Parsis in the city, particularly those who offer their dead to the vultures, may be asked to do away with some popular painkillers like Voveran, if their vulture breeding program is successful. By Ashutosh Shukla | DNA Feeding on dead bodies that contain traces ofDiclofenac and other drugs is largely blamed to have made vultures… Continue reading Parsis may have to stop using certain painkillers
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‘The biggest test for Cyrus is to stay true to the Tata code of ethics’
Having steered over hundred companies of the Tata group for more than two decades,Ratan Tata, who retires on December 28 as the group’s chairman, says he has always tried to do the “right thing” but rues that Indians have a tendency to harp too much on the dark side of things and pull down those… Continue reading ‘The biggest test for Cyrus is to stay true to the Tata code of ethics’
Oklahoma University Professor Travels to India to Research Zoroastrianism
Afshin Marashi, OU professor of International and Area Studies, will travel across the globe to further his research on Iranian nationalism and Zoroastrianism, the religion of most Iranians before Islam was adopted. Marashi will travel to Bombay, India for the first time in January to study the influence on this faith on the development of… Continue reading Oklahoma University Professor Travels to India to Research Zoroastrianism
Celebrating a Treasure: 140 Years at the First Dastoor Meherjirana Library, Navsari
This is the title of an international conference being organized by the Meherjirana Library and PARZOR. The conference is being held from January 12 to 15, 2013. The conference has a power-packed list of international scholars of the Zoroastrian religion. The entire program can be download here. The conference, needless to say is sold out… Continue reading Celebrating a Treasure: 140 Years at the First Dastoor Meherjirana Library, Navsari
Irani Restaurants: Bye-bye to Brun maska?
A little of Iran blossomed on the streets of South Bombay in the form of restaurants and bakeries in the late 19th century. A few have closed down owing to various pressures. What about those that remain? By Paul Noronha | The Hindu On a walk down the oldest parts of Mumbai, south central Mumbai… Continue reading Irani Restaurants: Bye-bye to Brun maska?
Parsi Money, Not Bodies, Key to Vulture Survival, Expert Says
Ask the director of the Bombay Natural History Society about vultures, and he will discuss the issue endlessly. Ask him about Parsis and their corpse disposal practices, and he will roll his eyes. By Gardiner Harris| NYTimes “I am only interested in the vulture issue,” Dr. Asad R. Rahmani said during a recent interview in… Continue reading Parsi Money, Not Bodies, Key to Vulture Survival, Expert Says
The Cyrus Cylinder travels to the US
‘First declaration of human rights’ to tour five cities in the United States The British Museum today announces that one of its most iconic objects, the Cyrus Cylinder, will tour to five major museum venues in the United States in 2013. This will be the first time this object has been seen in the US… Continue reading The Cyrus Cylinder travels to the US
10th World Zoroastrian Congress 2013
Mumbai will be host to the 10th World Zoroastrian Congress is to be held in December 2013. Hosted by The Bombay Parsi Punchayat; it will be held from December 27 to 31st 2013. The website for the Congress is up, but as of date has little information. The theme of the Congress is “Zoroastrianism in… Continue reading 10th World Zoroastrian Congress 2013
Giving New Life to Vultures to Restore a Human Ritual of Death
Fifteen years after vultures disappeared from Mumbai’s skies, the Parsi community here intends to build two aviaries at one of its most sacred sites so that the giant scavengers can once again devour human corpses. By GARDINER HARRIS | NYTimes Construction is scheduled to begin as soon as April, said Dinshaw Rus Mehta, chairman… Continue reading Giving New Life to Vultures to Restore a Human Ritual of Death
