Below is a request by Dinyar Patel, a PhD candidate at Harvard University. Dinyar Patel writes… I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at Harvard University and the grand-nephew of Dasturji Hormazdyar Mirza. I have been studying the history of the Parsis and Zoroastrianism for the past three years and I am… Continue reading The Private Papers of Sir Dinshaw Wacha
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Protest Against Jame Jamshed
The below is a copy of the letter to the Editor of Jame Jamshed. This letter is written by good friend Ervad Marzban J Hathiram, who is the head priest of the Behram Baug Agiary and the editor of Frashogard.com Marzban writes. Hi Shernaaz, I was shocked and disgusted to read yesterday’s edition of the… Continue reading Protest Against Jame Jamshed
Parsi lady seeks cop cover for Navjot of kids
Wants protection for the initiation ceremony of her children born of a Catholic father after threats from disapproving community elders By Manoj Nair / Mumbai Mirror A Parsi woman and her non-Zoroastrian husband, who planned the Navjot or initiation ceremony of their two children – a seven-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl – into the… Continue reading Parsi lady seeks cop cover for Navjot of kids
Shelter over their heads, Surat Parsi couples enjoy parenthood
It may be pleasing news for the members of the Parsi community that many of the newly-wed young Parsi women are in the family way in Surat, which has a population of 3,500 of the total 90,000 Parsis in the country. By Himanshu Bhatt, TNN Worried over the dwindling numbers of the Parsis, the Surat… Continue reading Shelter over their heads, Surat Parsi couples enjoy parenthood
Valsad’s Parsi Woman Seeks Court Help to Worship
A Parsi woman married to a non-Parsi has sought the Gujarat High Court’s intervention to avail the fundamental right to worship and to access the religious places of Parsis she was denied by her community after her marriage. The Public Interest Litigation (PIL), perhaps the first of its kind, was admitted in Ahmedabad Thursday. The… Continue reading Valsad’s Parsi Woman Seeks Court Help to Worship
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
Navroze Recognition by United Nations
The UN has acknowledged the festival of Navroze as a Heritage of Humanity. The below is an email forwarde by Mickie Sorabjee. Dear All, You will be happy to know that finally, after some years of delay, this news of Navroze being awarded the UNESCO award as an Intangible Heritage of Humanity has come through… Continue reading Navroze Recognition by United Nations
