Month: April 2017

In Houston FEZANA Bestows Lifetime Achievement Award to Ervad Dr. Jehan Bagli

At a glittering 30th Anniversary Gala in Houston, FEZANA bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award to Ervad Dr. Jehan Bagli. The Gala was hosted by the Zoroastrian Association of Houston at its center, along with their Congress Legacy 10th Anniversary awards function. All the seven past presidents were present along with the current President Homi D.… Continue reading In Houston FEZANA Bestows Lifetime Achievement Award to Ervad Dr. Jehan Bagli

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Obituary: Maneck Dalal

Maneck Dalal, the man responsible for expanding Air India into an international operation, began his career with the airline looking after celebrity passengers. In the late 1940s, when the Hollywood star Errol Flynn was thrown off a BOAC plane in London for being drunk, it was Dalal who arranged for him to be transferred to… Continue reading Obituary: Maneck Dalal

Jiyo Mobed Workshop

Dear Friends, For many years we have been discussing the importance of giving respect to our Priests and enabling them to become Pastors to the Parsi community, as are the Catholic Priests as well as the Sikh Granthis. Jiyo Parsi has realized that without a strong ethical background in Zoroastrianism, our community is suffering. This… Continue reading Jiyo Mobed Workshop

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Neomi Rao Picked to be Regulatory Czar in Trump White House.

Neomi Rao who has been picked to become the “regulatory czar” in the Trump White House, is the second Zoroastrian Parsi to head an office in the current US Administration. Readers of Parsi Khabar may remember that in January we had written about Huban A. Gowadia who was appointed to head the Transportation Safety Adminstration… Continue reading Neomi Rao Picked to be Regulatory Czar in Trump White House.

Book on Parsis traces their demographic decline

Four-volume compendium highlights issues plaguing community A four-volume compendium that traces the demographic decline of the Parsi community in India was released recently at the Max Mueller Bhavan. The Parsis Of India: Continuing at the Crossroads by Lata Narayan, and Siva Raju took over a decade to complete and has been hailed as a “a… Continue reading Book on Parsis traces their demographic decline

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Mumbai’s oldest, architectural landmark Banaji Limji Agiary completes 308 years

The city’s heritage Fort district is globally famous for its majestic colonial buildings. But few know that it also has seven ancient Zoroastrian Parsi Fire Temples in this enclave. The oldest fire temple in Mumbai, the Banaji Limji Agiary in Fort—entered its 309th year on Saturday. Article by Nauzer Bharucha | Times of India It… Continue reading Mumbai’s oldest, architectural landmark Banaji Limji Agiary completes 308 years

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