Filmmaker Kaevan Umrigar has a humorous take on Parsi surnames Kaevan Umrigar | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Kaevan Umrigar is a Mumbai-based writer and documentary filmmaker. He is also a surname analyst i.e.; he researches Parsi surnames to trace their historical background including where their families came from, their great-grandparents, occupations and so on. He… Continue reading Insight into your surname with Kaevan Umrigar
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Lt Gen Zubin Minwalla Assumes The Command of Indian Army Trishakti Corps
Lt Gen Minwalla’s leadership comes at a crucial time as the corps continues to fortify India’s defense capabilities on its eastern frontiers. In a significant military leadership transition, Lt Gen Zubin Minwalla has taken command of the prestigious Trishakti Corps, replacing Lt Gen VPS Kaushik. The formal handover ceremony saw Lt Gen Minwalla honoring the… Continue reading Lt Gen Zubin Minwalla Assumes The Command of Indian Army Trishakti Corps
Michelle Mama Wins a Canadian Screen Award 2024
Per a FEZANA post: Congrats to Michelle Mama on winning a Canadian Screen Award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television! Michelle won an award for her work as an Executive Producer on the show Canada’s Drag Race, which won Best Reality/Competition Program or Series. Michelle is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and factual… Continue reading Michelle Mama Wins a Canadian Screen Award 2024
Eventisation of religion: the 12th World Zoroastrian Congress in New York City as an identity-oriented event
Paulina Niechciał a respected Zoroastrian scholar and researcher attended the 12th World Zoroastrian Congress in New York in 2022, as also the 11th World Zoroastrian Congress in Perth in 2018. Nearly two years after the 12WZC 2022 in NYC, she has published a paper titled Eventisation of religion: the 12th World Zoroastrian Congress in New… Continue reading Eventisation of religion: the 12th World Zoroastrian Congress in New York City as an identity-oriented event
Help Us Preserve the Heart and Soul of the ASHA Centre
The ASHA Centre is a magical place in the Forest of Dean in the United Kingdom. Founded by our dearest friend and mentor Zerbanoo Gifford it is an oasis of calm and beauty espoused on Zoroastrian principles. The ASHA Centre, a sanctuary for Zoroastrians in the Forest of Dean, needs your support. Post Brexit threaten… Continue reading Help Us Preserve the Heart and Soul of the ASHA Centre
Nairika Cornett: The Transformative Power of Art
Our dear friend Nairika Cornett speaks about the The Transformative Power of Art: Appreciating Art’s Range of Impact on a podcast with Phil Bonelli. If art were our mental diet, we’d be very healthy people. – Nairika Cornett Nairika Cornett, Director of the Quinlan Visual Arts Center, joins host Phil Bonelli as our special guest… Continue reading Nairika Cornett: The Transformative Power of Art
Parsis Protest Over Plans To Relocate Ranji Agiarry Fire From Falkland Road Fire Temple To Girgaum Shrine
Suggestion to shut down fire temple comes after former trustee of Bombay Parsi Punchayet wrote in community newspaper that community should sell off some of its 48 fire temples and use money from sales for charity. Manoj Ramakrishnan | Free Press Journal Fire Temple | Manoj Ramakrishnan Mumbai: Suggestions to shift a 150-year-old holy fire… Continue reading Parsis Protest Over Plans To Relocate Ranji Agiarry Fire From Falkland Road Fire Temple To Girgaum Shrine
BMC Begins Work On Restoration Of Marine Drive’s ‘Parsi Gate’
The dismantling of the monument, built in the early 20th century by Parsi philanthropists, had created a furore in the Parsi-Zoroastrian community which uses the site for religious rituals associated with water. Redressing worries about the delay in restoring the ‘Parsi Gate’ on Marine Drive which was dismantled for the Mumbai Coastal Road project, the… Continue reading BMC Begins Work On Restoration Of Marine Drive’s ‘Parsi Gate’
The Art of The Motorcycle: Adil Jal Darukhanawala
Our dear friend and legendary automotive journalist, author and expert Adil Jal Darukhanawala put together the The Art of The Motorcycle | India’s newest vintage motorcycle show The inaugural edition of The Art of The Motorcycle vintage bike show took place in Pune and it was nothing short of incredible. Curated by our Edior-at-large Adil… Continue reading The Art of The Motorcycle: Adil Jal Darukhanawala
