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Blood, sweat and Percy-verence!

Percy Hakim, 85, legendary swimming and water polo coach, mentor to a legion of Mumbai swimmers and water polo players, passed away on Sunday. He was cremated at Shivaji Park on Monday morningPercy HakimArticle by Hemal Ashar | Mid-DayThere is a...
The Defunct Jalna Tower of Silence

The Defunct Jalna Tower of Silence

Below is a video of the Towers of Silence in Jalna, Maharashtra. The video commentary is in Marathi and it talks about the total abandonment of the Towers of Silence and many other Zoroastrian...

Remembering Sherna Gandhy

Remembering Sherna Gandhy

Bachi Karkaria writes about her friend Sherna Gandhy the legendary journalist and editor who passed into the ages on April 28 after a long battle with cancer.Of forgetting and  RememberingTwice...

Ba Humata Lecture Series: May 2023

Ba Humata Lecture Series: May 2023

The May 2023 Ba Humata Lecture is scheduled for Sunday May 7, 2023The month’s topic is: Life is an Expression of Our Deepest Realization… Yasna Ha 51.22 & Yenghe-HatamSpeakers:Ervad Rustom...

Ba Humata Lecture Series April 2023

Ba Humata Lecture Series April 2023

The April 2023 Ba Humata Lecture series shall be on the topic “ ME-NESS & WE-NESS IN CONSCIOUSNESS “Yasna Ha 51.22 & Yenghe-HatamSpeakers: Moobadyar Dr. Nooshin Jahangiri, MD (Iran...

Ba Humata Lecture Series March 2023

Ba Humata Lecture Series March 2023

The March 2023 Ba Humata Lecture will be on the topic “LIFE IS FOR-GIVING AND FORGIVING Ushtavaiti  Gatha Yasna Ha 43.1”SpeakersErvad Poras T. Balsara (United States)Ervad Farhan Panthaki...

Chaos and Nuisance Reign Outside JJ Agiary in Pune

Chaos and Nuisance Reign Outside JJ Agiary in Pune

Devout Parsis visiting the Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Agiary on Dastur Meher Road in the Pune Camp area have been sending up a silent prayer for freedom from the chaos prevailing outside their sacred...

The champion hotelier

The champion hotelier

Byram D Avari will be remembered for his business acumen, love of sailing and philanthropy Article here Byram D Avari, who passed away in Karachi on January 22 at the age of 81, was more than a...

Byram Dinshawji Avari Passes Away

Byram Dinshawji Avari Passes Away

The Parsi community of Karachi and Pakistan lost one of its great stalwarts on January 22nd, with the passing away of Byram D. Avari. Parsi Khabar offers its deepest condolences to the Avari family...

Ba Humata Lecture Series January 2023

Ba Humata Lecture Series January 2023

The January 2023 Ba Humata Talk will be on the topic “LET'S SHOWER OUR POWER TO FLOWER AND EMPOWER” Vohukshatra Gatha Yasna Ha 51.1  There will be a special TanDorosti prayer From Iran in the...

The Ostowari Story

The Ostowari Story

Dinyar Mistry sends us this beaituful write up about the Ostowari family. This is a love story. It is a story about a family’s love for their community and the lengths they went to. I am writing...

Ba Humata Lecture Series December 2022

Ba Humata Lecture Series December 2022

The December 2022 Ba Humata Lecture Series will be on the topic “ IN LIFE... WHAT YOU EMPHASIZE MULTIPLIES, AMPLIFIES AND UNIFIES: The Zarathushti Prayers”Speakers: Ervad Mehbad Dastur (Canada)Ervad...

Areez Pirojshaw Khambatta Passes Away

Areez Pirojshaw Khambatta Passes Away

The Creator of Rasna, Legendary industrialist and philanthropist – Shri Areez Pirojshaw Khambatta Passes Away With profound sorrow and grief, we announce the sad passing away, on 19th November 2022,...

Dadi Eruchshaw Mistry: Obituary

Dadi Eruchshaw Mistry: Obituary

Dear Friends With a very heavy heart have to inform that our dear Dadi Mistry, passed away at 9.45 am  on Sunday November 13, 2022 Dadi was the former President of The Delhi Parsi Anjuman; and...

Rayomand J. Patell: Restoring Vintage Cars

Rayomand J. Patell: Restoring Vintage Cars

Our dear friend Rayomand J. Patell is a man of many talents. He's a rockstar in the Advertising space for years and is equally a rockstar in the car world in Mumbai. His passion for cars extends to...

Ba Humata Lecture Series November 2022

Ba Humata Lecture Series November 2022

The Ba Humata Lecture Series November 2022 shall be held on November 6th 2022.on the theme “The Truth of Love Has More Power Than the Love of Truth”: The Zarathushti PrayersSpeakers: Ervad Dr....

Dhun Baria: Such a gutsy contradiction

Dhun Baria: Such a gutsy contradiction

Dhun Baria, the feisty reformist who was also orthodox in certain ways, “was a real contradiction,” said Noshir Dadrawalla, her friend and former Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) trustee. The community...

Ba Humata Lecture Series: October 2022

Ba Humata Lecture Series: October 2022

The October 2022 Ba Humata Lecture Series is on the theme “Life is a sample of our example: The Zarathushti Prayers”Speakers: Professor Emeritus Dr. Coomi Vevaina (India)Houman Farvahari (Iran)Ervad...