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Month: September 2005 Articles
This Mrs Gandhi only wants her pension
The Indian Express one of the oldest members of the Gandhi family. Clutching the walker that supports her frail frame,...
Little princesses conquer Persia
The Times Online UK “…After what had seemed an eternity, we arrived at the ancient city of Yazd. Exotic with domes and strange towers, plus a fully functioning Zoroastrian fire temple,...
Mid-Day Mumbai – Bombay,India … Neither Hindoos,…
Mid-Day Mumbai – Bombay,India … Neither Hindoos, Mussulmauns, nor Parsees, would dare to partake of a morsel in the society, or even sight of each other; and so strictly is this...
The First Empire Builders
Guardian Unlimited – UK … when President Bush talks of an axis of evil, his vision of a world divided by forces of light and darkness derives ultimately from Zoroaster, ancient prophet...
First Iranians who introduced the art of Poetry
Persian Journal – Iran …are the oldest part of the text, containing the Gathas (poems and songs), the only remaining direct testimony of the religion taught by Zoroaster. …
First human settlement identified at Jaam
IranMania News – Iran … Dashti said that she studied the Zoroastrian scripture Avesta, the Holy Qur?an as well as the Jewish Torah and came to the conclusion that the earliest human...
Vegetarian rules in housing hunt
CNN International – USA … Gujaratis. There are buildings for non-meat eating Hindus, Muslim-only buildings and Parsi-only colonies, says Jobanputra. Vegetarian …
Many Facets of Iran
The Tribune – Chandigarh,India … Iranians don’t really hate America, they love hamburgers, which are available at every corner, and flush them down with Parsi Cola while...
Tour de Force: Astad Deboo
Indian Express – New Delhi,India … journeyman. At his Parsi Colony residence in Mumbai, the 59-year-old says he’s still full of beans when exciting projects come his way. ..
Medley of Tastes
Outlook … Yo Foodies, a Calcutta-based food court that serves Parsi food alongside Thai and chaat-pakori records 1,800 to 2,000 footfalls over the weekend. …
Big City Blights
Calcutta Telegraph – Calcutta,India … inertia. The narrative segues effortlessly from a middle-class Parsi housing colony to a far-flung slum on the outskirts of the city. …
The Parsi Voice
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Karan Bilimoria’s father passes away
HindustanTimes.com UK edition – India … Amongst other awards, he was given the Federation of Parsi Zoroastrian Anjuman of India’s Colonel Adi B. Tarapore Award for Excellence in...
To count or not
HindustanTimes.com UK edition – India … In one of the most extreme cases, the Parsi’s of India will die out completely in a few decades, one of the living examples of an entire...
Excuse me, Batliwalla house is falling down
Televisionpoint.com – India … had the collective talents of Mahabanoo Mody- Kotwal, Delnaaz Paul, Sanjeev Vatsa and the debutante Bakhtiyar Irani, who are the idiosyncratic Parsi family...
Sadak Chhaap
NDTV.com – New Delhi,India … Meher Pestonji is the author of two novels, Mixed Marriage and other Parsi Stories and Pervez: A Novel, and a play, Piano for Sale. …
Pasargadae Will Never Drown
Recently we posted about The Islamic Republic of Iran having embarked on the finalizing stages of a dam construction in south of Iran that would have ultimately drowned the archeological sites of...
Starry Occasion Inspires All
GG2.net – UK … A special award was also given to a man who is the face of the global Parsi community. Dorab Mistry has led the small but hugely … GG2 AWARDS: STARRY OCCASION...
Communal bias in building blocks
Calcutta Telegraph – Calcutta,India … the society’s bylaws restricting membership to non-Parsis were illegal, the Supreme Court ruled: “It is open to the members of the Parsi...
Exhibition: The World of Ancient Persia.
CHN.com the 80-odd works that are the centrepiece of the museum’s next show, opening on Friday, called Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia.
Fairgrounds of Faith
Mumbai Newsline But long before Lalbaug became the official host of Ganapati celebrations in the city, it was home to rich Parsis, mainly the Wadias, who were allotted vast lands in the...
Cyrus The Great could teach the US something about war!!
Guardian Unlimited Present-day US fears about an Iranian-dominated super-state embracing southern Iraq and the Gulf have a basis in historical fact, according to an exhibition charting the exploits...
The genius of Sam Tata
Mid-Day.com An unabashed admirer of the Parsi community, I am often bedazzled by the exploits — in many cases, unknown and unheralded — of sons of that faith, who have brought name and glory to...
Calcutta Crumbling
Calcutta Telegraph – Calcutta,India … dilapidation. pThe oldest Zoroastrian fire temple was erected by the Banajis, one of the oldest Parsi families of the city. But …
Remembering Freddie Mehta
Express India Dr F.A. Mehta, Freddie to friends, got his PhD in economics from LSE and was the first recruit to the now famous Tata Administrative Service. The year was 1956. They kept the candle...
Save Persepolis
The Islamic Republic of Iran has embarked on the finalizing stages of a dam construction in south of Iran that will ultimately drown the archeological sites of Pasargad and Persepolice, the ancient...
Film On Gujarat Riots To Screen At Pusan Festival
Bollyvista – Canada “Parzania” is the breathtaking untold story of a Parsi family trapped in the communal violence in Gujarat, where their 10 year old son comes up missing. …
Bombay dynasty not dying
Indian Express – New Delhi,India … s mother. Ness, a Parsi, sat through the aarti, suggesting that this was a prelude to a formal announcement of matrimony. If wedding …
Minimum City
Indian Express – New Delhi,India … basic. He takes up cudgels for the downtrodden. Parsi Jehangir falls for Catholic Cristina. He’s all heart, no head. Playwright …
Persian Fire: The first world empire and the battle for the west
Independent – London,England,UK … to the Lord Ahura Mazda: god of light and life, implacable enemy of the Lie, whose worship – founded by the prophet Zoroaster (Zarathustra)...
Come September and it’s Bandra feast time
Afternoon Dispatch & Courier – Bombay,India … By now everybody knows that the link between Mahim and Bandra was courtesy two Parsee individuals, Sir and Lady Jamshetjee Jeejeebhoy....
Ahmedabad textile workshop revives lost glory of Parsi embroidery
web123india.com …one-week long workshop, with an aim to revive the lost glory of classic Parsi embroidery “Gara”…
Interfaith Calendar
Tennessean.com …..Sept. 17 — Feast of Mithra — Zoroastrian — Festival focusing on god Mithra as the angel of light. From ancient times in Iran it has been a time of gratitude for life and...
For Parsi culture, it’s all a matter of life and death
Published on the web by Star on August 29, 2005 Mumbai – Hundreds of vultures once circled above a sacred area in one of India’s poshest suburbs, waiting to feed on the remains of...
Online Zoroastrian Calendar
Online access to the Zoroastrian Calendar courtesy TheLalis
Profile: DELNAZ PAUL
Express India ….recalls Delnaz Paul. You might find that difficult to believe when you realise that she is currently in the comic, Batliwala House No.43….
ARZ opens doors to families of Parsis married outside religion
Afternoon Dispatch and Courier …Zoroastrianism should survive even if Parsis don’t….
Tribute to Hosi Vasunia
Express India Stage artistes take a bow for Sunshine Boy of theatre …Theatre personalities pay tribute to Hosi Vasunia over food, wine at NCPA; recall memories of working with the...
Behnaz Sarafpour: Rising star in the Fashion Design world
NewYorkMetro.com …After Anna Wintour of Vogue predicted that Sarafpour was poised to become the next big thing,…