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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...
Astad Deboo Conferred the Yangnaraman Living Legend Award
Our dear friend and brilliant legendary contemporary dancer Astad Deboo has been credited for blending his kathak and kathakali training and creating a unique dance form that has been appreciated...
AILA Presents Cyrus D. Mehta with the 2018 Edith Lowenstein Memorial Award
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) will recognize Cyrus D. Mehta with the 2018 Edith Lowenstein Memorial Award for excellence in advancing the practice of immigration law. He will...
BPP Trustee Candidate: Xerxes Dastur In Conversation
On the sidelines of the 11th World Zoroastrian Congress 2018 in Perth Australia, Parsi Khabar had an opportunity to catch up with Ervard Xerxes Dastur who is contesting the BPP Trustee election for...
Roshan K Bharucha Sworn in as part of Pakistan’s Federal Caretaker Government
Roshan K. Bharucha is one of the six members of Pakistan’s caretaker federal government. Roshan along with her other colleagues was sworn in on June 4th. Roshan has been one of the leading Parsis in...
World Zarathushti Awards Presented at 11th World Zoroastrian Congress in Perth
The World Zarathushti Awards were presented at the 11th World Zoroastrian Congress, held in Perth this month. The awards are coordinated by the Awards committee of the Global Working Group....
Parsi community against Metro tunnels passing underneath ancient temples
Burying their differences, traditional and liberal Parsis on Friday came together at a packed public meeting and passed a unanimous resolution against the Metro 3 underground tunnels planned to pass...
BPP Trustee Elections: Ervard Xerxes Vispi Dastur
Candidate Profile Ervard Xerxes Vispi Dastur Proposed by: Mr. Cyrus Jamshed Guzder Seconded by: Mr. Keki Mistry Supported by: The Community “KOMMNO” ANNE “KAMMNO” TRUSTEE This Bombay Parsi...
Day 03: 11th World Zoroastrian Congress 2018 Perth Australia
The last day of the Congress dawned bright and sunny on a Perth winter Sunday. After the previous night’s River Cruise, the participants were raring to get on with the program. The morning saw...
Day 02: 11th World Zoroastrian Congress 2018 Perth Australia
Another beautiful sunny day welcomed the participants as they streamed in to the first full day of presentations kicked off with a beautiful rendition of Monajats by Mani Rao of Chicago USA. Meherji...
Day 01: 11th World Zoroastrian Congress Perth Australia
June 1, 2018 dawned as a beautiful sunny late fall day in Perth Australia. Over 330 Zoroastrians from all over the world gathered for the very first World Congress in the Southern hemisphere. The...
It Truly is Worth Going to Perth
In a few hours the 11th World Zoroastrian Congress will begin in Perth. This will be a Congress of a few firsts, all of which make it worth going to Perth. For the first time it is being hosted in...
A Stream Runs Through It
How 10 days at the ASHA Centre Transformed, Inspired and Enriched the First-Ever World Zoroastrian Youth Leaders Forum In the heart of pastoral Gloucestershire, England, the transformational ASHA...
Parsi dadgah in Dadar to complement nearby agiary
It will be situated in the lobby of Della Tower and have an exhibition centre in the adjoining section displaying the history of Zoroastrianism A dadgah — a lower grade fire temple — at Della Tower...
Parsis are indifferent when it comes to saving community institutions says petitioner Berjis Desai
Even as the Bombay High Court steps in to rein in a rampant MMRCL over the tunnelling process under sacred fire temples at Princess Street, petitioner Berjis Desai says that the community is often...
Parsi Khabar at the 11th World Zoroastrian Congress 2018 in Perth Australia
In less than a week, the 11th World Zoroastrian Congress shall begin in Perth Australia. This is a Congress of a few firsts. It is the first in the Southern Hemisphere and the first in Australia. As...
A town by the sea
A slice of Parsi life in tranquil Udvada With a shrill toot, the autorickshaw rumbled to a stop next to us as we walked into the village. “Ice cream?” offered the gentleman behind the wheel as he...
