Sam Vesuna was 19 when he became a pallbearer at the Parsi Towers of Silence at Malabar Hill. Today, bodies laid to rest in the roofless towers putrefy below solar panels, but at that time, hungry birds of prey still slouched along their stone walls. Article by Nergish Sunavala | Times of India “When I… Continue reading Spotlight’s on khandias, the Parsi ‘untouchables’
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The curious case of the vanishing Parsis
“I’ll grow up to be a math teacher,” declares Delicia Billimoria. Looking at the ease with which she demolishes a complex multiplication assignment on a canvas blackboard hung in her living room at her Surat apartment, the seven-year-old with pigtails and a bucktooth smile appears to have a way with numbers. Article by Aasheesh Sharma|… Continue reading The curious case of the vanishing Parsis
Kolkata Parsi Zoroastrians file petition in high court against Snoop Dogg video
The Parsi Zoroastrian community in Kolkata is up in arms against a video uploaded on YouTube that they feel is blasphemous and shows disrespect to the ‘Faravahar’, a symbol held sacred by them. Darayas Jamshed Bapooji, president of the Parsi Zoroastrian Association of Kolkata has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Calcutta high court… Continue reading Kolkata Parsi Zoroastrians file petition in high court against Snoop Dogg video
Toronto’s Jashan In the Baug: A Photo Essay
On July 21, 2015 the Ontario Zoroastrian Community Foundation (OZCF), located on beautiful 10 acres of land, held a huge event of “Jashan in the Baug” on their premises at 1187 Burnhamthorpe Road East Oakville, Ontario. Canada, This event was specially organized to recognize the Mobeds who from many years have continued to provide religious… Continue reading Toronto’s Jashan In the Baug: A Photo Essay
Parsi Punchayet sweepers, pallbearers threaten strike
On Monday, over 230 Class IV workers including the Tower of Silence’s pallbearers sported red Gandhi topis with their union’s name “Mumbai Mazdoor Sabha“ emblazoned across. This was the first phase of a peaceful protest, which will escalate into a strike if the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) continues to evade their demands for higher wages,… Continue reading Parsi Punchayet sweepers, pallbearers threaten strike
Sticky dispute as Kurdish Zoroastrians blast diaper maker
Members of the Zoroastrian religious minority in Erbil, Kurdistan have threatened a diaper company with a lawsuit for giving a baby product the same name as their holy book. The product in question, the Avesta Baby Diaper, has outraged the faith’s leaders who have demanded the name be changed at once. “Avesta’ is the name… Continue reading Sticky dispute as Kurdish Zoroastrians blast diaper maker
In Toronto Zoroastrians’ passing of priesthood and traditions
When Hormuz Mahveer Javat was 8, his parents popped an unusual question to the Mississauga boy: “Do you want to become a priest?” Although he always attended all the religious services and ceremonies in the close-knit Zoroastrian community, it put a lot of weight on the little boy’s tiny shoulders. Article by Nicholas Keung |… Continue reading In Toronto Zoroastrians’ passing of priesthood and traditions
The Parsi Food Pilgrims
I’m going to be honest with you. I’m a Parsi but I’ve always had a somewhat tenuous love for Parsi food. Of course I liked the odd dish here and there—dhan-dar chawal, simple yellow dal and rice usually eaten with a spicy prawn patiyo; sali marghi, in which the chicken is doused with crisply fried… Continue reading The Parsi Food Pilgrims
WZO Trust Funds and Jiyo Parsi work together in South Gujarat
With the kind cooperation and support of Mr Dinshaw Tamboly and the Members of the local Committee at Navsari of the W.Z.O Trust Funds (Mrs Sharmin Tamboly, Mr Cyrus Vandriwala, Mr Rohinton Contractor, Mr Aspi Ambapardiwala, Mrs Simin Bharda and Mrs Pauruchist Kadodwalla), a workshop for parents was held for the first time at Navsari… Continue reading WZO Trust Funds and Jiyo Parsi work together in South Gujarat
