Month: March 2016

Zoroastrians Build New Religious And Cultural Center In New York

Zoroastrians, or Zarathushtis as they are traditionally called, are fighting stereotypes about the community’s decline, opening a new religious and cultural center in Pomona, N.Y. this March, and counting a steady rise in their numbers. The new Dar-e-Mehr building is inspired by ancient Persian and Zoroastrian architecture of the fire temples of India. Article by… Continue reading Zoroastrians Build New Religious And Cultural Center In New York

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Jamsetji Tata: Swadeshi Capitalist

Professor Sunil Khilnani explores the life and legacy of the industrialist Jamsetji Tata, one of a series of remarkable individuals who have made India what it is today. Tata played a vitally important role in establishing India’s manufacturing base and went on to create the conditions for the country’s future industrial development. Tata companies now… Continue reading Jamsetji Tata: Swadeshi Capitalist

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Ancestral Affairs: A Parsi writer and his take on India’s partition

Saam Bharucha, a Parsi lawyer from Bombay, has been sent to the princely state of Junagadh to be the legal adviser of the nawab there. The year is 1947 and there are talks about British plans to divide India. The nawabs are in distress. Whom do they support? Do they go to Pakistan? Bharucha realises… Continue reading Ancestral Affairs: A Parsi writer and his take on India’s partition

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