Our first author for 2015 Everyday Parsi series is Ervad Kayomarz Yezdi Sidhwa. Kayomarz writes Thank you Parsi Khabar for giving me the opportunity to write what Muktad days have meant to my family and I. I grew up in a very conservative environment where both my parents are from Athornan families. My maternal side… Continue reading Everyday Parsi: Ervad Kayomarz Yezdi Sidhwa
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The Everyday Parsi in 2015
August 8, 2015 is the first day of Muktad or to call it correctly “Farvardegan” per the Shehanshahi Parsi Calendar. Parsis around the world and especially in India remember the dear departed of their family. Special prayers are offered at the Agiaries and in homes. The 10th day of the Muktad culminates into the Shehenshahi… Continue reading The Everyday Parsi in 2015
Everyday Parsi: Shernaz Petigara
Our twelfth and final author in this year’s Everyday Parsi series Shernaz Petigara writes What do the Muktad days mean to me? When Parsi Khabar asked me to write on this topic, I just did not know how to react to it. With so many articles being written by scholars of our community, I… Continue reading Everyday Parsi: Shernaz Petigara
Everyday Parsi: Fareeza Doctor
Our eleventh author in the Everyday Parsi 2014 series Fareeza Doctor writes For much of my life, the onset of August has meant the start of preparations for Humbandagi, and Mukhtad prayers, and of course one of the most auspicious days in the Zoroastrian calendar, Navroze. As kids we would wake up excitedly by 6am… Continue reading Everyday Parsi: Fareeza Doctor
Everyday Parsi: Behroze A. Clubwala
Our tenth author in the Everyday Parsi 2014 series Behroze A. Clubwala writes The Muktads – traditions in India and an adaptation over the years in my home. I grew up in Madras, known today as Chennai, in the early fifties and sixties. There was a very small Parsi community, barely 100 families, tightly knit… Continue reading Everyday Parsi: Behroze A. Clubwala
Everyday Parsi: Sanaya Pardiwalla
Our ninth author in the Everyday Parsi 2014 series Sanaya Pardiwalla writes As a Parsi, Muktad prayers have taken place in my family at different time points in my lifetime. I was under 3 years old when my grandpa Homi passed away. While I know that Muktad prayers were conducted at the Ranji Agiary at… Continue reading Everyday Parsi: Sanaya Pardiwalla
Everyday Parsi: Ervad Jimmy Doctor
Our eighth author in the Everyday Parsi 2014 series Ervad Jimmy Doctor writes Ever since I can remember, history has been one of my favorite subjects. It is only through history that we can value and understand the present, as well as realize the future. It was around the time that I became a Navar… Continue reading Everyday Parsi: Ervad Jimmy Doctor
