The Bombay Natural History Society to collaborate with the Parsi community, create vulture safe zone between Doongerwadi and Dahanu Author: Priyam Bagga | Source: Pune Mirror For centuries, the status of the vulture has been polarised in Maharashtra. While the Parsi community has held the bird in high esteem as it is part of their… Continue reading BNHS to create Vulture Safe Zone from Doongerwadi to Dahanu
Month: July 2013
Zarathushti Day At the Metropolitan Museum New York
Cyrus Cylinder Lecture at the MET from ZAGNY on Vimeo. On Sunday July 21st 2013, over 250 Zarathushtis and friends met up at the world famous Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City to celebrate ZARATHUSHTI DAY AT THE MET. The event was organized by the local associations: Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York… Continue reading Zarathushti Day At the Metropolitan Museum New York
The Everlasting Flame Exhibition SOAS London UK
The Everlasting Flame Zoroastrianism in History and Imagination Kirdir inscription at Naqsh-e Rajab. Photograph – Khojeste Mistree One of the world’s oldest religions, Zoroastrianism originated amongst Iranian tribes in Central Asia during the second millennium BCE and spread to Iran where it became the principal faith until the advent of Islam. Central to the religion… Continue reading The Everlasting Flame Exhibition SOAS London UK
The Parsi baugs of Mumbai
Kaizad Bhamgara takes a closer look at some of the popular Zoroastrian settlements in the city and discovers that they are a lot more than just places to live for this closely-knit community. With names like Rustam, Malcolm, Godrej and Wadia, it’s easy to mistake a Parsi baug for an individual. You wouldn’t be far… Continue reading The Parsi baugs of Mumbai
Parsis move to court over property tax in Mumbai
The city’s Parsi fire temples’ trustees filed a petition in the Bombay high court on Monday against the new capital value-based property tax system that has been introduced by the civic body. Author: Mugdha Variyar Source: Hindustan Times The petition, filed by a newly formed association of trustees of the fire temples, called ‘The Atash… Continue reading Parsis move to court over property tax in Mumbai
10th World Zoroastrian Congress 2013: Program and Various Event Updates
A detailed schedule of events was announced by the Bombay Parsi Punchayat, the hosts of the 10th World Zoroastrian Congress 2013. You can view the program in PDF format here: 10th WZC 2013 Program Other events are detailed below The Zoroastrian Million: On the occasion of the 10th World Zoroastrian Congress, the Organising Committee has… Continue reading 10th World Zoroastrian Congress 2013: Program and Various Event Updates
In Hong Kong, a Once Prominent Parsi Community Faces Demise
Each Oct. 12, Homyar Nasirabadwala, the gaunt, white-haired priest of Hong Kong’s Parsi community, pays a visit to the University of Hong Kong to conduct a brief ceremony of thanks on the birthday of its founding benefactor. Author: Anjana Trivedi Source: TIME Standing alone with his head bowed, in a crepuscular corridor next to a… Continue reading In Hong Kong, a Once Prominent Parsi Community Faces Demise
