Category: India

Walking through any cemetery is bound to stir feelings. And perhaps even more so in this secluded graveyard in central Delhi that belongs to the rapidly dwindling Parsi community, descendants of a religiously persecuted people who sought refuge in India more than 1,000 years ago. Article by Mayank Austen Soofi | Hindustan Times Parsi cemetery,… Continue reading The Delhi Parsi Aramgah

The nation remembered its Mahatma – Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi – on his 148th birth anniversary on Monday. Gandhi had great respect for people of all communities and religions, including the Zarthushtis – Parsis. Interestingly, Gandhi took a lot of inspiration from various Parsi leaders and also learnt his initial lessons of nonviolence and humanity from… Continue reading The Mahatma’s Parsi connection

October 1st is Senior Citizen’s Day. 100 school children from the Sett RJJ High School in Navsari visited the WZO Trust Funds Senior Citizen’s Centre to meet our Senior Citizens. The students had interactive and meaningful conversations with many of our residents and then escorted them to their school in a procession. At the school… Continue reading Senior Citizen Day Celebrated at Navsari Center

Members accuse federation of selling valuable properties The plan to sell a piece of land in Dharwad, Karnataka, has become a matter of contention in the Parsi community. Article by Jyoti Shelar | The Hindu While the Federation of Parsi Zoroastrian Anjumans of India (FPZAI), an umbrella body of all Parsi anjumans in the country,… Continue reading Parsi community divided over sale of land in Dharwad

Known for their quirky sense of humour and love for food, Parsis are regarded as honest businessmen. Parsis in the twin cities have made a mark in the fields of automobiles, confectionary, software and in the good old days even minted their own currency known as the Pestonshahi Sicca. The biggest name in the world… Continue reading Parsis In The Deccan: Trusted traders with quirky sense of humour

The second phase will be launched on July 29 by the Union Minister of minority affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, who will be in Mumbai for it After a successful 20 per cent increase in the birth rate in the Parsi community after the launch of Jiyo Parsi scheme, the government of India will be soon… Continue reading Jiyo Parsi Phase 2 to focus on counselling

Studies conducted by the National Commission for Minorities, and other joint studies conducted by Parzor and Tata Institute of Social Sciences, have identified several reasons for the decline in the Parsi population. “At the age of 41 when most women start experiencing the symptoms of menopause, I am experiencing the symptoms of a long awaited… Continue reading 101 babies in 3 years – Jiyo Parsi

Parsi Khabar has been associated with the Zoroastrian Return To Roots Program since its inception in 2013. Over the last three trips over 45 Zoroastrian youth from all over the world have had an opportunity to participate in these tours. Young adults between the ages of 22-35 spend about 14 days in India experiencing Zoroastrian… Continue reading Return To Roots 2017 Trip Applications Open

I have a dreaded fear that I am sharing in the open. When I grow old, I may become feeble. When I become old, my children may be far from me. When I grow old, I may become lonely. In perhaps no other prominent urban community is this reality more evident, than the Parsis. This… Continue reading The Parsi Caregivers of Kolkatta