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Sisters divided: How partition ruptured a family in a vanishing community

To mark this week’s anniversary of the partition of India and Pakistan, a writer recalls her encounters with two sisters from the Zoroastrian community whose lives were divided forever in 1947.Refugees in search of shelter in Junagadh during the...

Alexander the ‘Accursed’ and Zoroastrianism

Alexander the ‘Accursed’ and Zoroastrianism

Mar 4, 2023 | History

In his epic the Shahnamah (Book of Kings), the poet Firdawsi (940–1019 or 1025) vividly describes how Alexander...

Rustom Baug in Byculla celebrates centenary year

Rustom Baug in Byculla celebrates centenary year

Feb 7, 2023 | Bombay, Heritage, History, Mumbai

Built by Bai Jerbai Wadia in memory of her late son, the residential colony, continues to be a ‘self-contained’...

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