Members of the Dar-e-Mehr Zoroastrian Temple in Pomona get ready for their new year celebration as they worry about the Trump travel ban Report by Peter Carr/The Journal News New City’s Marzie Jafari looks forward to an annual family ritual tied to her Zoroastrian faith: Every vernal equinox, she calls her family in Iran to… Continue reading In New York: A new year for Zoroastrians, a new challenge
Month: March 2017
India’s Ticking Time Bomb! : Dr. Zarir Udwadia
One indian dies of this disease every minute. Dr. Zarir Udwadia shares the story of the suffering of one patient diagnosed with Totally Drug Resistant -Tuberculosis (TDR-TB). And unfortunately,succumbing to it. His mission is to educate the masses about the difficulties and complexities of the treatment of drug resistant tuberculosis. Dr Zarir F Udwadia is… Continue reading India’s Ticking Time Bomb! : Dr. Zarir Udwadia
Navroze Celebrations at Dadar Parsee Colony
The Dadar Parsee colony celebrated Jamshedi Navroze with great enthusiasm and festivities. This program was organized by the Mancherji Edulji Joshi memorial trust at the Dadar Parsee colony gymkhana. On this occasion, community members from the colony were felicitated at the hands of Patron Peroza Godrej and Padmabhushan Dr Tehemton Udwadia. The festivities continued with… Continue reading Navroze Celebrations at Dadar Parsee Colony
NoRuz Celebrations Usher in New Day for Zoroastrians at Spring Equinox
Zoroastrians Throughout North America Celebrate Ancient Tradition of NoRuz, Ushering in a “New Day” to Mark the Turn of the Spring Equinox Zoroastrians throughout North America will mark the celebration of NoRuz (pron. nouˈɾuːz), Tuesday, March 21, 2017, the official turn of the Zoroastrian New Year and the Spring equinox in the Northern hemisphere. Article… Continue reading NoRuz Celebrations Usher in New Day for Zoroastrians at Spring Equinox
Shazneen Arethna releases new single Dance Alone
Shazneen Arethna is one of the first female rock singers as part of the 90’s and early 2k’s brewing scene when the country was realizing the real potential of independent music in India. Her erstwhile band with a literal name “3 Guys and a Girl” consisted of her fronting the band with guitar player Warren… Continue reading Shazneen Arethna releases new single Dance Alone
Sardar Sorabji Patel Agiary: Keeping the flame alive
The Sardar Sorabji Patel Agiary is a vision of calm in the stark concrete jungle that is Nana Peth. Ensconced by trees, a golden Faravahar — the feather-robed angel and the bestknown symbol of Zoroastrianism — stands guard on top of the agiary, which is Gujarati for house of fire. Since non-Parsis are not allowed… Continue reading Sardar Sorabji Patel Agiary: Keeping the flame alive
Pourdavoud Center for ancient Iranian studies to launch spring quarter
UCLA established a new interdisciplinary center focused on the study of ancient Iran and its influences on contemporary Iran. The Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World is the first center in the Western Hemisphere focused on ancient Iranian languages, history and religions, according to a UCLA press release published Tuesday. The center… Continue reading Pourdavoud Center for ancient Iranian studies to launch spring quarter
