By PUSHPA CHARI for the Hindu Where have the old Parsi garas gone, with their bewitching stitches and magnificence? How does one describe the sheer perfection of Parsi gara embroidery in which birds take wing with the delicacy of a Japanese Haiku, weeping willows, tendrils and cranes twist and bend with infinite grace and fields… Continue reading Parsi Journeys: The Gara, Lost Crafts
Category: History
Parsi Prayers and their Significance
The following is from a series titled "What is Prayers" on Frashogard.com written by our godo friend Ervad Marzban Hathiram, Of the many gifts given to Parsis by their Prophet Zarathushtra, that of the Manthras is one of the most significant. Manthras are the divine words of the Prophet and His appointed disciples which form… Continue reading Parsi Prayers and their Significance
Zoroastrian Anthropology Museum in Kerman, Iran
The idea of establishing the museum goes back to the year 1983, when the library of the Kerman Association of Zoroastrians was established. Head of the association Parviz Vakhshuri and library director Mehran Gheibi collected historical artifacts for the museum. The museum was officially inaugurated in summer 2005 in the presence of the then head… Continue reading Zoroastrian Anthropology Museum in Kerman, Iran
Gandhi: Parsi Link to Indian Politics
In the true notion of democracy, the most powerful name in India, the epicenter of Indian politics is a Parsi name. Below is quoted text from an op-ed. The name Gandhi comes not from the Mahatma but from Indira’s husband Feroze Gandhi, who was Parsi. The Parsi variation of the word Gandhi, which means grocer… Continue reading Gandhi: Parsi Link to Indian Politics
BVS Parsi High School Karachi celebrates 150 years: Postal Stamp Issued
KARACHI – On the eve of completion of hundred and fifty years of Bai Virbaiji Soparivala Parsi High School, Karachi, the Pakistan Post has issued the commemorative stamps of Rs. 5 each. The stamps will be available in the markets from today (23rd May 2009). The designer of the stamp is Faizi Ameer Siddiqui and… Continue reading BVS Parsi High School Karachi celebrates 150 years: Postal Stamp Issued
A Peep into Parsi Lives a 100 years ago
This article is taken from a book “A Manual of Khshnoom” by P.N. Tavaria. [Often people ask today, where has our “PARSIPANU” gone and what are the reasons of our gradual decline as an ethnic group? The simple answer is that we have discarded our own lofty tarikats and instead chosen to ape the Western… Continue reading A Peep into Parsi Lives a 100 years ago
The Origins of Zoroastrian Priesthood in India
By Ervad Marzban J. Hathiram, Panthaky, Ustad Saheb Behramshah N. Shroff Daremeher, Jogeshwari, Mumbai. All Parsi priests of India draw their origin from Mobed Shahpur Mobed Sheriar, who is believed to be one of the Ashavan level priests [see my earlier posts as to what an Ashavan level person means] who brought the original Parsis… Continue reading The Origins of Zoroastrian Priesthood in India
An Overview on Zoroastrianism
This is a very well compiled overview on Zoroastrianism by Khushnaz Bode. Life before birth of Zarathushtra Thousands of years ago a race called the Aryans settled near the Middle-Asian Valleys. They were distinguished people as they were different from others in looks and behaviour. One group of these Aryans migrated to a country known… Continue reading An Overview on Zoroastrianism
Cambridge Univ to observe 1,000 years of Shahnamah
Cambridge University will observe 1,000 years of the Shahnama or book of kings by the Persian poet Firdausi in 2010. This epic verse was compiled in 1,010 AD which narrates the history of the Iranian people from the earliest times to the collapse of the Persian empire in the early seventh century. This was stated… Continue reading Cambridge Univ to observe 1,000 years of Shahnamah
