Mariano Errichiello is a PhD candidate at the Department of History, Religions and Philosophies of SOAS (School of African and Oriental Studies), University of London. He is currently researching contemporary Zoroastrian esotericism under the supervision of Prof. Almut Hintze and Dr. Sarah Stewart. From October 2019 to March 2020, Mariano was conducting his fieldwork in… Continue reading Survey on esoteric Zoroastrianism
Month: June 2020
The irrepressible charm of Bapsi Nariman
With the passing at 89 on Tuesday of Bapsi Nariman, née Contractor, wife of eminent jurist Fali Nariman and a fiercely independent lady in her own right, I have lost a mother figure and my daughters a grandmother. Having been attached for over 25 years to Fali and Bapsi — the archetypal ‘Parsi lady,’ crisp… Continue reading The irrepressible charm of Bapsi Nariman
My stand on Tata legacy hotspots is vindicated: Cyrus Mistry to SC
In his affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, Mistry gave details on businesses which, he claimed, had failed due to wrong business calls made by Mistry’s predecessor, Ratan Tata. Cyrus Mistry, former chairman of Tata Group, has said his stand on the group’s sick businesses was vindicated as losses in these “legacy hotspots” continued to… Continue reading My stand on Tata legacy hotspots is vindicated: Cyrus Mistry to SC
Dadabhai Naoroji: A new life for the grand old man of India
Dinyar Patel’s biography of the politician shines a light on his multifaceted career, especially his campaign to be elected to the British parliament Dadabhai Naoroji reached Bombay (now Mumbai) from London on the afternoon of 3 December 1893. An estimated half a million people thronged the streets to welcome him. Over a year ago, in… Continue reading Dadabhai Naoroji: A new life for the grand old man of India
The story of Vividh Vaani
How a Gujarati cookbook came to symbolise love and gratitude during the bubonic plague in Bombay As I joined the cricket fans milling out of the Brabourne Stadium on a crisp Mumbai winter evening in December 2009, I could sense its ebullient mood. They had been lucky to witness an innings of a lifetime – an almost-triple century… Continue reading The story of Vividh Vaani
Menstruation and Zoroastrian Doctrine
A complex issue of womanhood The entire 16th pargarad/chapter of the Vendidad is dedicated to the matter of menstruation, and later Pahlavi texts comment on this subject extensively. For those who believed this was an adopted Hindu practice from India please realize this is an integral component of the Mazdayasni Zarathosti religion. As a side note, please realize… Continue reading Menstruation and Zoroastrian Doctrine
Silvern Journey: The Story of the Afarganyu of the Sukkur Agiary
Recently we had carried an article about the erstwhile Sukkur Agiary in Pakistan. Our dear friend Nerina Rustomji sent us an article she had authored more than two decades ago. This was published on April 10, 1998 in the program book on the occasion of the opening of the Zarathushti Heritage & Cultural Center, in… Continue reading Silvern Journey: The Story of the Afarganyu of the Sukkur Agiary
