Over the last three weeks India is going through one of the worst public health crisis of our lifetimes. The fact that...
Month: April 2021 Articles
Behram Roj Jashan from Zoroastrian Association of California
“He who heals by means of reciting the Mānthra (is) the best amongst (all) the healers.” –...
Ba Humata Lecture Series: May 2021
The May 2021 Ba Humata Lecture shall be on the topic: THE LIGHT OF ZARATHUSHTRA “Aatarsh Puthra Ahuraheh Mazdaao” An Ode To Energy, Light and Life (Atash Niyayesh And Related Prayers) On...
Painting with a Needle: Dr. Shernaz Cama and the work of PARZOR
Dr. Shernaz Cama the founding director of UNESCO PARZOR Project speaks on ZAMWI ZOOM, a lecture series curated by the Zoroastrian Association of Metropolitan Washington DC.
Not just the coronavirus, the government’s ineptitude has brought this tsunami on us
Oxygen, vaccination, more beds and firmer enforcement of COVID-19 protocols can help us weather this crisis. The present pandemic has devastated our poor country and anguished its people. There are...
Jimmy Engineer talks about major artistic achievement Javid Namah mural
Jimmy Engineer said that he has been painting for well over four decades and has so far created hundreds of paintings but he considers transforming big murals into colour Article by Muhammad Zahid...
Mumbai: 100-year-old Parsi Gate to be relocated 75mt away
BMC has relocated the century-old Parsi Gate at Marine Drive to make way for the coastal road project. While one pillar of the gate was moved on April 17, the other was moved three days later. After...
How the Parsee gara, or sari, has Chinese influences and history woven into its fabric
Nineteenth century Parsee traders returned to India from Canton with embroidered silk cloth which was fashioned into unique saris which came to be known as garas Traditional Parsee embroidery has...
Who are the Iranian People?
In a landmark study, a team of international researchers with unrestricted access to local populations and fossilized genetic material in Iran, led by scientists from the University of Cologne...
The Gatha Smart Pen Introduced in Iran
Our dear friend Meher Amalsad shares a video about a new technological innovation called The Gatha Pen. This is developed by Mobedyar Dr. Rashin Jahangiri M.D. a Mmber of the Developing Team. Photos...
Gulshan Kavarana: Dubai resident helps people of determination get through pandemic
Gulshan Kavarana speaks about the support group she has been running for over two decades. Over two decades ago, a journey that started in a living room, has now offered help and growth to more than...
The Battle of the Parsis
Will the house that Jamsetji built with a capital of Rs 21,000 in 1868 continue to retain its values? LET’S START THIS story with the one question everyone asks. How many Parsis are there in India?...
With ‘folded hands’, Poonawalla urges Biden to lift export ban from these raw materials
With ‘folded hands’, Poonawalla urges Biden to lift export ban from these raw materials SII chief executive Adar Poonawalla said that vaccine production can be ramped up if the Biden administration...
Zoroastrians in India: ‘Dating my way out of extinction’ – BBC News
In India, an ancient religion known as Zoroastrianism is under threat. There are fewer than 60,000 believers in the country and their numbers are projected to fall further. The UN says this is...
COVID-19 has forced Surat Parsis to cremate the bodies
Around 40 members of community who succumbed to the infection in Surat denied the traditional funeral of consigning the dead to dakhmas and cremated as per Covid guidelines Monaz Bhesania, a...
Farohar Cafe in Udvada: How a mother-son duo is popularising Parsi cuisine through authentic recipes
A sleepy coastal town in Gujarat, about 180km from Mumbai, is home to one of the world’s oldest religions – Zoroastrianism. Udvada, also spelled Udwada, in Pardi taluka of Gujarat’s Valsad district,...
Justice Rohinton F Nariman speaks on “Great Women of History” 26th Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial Lecture
Each had to fight with their backs to the wall." Cleopatra, Pope Joan, Razia Sultana are some of the figures featuring in Justice RF Nariman's speech on "Great Women of History."
Zoroastrian Spirituality: The Relentless Pursuit of Good: A Talk by Khojeste Mistree
The Beshara Trust is pleased to announce that a recording of this event is now available on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/83Lozj_rv6I
Zoroastrian Co-op Bank sees change of guard; Yazdi Tantra is new Chairman
An expert in Information Technology Yazdi B Tantra has been elected unopposed as the new Chairman of Multi State Scheduled Bank- Zoroastrian Cooperative Bank in the recently held election. He...
India’s Mini-Craze for Bicycling Around the World
In the 1920s and 1930s, a dozen adventurous young riders went on the ultimate journey. In 2017, Anoop Babani, Goa-based former journalist, was recuperating from a cycling accident when he...
Hemin Bharucha appointed as Country Director, India at London & Partners
Based in Mumbai, Bharucha is the Mayor of London’s chief representative in India and leads the teams in India with offices in Mumbai and Bangalore, according to a statement. London & Partner on...
Zarathushtra: The Man And The Message by Meheryar Rivetna
Meheryar Rivetna, an active member of the library committee of the Zoroastrian Association of Houston (ZAH), has written and published a book Zarathustra: The Man And The Message. The book aims to...
A paradox revealed through portraiture
A photograph taken seven years before her passing says much about the life, times and character of the trailblazing Meherbai Tata The much-loved wife of Dorabji Tata and daughter in-law of Jamsetji...
Goodbye, Mehli Irani !
Former Mumbai batsman passes away in Dubai at 90; will be known for his long club cricket journey that spanned generations Mehli Irani at the Bombay Gymkhana. Pic/mid-day archives It seems only...
Fire Retardant Attire For Mobeds
The following update is put out by Empowering Mobeds & WZO Trusts Saturday October 24, 2020 was indeed a dark day, not only on account of the Pandemic but more so that Er. Zahan Meherzad Turel,...
Ba Humata Lecture Series: April 2021
The April 2021 Ba Humata lecture shall be on the topic: From Humata to Hvarashta: To Protect and Heal the Earth (Spentomad Gatha 48.12) The lecture is scheduled for Sunday, April 4, 2021 at 8:00 AM...