The third Indian to be elected to the British Parliament, his support for the independence movement would get him labelled the unofficial ‘Member for India’. Courtesy: National Portrait Gallery In November 1905, a ship docked at London, which was the centre of an Empire that was witnessing a growing independence movement in its most valuable… Continue reading Shapurji Saklatvala: The British MP who was ‘the most important Indian nationalist’ outside India
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Zoroastrian Faculty Network Formed
Announcing Formation of the Zoroastrian Faculty Network (ZFN) – A Joint Project of the GWG and WZCC Dr. Farrokh Mistree has been a long term advocate for WZCC to develop a Zoroastrian Faculty Network (ZFN) that would empower Zarathushti students to create economic, cultural & intellectual value. The Global Working Group represented by Farrokh Rustomji… Continue reading Zoroastrian Faculty Network Formed
Karachi’s Mama Parsi School Celebrates 100 years
Karachi’s legendary Mama Parsi Girls Secondary School celebrated its 100th birthday on Sunday, April 1, 2018 In 1918, Jamshed Nusserwanjee Metha collected donations to establish the school. Initially the school functioned at the Bai Virbaijee School from where it was shifted in 1919 to a building, Mama Mansion, which stands today at the corner of… Continue reading Karachi’s Mama Parsi School Celebrates 100 years
Online dating is saving the ancient Zoroastrian religion
Zarin Havewala doesn’t call herself a professional matchmaker, but her track record suggests otherwise. “So far, 55 couples have found their partners through my efforts — 53 couples are already married, and two more couples are engaged to be married soon,” says Ms Havewala, a Mumbai-based mother-of-two. Article by Siobha Hegarty | ABC Australia Ms… Continue reading Online dating is saving the ancient Zoroastrian religion
21 Days to Nawroz By Michelle Mama
Kurdistan, “The Other Iraq”, has been held up as a shining example of peace in the Middle East since US sanctioned protections were put in place in 1992, but how has this experimental democracy really affected women? 21 DAYS TO NAWROZ is a documentary feature explores the lives of three very different Kurdish women as… Continue reading 21 Days to Nawroz By Michelle Mama
Youth Leading The Way To A Stronger Global Zarthushti Community
What happens when 4 Dasturjis, 2 architects, 2 therapists, 2 Lawyers, an advertising exec, an entrepreneur, a paramedic, a filmmaker, a sommelier, a colonel in the US army, a political consultant, a yoga instructor…. all walk into the Forest of Dean in England? A social movement finds its wings! Article by Narges Kakalia In March… Continue reading Youth Leading The Way To A Stronger Global Zarthushti Community
Book journey leads to NASA
Imagine standing up at the podium at NASA’s Goddard Space Centre in Washington DC, USA, and lecturing to some of the world’s best brains on leadership, sustainability, conflict and peace? Well, Aucklander Farida Master did just that this year and while admitting to some pre-nerves, this Indian-born Kiwi journalist has heaps of chutzpah and believes… Continue reading Book journey leads to NASA
Turning Tables World Premiere – Press Release
Our dear friend and brilliant young Zoroastrian filmmaker Tanya Hoshi’s latest project, “Turning Tables“, will be having its World Premiere in Toronto at the Hot Docs International Documentary Festival. The film is about Classic Roots, a Powwow techno pioneer who integrates the sounds of his Anishinaabe heritage with electronic and house music. The film is… Continue reading Turning Tables World Premiere – Press Release
Parsi Delegation Meets PM Narendra Modi On Navroz
On 20th March, 2018, a 16-member Parsi delegation from Mumbai and New Delhi met the H’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at Parliament House, New Delhi. The delegation, organised and led by Dasturji Khurshed K. Dastoor, Zoroastrian representative at the National Commission for Minorities, constituted the following from Mumbai – Havovi Khurshed Dastoor, Sam Bulsara,… Continue reading Parsi Delegation Meets PM Narendra Modi On Navroz
