Residents want the toilet block – locked in a dispute since 1996 as Parsis fear it would contaminate water in their sacred well, located at Bhikha Behram – demolished By Manoj Nair / Mumbai Mirror With a section of the Cross Maidan showcasing a new, green look, Oval residents want the urinal near Bhikha Behram… Continue reading Unused Urinal At Cross Maidan Behind Bhikha Behram Well Raises A Stink
Category: Issues
Govt scheme to arrest decline in Parsi population
Concerned over the dwindling number of Parsis, one of the five notified national minorities, Government has launched a scheme to arrest the trend of decline in their population. The Central Sector Scheme is one of the four new projects to be implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs during the current financial year. The population… Continue reading Govt scheme to arrest decline in Parsi population
Is it time for an international Zarathushti referendum?
For the last 50 years, at the least, a debate is raging within our Community, between The orthodox and the reformist lobbies, leading to nowhere. By B.T. DASTUR / The Bombay Samachar Zoroastrianism, Reforms & Referendum The bad blood between the two lobbies reached its peak at the time of the last BPP Elections in… Continue reading Is it time for an international Zarathushti referendum?
A Crisis for the Faithful
The Parsi bodies are piling up in India. Parsis are modern adherents of the ancient Zoroastrian faith that emerged in the 6th century B.C. in Persia, predating Christianity and Islam. According to many scholars, Zoroastrianism influenced these religions and Judaism with its fundamental concept of a dualistic world of light versus darkness, with a good… Continue reading A Crisis for the Faithful
Affidavit opposes Parsi woman’s plea
Two high priests of Parsi community have filed an affidavit before Gujarat high court, stating that there is no tradition where a girl marrying in another community can enjoy Parsi rights. The affidavit has been filed in response to a writ petition filed by a woman from Valsad some time back. After taking the affidavit… Continue reading Affidavit opposes Parsi woman’s plea
Ervad Hathiram’s Editorial on the Doongerwadi Incident
Yesterday we posted a letter from a reader regarding an incident at Doongerwadi involving two priests at a Geh Sarna ceremony. Here is a follow up post by good friend Ervad Marzban Hathiram. Besides being the Head Priest of the Behram Baug Agiary, he also edits Frashogard.com His response merits a full reading on his… Continue reading Ervad Hathiram’s Editorial on the Doongerwadi Incident
Unethical Conduct at Doongerwadi
A follow up to this article is titled “Ervad Hathiram’s Editorial on the Doongerwadi Incident” The below is a letter sent to Parsi Khabar by Minoo K Vaghchhipawalla Minoo writes… Unethical and unprofessional conduct by the “Man of God” viz. the Priest Recently my brother Phiroz K Vaghchhipawalla, a resident of Godrej Baug passed… Continue reading Unethical Conduct at Doongerwadi
A Navjote Ceremony with full security
Two children of a Parsi woman and her Catholic husband were initiated into the Zoroastrian community on Friday under police security as the Parsi community had objected to the Navjyot Ceremony. Police protection was provided after the couple, Roshni Mallu and Savio D’souza, approached Home Minister R.R. Patil through the organisation Association for Revival of… Continue reading A Navjote Ceremony with full security
The Great Parsi Gender Divide
Why Sauce For the Parsi Goose Is Not Sauce For the Parsi Gander? By Noshir H. Dadrawala Parsis have been in the National news again and as usual for all the wrong reasons. The current dispute is essentially gender based: Why can only Parsi men marry outside the community and continue to enjoy full religious… Continue reading The Great Parsi Gender Divide
