SETH MERWANJI MUNCHERJI CAMA – OUR BENEFACTOR, The EX-STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION of THE M.F. CAMA ATHORNAN INSTITUTE...
Frohar Foundation Presents A Zoroastrian Odyssey
EXHIBITION TIMINGS Thursday 18th April 2013, from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm Friday 19th, Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st, April 2013 from 11.30 am to 8.30 pm EXHIBITS Story of Asho Zarathushtra The...
The 2013 ZOSTA Awards Function
Below is a report of the 2013 ZOSTA AWARDS FUNCTION by Marzban J. Giara, circulated via email. The 33rd annual prize distribution function was held at Allbless Baug on Saturday 2nd February 2013....
The Chikoo Festival of Dahanu
Percy Jamshedwala writes: We used to have Discover Dahanu Festival since last two years, usually the source of the funds being individual participation fee & canadian pharmacy funds from INTACH,...
Young Professionals Norouz Retreat
Zoroastrian Youth of North America (ZYNA) will be kicking off the NEW YEAR 2013! Join us, in the BIG APPLE, for a celebration filled with festivities, friendship and fellowship. This will be a...
Ervad Soli Dastur Performs Hamaa Zor Greeting with Archbishop of Mumbai
Ervad Soli P. Dastur, of Sarasota, Florida, USA, was invited by Mumbai Archbishop His Eminence Ostwald Cardinal Gracias to represent the Zoroastrian Religion at a Multi-Faith Talk Show on 23rd...
A Day of Shame for India: Opinion
Ervad Marzban Hathiram makes some very valid points and raises questions about the state of society in India today. This is in the aftermath of the shocking series of events that started with the...
10th World Zoroastrian Congress 2013
Mumbai will be host to the 10th World Zoroastrian Congress is to be held in December 2013. Hosted by The Bombay Parsi Punchayat; it will be held from December 27 to 31st 2013. The website for the...
Emirates Parsees Gahambar 2012
Come Festive Season and we have reason to celebrate. Every year in December, United Arab Emirates Parsees organise a Get Together Lunch, a Typical Parsi Gahambar. This event is sponsored by...
Sooni Taraporevala’s Exhibition At Harvard
Parsis in Kolkata celebrate Fire Temple centenary
Their community comprises barely 600 in Kolkata, but what the Zoroastrians lack in numbers, they make up through their enthusiasm. Over the last couple of days, the Parsi community brought the...
Karachi Zarathusti Bannu Mandal: Centre celebrates 100 years of serving Zoroastrians of Karachi
After a hundred years of philanthropic activities, the Karachi Zoroastrian Bannu Mandal (KZBM) is celebrating its centenary anniversary throughout 2012. This historic moment will be marked with...
When the epochal fire lit
A peek inside Delhi’s fire temple Dar-e-Mehr at the Delhi Parsi Anjuman is the only fire temple in the entire Northern belt of India. Its fire was consecrated on 31 December 1961. The history of...
BBC Report on Prince Philip’s visit to ZTFE 150 Years Celebration
Below is a BBC video segment on the recent visit of Prince Philip to the ZTFE's 150th year celebrations in London.
Lecture: Understanding Parsi Population Decline in India: A Historical Perspective
Friend of Parsi Khabar , Dinyar Patel shall be giving a talk titled “Understanding Parsi Population Decline in India: A Historical Perspective”. If you are in Mumbai this Saturday evening, this is a...
The First Vendidad Sade and Baj in North America
The First Vendidad Sade and Baj in NA at a Dar-e-Meher Inauguration, and Enthronement of Dadgah in the ZANT Brand New Built From Scratch ZCNT (Zoroastrian Center of North Texas) April 29-30 2011! By...
The Parsi Connection to the Royal Family Spans Generations
Royal connection to Zorosatrians dates back generations As the world waits to see the royal wedding, I cannot but think of the profound influence the Queen of England and her family has had on my...
Narendra Modi attends 1290th birthday celebration of Iranshah at Udvada
UPDATE We would like to clarify that at no point did CM Narendra Modi enter the Iranshah. The Hon. Chief Minister stopped by the gates, bowed and prayed, paid his respected to the Holy Fire, and...
