As the world’s population crosses the seven-billion mark, the dwindling Parsi community is trying to make its contribution By Mayank Austen Soofi | LiveMint Farzana Kharadi is carrying the weight of her community’s hopes. Not because this 29-year-old is a former beauty queen or a trained fashion designer. She is trained in Bharatanatyam, but that’s… Continue reading Carrying Hope: The Parsis of Surat
Month: November 2011
Tata’s choice of chairman preserves Parsi tradition
The days when Mumbai’s Parsi community dominated a city they helped to build may have faded, but the rise of Cyrus Mistry to the helm of the Tata Group reinforces the clout it wields in some of India’s biggest conglomerates. By Henry Foy | REUTERS Mistry’s selection as chairman-designate of India’s biggest corporate house keeps… Continue reading Tata’s choice of chairman preserves Parsi tradition
Champagne flows in Parsi community, following Mistry’s appointment
“I got a call from a Parsi friend of mine congratulating me about my namesake being announced as the Chairman of Tata sons,” said Mr Cyrus Dastur, founder of short-film club Shamiana, tongue-in-cheek on the naming of Mr Cyrus Mistry as the successor to Mr Ratan Tata. Original article: Hindu Business Online [Hat Tip: Mr.… Continue reading Champagne flows in Parsi community, following Mistry’s appointment
Cyrus Mistry Succeeds Ratan Tata at the Helm of the Tata Empire
More articles From construction to Tata empire, Mistry’s new journey begins Ratan Tata scripts an enviable legacy Young Mistry means long-term stability for Tata Group: L&T JJ Irani says strong chemistry between Tata & Cyrus Mistry His surname may not be Tata, but Cyrus Mistry is as close as an outsider could come. Announced… Continue reading Cyrus Mistry Succeeds Ratan Tata at the Helm of the Tata Empire
From Persia to Bangalore
Dinshaw Cawasji, President of The Bangalore Parsee Zoroastrian Anjuman narrates the history of Parsees; how they took refuge in a small coastal town in Gujarat after agreeing to several conditions laid down by the then Maharaja of Sanjan. By Sudha Narasimhachar | Citizen Matters In the mid-eighties when I used to travel on Bellary Road… Continue reading From Persia to Bangalore
Doa-E-Tandorasti Prayers
Below is a video of Ervad Kobad Jamshed praying the Doa-e-Tandorasti. The prayers are being recited at the San Jose Dar-E-Mehr in California, USA. Video filmed by Rusi Sorabji.
How Iran persecutes its oldest religion
Zoroastrian worshipers pray near the central Iranian city of Yazd in 2004. By Jamsheed K. Choksy , Special to CNN Editor’s note: Jamsheed K. Choksy is professor of Iranian studies, senior fellow of the Center on American and Global Security, and former director of the Middle Eastern studies program at Indiana University, Bloomington. Bloomington, Indiana… Continue reading How Iran persecutes its oldest religion