India’s first ‘open fire temple’ in Pune breeds new hope for Zoroastrianism, Parsis
India’s first ‘open agiary’ mainly caters to ex-communicated Parsis, i.e. those who have married out of their community, and their children, and Zoroastrian enthusiasts who want to learn more about...
Mumbai Metro 3 project: HC directs MMRC board to meet Atash Behrams’ high priests, petitioners
In a significant order, the Bombay high court on Wednesday directed the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRC) board to give a hearing to five high priests and trustees of two Atash Behrams...
Parsi Dairy dispute finally ends as one partner ‘retires’ with Rs.14cr share
A festering family dispute among the eight partners of Parsi Dairy Farm has finally been resolved with one of the partners, Urvaksh Naval Hoyvoy, who was jailed last month, retiring. Hoyvoy, who was...
How the Parsi sari was adapted into Bengali culture
If you try to picture Rabindranath Tagore – especially if you are a fan of the bard and his literary works and remembered his recent birth anniversary – you will visualise his trademark silver beard...
Fake Email Clarification
Dear readers of Parsi Khabar It has been brought to our attention by numerous people, that a fake email supposedly sent by Parsi Khabar is doing the rounds. This email was sent out yesterday from a...
Meet the Kavinas, one of the only two Parsi families in Kerala
Dressed in regular ‘nighties’ with a dash of sacred ash on their forehead, Rathi and Dhan Kavina could easily pass off as Malayalis. But a look around their modest flat reveals a picture of Prophet...
Hello World – The Zoroastrian Story of Creation: Book Review
Hello World is a beautiful new story book retold by Shazneen Rabadi Gandhi and illustrated by Gulshan Pagdiwala. As described, it tells the simplified version of the Zoroastrian Story of Creation....
Navi Mumbai gets its first Fire Temple at Kopar Khairne
Shirinbai and Khurshedji Hormusji Doongaji Daremeher Navi Mumbai gets its first Fire Temple at Kopar Khairne Parsis celebrate after the new fire temple at Kopar Khairane was inaugurated on Monday....
Controversy over entry rules at new Navi Mumbai fire temple
Run-up to the inauguration, however, has been marked by a debate among Parsi-Zoroastrians about the rules of entry into the fire temple Today, Zoroastrians from Navi Mumbai will inaugurate their...
Empowering Mobeds: Moving Online
“I am no seer but I can say it with confidence.. we are moving in the right direction.” The Empowering Mobeds programme with the theme of Moving Online kicked off on the morning of 13th...
5 Questions with Food and Travel Writer Meher Mirza
Meher Mirza is one of the guest speakers at the Gather event organised by BARO, Bombay Perfumery, and Paper Planes. The event, amongst other things, also celebrates the release of the new issue of...
Nishka Lulla launches the newest e-commerce fashion portal GetNatty.com
9th May 2018, Mumbai: If dressing up is something you love, it’s time to check out the recently launched fashion platform, GetNatty.com . This e-commerce portal houses India’s most talented,...
Cyrus D Mehta Wins Who’s Who Legal Awards 2018 Corporate Immigration Lawyer of the Year
Our good friend and eminent immigration lawyer has been selected as one of the recipients of the Who’s Who Legal Awards for 2018. From Who’s Who Legal Awards website: Each year Who’s Who Legal...
5 Questions with Archeologist and Food Writer Kurush Dalal
TCS: There’s something about “gymkhana grub” that a certain generation will remember with great fondness. Your mum Katy ran kitchens for a few clubs herself – what are your memories of the food...
Mobeds move online under new programme
After breaking away from the Jiyo Parsi programme in February, Jiyo Mobed will debut on Sunday in its new avatar as ‘Empowering Mobeds,’ through a workshop Article by Gaurav Sarkar | Mid...
Parsis say no to flight path over Tower of Silence
Airports Authority of India may now have to revise the path flights will take to the Navi Mumbai airport. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) may have to alter the flight path for the Navi Mumbai...
Elderly Parsis to act as baby-sitters: Jiyo Parsi
Jiyo Parsi programme will help slowdown the decline of Parsi population. In what might be viewed as a winwin for Parsis of all age groups, the Jiyo Parsi programme, currently in its second phase,...
