The lone Parsi family here is all set to celebrate the Zoroastrian New Year, which falls on August 18, this year. Once home to over 300 Parsis, Kozhikode today is left with only one family, the Marshalls, comprising six members. In the noisy Sweet Meet Street (popularly known as SM Street) stands the only Parsi… Continue reading Lone worshippers of the only Parsi temple in Kozikhode
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Surat Parsi Panchayat: We want our rights and security, not money
Central government might have approved first-of-its-kind scheme to help increase the diminishing number of Parsis in the country through a scientific and structured approach, but there is a lack of encouraging response from the community members in the diamond city. By Melvyn Thomas | TNN The Planning Commission had accorded an in-principle approval to the… Continue reading Surat Parsi Panchayat: We want our rights and security, not money
Ratan Tata’s Audacious Philanthropic Retirement Plans
He grew the Tata group into a world-beater. Now, with the Tata trusts, he wants nothing less than to change the world By Prince Mathews Thomas | Forbes India One does not attain freedom from the bondage of Karma by merely abstaining from work. No one attains perfection merely by giving up work Because no… Continue reading Ratan Tata’s Audacious Philanthropic Retirement Plans
Flashback: Like sugar in milk
Gulbano Bamji talks to Moniza Inam about her golden childhood in Quetta: Legend has it that when the Zorastrian king of Persia, Yazedird, was defeated in the Battle of Nehavand, many Parsis fled their homes to escape persecution and moved to the mountains of Khorosan, where they lived for almost a century. In the mountains,… Continue reading Flashback: Like sugar in milk
Star Spangled Banner and the Parsi Connection
The American National Anthem and the Wadia Parsi Family America’s National Anthem is sung thousands of times on every 4th of July weekend. What many may not know is that it was written by Francis Scott Keys on a War Ship constructed by the Parsi pioneer of Wadia Ship Building Corporation out of Bombay, India.… Continue reading Star Spangled Banner and the Parsi Connection
Plan to boost Parsi numbers gets nod
The Planning Commission has cleared a scheme to arrest the dwindling population of the Parsi (Zoroastrian) community, in what will be the first intervention of its kind. The Plan panel had earlier turned down the minority affairs ministry’s scheme to tackle the falling population of religious minorities. By Mahendra Kumar Singh | TNN The programme… Continue reading Plan to boost Parsi numbers gets nod
Firdaus Dhabhar: The positive effects of stress: TED Vancouver
A short talk on the "Good Side of Stress" given at the TED Salon in Vancouver by Dr. Firdaus Dhabhar of Stanford University. Firdaus Dhabhar, winner of 2012 FEZANA Excellence in Business or Profession Award explains the good side of stress. Here is a quick and clear message about the latest thinking regarding stress and… Continue reading Firdaus Dhabhar: The positive effects of stress: TED Vancouver
Muktad Prayers: How Long Should One Do Them ?
A humorous take on a very pertinent issue that we all face at some point in our lives. Good friend of Parsi Khabar, Er. Marzban J. Hathiram write on Frashogard.com The question is often put to me by many devotees: ‘Dasturji, for how long should we do the Muktad prayers?’ There is really no… Continue reading Muktad Prayers: How Long Should One Do Them ?
Combating Poverty in Our Communities Abroad: Session at XVI NAZC 2012
These videos are part of the Session on Combating Poverty in Our Communities Abroda at the XVI North American Zarathusti Congress 2012, hosted by ZAGNY in New York in August 2012. And
