“Imagine a world within a world.” That is how Hormuz Bana describes the centuries-old community where he lives in Mumbai — and which is in danger of vanishing. Article by Rhea Mogul | CNN Located below the Eastern Express Highway, this storied enclave is everything that most of Mumbai is not: idyllic, languid, and devoid… Continue reading One of India’s richest minority groups enjoys some of Mumbai’s best rents.
Month: July 2020
Freddie Mercury & Queen to appear on postage stamps
No, not that one – the rock band Queen are to feature on a series of UK postage stamps over the summer. They become only the third band to be honoured by Royal Mail, following the Beatles in 2007 and Pink Floyd in 2016. Guitarist Brian May said: “Sometimes it’s strange to wake up and… Continue reading Freddie Mercury & Queen to appear on postage stamps
Looking for My Ancient Religion in Uzbekistan
Still, I was in search of something more, something concrete, something material Article by Meher Mirza | Catapult.Co Last October, I walked on the trail of emperors. Like most ogle-eyed tourists, I ping-ponged my way through different cities in Uzbekistan: Samarkand, Bokhara, Khiva, Nukus, Urgench, Margilon, Tashkent, Termez, Andijan, and Kokhand. Unlike most tourists, though,… Continue reading Looking for My Ancient Religion in Uzbekistan
The FEZANA Talks Commence Today
The FEZANA Talks is a new initiative started by FEZANA. In the first series we invite the youth of the 7th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress 2019 to celebrate the first anniversary of the Congress this week. July 01, 2020 Participants: Karl Desai, Hanoz Suntoke, Reanna Unwalla, Farzad Sunavala Time: Jul 1, 2020 01:00 PM Eastern,… Continue reading The FEZANA Talks Commence Today
Haringey Lib Dems lead calls for First Indian MP to be commemorated in Muswell Hill
Haringey should honour Sir Dadabhai Naoroji MP, generally considered to be the first Indian and non-white person elected to the House of Commons, according to opposition Lib Dem councillors. Article in the London Post Naoroji was born in Gujarat and educated in Mumbai. In 1892, he was elected as Liberal MP for the Central Finsbury… Continue reading Haringey Lib Dems lead calls for First Indian MP to be commemorated in Muswell Hill
The Bundahisn
The Zoroastrian Book of Creation Edited and translated by Domenico Agostini, Samuel Thrope, Preface by Shaul Shaked, and Afterword by Guy Stroumsa First complete English translation of the Bundahisn in nearly a century Includes commentary on each chapter The Bundahisn, meaning primal or foundational creation, is the central Zoroastrian account of creation, cosmology, and eschatology.… Continue reading The Bundahisn
