On 23 October 2026, Maestro Zubin Mehta returned to the podium of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, the ensemble...
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A Year of Parsi Flavors: Illustrated Calendars by Zara Contractor
Two of our dear friends Zara Contractor and Niloufer Mavalvala are collaborating to bring the first of it's kind...
Consul General of India in Los Angeles felicitates Ervad Zarrir Bhandara during Jamshedi Navroz Celebrations
The Consul General of India in Los Angeles, Dr. K. J. Srinivasa, felicitated Ervad Zarrir Bhandara during Jamshedi Navroze celebrations at the Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC),...
Supreme Court to examine plea against Parsi women losing religious identity after interfaith marriage
The Supreme Court on Monday decided to consider a plea, raising the question of whether a Parsi woman can be deprived of her religious identity after entering into an interfaith marriage.A bench of...
Zerbanoo Gifford Named Founding Fellow at GWU, Continues Global Leadership Through Dialogue and Action
Zerbanoo Gifford—renowned author, human rights advocate, and founder of the ASHA Centre in the United Kingdom—has been named a Founding Fellow of the One Humanity Lab at the Center for Excellence in...
Why a proposal to resettle Parsis in Iran in the 1940s never took off
In June 1947, as India stood on the brink of independence, sections of the Iranian press began publishing articles suggesting that Parsis would emigrate in large numbers from India to the land of...
Happy Jamshedi Navroz 2026
Today on Jamshedi Navroz, from all of us at Parsi Khabar, we wish you a happy Navroz. Zarathushtis and many others gather around the world to welcome Spring. New beginnings and renewal nurtured by...
Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor Wishes the Community On Jamshedi Navroze 2026
Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor, High Priest of the Pak Iranshah Atashbehram in Udvada sends out his greetings on Jamshedi Navroz 2026Dasturji Khurshed writes…Nowruz MubarakOn this most sacred...
Parsis Push To Revive Uran Agiary After Atal Setu Boosts Access
Following the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link opening, Parsis in Mumbai are campaigning to reopen the Umrigar Agiary in Uran, Raigad, closed for nearly three years after its caretaker’s death. Trustees...
Conversations with a 100-Year-Old: Jamshed Fozdar
Daisy Irani in conversation with Jamshed Fozdar….I had just lost a dear friend at 66 when I began a conversation with a 100-year-old.Between grief and longevity, I found myself wondering who decides...
Senior Solicitor Berjis Desai Appointed Member Of National Commission For Minorities
Mumbai-based senior solicitor Berjis Desai has been appointed as a member of the National Commission for Minorities. With over 46 years of legal experience, Desai said his priority will be...
A few in Parsi Community Protest ZYNG Calendar & Seeks BPP Accountability
Editor’s note: The article published in the Free Press Journal refers to a letter signed by a handful of people on an email discussion list and Facebook group. That group has no authority to speak...
14 Crore SRA Fraud In Ghatkopar: Mumbai Police Book Kersi Randeria And Son For Cheating
The Mumbai police have registered a case against city-based builder Kersi Jamshed Randeria and his son Astaad Kersi Randeria. | Mumbai: The Mumbai police have registered a case against city-based...
Leo Varadkar Former Ireland Prime Minister: If you want to be an Irish citizen, you must be the sugar in the milk
If you want to be an Irish citizen, you must be the sugar in the milk
The Parsis are a small but successful minority group who emigrated to India centuries ago. Today, they are associated with success in business and culture — for example, the Tata family and Farrokh Bulsara, aka Freddie Mercury.
They left their home in Persia as they were unwilling to give up their Zoroastrian faith for their nation’s new one, Islam. When they arrived in India, King Jadhav Rana, who welcomed guests, did not want them to stay. He explained that his kingdom was full and sent them a glass of milk full to the brim to demonstrate his dilemma.
Article by Leo Varadkar | The Times Ireland
Parsis In Pakistan: A Fading Community And The Silence Of Survival
For a few weeks each year, in parts of Karachi and Quetta, you can hear Avestan prayers in the Parsi fire temples rising above traffic and generator hum. It is a small sound now, almost silent as...
The Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia Clock Tower Restored: A Legacy of Service, Craft, and Civic Collaboration
Built in 1882 by Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia, this clock tower was a gift of service and foresight. Today, its legacy stands complete once more.Standing tall in Fort since 1882, the Bomanjee Hormarjee...
9th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress 2027: Parsi youth are ready to host the world – on their own terms
As the city prepares for the 9th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress in 2027, a new generation is shaping the conversationIn the shaded lanes of Dadar Parsi Colony, the tight-knit buildings of Rustom...
