The Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York ZAGNY is building its new Dar-E-Mehr in New York. Situated on the same grounds as their old one, this is a brand new facility that will house the Dar-E-Mehr, and other community center facilities including Library, Lecture Halls, Banquet Room, Sports areas and a Performance Hall. More information…
How One Woman Survived A Bad Career Break, Then Launched A Life-Changing Business The inspiring, never-say-die story of Homa Dashtaki and White Moustache yogurt. On a quiet commercial street in Red Hook—a fast-gentrifying neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, that sits on the East River waterfront—there’s a bright green door with blocky windows. It stands out…
Here are some pictures from the Persian Day Parade that went down Madison Avenue, in Manhattan; New York City today. See the full set of images on Parsi Khabar’s Facebook Page
Sunday September 28th, 2014 was the perfect Fall Sunday in New York City. It was like any other Sunday except for the fact that 20,000 Indians swarmed like bees to a honeypot. Madison Square Garden; the legendary venue that has seen the likes of Frazier v/s Ali; Marilyn Monroe and Frank Sinatra; was to witness…
The Human Factor is a documentary that shall premiere at the 2013 New York International Film Festival. The screening is on May 01, 2013 at the Tribeca Cinemas Independent filmmaker Rudradeep Bhattacharjee’s documentary, The Human Factor showcases the Lords, a family of Parsi musicians who were a part of the orchestras of several big Bollywood…
The FEZANA Awards for 2012 were announced today at the XVI North American Zarathushti Congress 2012, being in New York at the Hilton Westchester, Rye Brook NY. Shirin Nariman Dastoor Outstanding Young Zarathushti Student Award Winner: E cialis canada rvad Bahrom F. Firozgary Mehraban Zartoshty Outstanding Young Zarathushti Award Narius K. Dastur North…
Homai Vyarawalla (1913-2012) was India’s first female photojournalist. This exhibition, the first on Vyarawalla outside of India, will present her photography from the late 1930s to 1970, and narrate her extraordinary life with a biographical film and ephemera from her career. Homai Vyarawalla; Indian (1913 – 2012) ; Jawaharlal Nehru caught by the camera at…
Cooper Union, the highly selective Manhattan college known for its free tuition, plans to announce on Monday that it has chosen the provost and senior vice president of Tufts University to be its next president. In tapping the provost, Jamshed Bharucha, Cooper Union has selected a scholar whose expertise in the arts and sciences fits…… Read More
The Vada Dasturji of Udvada is currently visiting USA and stopped by the ZAGNY Darbe Mehr in Pomona, NY to perform a jashan ceremony and talk to the ZAGNY congregation. ZAGNY welcomed Dasturji Khurshed Dastur, the Vada Dasturji of the Iranshah Atash Behram, Udvada; on Saturday May 15th, 2010 at the Darbe Mehr. He was…… Read More
Here are some great images from the recent Persian Day Parade held in New York City. These pics are from flickr user Sepideh! photo stream
