In the third episode of Season 2, Zoroverse features Ervad Sheherazad Pavri, a prominent, celebrated priest in the global Zoroastrian community. The location of the podcast is a beautiful beach in Udvada, Gujarat, less than a kilometre from the Holy Iranshah, one of the most scared Zoroastrian fire temples in the world. Sheherazad, like Veera,… Continue reading Udvada, The Iranshah, and Rebirth: Ervad Sheherazad Pavri In Conversation
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Sheroo Kanga Spearheads Another Successful St. Judes Walk in 2024
Our dearest friend Sheroo Kanga a long time resident of New Jersey and a lifelong active member of the Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York (ZAGNY) has led a team in the Annual St. Judes Walk/Run for many years. She is ably supported by her husband Vispi and members of the ZAGNY Community. Why Sheroo… Continue reading Sheroo Kanga Spearheads Another Successful St. Judes Walk in 2024
Surat’s Parsi Family Opens Darshan For 199-Year-Old Turban of Lord Swaminarayan
When Lord Swaminarayan visited Surat in 1881, he presented his turban and Shriphal to Parsi Kotwal Ardesar. The turban has remained with the Parsi family for 199 years The turban is displayed annually for darshan on Bhai Dooj. A crowd of devotees gathered on Bhai Dooj in Ghodapur to view the turban given by Lord… Continue reading Surat’s Parsi Family Opens Darshan For 199-Year-Old Turban of Lord Swaminarayan
Ratan Tata, Noel Tata and their lineage to Tata Group founder Jamshedji Tata
Ratan Tata, Noel Tata related to Tata Group founder Jamshedji Tata? New book claims their father was… Navajbai Tata, the wife of Sir Ratan Tata — Jamshedji’s second son– had adopted Naval Tata after her husband passed away. Naval Tata was the father of Ratan Tata and his half-brother Ratan Tata. Updated: November 3, 2024… Continue reading Ratan Tata, Noel Tata and their lineage to Tata Group founder Jamshedji Tata
New Study of ‘Passover Letter’ May Change What We Know About the Birth of Judaism
The 2,400-year-old papyrus from Elephantine, touted as the earliest evidence for Pesach, may in fact reference Zoroastrian-influenced rituals, Israeli scholar concludes The fragment of the ‘Passover letter’ from Elephantine, 419 B.C.E.Credit: bpk / Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, SMB / Margarete Büsing Article by Ariel David | Haaretz Nov 4, 2024 12:34 pm IST The so-called… Continue reading New Study of ‘Passover Letter’ May Change What We Know About the Birth of Judaism
Century-Old Visitors’ Pavilion At Doongarwadi – Tower Of Silence In Malabar Hill Restored
The Panday Pavilion, named after the family that originally built it, is one of the two seating areas in the cemetery for non-Parsis. The pavilion, and another structure restored earlier, are part of the Doongerwadi cemetery precinct which is listed as a Grade IIA site under Mumbai’s urban heritage list. Article by Manoj Ramakrishnan |… Continue reading Century-Old Visitors’ Pavilion At Doongarwadi – Tower Of Silence In Malabar Hill Restored
Zoroastrian Association of California Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC) celebrated its 50th anniversary on October 12th with the theme: Preserving Heritage, Inspiring Generations: Keepers of the Everlasting Flame. Under a canopy aglow with the warmth of a thousand stars, the Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC) marked its 50th anniversary on October 12th. The theme, “Preserving Heritage, Inspiring Generations:… Continue reading Zoroastrian Association of California Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Why was it fitting for people to pay their final respects to Ratan Tata at NCPA in Mumbai?
The Tatas gifted Mumbai this sprawling cultural space with five theatres, an art gallery and a library. On October 10, when the hearse carrying iconic industrialist Ratan Tata’s mortal remains drove into the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) for people to pay their final respects, not many would have realised India’s much-respected corporate… Continue reading Why was it fitting for people to pay their final respects to Ratan Tata at NCPA in Mumbai?
“Aapro” Boman Irani’s visit to the Chicago Dar-E-Mehr
The Brilliant, the Extraordinary, The One and Only “Aapro” Boman Irani’s visit to the Chicago Dar-E-Mehr with family and friends Khursheed Icchaporia, an active member of the Zoroastrian Association of Metropolitan Chicago (ZAMC) writes about Boman Irani’s visit to the Chicago Dar-E-Mehr. In September, Chicago experienced a fantastic weekend during which Boman Irani and Irani… Continue reading “Aapro” Boman Irani’s visit to the Chicago Dar-E-Mehr
