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Veteran television and film actor Dinyar Tirandaz, fondly remembered for his comic timing, warmth, and memorable...

A shocking incident from Thane, near Mumbai, has sparked widespread outrage after 70-year-old Mr. Sarosh Dastur, a respected senior citizen, was allegedly assaulted by an app-based cab driver after...

Noshir Irani, a beloved figure in Sydney’s Zoroastrian and broader Indian-Australian community, has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the King’s Birthday Honours 2026,...

Karachi, Pakistan — May 25, 2026In a fitting tribute to one of Karachi's pioneering builders and civil engineers, a studio within the Department of Architecture at the Indus Valley School of Art and...

A groundbreaking initiative to preserve the migration stories of Zoroastrians in Britain has received national recognition through features on BBC television, radio, and online platforms.The...

A Global Gathering of Young Zarathushti Leaders The 3rd World Zoroastrian Youth Leaders Forum (WZYLF) concluded on Tuesday, May 26, after eight transformative days at the beautiful ASHA Centre in...

What do Freddie Mercury and the family that founded Tata Steel have in common? Apart from global success, they all have links to Zoroastrianism, one of the world's oldest religions, which is being...

There is something incredibly heartwarming and hopeful happening right now in the beautiful English countryside. This week, our global youth movement took a massive leap forward as the 3rd World...

Aspi Ustad writes about the passing of Nariman MehtaOur Community Lost a GemA true social worker to the core. A man of his word. A person you could rely on. A true Karma Yogi. Selfless devotion for...

Parsis in Modern India: Navigating Cultural and Socio-Economic Pathways A significant national conversation on the future of the Parsi community unfolded in Mumbai on May 9, 2026, as the National...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally observed that the practice of excommunicating Parsi Zoroastrian women for entering interfaith marriages is discriminatory [Kantaru Rejeevaru v. Indian Young...

Exclusion of intermarried women or their children contradicts the core tenets of Zoroastrianism and the Indian Constitution Article by Jean D’Cunha | UCA NewsA file picture showing Parsi women...

The government introduced the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 on March 25. The Bill aims to amend the FCRA Act, 2010. The main thrust of the amendment is the introduction of a...

Khaki Lab writes in..At our First Farrokh Jijina Memorial Talk #ChroniclingACommunity, journalist and editor Jehangir R Patel told the story of @parsiana magazine from its origins and objectives to...

The Consul General of India in Los Angeles, Dr. K. J. Srinivasa, felicitated Ervad Zarrir Bhandara during Jamshedi Navroze celebrations at the Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC),...

Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor, High Priest of the Pak Iranshah Atashbehram in Udvada sends out his greetings on Jamshedi Navroz 2026Dasturji Khurshed writes…Nowruz MubarakOn this most sacred...

Following the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link opening, Parsis in Mumbai are campaigning to reopen the Umrigar Agiary in Uran, Raigad, closed for nearly three years after its caretaker’s death. Trustees...

Mumbai-based senior solicitor Berjis Desai has been appointed as a member of the National Commission for Minorities. With over 46 years of legal experience, Desai said his priority will be...

Editor’s note: The article published in the Free Press Journal refers to a letter signed by a handful of people on an email discussion list and Facebook group. That group has no authority to speak...

The Mumbai police have registered a case against city-based builder Kersi Jamshed Randeria and his son Astaad Kersi Randeria. | Mumbai: The Mumbai police have registered a case against city-based...

For a few weeks each year, in parts of Karachi and Quetta, you can hear Avestan prayers in the Parsi fire temples rising above traffic and generator hum. It is a small sound now, almost silent as...

A newly revealed 1964 painting by Angelo da Fonseca reworks Parsi iconography with daring tendernessIn an unexpected and delightful twist of Indian art history, a previously unknown 1964 painting...

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday heard a constitutional challenge raising questions about gender discrimination within the Parsi community, with Senior Advocate Percival Billimoria describing a...

The Global Council of Zoroastrians Trust (GCZT) has announced a Rs 10 crore contribution from Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, describing it as the Trust’s first major donation and a milestone that will help...

Retired Justice Rohinton Nariman addresses the Delhi Parsi Anjuman gathering on the 100th Anniversary Celebrations of the Anjuman.

Farah Madon AM: Australia Day Honours 2026Farah Madon’s AM honour this Australia Day recognises a career that has quietly but deeply reshaped how Australians think about architecture, accessibility,...

Applications are open for the 3rd WZYLF 2026 to be held at the ASHA Center in the UK in May 2026The ASHA Centre is proud to host the highly anticipated third World Zoroastrian Youth Leaders Forum...

SOAS informs….Scholarship overviewWe are delighted to announce that applications for the Future Zoroastrians: Leadership Programme for Emerging Priestly Leaders are officially open.Designed for...

The company secured an 88-point score from the sustainability ratings platformVFS Global, a global leader in trusted technology services provider for governments and diplomatic missions, has been...

Ahmedabad: Rasna Group, in association with Rasna Foundation and the Areez Khambatta Benevolent Trust, the CSR arms of the Rasna Group, today concluded a two-day commemorative ceremony in Ahmedabad...

Call it divine intervention or simply a miracle. A nearly two-century-old fire temple, the city's oldest, survived a devastating inferno that consumed over 100 shops surrounding the structure on...

Know Mumbai through Zervaan Bunshah’s quick, grounded guide as he revisits Dadar Parsi Gymkhana, Five Gardens and Bombay Scottish, offering an insider’s take on the city’s pace, people and everyday...

My growing-up years were inextricably linked to the Banaji agiary — physically, too, because our rambling 120-year-old house shared a wall with it. My mornings were infused with the fragrance of...

Twenty-five fire tenders battled the blaze in central Calcutta for over six hours from 5.30am, when the first alarm reached the Kolkata Police headquarters, LalbazarA fire that broke out early on...

Congratulations to our dear friend, Nilufer Shroff, on her Outstanding Professional Contributions Award!Parsi Khabar is delighted to share that our dear friend Nilufer K. Shroff has been recognized...

The move follows widespread backlash within the Parsi community, which had launched online campaigns and social media groups opposing the auction of the loss-making property.Article by Manoj...

Melbourne’s Zoroastrian community has reason to celebrate as Dilnaz Billimoria was recognised with the Promotion of Multiculturalism Award at the 2025 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards, held at...

The proposed sale of a 2.5-acre sanatorium in Sanjan — a site of immense historical significance to the Parsi-Irani Zoroastrian community — has triggered an emotional debate within the community,...

The first Parsi Zoroastrian to be appointed to the House of Lords on ‘the worst global crisis since World War II’ and not letting fear of failure stop himArticle in Financial News LondonFinancial...

For sixty years, Parsiana has documented the everyday and the extraordinary within the Parsi world — from births and weddings to debates on faith, identity and change. As the magazine prepares to...

One of India’s oldest and most prominent Parsi magazines, Parsiana, will publish its final issue this week, closing after a six-decade run of chronicling the country’s declining Zoroastrian minority...

The meeting, held on Tuesday at the office of a prominent law firm in Mumbai, saw Mehta offering Rs 2.9 crore to keep the sanatorium within the community. However, the WZO reportedly received higher...

The final edition of Parsiana has rolled off the presses.Established in 1964, the semi-monthly magazine was a vital institution for the shrinking tribe of Parsis and Zoroastrians around the world....