Phiroze Khan, 87, our friend and insurance agent for many decades is a remarkable gentleman. A loyal employee of Bombay Dyeing for many years, he worked really hard as an insurance agent to bring up four children including the magic touch dentist, Dr.Burzin Khan. A resident of Cusrow Baug, Phiroze is a keen follower of… Continue reading Overhaul Parsi Matrimonial Law
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Parsis petition Centre for survival
The Parsis are a demographically declining community on the cusp of near extinction. This is what Keki Daruwalla, Sahitya Akademi award-winning poet and a member of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), wrote to the Planning Commission (PC). By Anurag Kumar Chaubey & Kshitiz Shaminit Tirkey | DNA India Alarmed by the drastic fall in… Continue reading Parsis petition Centre for survival
The Promise Of A New Day: World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust
Since the 1990s, The World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust, based in India, has been working in the villages of Gujarat, specifically in the villages of Navsari and Surat, to uplift the lives of poor Zoroastrians and their families. The Promise Of A New Day, highlights some of the organisation’s most notable work over the last two… Continue reading The Promise Of A New Day: World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust
The Parsi Elite Welcomed in their Host Societies
Agnostic over at Dusk in Autumn poses a very interesting question… Why are Parsi elites welcomed, while Jewish and Chinese elites are reviled? Even though they are only one case, it is such a strong counter-example that it must make us reconsider what truly underlies the psychology of anger toward ethnic elites. The Parsis, like… Continue reading The Parsi Elite Welcomed in their Host Societies
Should Parsis promote funeral alternatives?
The discovery of a desiccated human body part in the garden of a fire temple on Napean Sea Road last week caused a lot of distress and deliberation among the city’s Parsi-Zoroastrians. By Manoj Nair |DNA India The Malabar Hill police suspect that the body part must have been picked up by a scavenger bird… Continue reading Should Parsis promote funeral alternatives?
Dasturji Khurshed Dastur on the Udvada Land Issue
Dinyar Patel at Yazdegard.net has published an interview with Dasturji Khurshed Dastur, addressing the Udvada Land issue. What can Parsis do to help the Udvada Samast Anjuman? Parsis need to stop listening to and spreading rumors about the case. There have been a lot of rumors and inaccurate accounts that have been floating around… Continue reading Dasturji Khurshed Dastur on the Udvada Land Issue
Allahabad Parsis Relying on ‘temporary’ Parsi priest for rituals
ALLAHABAD: Even as the heads count of the Parsi community is diminishing, both in the Sangam city as well as across the country, the community is struggling to find a ‘Mobed’ (Priest) to perform various rituals spanning from birth of individual to his death. Even in this crucial juncture, the Atash Behram or the Holy… Continue reading Allahabad Parsis Relying on ‘temporary’ Parsi priest for rituals
