This article appeared in the Boston Globe. I cannot seem to find the online direct link. However, read on… As screaming children raced around the hall in joyous play, adult workers readied food in the kitchen, while others set up chairs and tables. The holiday dinner of the Zoroastrian Association of the Greater Boston Area,… Continue reading Ancient religion may face extinction
Category: History
Aden to India: Shifting of the Parsee Fire Temple
Shifting of the Parsee Fire Temple from Aden to India (Aden 1886 – 1976) The Flames of Faith: A Historical Saga by Pervez Daruwala Jam-e-Jamshed Weekly, Parsi New Year Special Published originally on Sunday, 16th August, 1998. ‘Lhotse’, Air lndia’s Boeing 707 began taxiing on the tarmac and as the big aeroplane lost touch with… Continue reading Aden to India: Shifting of the Parsee Fire Temple
Fars Railway Path Changed
Transportation Ministry Obliged to Change Fars Railway Path One of the bas-reliefs of Naqsh-e Rostam, depicting Sassanid king Ardeshir I with defeated Roman emperors Valerian and Philip at his feet (241-272 BC) The Iranian Ministry of Transportation has officially been ordered to change path of the railway connecting Isfahan to Fars which was planned to… Continue reading Fars Railway Path Changed
Ibad lauds role of Parsis in development
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad has said that the services rendered by Parsis in the development of Pakistan and particularly Karachi and their welfare work will never be forgotten. He was speaking at a reception he hosted for Parsis at Clifton Beach Park. The governor referred to Kothari Parade and NED University as some of… Continue reading Ibad lauds role of Parsis in development
It’s a small but powerful community and Parsis…
It’s a small but powerful community and Parsis in Mumbai are joining hands to protect a 123-year-old community temple. Built by the Tatas, the agiary on Bandra’s Hill Road is under threat from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). To clear a bottleneck, the BMC is widening a stretch of the road. But as a result,… Continue reading It’s a small but powerful community and Parsis…
1400 people turn up to save Bandra Agiary
Parsis from Mumbai gather at agiary gates after SMS campaign Never underestimate the power of people. That’s what the Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) discovered on Saturday morning. About 1,400 residents of Bandra got together to stop the BMC demolishing the local Parsi Tata Agiary that has been standing proud on Hill Road for 122 years.… Continue reading 1400 people turn up to save Bandra Agiary
Bandra Agiary Wall Demolition Stopped
BMC defers demolition at Bandra agiary As anger built up among residents and activists of Bandra (W) against the proposed widening of Hill Road, the civic administration on Friday called off its plan to acquire portions of land belonging to three religious institutions along the road. Municipal commissioner Johny Joseph said he has deferred Saturday’s… Continue reading Bandra Agiary Wall Demolition Stopped
