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Editor’s note: The article published in the Free Press Journal refers to a letter signed by a handful of people on an email discussion list and Facebook group. That group has no authority to speak on behalf of the whole community. By no means does their rant represent the sentiment of the Parsi community, be… Continue reading A few in Parsi Community Protest ZYNG Calendar & Seeks BPP Accountability

The Mumbai police have registered a case against city-based builder Kersi Jamshed Randeria and his son Astaad Kersi Randeria. | Mumbai: The Mumbai police have registered a case against city-based builder Kersi Jamshed Randeria and his son Astaad Kersi Randeria in connection with an alleged Rs14 crore cheating and criminal breach of trust case linked… Continue reading 14 Crore SRA Fraud In Ghatkopar: Mumbai Police Book Kersi Randeria And Son For Cheating

For a few weeks each year, in parts of Karachi and Quetta, you can hear Avestan prayers in the Parsi fire temples rising above traffic and generator hum. It is a small sound now, almost silent as the years go by, but it carries two thousand years inside it. Article by Kiva Malick | The… Continue reading Parsis In Pakistan: A Fading Community And The Silence Of Survival

A newly revealed 1964 painting by Angelo da Fonseca reworks Parsi iconography with daring tenderness In an unexpected and delightful twist of Indian art history, a previously unknown 1964 painting entitled ‘Spitama Zarathustra’ has emerged in Goa from the hitherto unexplored archives of the great early Indian modernist Angelo da Fonseca (1902-1967) at the Xavier… Continue reading Zarathustra in Goa: A painting by Angelo da Fonseca

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday heard a constitutional challenge raising questions about gender discrimination within the Parsi community, with Senior Advocate Percival Billimoria describing a 1908 Bombay High Court ruling governing Parsi identity as “a blot on the fair name of an otherwise industrious and loved community.” Article by Sakshi | Law Beat… Continue reading SC Hears Plea Challenging 1908 Dinshaw Ruling on Parsi Identity

The Global Council of Zoroastrians Trust (GCZT) has announced a Rs 10 crore contribution from Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, describing it as the Trust’s first major donation and a milestone that will help it begin activating programs focused on community wellbeing. In a statement GCZT said the contribution is directed toward the Trust’s corpus and will… Continue reading Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla donates Rs 10 crore to GCZT, strengthening new community welfare efforts

Retired Justice Rohinton Nariman addresses the Delhi Parsi Anjuman gathering on the 100th Anniversary Celebrations of the Anjuman.