Persian Journal – Iran … after Norouz .Though most Iranians have heard about Mehregan, unlike Norouz it is not celebrated by all and is mainly regarded as a Zoroastrian festival. …
Category: History
A brand-new tribute to mark an ancient ‘new day’
San Francisco Chronicle – United States … Azerbaijan’s capital. “It’s said that Zoroaster (the religion’s prophet) traveled in the Caucasus. I believe he actually was here. The …
In Sam’s honour
Mid-Day Mumbai – Bombay,India … Mahableshwar and Mumbai. He (Sam Tata) visited and photographed whatever was left of many old Parsi homes, also the Ripon Club. “On a personal …
The Parsi in the Presidio
The Sepia Mutiny reports “…Following up on their account of South Asians in the American Civil War, Francis C. Assisi and Elizabeth Pothen describe the life and times of one Conjee Rustumjee Cohoujee Bey (a.k.a. Anthony Frank Gomez). The story is so rich with detail due to the fact that Bey/Gomez wrote letters throughout his… Continue reading The Parsi in the Presidio
First human settlement identified at Jaam
IranMania News – Iran … Dashti said that she studied the Zoroastrian scripture Avesta, the Holy Qur?an as well as the Jewish Torah and came to the conclusion that the earliest human …
Karan Bilimoria’s father passes away
HindustanTimes.com UK edition – India … Amongst other awards, he was given the Federation of Parsi Zoroastrian Anjuman of India’s Colonel Adi B. Tarapore Award for Excellence in the Military Field in …
Pasargadae Will Never Drown
Recently we posted about The Islamic Republic of Iran having embarked on the finalizing stages of a dam construction in south of Iran that would have ultimately drowned the archeological sites of Pasargad and Persepolice. There was a lot of media attention to this and we are happy to note that CHN has addressed this… Continue reading Pasargadae Will Never Drown
Exhibition: The World of Ancient Persia.
CHN.com the 80-odd works that are the centrepiece of the museum’s next show, opening on Friday, called Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia.
Fairgrounds of Faith
Mumbai Newsline But long before Lalbaug became the official host of Ganapati celebrations in the city, it was home to rich Parsis, mainly the Wadias, who were allotted vast lands in the Parel-Lalbaug area for their shipbuilding business.
