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 (Germany) and the University of Sydney (Australia), identified the genetic profile of the Iranian people and their genetic relationship with one another and the neighboring populations.… Continue reading Who are the Iranian People?
Month: April 2021
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 Taken By: Homayoon Mehrzad, Iran She has also devoted her time for recording the 5-Gathas in accordance with the Avestan Script. Furthermore,… Continue reading The Gatha Smart Pen Introduced in Iran
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 1000 lives in the form of a support group for families and children with special needs — Special Families… Continue reading Gulshan Kavarana: Dubai resident helps people of determination get through pandemic
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? The answer is likely to be anything between 50,000 and 60,000. No one knows for sure. Ask the Parsis.… Continue reading The Battle of the Parsis
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 lifts the curb on the export of critical raw materials. Article by Kunal Gaurav | Hindustan Times Serum Institute of India (SII) chief executive… Continue reading With ‘folded hands’, Poonawalla urges Biden to lift export ban from these raw materials
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 alarming and warns of an “extinction in the not too distant future”. Could matchmaking Zoroastrian couples and having more children help keep… Continue reading Zoroastrians in India: ‘Dating my way out of extinction’ – BBC News
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 30-year-old Parsi woman succumbed to the coronavirus infection on Monday and was cremated in Surat as per Covid-19 guidelines. She lived with her mother… Continue reading COVID-19 has forced Surat Parsis to cremate the bodies
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, has been the custodian of the oldest continuously burning temple fire in India at Atash Behram – the most revered Parsi pilgrimage centre… Continue reading Farohar Cafe in Udvada: How a mother-son duo is popularising Parsi cuisine through authentic recipes
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.”
