24 Apr 2008, 0434 hrs IST,Nauzer Bharucha,TNN MUMBAI: For the past few centuries, they have been one of Mumbai’s most important religious and architectural landmarks. On Thursday, the city’s oldest Zoroastrian fire temple-the Banaji Limji agiary-enters its 300th year. Tucked away in a side lane called Banaji Lane opposite the Akbarallys showroom, the ancient fire… Continue reading Fire temple enters its 300th year
Category: Culture
Zoroastrian helps keep the traditions of ancient religion alive
An interview with Dr. Farzana Irani. Irani was born and raised in India, where she graduated from medical school. She immigrated in 1978 to Albany, where she is an obstetrician and gynecologist in Niskayuna. She and her husband, Khushru, live in Loudonville. They have three sons: Khoozan, 25; Perzan, 23; and Farzad, 19. What is… Continue reading Zoroastrian helps keep the traditions of ancient religion alive
The Navroze table
Parsis have a reputation for being major food lovers, as anyone attending a Parsi celebration will confirm. And that’s a reputation likely to be upheld on March 21, when Parsis the world over mark Navroze. While this festival is regarded as the New Year by just one of the three main sects of Parsis, the… Continue reading The Navroze table
PM greets Parsis on occasion of Navroz
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today greeted the nation, especially the Parsi community, on the occasion of Navroz, the New Year Day of the Zoroastrians. In his message, Dr. Singh said that the festival is an occasion to celebrate the diversity of our country. It marks a new beginning and inspires us to rejoice in… Continue reading PM greets Parsis on occasion of Navroz
Sadeh Celebrations in Iran
Iran’s Zoroastrian minorities gathered at their temples across Iran on Wednesday to mark Sadeh _ an ancient feast celebrating the creation of fire that has been observed since the days when their religion was the overwhelming belief in the powerful Persian empire. In Cham, a small mountainous village outside Yazd in central Iran, hundreds of… Continue reading Sadeh Celebrations in Iran
Migrants are Mumbai’s shapers, not its shame
By Bachi Karkaria, Jug Suraiya’s Second Opinion (January 4) may be dead-on in blaming India’s ersatz modernity for what happened in Mumbai , but it is way off the mark in also damning the city’s migrant nature. As a theory, it may be impeccable to argue that morality and ethics, a sense of right and… Continue reading Migrants are Mumbai’s shapers, not its shame
4th WZYC: Small in number but big in spirit, Zoroastrians lay claim as the original greens
IT IS one of the world’s oldest major religions, and certainly the smallest, but according to its followers its impeccable “green” credentials make it the ideal religion for the 21st century. About 300 young Zoroastrians — followers of the prophet Spitama Zarathushtra, who died about 1200BC — gather in Ballarat tomorrow for the fourth world… Continue reading 4th WZYC: Small in number but big in spirit, Zoroastrians lay claim as the original greens
Among the Zoroastrians
The Washington Post has a great feature titled “Among the Zoroastrians” Jackie Lyden vividly brings out the culture and lives of the few Zoroastrians still living in the desert plateau of Yazd, around 350 miles southeast of Tehran.There are beautiful photographs by Nancy Andrews. The article has a lot of interactive multimedia worth checking out.… Continue reading Among the Zoroastrians
Spinning the yarn
Perveez Aggarwal tells story behind her creation: the traditional Parsi gara embroidery MUMBAI: She wears her years as gracefully as she does her saris. Parveez Aggarwal became a model by chance, at a time when “there were not too many young women willing to be photographed”. She had just come to Bombay (as it was… Continue reading Spinning the yarn
