Royal connection to Zorosatrians dates back generations As the world waits to see the royal wedding, I cannot but think of the profound influence the Queen of England and her family has had on my community and my people back in India. My first memories of Buckingham Palace or Westminster Abbey were all around me… Continue reading The Parsi Connection to the Royal Family Spans Generations
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City’s first garden for special children at Parsi colony
Before December 2010, Nasha Khan could only watch other children of Byculla’s Rustom Baug play in the Parsi colony’s garden. Now, the garden is the high point of Khan’s life as she plays with her friends every evening on the thick green ropewalk and the wide bench swing. Khan, one of the dozen special children… Continue reading City’s first garden for special children at Parsi colony
Udvada, Sanjan to be world heritage centres for religious harmony: Narendra Modi
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi today announced that the famous pilgrimage places of Parsi community, Udvada and Sanjan in Valsad, would be developed as ‘World Heritage Centres for Religious Harmony’. The announcement came during a function organised to celebrate the 1290th anniversary of Shreeji Pak Iranshah at Udvada. Modi said that while the entire country… Continue reading Udvada, Sanjan to be world heritage centres for religious harmony: Narendra Modi
Parsi Punchayet Looks For Trustee
Parsi-Zoroastrians are preparing to elect a new member to the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP), the community’s main representative body, to replace the trustee who resigned last month. But many members of the community are wondering whether a consensus candidate can be elected to the seat. By Manoj R Nair |DNA A search is on for… Continue reading Parsi Punchayet Looks For Trustee
The consecration of a new Afarganyu for a Daremeher
Dear friend and Panthaki Saheb of the Behram Baug Daremeher, Ervad Marzban J. Hathiram has a very nice article about the consecration of a new Afarganyu for the Ustad Saheb Behramshah Nowroji Shroff Daremeher Readers of Frashogard would recall that I had written about the deeply mystical significance of the Afarganyu which holds the Atash… Continue reading The consecration of a new Afarganyu for a Daremeher
The Bombay Artists from the Jehangir Nicholson Collection
Last Wednesday, art collectors in Mumbai responded favourably to an auction of paintings from the collection of the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA). By Anupa Mehta | DNA And while a few people were bemused at the starry numbers achieved by some mediocre (and some stellar) works, new benchmarks were set for a… Continue reading The Bombay Artists from the Jehangir Nicholson Collection
Senior citizens have a hard time in Udvada
Tight police bandobast during chief minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Udvada on Sunday was a nightmarish experience for a large number of Parsis. However, police defended the arrangement saying it was necessary from security point of view. By Yagnesh Mehta | TNN "I didn’t know it was going to be a troublesome affair. I had… Continue reading Senior citizens have a hard time in Udvada
Dwindling numbers a big concern for Parsis
Dwindling numbers is a big concern among Parsis, but you would not have felt it at Udvada on Sunday as the community came out to take part in the 1290th anniversary celebration of the most important fire time of the community Shreeji Pak Iranshah in Udvada. Some 2,000 Parsis gathered from around the world for… Continue reading Dwindling numbers a big concern for Parsis
Fire temple at Udvada is central to Parsi religion
Fire holds a central position in the Zoroastrian religion. Fire is seen as a living, breathing embodiment of the supreme divinity and hence not only a worthy representative of God but also a powerful link between the material and spiritual worlds. In the Zoroastrian religion, the word fire denotes much more than physical burning fires.… Continue reading Fire temple at Udvada is central to Parsi religion
