The first set of Parsis, who started settling in Delhi in the 19th century, were mostly shopkeepers and traders. Historian and author William Dalrymple mentions that during the Delhi siege of 1857, Parsi merchants undercut the prices of beer of their English competitors. By 1912 the population had increased from 27 to 74 Written by… Continue reading Parsis of Delhi: How the small community survived, thrived and made the Capital their home
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Proud recreation of the Parsi past
Who were the dynamic duo of collectors who contributed rare finds to the city’s only centre dedicated to Zoroastrian history and culture? We find out more at the re-opening of the FD Alpaiwalla Museum Recreation of the “lifestyle room” of a wealthy Parsi merchant, with some artefacts belonging to the Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy family. Pic/Ashish Raje… Continue reading Proud recreation of the Parsi past
A Memorial to Pestonji Nowroji Kharas in Bastar village honours tragic love, vengeance
Every New Year’s Day, the remote village of Kutru in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, comes alive with a poignant ritual that relives the tragic love story of a Parsi couple and the vengeance of a wild buffalo. Villagers gather at a grave in the village to honor Pestonji Nowroji Kharas, a Mumbai-based businessman killed by a buffalo… Continue reading A Memorial to Pestonji Nowroji Kharas in Bastar village honours tragic love, vengeance
New Study of ‘Passover Letter’ May Change What We Know About the Birth of Judaism
The 2,400-year-old papyrus from Elephantine, touted as the earliest evidence for Pesach, may in fact reference Zoroastrian-influenced rituals, Israeli scholar concludes The fragment of the ‘Passover letter’ from Elephantine, 419 B.C.E.Credit: bpk / Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, SMB / Margarete Büsing Article by Ariel David | Haaretz Nov 4, 2024 12:34 pm IST The so-called… Continue reading New Study of ‘Passover Letter’ May Change What We Know About the Birth of Judaism
133-year-old Mumbai’s Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Parsee school wins two honours in quick succession
Under the ‘My School, Beautiful School’ scheme, Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Parsee Charitable Institution, Charni Road, clinches third prize in Mumbai Division D Ward for Private & Unaided Schools, earning Rs 11 lakh. EducationWorld also recognizes the school with the Vintage Legacy Co-Ed Day School Award for 2024-25. Article by Bella Jaisinghani | TNN 133-year-old Mumbai’s Byramjee… Continue reading 133-year-old Mumbai’s Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Parsee school wins two honours in quick succession
How Madam Bhikaiji Cama became the first Indian to raise the tricolour abroad
Born into privilege, Madam Cama could have enjoyed a life of ease. Instead, she founded the Paris Indian Society to support revolutionaries in exile and became the first Indian to hoist the tricolour flag on foreign soil. It was Bikaji Cama who brought VD Savarkar’s words back to India through his smuggled book, The First… Continue reading How Madam Bhikaiji Cama became the first Indian to raise the tricolour abroad
Madagascar’s Enigmatic Rock-Cut Architecture may have been of Zoroastrian origin
An international team of researchers found an enigmatic rock-cut architecture at Teniky, a site in the remote Isalo Massif in southern Madagascar, that has no parallels on the island or the East African coast. The research was initiated under Guido Schreurs, associate professor at the Institute of Geological Sciences at the University of Bern in… Continue reading Madagascar’s Enigmatic Rock-Cut Architecture may have been of Zoroastrian origin
