Category: Education

Centre For Avesta-Pahlavi Studies At University Of Mumbai To Give Fillip To Zoroastrian Culture The centre will offer undergraduate, graduate and doctorate programmes in Avesta, the language of the Zoroastrian scriptures. Free Press Journal News Service Dr Ravindra Kulkarni, vice-chancellor of the university, said the centre has already created interest outside India, with the University… Continue reading Inauguration of the Centre For Avesta-Pahlavi Studies, University of Mumbai

“Our school days so happy, too soon will be over. The world with its sterner tasks must be faced, But oh! What a store we are gathering daily Of mem’ries so dear, which will ne’er be effaced” The above are opening words of the Tata School Song sung after their Annual School Concert since over… Continue reading Tehmina Karani: A Visionary and Pioneer in Early Education

Zoroastrianism has had a profound influence on major world religions. Its history tells the story of imperial culture, persecution, and migration. Utilising a rich visual repository of artifacts, paintings, and texts, this four-week course will take you through the story of Zoroastrian religion, history, and culture. The three first weeks draw inspiration from an exhibition… Continue reading Zoroastrianism: History, Religion and Belief An Online Course by Sarah Stewart and Céline Redard

$1.5 million endowment will establish first chair of its kind in the U.S. The University of California, Irvine has received a $1.5 million challenge commitment from the Massiah Foundation to establish the Ferdowsi Presidential Chair in Zoroastrian Studies – the first of its kind in the United States. Additionally, the University of California will support… Continue reading Massiah Foundation challenge gift to fund UCI chair in Zoroastrian studies

For more than a century, Davar’s College of Commerce and Secretarial Studies and Practices at Fort has been an affirmative force behind the empowerment of Mumbai’s women Passing through the Fort area is like taking a glimpse at the city’s rather pretty poignant past. As façade after façade of Victorian gorgeousness vies for attention, it… Continue reading Davar’s College : Unassuming heroes

PhD candidate in Iranian Studies/History of Religions (2 positions of 1.0 FTE) University of Leiden – Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University Centre for the Study of Religion Qualification type: PhD Location: Leiden – Netherlands Funding for: UK Students, EU Students, International Students Funding amount: €31,624 to €40,430, £28,219.11 to £36,076.98 converted salary* gross per year.… Continue reading University of Leiden Seeks PhD candidate in Iranian Studies-History of Religions

In the heart of one of the world’s leading economies, a major transformation is underway. A recent redrawing of state boundaries has named Amaravati the new capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. A wide-ranging master plan calls for the city to be completely redesigned into one of the world’s most sustainable and… Continue reading Dr. Jamshed Bharucha to Lead SRM University in Amravati Andhra Pradesh India