The 2016 Zoroastrian Return To Roots Trip started today in Mumbai. 15 Fellows from six countries will spend the next 13 days experiencing Parsi Zoroastrian India. Participants from USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Pakistan, Iran and India will spend the first three days in Mumbai. Highlights include visits to the Atashbehrams, an open deck bus tour,… Continue reading Zoroastrian Return To Roots 2016 Kicks Off
Category: India
Baroda Agiary Seeks Volunteers to Maintain Premises.
Wanted! Young Parsis to maintain agiyari Article by Tushar Tere | Times Of India Vadodara: When the Parsi agiyari in Sayajigunj recently celebrated its 90 years of existence, the entire building was cleaned and lit up by the community members. While many admired the spic and span agiyari, few knew that the fire temple management… Continue reading Baroda Agiary Seeks Volunteers to Maintain Premises.
Arzan Khambatta Creates Memorial to Indian Naval Ship Vikrant
“THE LEGEND” A sculpture dedicated to the Mighty VIKRANT made from the original parts of the Legend itself. Inaugurated by Vice Admiral SPS Cheema, PVSM, AVSM , NM, ADC, Flag Officer Command-In -Chief, Western Naval Command & Mr. Ajoy Mehta, Municipal Commisioner MCGM on 25th January 2016. Nearly 15 months after it was scrapped and… Continue reading Arzan Khambatta Creates Memorial to Indian Naval Ship Vikrant
PM Modi Addresses Singapore and Begins with Parsi Story
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on a state visit to Singapore on November 24, 2015 addressed the Indian community there. He begins the speech with the Qissa-I-Sanjan story about Sugar In The Milk as a a metaphor for how Parsis, and Indians enrich the lives of the communities, societies and nations they become part of.… Continue reading PM Modi Addresses Singapore and Begins with Parsi Story
Are Parsis in Hyderabad Getting Less in Number?
How Parsis came to Hyderabad? When Parsis made a mass exodus from their native land Faras, they moved to different settlements in areas of Gujarat and Bombay. But the question is how some of these Parsis came to make Hyderabad also their home? Well, it was Sir Salar Jung, the prime minister of the Nizam’s… Continue reading Are Parsis in Hyderabad Getting Less in Number?
The Hatworks Boulevard
The lovely mellow yellow building beckons you with just the huge nameplate facing Cunningham Road — The Hatworks Boulevard. The vast expanse is almost hidden away behind a regular commercial complex, making the space all the more enticing with a promise of being an oasis of peace. If you’ve been here, you would definitely be… Continue reading The Hatworks Boulevard
Ahmedabad Parsi Sanatorium Likely to be Destroyed
A 35-foot road has been planned along the stretch that has the sanatorium A 90-year-old structure which is part of the Parsi heritage in the city is in the middle of a raging controversy. Located on the Sabarmati Riverfront, the Parsi Sanatorium Compound is likely to be destroyed if the civic body implements its revised… Continue reading Ahmedabad Parsi Sanatorium Likely to be Destroyed
