“Farsi” or “Persian”?: Persian (Iranian) people in the English-speaking countries are the only community who use two different terms to refer to their language, “Farsi” and “Persian.” This behavior has caused some confusion among the Westerners as to the appropriateness of these terms. “Farsi” (an Arabic adaptation of the word “Parsi”), is the indigenous name… Continue reading “Farsi” or “Persian” ?
Category: Issues
Cursetjee’s Rs 35-cr property has no heir
Two weeks after the suicide of 73-year-old Adi Cursetjee’s adopted daughter Geeta Soni (35), no one knows who will inherit Cursetjee’s Rs 35 crore wealth. Legally, though, the property should end up with Navroz Jilla, the complainant and Cursetjee’s closest friend. But everyone from the prosecution to defence lawyers to Jilla himself are still not… Continue reading Cursetjee’s Rs 35-cr property has no heir
Intermarry Me
Like other aspects of globalization, social integration threatens cultural uniqueness. And Jews aren’t the only ones sounding the alarm. Among Parsis living in the West, intermarriage rates are roughly the same as those for Jews. But the existential calculus for Zoroastrians is more dire, as a posting on zoroastrian.com points out. “The world Jewish population… Continue reading Intermarry Me
Going with the flow
“Very risque,” says our tour guide, Jasmine Kotval. She’s a Parsee, a follower of Zoroastrianism that claims to be the world’s oldest religion, having originated in Persia (contemporary Iran) 3500 years ago. Only 110,000 Parsees remain and about half of them live in Mumbai. But they have influence disproportionate to their numbers. Mumbai now has… Continue reading Going with the flow
Mandirs for devotees or tourists?
Organiser – New Delhi,India … Even Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, personally a very devout Hindu, was denied entry to the Puri temple because she married a Parsi and thereby shared that …
Jagannath Temple Ponders Entrance Policy
Similarly, many sevakas of Jagannatha temple belonging to traditional sevaka families have non-Hindu or lower caste origin, such as the Parsi pujaris (still worshiping the Deity of Satya Narayana in Urdu language within the temple) and…. Continue reading at VNN
Indian faith based organisations commit co-operation for development
Over twenty organizations representing different faiths – including Art of Living, Brahmakumaris, Ramakrishna Mission, Sant Nirankari Mandal, Diocese of Agra and Church of North India, Emmanuel Hospital Association, Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief, World Vision India, Bharat Sokagakkai, Bahai National Spiritual Assembly, and UNESCO Parzor and the World Interfaith forum – participated in… Continue reading Indian faith based organisations commit co-operation for development
