A major showcase, in the form of exhibitions and cultural events in Delhi, is a first to bring to focus the contribution of Zoroastrians and Parsis to world culture At the sprawling campus of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in Delhi, against the orange and brown deluge of spring, a faint tune… Continue reading Such a Long Journey: Contribution of Zoroastrians and Parsis to world culture
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A timetravel through Parsi portraits
It is spring in Delhi. Brown leaves — that seem to have been shaded by Rembrandt — fall off the peepal trees at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA). Inside the sandstone building, colourful portraits have begun to chatter — about an old story, yellowed by time. The exhibition, “Painted Encounters: Parsi Traders and… Continue reading A timetravel through Parsi portraits
Community carnival
HISTORICAL REFERENCES say Parsis arrived in India through Gujarat from Iran in the seventh century. Sadly, over the years, their population in the country has fallen to just 60,000, as per the latest Census data and reports. But these dwindling numbers have not hindered the community from celebrating its rich culture and heritage, as was… Continue reading Community carnival
Rayomand Banajee: GearedForGreat In Coversation
Rayomand Banajee, ace Indian automobile racer, Formula Go Kart Team owner, coach and a total petrolhead talks about the #GearedForGreat that is currently going on. We had featured this last week when Adil Jal Darukhanawala and his team crossed 10,000km. Now the team has crossed 45,000 km, and show no sign of stopping. Rayomand is… Continue reading Rayomand Banajee: GearedForGreat In Coversation
Threads of Continuity: An Exhibition of Zoroastrian Life and Culture
The Threads Of Continuity is one of the three mega-exhibitions that form part of The Everlasting Flame 2016 International Program organized by PARZOR and the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. The exhibitions are outstanding and worth a trip to New Delhi just to see them all in person. Below are some pictures of… Continue reading Threads of Continuity: An Exhibition of Zoroastrian Life and Culture
The show must go on: Parsi Theater in Surat
Fun, love and laughter are the traits of the rarest form of plays enacted at the Parsi Theatre in the city. The Diamond City has raised hopes of theatre lovers that such form of plays would be nurtured on World Theatre Day on Sunday. “Parsi population is depleting and so the situation of Parsi Theatre… Continue reading The show must go on: Parsi Theater in Surat
Parsis bitterly divided when they should be multiplying
Our Persian empires, our fabled fortunes during the British Raj, the drum-roll of greats, all this and high praise from the PM too. The Everlasting Flame Programme (March 19-May 29) in Delhi on Parsi history, culture and achievements reminds the nation that ‘minority’ doesn’t have to be a dangerous/ disgruntled word. Sorry to be a… Continue reading Parsis bitterly divided when they should be multiplying
Zoroastrian Americans of New York Inaugurate their Newly Built Cultural Community Center
As the rising morning sun shone down to provide its soothing warmth, enlightening light and nurturing energy to the dedication of the newly built Arbab-Rustm Guiv Dar-e-Mehr Zoroastrian Temple (DMZT) in Pomona New York, the procession of the whitely attired Zoroastrian cloaked Magi, the Mobads, congregated from temples all over the world, entered the prayer… Continue reading Zoroastrian Americans of New York Inaugurate their Newly Built Cultural Community Center
Want to get an insight into the Parsi way of life?: The Everlasting Flame International Program
We know them as dressed in mostly white, with prayer caps, cooking great food and very industrious. We romanticise them, their descent, make movies about them and make them interesting characters in our novels. But the Parsi community is slowly vanishing with dwindling numbers and sooner or later will be limited to the romanticism we… Continue reading Want to get an insight into the Parsi way of life?: The Everlasting Flame International Program
