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Yashvardhan Ruia's 1929 Mercedes-Benz 630K has taken First Prize in the "Automobiles of Royal India" class at the 2026...

A London-based Mobed and technology entrepreneur has launched a free web app that brings together all three...

The May 2023 Ba Humata Lecture is scheduled for Sunday May 7, 2023The month’s topic is: Life is an Expression of Our Deepest Realization… Yasna Ha 51.22 & Yenghe-HatamSpeakers:Ervad Rustom...

Tehemton Mehta lives alone and does all his household chores himselfArticle by Mazhar Farooqui | Khaleej Times Tehemton Homi Dhunjiboy Mehta is not your typical centenarian. This Zoroastrian Dubai...

No one can quite place when the May Queen Ball started really, but most of its loyal audience trace their association with the event to its revival in 1993. For at least three decades, the pageant...

Our dear friend Freyaz Shroff started the KurNiv Foundation (KNF) 5 years ago. On their 5th anniversary, here is a small presentation of their work and the reach and impact of the foundation. Freyaz...

The April 2023 Ba Humata Lecture series shall be on the topic “ ME-NESS & WE-NESS IN CONSCIOUSNESS “Yasna Ha 51.22 & Yenghe-HatamSpeakers: Moobadyar Dr. Nooshin Jahangiri, MD (Iran...

2023 NouRouz Transformational Special ASPIRE TO INSPIRE UNTIL WE EXPIRE With  "I AM" ASK-FIRMATIONS with Dr. Firdos Shroff, India & Meher Amalsad, USA. Hosted by Yazdi Tantra and Moderated...

The March 2023 Ba Humata Lecture will be on the topic “LIFE IS FOR-GIVING AND FORGIVING Ushtavaiti  Gatha Yasna Ha 43.1”SpeakersErvad Poras T. Balsara (United States)Ervad Farhan Panthaki...

Devout Parsis visiting the Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Agiary on Dastur Meher Road in the Pune Camp area have been sending up a silent prayer for freedom from the chaos prevailing outside their sacred...

We are thrilled to learn that our dear friend Parinaz Homiar Hathiram was recently awarded the Eagle Scout Award. The Eagle Scout Award is the highest award bestowed upon Scouts in the United...

Byram D Avari will be remembered for his business acumen, love of sailing and philanthropy Article here Byram D Avari, who passed away in Karachi on January 22 at the age of 81, was more than a...

On the eve of India’s Republic day, two Parsis are amongst those who are conferred the Padma Awards. The Padma Shri awards are conferred to Areez Khambatta (posthumously) and Coomi Nariman Wadia...

The Parsi community of Karachi and Pakistan lost one of its great stalwarts on January 22nd, with the passing away of Byram D. Avari. Parsi Khabar offers its deepest condolences to the Avari family...

'They're very friendly': Markham couple opens home for youths struggling with housing360°kids seeks community hosts for emergency accommodation Nightstop programIrene Wong | Markham Economist &...

Earlier in January the Senior Citizen’s Center in Navsari celebrated its 25th Anniversary. Parsi Khabar were honoured to have been invited for the function. Below is a write up by our dear friend...

Our dear friend, young entrepreneur and CEO of HumSafer Jehaan Kotwal has come out with an app for truck drivers that is designed to save lives, and make trucking safe. Humsafer users technology to...

Parsi Khabar is saddened to hear about the passing away of Frene Noshir Ginwala, a leading freedom fighter in South Africa, and the first speaker of an independent South Africa. Our dear friend...

Mumbai’s Parsis mourn passing of legend Dr Tehemton E Udwadia as they remember a man grand in talent, spirit Surgeon and gastroenterologist Dr Tehemton Erach Udwadia passed away on Saturday,...

Incentive Scheme for Encouraging Boarders to join Dadar Athornan InstituteThe Dadar Athornan Institute (DAI) established in 1919 by the Athornan Mandal, Mumbai is the only seminary that provides...

The January 2023 Ba Humata Talk will be on the topic “LET'S SHOWER OUR POWER TO FLOWER AND EMPOWER” Vohukshatra Gatha Yasna Ha 51.1  There will be a special TanDorosti prayer From Iran in the...

Dinyar Mistry sends us this beaituful write up about the Ostowari family. This is a love story. It is a story about a family’s love for their community and the lengths they went to. I am writing...

