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Zarathushti Energy Expert Kobad Bhavnagri Appointed to the Board of Australia’s Renewable Energy Agency The...

SUKKUR: The Sukkur bench of the Sindh High Court has granted a stay order restraining the potential demolition of a...

Congratulations to our dear friend, Nilufer Shroff, on her Outstanding Professional Contributions Award! Parsi Khabar is delighted to share that our dear friend Nilufer K. Shroff has been recognized...

The move follows widespread backlash within the Parsi community, which had launched online campaigns and social media groups opposing the auction of the loss-making property. Article by Manoj...

Melbourne’s Zoroastrian community has reason to celebrate as Dilnaz Billimoria was recognised with the Promotion of Multiculturalism Award at the 2025 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards, held at...

The proposed sale of a 2.5-acre sanatorium in Sanjan — a site of immense historical significance to the Parsi-Irani Zoroastrian community — has triggered an emotional debate within the community,...

The first Parsi Zoroastrian to be appointed to the House of Lords on ‘the worst global crisis since World War II’ and not letting fear of failure stop him Article in Financial News London Financial...

For sixty years, Parsiana has documented the everyday and the extraordinary within the Parsi world — from births and weddings to debates on faith, identity and change. As the magazine prepares to...

One of India’s oldest and most prominent Parsi magazines, Parsiana, will publish its final issue this week, closing after a six-decade run of chronicling the country’s declining Zoroastrian minority...

The meeting, held on Tuesday at the office of a prominent law firm in Mumbai, saw Mehta offering Rs 2.9 crore to keep the sanatorium within the community. However, the WZO reportedly received higher...

The final edition of Parsiana has rolled off the presses. Established in 1964, the semi-monthly magazine was a vital institution for the shrinking tribe of Parsis and Zoroastrians around the world....

Rayomand J. Patell, a senior creative professional with a career spanning three decades across advertising and technology, has announced the launch of Firestarter, a new integrated brand...

Mumbai police have filed an FIR against three individuals accused of forging a Parsi priest’s signature to transfer shares worth ₹16.9 crore. The complainant, Framroze Dadi Vaccha, 52, from...

With the India-UK Free Trade Agreement being signed, Bilimoria asserts that India and UK will soon be supporting each other to further develop digital infrastructure Article by Pushpita Dey | Indian...

Mumbai: The trust that runs a sanatorium in Sanjan, Gujarat, near the monument commemorating the Parsi community’s arrival in India eleven centuries ago, has decided to sell it as the...

Have you ever dreamed of seeing your words come to life and being celebrated for them? Here’s your chance! The Global Council for Zoroastrians Trust (GCZT) has announced the The Ethics of Giving: A...

In an old, neo-gothic building in Fort, an upmarket area in India’s financial capital Mumbai, is a run-down office that produces one of country’s oldest and most prominent Parsi...

A historic Vatican audience honours decades of work for the Chagossian people and celebrates Zoroastrian values of truth and justice. For Richard and Zerbanoo Gifford of Newnham on Severn, a recent...

No Child Should Die in the Dawn of Their Life Each September, when the days turn crisp and summer gives way to fall, Sheroo Kanga of Cranbury, New Jersey, laces up her shoes and joins thousands...

Alarm after FBI arrests US army veteran for ‘conspiracy’ over protest against Ice Article by Aaron Glantz | The Guardian The arrest of a US army veteran who protested against the Trump...

It’s hard to imagine that Bombay (now Mumbai) once came to a screeching halt over stray dogs. Almost 200 years ago, this city shut shop, marched in the streets, and very nearly brought the East...

A Parsi businessman fell victim to a birthday scam, with cybercriminals impersonating him to solicit fake donations, prompting a police investigation. Article by Vinay Dalvi A reputed Parsi...

UPDATE: Since we published the post below, our friend Sunnu Golwala has reached out with the following update. We thank everyone who took the effort to resolve this issue.  “…On July 31,...

Shahnaz Pestonji was a nurse, a mom, a grandmother and a wife. Her two daughters and her husband are now left with the grief of a tragic death after she was fatally stabbed in a North York plaza...

Satara Farmer Brings Back Rare Mango Once Grown Across Mumbai & Gifted to British Royalty Article by Hiren Kumar Bose | The Better India On a quiet June morning in Vechale village in...

Parsiana was founded in in November 1964 by Pestonji Warden. The magazine covered articles about the Parsis, their Zoroastrian religion, history, traditions, and the fierce debates that grips the...

We are delighted to share that Tehmina Kaoosji, a respected journalist, communications strategist, and advocate for gender equality, has been named one of Tatler Asia’s Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow...

Today marks the opening of the inaugural ZASHA World Zoroastrian Women’s Leadership Retreat, a transformative, week-long gathering of dynamic Zoroastrian women leaders from around the globe. Hosted...

Virginia’s House Bill 2783 went into effect on July 1, making the public display of Nazi symbols a criminal offense and formally distinguishing Adolf Hitler’s “Hakenkreuz” from the sacred Swastika,...

Del Irani, Reaches 1.7 Million Views per Episode with Experian Exchange Zoroastrian journalist and media trailblazer Del Irani has achieved a remarkable milestone with Experian Exchange, the...

On Friday morning, Israel struck major nuclear facilities in Iran, in what it said was “pre-emptive military action” aimed at thwarting the nation’s attempts to build nuclear weapons....

In a compelling new episode of And Now, Love, host Cynthia Marks is joined by Dr. Niaz Kasravi—nationally recognized expert on criminal justice reform and human rights—for an unflinching...

A video featuring dancers sashaying to a sacred Zoroastrian prayer mixed with club music has appalled Parsis. Following the community uproar, the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP), their apex trust, said...

On April 8th, 2025, the DHABKAR-SURAT edition of a local Gujarat newspaper reported a deeply troubling statement made by the Governor of Gujarat, Acharya Devvrat, during a convocation speech at Veer...

In a decisive move, over 100 members of the Poona Parsee Panchayat (PPP), led by Chairperson Adv. Marazban Irani, gathered to remove an unauthorized boundary erected by land grabbers on sacred trust...

From a gated community for her Zoroastrian faith in Pakistan's megacity Karachi, 22-year-old Elisha Amra has waved goodbye to many friends migrating abroad as the ancient Parsi community dwindles....

The ‘Bhikha Behram no kuvo’ enshrines the name of the man who sank it in 1725. Article by Bachi Karkaria | Scroll Members of the Parsi community at the Bhika Behram well in Mumbai’s Churchgate...