There is uneasiness over rituals being held for a Hindu temple as well as the message it sends out to another minority group. Article by Tabassum Barnagarwala | Scroll A special prayer for the Ram temple held at the Delhi Parsi fire temple. | Adil Nargolwala/Twitter The Parsi community in India appears to be sharply… Continue reading Why the Parsi community is divided over special prayers for the Ram temple
Month: January 2024
BNHS to re-introduce Vultures Into Doongarwadi Again
Plans are on to have vultures flock Doongerwadi once again The Bombay Natural History Society plans to work with Mumbai’s Parsi community to introduce vultures in Tower of Silence to counteract the dwindling population BNHS to work with stakeholders of Parsi community to achieve the objective Article by Yogesh Naik | Hindustan Times After the… Continue reading BNHS to re-introduce Vultures Into Doongarwadi Again
Zubin Mehta to be Given Munich’s Golden Medal of Honor
Mehta, aged 87, is one of the most distinguished conductors of our time Conductor Zubin Mehta will be honored for a lifetime’s work on January 26, 2024, when he will receive the Golden Medal of Honor of the City of Munich. The ceremony will be accompanied by a concert from the Munich Philharmonic, who will… Continue reading Zubin Mehta to be Given Munich’s Golden Medal of Honor
Passing of Dr. Maneck J. Kotwal
Maneck Kotwal Obituary Obituary published on Legacy.com by Friedel, Williams & Edmunds Funeral Home – New Hartford on Jan. 15, 2024. Dr. Maneck J. Kotwal passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 14, two weeks after celebrating her 98th birthday, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Hers was a life well lived, ever faithful to… Continue reading Passing of Dr. Maneck J. Kotwal
Opera Singer Minoo Golvala Passes Away
Minoo Golvala, an opera singer who was called ‘Mario Lanza of Bombay’, passed away in London on Friday. He was 88. Born into a Parsi household in 1936 in Mumbai, Golvala, who studied at St Xavier’s College, was awarded a scholarship to the Conservatory in Rome at age 18. He then went on to train… Continue reading Opera Singer Minoo Golvala Passes Away
Ervad Zarrir Bhandara Takes Center Stage at Orange City California Epiphany Gathering
Historic Moment: Parsi Priest originally from Mumbai Takes Center Stage at Orange City CA USA Epiphany Gathering https://cityoforange.granicus.com/player/clip/781 (Orange, CA – January 11, 2024): In a groundbreaking moment of interfaith understanding, the City of Orange invited Ervad Zarrir Bhandara, a priest from the Zoroastrian Association of California, to deliver the invocation for their Epiphany meeting… Continue reading Ervad Zarrir Bhandara Takes Center Stage at Orange City California Epiphany Gathering
Worli Crematorium’s Prayer Hall, Facilitating Post-Death Rites For Parsi-Zoroastrians, Celebrates 8 Years Of Service
Worli Crematorium’s Prayer Hall, Facilitating Post-Death Rites For Parsi-Zoroastrians, Celebrates 8 Years Of Service Bodies that were interred in the Dakhmas, or Tower of Silence, in a system called Dokhmenashini, to be eaten by carrion birds, were not being disposed off fast enough, creating unhygienic conditions. Article by Manoj Ramakrishnan | Free Press Journal Mumbai:… Continue reading Worli Crematorium’s Prayer Hall, Facilitating Post-Death Rites For Parsi-Zoroastrians, Celebrates 8 Years Of Service