Zarathustra in Goa: A painting by Angelo da Fonseca
A newly revealed 1964 painting by Angelo da Fonseca reworks Parsi iconography with daring tendernessIn an unexpected and delightful twist of Indian art history, a previously unknown 1964 painting...
SC Hears Plea Challenging 1908 Dinshaw Ruling on Parsi Identity
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday heard a constitutional challenge raising questions about gender discrimination within the Parsi community, with Senior Advocate Percival Billimoria describing a...
Vachagandhy Agiary: A 168-yr-old agiary reclaims its glow
Mumbai’s Vachagandhy Agiary undergoes its first full restoration in decades, blending Achaemenid motifs with Parsi classic designVachagandhy Agiary Marked its consecration anniversary on February 8,...
How Mumbai’s corporators evolved from colonial elites to elected representatives
On July 26, 1875, just over 1,200 citizens voted in the first elections to the Bombay Municipal Corporation. The 64 councillors elected then were drawn almost entirely from the city’s elite,...
This traditional Parsi wedding in Mumbai carried ritual and revelry to a historic racecourse
For the Zoroastrian wedding ceremony, Sanaya Irani wore a custom Ashdeen ivory gara sari while Varaz Printer opted for a Kaizad Wadia ivory dagliArticle by Thea Mulchandani | VOGUE IndiaWhile...
Zubin Mehta Says He Canceled Concerts in Israel Over Netanyahu Policies
The musical director of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra from 1981 until his retirement in 2019, the maestro said he is not able to divide his musical endeavors from politics, and urged musicians...
A century in the capital: How Delhi’s Parsis mark 100 years of community, faith and philanthropy
The Parsi community shares a deep-rooted relationship with Mumbai (then Bombay), where much of its history unfolded. Concentrated largely in older neighbourhoods such as Colaba, Parsis were among...
Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla donates Rs 10 crore to GCZT, strengthening new community welfare efforts
The Global Council of Zoroastrians Trust (GCZT) has announced a Rs 10 crore contribution from Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, describing it as the Trust’s first major donation and a milestone that will help...
Justice Rohinton Nariman Speaks on the Delhi Parsi Anjuman Centenary Celebrations
Retired Justice Rohinton Nariman addresses the Delhi Parsi Anjuman gathering on the 100th Anniversary Celebrations of the Anjuman.
Rusi Taleyarkhan: Purdue nuclear engineer creates, validates inexpensive gamma radiation monitoring tech
Purdue nuclear engineer creates, validates inexpensive gamma radiation monitoring techTechnology costs less than traditional methods, distinguishes gamma from neutron radiation Rusi Taleyarkhan,...
The Legends: Zubin Mehta’s Interview With Rajdeep Sardesai
The Legends | Zubin Mehta's Interview With Rajdeep Sardesai | Republic Day 2026 Special | India TodayWorld-renowned conductor Zubin Mehta joins Rajdeep Sardesai on India Today's 'The Legends' to...
Dadar Parsee Zorastrian Cricket Club Celebrates Century
There have been several tons scored at Dadar Parsee Zorastrian CC, but this one is of total commitment from pillars Masa Pithawala, Madhav Mantri, Naren Tamhane, and current Gen Secy Mangesh...
Farah Madon Receives Member of the Order of Australia: Australia Day Honours 2026
Farah Madon AM: Australia Day Honours 2026Farah Madon’s AM honour this Australia Day recognises a career that has quietly but deeply reshaped how Australians think about architecture, accessibility,...
Parsi Gayan Uttejak Mandali: Parsis, custodians of the raaga
How Mumbai’s first music club transformed Hindustani classical from an imperial privilege into a cultural movement that shaped the nation’s musical identityHow did Hindustani classical music escape...
Rhode Island School of Design Exhibition traces the Parsi gara’s passage across oceans, trade, and time
This exhibition traces the Parsi gara’s passage across oceans, trade, and timeAshdeen Lilaowala and Bhasha Chakrabarti’s recent exhibition at Rhode Island School of Design traces the Parsi gara’s...
From fire temple to Festspielhaus: Frazan Adil Kotwal
It began with a moment of audacity. A 19-year-old student from Jai Hind College, mesmerised by a soprano’s power, mustered the courage to ask a simple question: “What form of singing is this?” When...
Indian baritone Frazan Adil Kotwal brings opera to Mumbai stage: ‘Every note reflects my life’s journey’
From international stages to his hometown, Frazan Adil Kotwal presents From Dawn to Dream, a Western classical recital with pianist Nadine Jo CrastoFor internationally acclaimed Indian baritone...
