Though small numbers camouflage their presence, Parsis in Bangalore city are an active community.Come March 21, the city will feel their presence as they gear up to celebrate the most important day in the Parsi calendar — Jamshed-e-Navroze, the Parsi New Year. By Visy Valsan / DNA Falling on the same day every year, Jamshed-e-Navroze… Continue reading Parsis in Bangalore gear up for their New Year
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ZYNG Creates Platform for Youth Interaction
Although a modest Rs 1 crore was allocated in the Union budget to impede dwindling population of minority communities, city’s Parsis believe self-help is the best help. The community, under the Bombay Parsi Panchayat (BPP), has started Zoroastrian Youth for the Next Generation (ZYNG), a social platform to promote interaction between Parsis in the age… Continue reading ZYNG Creates Platform for Youth Interaction
Katy Dalal Passes Away
Parsi Khabar is saddened to announce the passing away of Dr. Katy Dalal yesterday. Katy Dalal is legendary for her culinary skills especially with Parsi cuisine. Over the years we as a family have enjoyed wonderful meals ordered from her on festive occassions. She also catered on a lot of the days before both the… Continue reading Katy Dalal Passes Away
Parsis and Yoga
Ervad Marzban J. Hathiram over at Frashogard.com makes a compelling case about Parsis and Yoga. Today’s fast paced and chemical-laden life has brought, in addition to the comforts and conveniences of the modern age, new and varied illnesses and disorders that plague most of us. Physical wellness and being fit is high up on most… Continue reading Parsis and Yoga
The Sandalwood Controversey at Udwada Atash Behram
A few years ago, our entire family was at Udwada to offer prayers after my wedding. Just as we were about to give the “sukhad” to the “boiwala” dasturji, he refused to take it saying that its not original. We were completely taken aback, both by the dasturji’s pronouncement and his harsh and rude tone.… Continue reading The Sandalwood Controversey at Udwada Atash Behram
2010 Survey of Next Generation Zarathushtis
Below is a request from good friend Jim Engineer over at NextGenNow. Please do take the survey. Dear friends, Nowruz Pirooz va har rooz Norooz! Navroze Mubarak! We hope this e-mail and upcoming new year weekend finds you well! We are pleased to launch our 2010 Survey of Next Generation Zarathushtis and we would really… Continue reading 2010 Survey of Next Generation Zarathushtis
Ardashir Vakil: Having the write stuff
You don’t become an award-winning author without having a flair for words, and London-based Ardashir Vakil is certainly a good example of that. His impeccable sentences, tinged with the lilting accent that reveals his Mumbai origins, sound like they are plucked from a book. Not surprising, as words and sentences are kind of an obsession… Continue reading Ardashir Vakil: Having the write stuff
The Zarathushtra Effect
His admirers claim he was the first to teach monotheism, the existence of heaven and hell and the final triumph of good over evil. Plato and Aristotle revered his wisdom. Raphael included him among the world’s greatest philosophers in his The School of Athens fresco. Some scholars insist that he had more influence on Western… Continue reading The Zarathushtra Effect
Wadias: Gujarat’s philanthropic architects
Masterstrokes, an exhibition of models of the iconic works of Richard Meier, was held at the Sir J J College of Architecture. The college is a fine example of Parsi philanthropy by Sir Jamshedji Jeejeebhai whose generosity extended to Gujarat as well. Published in TNN In Surat, the Sir J J School is one of… Continue reading Wadias: Gujarat’s philanthropic architects