Zoroastrian Panorama: Exhibition
Regular reader and friend of Parsi Khabar, Dr. Annavaz Havewala informs us about the following event. Frohar Foundation and Frohar Films Invite you to “THE ZOROASTRIAN PANORAMA” An...
Navroze Mubarak: Make Good News
On the occasion of Jamshedi Navroze 2011 Parsi Khabar would like to wish all its readers and commenters a very Happy and Prosperous Jamshedi Navroze Mubarak 2011. We would like to leave you with a...
It’s a Parsi Date
Navroze is yet another opportunity for fun and matchmaking Hoshang Patel has much to cheer about this Navroze, the Parsi New Year which is being celebrated today. By Dipti Nagpaul D'souza | Indian...
NAVROZYNG
Join ZYNG (the youth wing of the BPP) is having its annual Navroze party "NAVROZYNG" at Dios, Tardeo, Mumbai, on 19th March. Open to all youngsters in the community. Unlimited...
Parzor’s Parsi Panorama Opens in New Delhi
The Parzor organization is holding an exhibit on Parsi crafts and traditions, along with workshops on Parsi embroidery, next week in Delhi. A brief schedule is copied below. “PARSI PANORAMA” 12th to...
The ZYNG 2011 Calendar
The Zoroastrian Youth for the Next Generation has come out with a calendar for 2011. This calendar has 12 Parsi models posing exclusively for the camera. This calendar has caused an unnecessary...
15th North American Zarathushti Congress Houston: A Report
Houston: It was a spectacle of light, colour and movement that unfolded onstage as the fifty actors walked through their steps and captivated an engrossed audience in the huge ball room of the...
NYC Zarathushtis celebrate Halloween
The Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York is one of the oldest Zoroastrian organisations in America. For over 30 years they hold a prayer class for kids every first Sunday of the month. Last...
Sanjan Day Celebrated amidst controversey
Below are two article on the recent Sanjan Day Celebrations. Conversion issue mars Sanjan Day celebrations Published by DNA India / Manoj R Nair The issue of religious conversions raging in...
Two trains to stop at Sanjan in special arrangement on ‘Sanjan Day’
Western Railway has given special stoppage of two scheduled trains Flying Rani(up) and Gujarat Express(down) at south Gujarat’s Sanjan railway station on 18th and 19th of November on the occasion of...
Parsis to organise matrimonial meet in Bardoli, Gujarat.
To promote marriages within community and arrest the decline in population, the Parsi community in the state has decided to hold a two-day matrimonial meet at Bardoli. The meet has been organised to...
Spurred by faith, Parsi man walks from Mumbai to Udvada
Jehangir Randeria, a childhood friend and neighbor at the Moholla at Wadia Street, Tardeo recently walked from Tardeo, Mumbai to Udvada to spur his faith. The article below was published in the...
Archbishop of Canterbury Addresses Zoroastrian Community
The Archbishop of Canterbury addressed the ZTFE at its London Headquarters on Friday 1st October 2010. The below is the text of that address President Malcolm Deboo, Lord Bilimoria, Honoured Guests...
Parsi Delegation at Art of Living Centre in Bangalore
Parsis were represented at a well attended inter-faith conference held at the Art of Living International Centre in Bangalore on 27 & 28 September 2010. By Noshir Dadrawala. The Parsi delegation...
Dance Bawa Dance: ZYNG Organizes Dance Competition
When this group of Parsis decided to get the country’s Zoroastrian youth on one platform, they chose to do it reality-TV style. By Aarefa Johari, Hindustan Times On Saturday evening, Mumbai’s...
From Nargol to Udvada: A Walk on the Beach
The following is a write-up by Homiar Hathiram and Farhad Choksi; good friends and regular readers of Parsi Khabar. They walked all the way from Nargol to Udvada following the coastline. Here is...
They’ve got the ZYNG thing
Nearly 2,000 young Zoroastrians from India and abroad have got together to tell the nay-sayers and the no-hopers, inside and outside the community that they can overcome. By Priyal Dave / Afternoon...
The Parsis of Ajmer
A wonderful video of the Parsis of Ajmer. The youtube video link is here.
Chennai Parsi Fire Temple Celebrations: 100 Year Anniversary
There are just 250 of them in the city, so it's no surprise that all members of the Parsi community here have their demographics at their fingertips. By Kamini Mathai / TNN No one seems to need to...