3rd World Zoroastrian Youth Leaders Forum 2026 Announced
Applications are open for the 3rd WZYLF 2026 to be held at the ASHA Center in the UK in May 2026The ASHA Centre is proud to host the highly anticipated third World Zoroastrian Youth Leaders Forum...
Behramji Malabari—Parsi activist who fought widowhood, child marriage in Hindu society
Shedding scrutiny on his 'anglicised' Parsi roots, Malabari emerged as the force behind the Age of Consent Bill that helped end ‘matrimonial slavery’.Article by Tenzin Zompa | The PrintCould a Parsi...
Gen Z women are wearing Ashdeen garas on their own terms
The designer has turned a ritual wardrobe into a piece of living heritage by Butool Jamal | The Nod Magazine Natalia J Mistry in an Ashdeen lehenga Ashdeen Lilaowala is probably the quietest rebel...
Future Zoroastrians – Leadership Programme for Emerging Priestly Leaders
SOAS informs….Scholarship overviewWe are delighted to announce that applications for the Future Zoroastrians: Leadership Programme for Emerging Priestly Leaders are officially open.Designed for...
TISS course on Parsi culture draws global participation
A lively online classroom of 50 students, including a five-year-old boy -- who asked more curious questions than his mother who had enrolled -- and a retired executive aged 80, made up the first...
The Magi’s Reminder: The Work of Light Continues
Our friend Dr. Sousan Abadian, Executive Director, Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington shares her thoughts on the Magi’s Reminder The days following Christmas invite a deeper remembering....
Only brick & mortar remain to narrate tale of Punjab’s Parsis
From Field Marshal Manekshaw to ‘Grand Old Lady’ Bhandari, philanthropic community has had a notable impact on state’s cultural tapestryThe residence of Tehmi ‘Bogga’ Bhandari that once hosted the...
Redevelopment creeping in, yet Dadar Parsi Colony has retained its charm
In the 1920s, when municipal corporator and civil engineer Muncherji Edulji Joshi, initiated a housing project for Parsi families in Dadar, his vision was to construct a model neighbourhood with...
1,500-year-old church found next to Zoroastrianism place of worship in Iraq
A 2,000-year-old palace in the Republic of Georgia and a 1,500-year-old church in Iraq suggest Zoroastrians coexisted with people of other religions.The Gird-î Kazhaw archaeological site is in...
Surat-Navsari Highway 4-Laning: Parsis oppose NHAI plan to acquire Doongerwadi Land
The Parsi community in Navsari has opposed the National Highways Authority of India’s (NHAI) plan to acquire a portion of the sacred Doongerwadi (Tower of Silence) land for road widening, calling...
Delhi Parsi Anjuman, founded to serve as a cultural, spiritual hub for community, marks its centenary
If Delhi offered the community prospects for professional growth, the Parsis returned the favour in full spirit, across the fields of law, healthcare and architecture.It is well known that Parsis...
Delhi Parsi Anjuman marks 100 yrs with centenary celebrations
Founded in 1925, the Anjuman has anchored the Capital’s Parsi community for a century. Events include a photo exhibition and cultural performances.The Delhi Parsi Anjuman (DPA) building at Bahadur...
Zoroastrian lawmaker highlights restoration of historic fire temples
Behshid Barkhordari made the remarks on Monday during a meeting with Isfahan Governor-General Mehdi Jamali-Nejad and provincial cultural heritage chief Amir Karamzadeh, Miras Aria...
Ambedkar and Bhathena: An unlikely friendship that stood test of time
Revisiting the special bond between Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar and his Parsi businessman friend Naval Bhathena on Mahaparinirvan DiwasEven great men need friends who are not overawed by their greatness,...
VFS Global earns EcoVadis Platinum Medal, ranks in top 1 per cent for sustainability
The company secured an 88-point score from the sustainability ratings platformVFS Global, a global leader in trusted technology services provider for governments and diplomatic missions, has been...
Meet Ella Wadia, Jinnah’s great-great-granddaughter, who just made her Le Bal debut in Paris
At the world’s most exclusive debutante ball — an event often described as the Met Gala for teenagers — a young woman carried a name deeply familiar to South Asia. Ella Wadia, the...
Rasna Group, Partners Celebrate Parsi Heritage and Community Service in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad: Rasna Group, in association with Rasna Foundation and the Areez Khambatta Benevolent Trust, the CSR arms of the Rasna Group, today concluded a two-day commemorative ceremony in Ahmedabad...
Uran tehsildar puts on hold transfer of Bhiwandiwala trust land to BJP MLA
The Uran tehsildar has put on hold the change of ownership of land from the name of Khan Bahadur Hormasji Maneckji Bhiwandiwala trust to BJP Uran MLA Mahesh Baldi. Rahul Mundke, sub-divisional...