The Parsis, who fled Iran in the face of the country’s Muslim conversation centuries ago, settled across India and Pakistan. But in recent years, the prominent Karachi religious minority is declining, to the portion where the community may totally disappear. Published by Public Radio International It isn’t easy these days being a Parsi. The… Continue reading Ancient Persian religion on the decline in Pakistan
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Eat Live Pray: A Celebration of Zarathushti Culture and Cuisine
FEZANA the umbrella Zoroastrian organization in North America celebrates it’s 25th year in 2012. On this occassion they have come out with a wonderful e-book titled “Eat Live Pray: A Celebration of Zarathushti Culture and Cuisine.” It is available for free download here. Dolly Dastoor, the Editor of the viagra cheap FEZANA Journal has this… Continue reading Eat Live Pray: A Celebration of Zarathushti Culture and Cuisine
Emirates Parsees Gahambar 2012
Come Festive Season and we have reason to celebrate. Every year in December, United Arab Emirates Parsees organise a Get Together Lunch, a Typical Parsi Gahambar. This event is sponsored by the generous family of Mr. & Mrs. Freddy Sidhwa. They have been sponsoring the Gahambar and other Parsee Events in United Arab Emirates for… Continue reading Emirates Parsees Gahambar 2012
Ardeshir Cowasjee RIP: Mourning a man who mourned for Pakistan
A year ago, an obituary appeared on the pages of Dawn of someone called A. Cowasjee. Many well-meaning fans and friends of famous columnist and social activist Ardeshir Cowasjee, rushed to non prescription viagra his home, only to find the man up and about, playing with his dogs and inspecting his garden. By Nadeem F.… Continue reading Ardeshir Cowasjee RIP: Mourning a man who mourned for Pakistan
Special Edition Newsletter of the XVI NAZC 2012
The XVIth North American Zarathushti Congress was hosted by ZAGNY in New York in August 2012. ZAGNY has this month come out with a commemorative special edition of their Newsletter that covers the Congress. Download and read the newsletter on ZAGNY’s website.
The bygone era of Parsis still alive at SoBo club: Rippon Club
Now you need to know someone at the Ripon Club to pig out on the best Parsi cuisine in town. By D.K. Bose | Asian Age After my hints and pleas for months, an acquaintance of an acquaintance finally organised an entry for me at lunch hour — at the hallowed over-century-old club on the… Continue reading The bygone era of Parsis still alive at SoBo club: Rippon Club
An up-close view of Parsis at Harvard exhibit
Sooni Taraporevala’s photographs make clear how much like everyone else Parsis are A man stands with his back to the camera, looking look at the sea. It’s the photograph that begins Sooni Taraporevala’s “Parsis, The Zoroastrians of India,” which runs at Harvard’s Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts through Dec. 20. The title of the… Continue reading An up-close view of Parsis at Harvard exhibit
Vadodra Parsis cremated as vultures dwindle
Vadodara: When Dara Hakim, 89, a former Indian Navy deep-sea diver and prominent member of Vadodara?s Parsi community passed away recently, his family chose to cremate him. Though he did not leave any specific instructions, his wife Roda Hakim arranged for a cremation instead of the traditional method of placing his body in the Tower… Continue reading Vadodra Parsis cremated as vultures dwindle
Christmas with Cyrus Todiwala in London
Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 and its signature restaurant, Mr Todiwala’s Kitchen, are offering Christmas party dining experiences.
