Parsi Khabar extends heartiest congratulations to Javid Soli Canteenwala, a good friend of Parsi Khabar, on being appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2026. The honour recognises Javid’s outstanding services to philanthropy and charity, and marks a significant national acknowledgement of more than three… Continue reading Javid Canteenwala Appointed OBE in King’s Birthday Honours List 2026
Category: Diaspora
Nairobi Honours Parsi Legal Icon Pheroze Nowrojee With Road Naming
Galana Road in Nairobi Renamed Pheroze Nowrojee Road in Honour of Kenya’s Legal Icon Nairobi has paid a lasting tribute to one of Kenya’s most respected legal minds. On May 4, 2026, Galana Road in Kilimani was officially renamed Pheroze Nowrojee Road, honouring the late Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee, a constitutional lawyer, human-rights defender, scholar,… Continue reading Nairobi Honours Parsi Legal Icon Pheroze Nowrojee With Road Naming
Sri Lanka’s Parsi community and the enduring story of Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism is one of the smallest religions in the world in terms of adherents. In Sri Lanka, the faithful number only around 40 to 60 people. Yet this tiny community has left an outsized mark on the country’s commercial landscape. The Parsis, as the Zoroastrians who settled in India came to be known, have played… Continue reading Sri Lanka’s Parsi community and the enduring story of Zoroastrianism
Lord Karan Bilimoria Speaks about the Dinner at London’s Lord Mayor
On a linked in post Lord Karan Bilimoria writes: Last Friday was very special. We made history at Mansion House, the Lord Mayor’s home. The Rt Hon. the Lord Mayor Alastair King, and I co-hosted the first dinner ever to take place there for the Zoroastrian Parsi community, with a Parsi feast prepared by the… Continue reading Lord Karan Bilimoria Speaks about the Dinner at London’s Lord Mayor
In a first, London’s Lord Mayor hosts Parsi dinner
The event acknowledged and celebrated the substantial contributions the Zoroastrian community has made to the British economy and culture. A historic Parsi dinner was held at Mansion House, the official residence and office of the Lord Mayor of London, last Friday evening. Article by Ishani Duttagupta | New India Abroad It was co-hosted by Karan… Continue reading In a first, London’s Lord Mayor hosts Parsi dinner
Sacred fire still burns as many Zoroastrians quit Iran for America
A small fire is lit at dawn and quenched at dusk at the Zoroastrian center in Orange County, California in imitation of sacred fires in worshippers’ home temples of Yazd and Tehran which have burned uninterrupted for centuries. In recent years, Iran’s Zoroastrian community has been leaving in greater numbers, with the United States becoming… Continue reading Sacred fire still burns as many Zoroastrians quit Iran for America
ZTFE at the Vatican: A Zoroastrian Witness to History
In April and May 2025, members of the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe (ZTFE) participated in two extraordinary events at the Vatican: the funeral of His Holiness Pope Francis and the Inauguration Mass of his successor, Pope Leo XIV. These milestones in the life of the Catholic Church offered not only solemn moments of reflection… Continue reading ZTFE at the Vatican: A Zoroastrian Witness to History
