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Month: October 2020 Articles
From Tendon Transplants to Eradication of Smallpox: What Pesi Did: A Surgeon’s Story
From Tendon Transplants to Eradication of Smallpox Engaging and lively memoir of an outstanding surgeon and...
Paving the way for young Zoroastrian women | Faith Matters
As perhaps the oldest, though smallest, monotheistic world religion, Zoroastrianism’s patriarchy also influenced Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Women were second-class citizens and frozen out of...
This is not the end. Apocalyptic comfort from ancient Iran
At its height, around 620 CE, the Sasanian empire ruled over a territory stretching from Jerusalem in the west to Samarkand in the east. The royal court at the ancient city of Ctesiphon, near...
History With Cy: Cyrus the Great and the Birth of the Achaemenid Persian Empire
Cyrus launches a new learning series online. This is an in depth, fantastically researched presentation for young kids and adults. Cyrus writes... With this video we start a series of programs and...
Establishment of North American Institute of Zoroastrian Studies
It is now more than two score and ten years since Zoroastrians from various parts of the world have settled in North America, bringing with them their religious practices, traditions and cultures...
Zoroastrian priests have masked for millennia | Faith Matters
“Dad, everyone’s wearing a mask!” exclaimed the son of Adi Sidhwa, a Zoroastrian priest, about the COVID mask requirement. “Is it different than yours?” The boy wasn’t referring to his father’s...
Zoroastrians: Iran’s forgotten minority
The decline of this ancient community is a tragedy not just for Iran, but for human civilization writ large It is disheartening, but the adherents of the world’s first monotheistic religion appear...
Mystery Murder Story Set in Colonial Bombay
Set in 1892, Murder in Old Bombay addresses issues prevalent at the turn of the 20th century which are very present today: discrimination against those who do not belong to our ‘in’ group, misogyny,...
Farah Pavri: Good Deeds to Prevent Bleeds
We in the Zoroastrian community are proud to announce that Farah Pavri of Allendale, New Jersey, has been awarded the Girl Scouts of the USA - Gold Award, the highest award that a scout can receive...
FEZANA, NORTH AMERICAN MOBEDS COUNCIL ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT ON COVID-19 RISK MITIGATION FOR PLACES OF WORSHIP
FEZANA, NORTH AMERICAN MOBEDS COUNCIL ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT REITTERATING CDC GUIDANCE ON COVID-19 RISK MITIGATION FOR PLACES OF WORSHIP As Zarathushti associations and groups begin to open their...
World Economic Forum appoints Regent’s Professor Zubin Sethna
Professor Dr Zubin Sethna has joined an elite group of experts at the World Economic Forum. The group brings together experts from multiple disciplines, including academia, business, government, and...
Chinchani & India’s First Arab Governor
On the 28th of June 1955, The Times of India (Mumbai) carried a very interesting story of the discovery, by a farmer, of 9 inscribed copper plates from his field in the village of Chinchani near...
Fluid Jurisdictions and Solid Perpetuities: A Review By Leilah Vevaina
Editors’ Note: Continuing HistPhil‘s forum on waqfs , Leilah Vevaina reviews Nurfadzilah Yahaya’s Fluid Jurisdictions (2020), while discussing her own research on religious endowments in India and...
Parsis breathe easy on mixed-marriage ban
Parizad Cama is breathing a lot easier nowadays. If all goes well, she can again call herself a Parsi. Even a few days back, Cama — born of a Parsi father and Punjabi mother — wasn’t sure if she...
Tata Steel rededicates Sir Dorabji Tata Park to the people of Jamshedpur
Statue of Lady Meherbai Tata unveiled on the occasion; design based on principles of sustainability Tata Steel on Saturday rededicated the Sir Dorabji Tata Park opposite the Keenan Stadium in...
The IranShah Initiative: Donation With Vision 2020
We Are Grateful To All For The Gift Of Their Donation And Selfless Dedication Honorary President, Religions for Peace Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor, High Priest Of IranShah Atash Bahram,...
“Timeless Mahindra” by Adil Jal Darukhanawala Hits The Stands
New automotive history book on the Mahindra vehicles by Adil Jal Darukhanawala explores the Indian automaker’s 75-year journey, from the CJ-3B to the Thar Chronicling a large and rich mass of...
Fashion Musings by Meher Castelino
Meher Castelino’s Fashion Musings takes a humorous, saucy, cheeky, tongue-in-cheek look at the fashion, beauty and film world in her unique style. The unconventional Q & A format of the book...
Zoroastrian Chess Club: Join Now
Our dear friend Hormazd Godrej writes in to inform us about a new initiative that he along with his friends have started. Zoroastrian Chess Club Hormuz writes…. “A group of friends and family...
Mercedes Benz And its Storied Presence in India: A Conversation
Presenting a four webisode series, where Shaman Wheels discuss Classic Stars, discuss their restorations for competitions as well as routine maintenance. Get to know some interesting stories &...
Tata Sons offers to buy out Shapoorji Pallonji Group’s stake in shares dispute
Tata Sons has offered to buy out Shapoorji Pallonji group‘s stake in the holding company to help the group raise money to pay its debt. The Supreme Court has also barred the Mistry group from...
The ritual of Parsi ‘choi’
The ritual of Parsi ‘choi’ Tea time is an indulgent affair for Parsis. Come evening, a full tea service is laid out complete with snacks and bone china crockery Article by Aravinda...