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 capital of the Archimedean Empire – a rich and complex site that, since its inception, has been considered by all writers of antiquity… Continue reading Save Persepolis
Month: September 2005
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) – centred on …
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 light……
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 followers of an ancient religion that does not allow its dead to be buried or burned. Older members of the small-but-prominent… Continue reading For Parsi culture, it’s all a matter of life and death