The December 2022 Ba Humata Lecture Series will be on the topic “ IN LIFE... WHAT YOU EMPHASIZE MULTIPLIES, AMPLIFIES AND UNIFIES: The Zarathushti Prayers”Speakers: Ervad Mehbad Dastur (Canada)Ervad...

The Creator of Rasna, Legendary industrialist and philanthropist – Shri Areez Pirojshaw Khambatta Passes Away With profound sorrow and grief, we announce the sad passing away, on 19th November 2022,...

The Bengaluru chapter of the World Zarathushti Chamber Of Commerce (WZCC) is hosting a ‘Winter Bazaar’ on Saturday.Article on Deccan HeraldThe organisation was created for networking, enhancing...

Before the end of November 2022, the real estate company would list on India’s stock exchanges at a market value of Rs. 5,600 crore Over a decade ago three builders were slugging it out for a large...

Dear Friends With a very heavy heart have to inform that our dear Dadi Mistry, passed away at 9.45 am  on Sunday November 13, 2022 Dadi was the former President of The Delhi Parsi Anjuman; and...

Our dear friend Rayomand J. Patell is a man of many talents. He's a rockstar in the Advertising space for years and is equally a rockstar in the car world in Mumbai. His passion for cars extends to...

In this episode of Wings Podcast we will meet Hoshedar Deboo a 3rd generation entrepreneur currently working as Director of his family business - Albaj Engineering Corporation Pvt. Ltd., a...

The Ba Humata Lecture Series November 2022 shall be held on November 6th 2022.on the theme “The Truth of Love Has More Power Than the Love of Truth”: The Zarathushti PrayersSpeakers: Ervad Dr....

Dhun Baria, the feisty reformist who was also orthodox in certain ways, “was a real contradiction,” said Noshir Dadrawalla, her friend and former Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) trustee. The community...

The October 2022 Ba Humata Lecture Series is on the theme “Life is a sample of our example: The Zarathushti Prayers”Speakers: Professor Emeritus Dr. Coomi Vevaina (India)Houman Farvahari (Iran)Ervad...

The Irani family from Mississauga, Canada will be appearing on the Canadian-version of the popular game show Family Feud. It features two families who compete to name the most popular answers to...

This fascination with the British monarchy is not just limited to Bomanbehram, 75. Every Zoroastrian Parsi and Irani home, it is said lightheartedly, has a portrait of the queen, be it Victoria or...

Did you ever have Sali Marghi -- tender chicken wrapped in fiery masala and topped off with shredded fried potato? Sali Marghi is an age-old recipe that has been a traditional one in Parsi...

Indian creative professionals have made the industry proud, yet again. They bagged top ranks at the Lions Creativity report, which was released yesterday. The annual report is a definitive ranking...

My Lords, I was in Boston yesterday and at lunchtime, Boston time, I came out of a meeting with one of my Harvard Business School professors, looked at my phone and saw the sad news about Her...

The long, messy legal battle was also a fight for his reputation. Cyrus wanted to tell the world that he was doing the right thingWritten by Coomi KapoorAn introvert who shied away from public gaze,...

FEZANA President & Parsi Khabar founder Arzan Sam Wadia on India’s largest English radio station Radio One 94.3 FM speaking with the legendary Hrishi K on Parsi New Year Day. The interview was...

Parsi Khabar is saddedned to hear about the passing away of Cyrus Mistry, past Chairman of Tata & Sons and head of the SP Group. He was in a car along with three others returning to Mumbai from...

Rati Cooper was a legendary educator and teacher at the Rajkumar College in Rajkot. Over the decades she taught and made an impact on thousands of students who studied under her. Rati passed away a...

The September 2022 Ba Humata Lecture series Honors Asho Zarathushtra With the Special Theme of Communion in Religion a Zarathushti Perspective The Zarathushti PrayersPlease Join Us For This Amazing...

The replicas of a few hundred Pestonshahi Siccas were recently created by Kayarmin F. Pestonji, the president of the Old Parsi Fire Temple Trust, on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the Seth...

The August 2022 Ba Humata Lecture Series will be on the topic “Being Human Transforms a Human Being”.SpeakersErvad Kaivan Antia (Australia)Ervad Farzin Yazeshani (Pakistan, India And Iran)Payam And...

Vimadalal’s project took shape during a chat in March about Parsi noses with his husband, stylist Prayag Menon, and a friendThe Parsi nose or the Persian nose, often described as large, with a...

The World Zarathushti Community Awards are held in conjunction with the World Congress every 4 years. The Awards are administered by the Global Working Group who worked with the 12WZC 2022 for this...