Dadar Parsi Colony on Instagram
It is impossible not to be taken up by the verdant beauty of Dadar Parsi Colony, and it may so happen that the next time you are sauntering through its lanes or driving past its parks, you may take...
Justice Kathawala holds court till 3:30 am to hear pending matters before Bombay HC closes for summer vacation
As reported earlier, in the last week of April, Justice Kathawalla was hearing cases on April 23 till 11 pm. And on April 25 till midnight. Friday, the last working day for Bombay High Court, before...
In Coversation with Kaiyan K. Mistree
Our dearest friend Kaiyan K. Mistree recently joined ISPRAVA as its Head of New Business and Markets. Below is an interview with Kaiyan about his role and work at ISPRAVA Walk into the Isprava...
FEZANA Reports on a Successful 31st Annual General Meeting
The 31st Annual General Meeting of the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America was hosted by member association California Zoroastrian Center at their Dar-e-Mehr in Westminster...
Soli Mehta: Thoroughbred Owner of the Month
Our Thoroughbred Owner of the Month, Soli Mehta,is 69 years old. He has been in horse racing for morethan 40 ye ars, but not until very recently has he owne d ahorse capable of taking down the big...
Noshir Dadrawala: BPP trustee steps down
Says the chairman humiliated him in front of staff members The internal bickering among the trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP), city’s oldest and richest trust, continues. On Wednesday,...
Parsis fear for Kolkatta’s first fire temple
The death of the last known trustee of Calcutta’s first Parsi fire temple, defunct and decrepit but listed as a Grade I heritage building, has raised concern in the community about land sharks...
A school of our own: Mama Parsi School in Karachi
I REMEMBER the wooden floor. It makes sense, as little children are closer to the floor, and I was at the time just that. It was my first foray into the world, my first time without my mother,...
Brigadier Dosoo Gimi’s Military Sword Bequeathed to HighGate RSL
A very special bequest was made to Highgate RSL during our March meeting, with the presentation of the military sword belonging to BRIG Dosoo Gimi, by his daughter, Kamal Plank, on behalf of her...
Navsari Parsis tap into Age Old house well As Gujarat Facing Water Crisis
As Gujarat faces a water crisis, the wells in Parsi homes comes to the rescue of the Parsis in Navsari.
Parsi Dairy Farm owners accuse partner of fraud
MUMBAI: A dispute over 300 acres of land owned by the family running the popular Parsi Dairy Farm has landed in the Bombay high court. The family has accused one of the dairy partners of “fraud” by...
Karachi Press Club: The majestic heritage monument that still stands tall
The southern port city of Pakistan, Karachi has enjoyed immense strategic value for centuries. When the British realised its strategic significance, the city became the centre of many official civil...
BBC Forum: Sacred flames that burn for hundreds of years
It is a religion that has lasted three millennia, claims to be the world’s first monotheistic creed and to have influenced major faiths such as Christianity, Judaism and Islam, inspired...
Saraswati Devi: India’s Maiden Female Composer
Saraswati Devi was a Parsi, born as Khursheed Minocher Homji, in 1912. India’s first female composer, Saraswati Devi had a sonorous legacy which met an abrupt end as she was swiftly erased...
Zenobia Mistri: Teacher par Excellence by Shireen Isal
We are happy to learn that a new book titled ‘Zenobia Mistri: Teacher par Excellence’ by author Shireen Isal A young girl, with gritty determination, pursues her college education in Bombay (now...
Astad Deboo never fails to surprise
The celebrated dancer collaborates with rudra veena artiste Baha úd-din Dagar for his new work The word ‘contemporary’ that is bandied about in the performing art world today has a committed...
Parsis form team to maintain fire temples, look after priests and staff in Mumbai
Most of these Agiaries are managed by private trusts and are not a part of Bombay Parsi Punchayat Article by Yesha Naik | Hindustan Times To ensure all Zoroastrian Agiaries and Atash Behrams — two...