As the world’s population crosses the seven-billion mark, the dwindling Parsi community is trying to make its contribution By Mayank Austen Soofi | LiveMint Farzana Kharadi is carrying the weight of her community’s hopes. Not because this 29-year-old is a former beauty queen or a trained fashion designer. She is trained in Bharatanatyam, but that’s… Continue reading Carrying Hope: The Parsis of Surat
Category: Issues
The Movie Shooting Controversey and Doongerwadi: An Open Letter.
The below is an open letter by Arzan J. Ghadially, regular reader of Parsi Khabar, on the recent incidents about the movie shooting at Khareghat Colony and the subsequent parking of vehicles, etc at the Doongerwadi premises. To The Trustee of the Bombay Parsee Panchayat Funds and Properties Kind Attn: Mr Yezdi Desai – Trustee… Continue reading The Movie Shooting Controversey and Doongerwadi: An Open Letter.
For a Zarathushti, there is no alternative but to go the dokhma way
Ervad Marzban J. Hathiram, editor of Frashogard.com and a good friend of Parsi Khabar shares a letter the editor of Jame-Jamshed. Ervad Marzban J. Hathiram writes The Editor Jame-Jamshed Mumbai. Dear Sir, I have been following with interest the ongoing debate about Dokhmenashini in your paper. As one who has done a little study… Continue reading For a Zarathushti, there is no alternative but to go the dokhma way
Why Parsi girls won’t pick Parsi boys for marriage
At a posh venue in Dadar Parsi colony, the glass doors open to a scene that’s something between a promising party and a formal social gathering. The music is loud enough to drown the voices of the 40 Parsi boys and girls who’ve assembled here to seek out ‘the one’. By Kareena Gianani | DNA… Continue reading Why Parsi girls won’t pick Parsi boys for marriage
Who can stop woman from entering agiyari ?
The hearing of the case seeking confirmation of rights to the Parsi woman, who was prevented from worshipping at the Agiyari after she married a non-Parsi, came up before a larger bench of High Court on Thursday. While hearing the case the three judge bench asked the counsels in the case to apprise about the… Continue reading Who can stop woman from entering agiyari ?
Is Karachi step a Game Changer for Indian Parsis?
It has recently been reported that two years ago, Pakistan’s top Zoroastrian trust explicitly declared that children with at least one Parsi parent can enter the faith. This means that even children of Parsi women who have married outside the community are eligible. By Pronoti Datta | TNN The Karachi Parsi Anjuman Trust Fund (KPATF)… Continue reading Is Karachi step a Game Changer for Indian Parsis?
Will Bombay Parsi Panchayat Go The Karachi Way
A recent decision by the Karachi’s apex Parsi trust to give children of women married to non-Zoroastrians the right to adopt their mother’s religion has generated interest in Mumbai where the community is still divided over the issue. By Manoj Nair | DNA The Karachi Parsi Anjuman Trust Fund, the counterpart of the Bombay Parsi… Continue reading Will Bombay Parsi Panchayat Go The Karachi Way
