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Scouting and Guiding are very much a part of the Parsi DNA for over a century. India’s oldest continuously running scout group is the Sethna’s 18th West Bombay Scout Troop and since its inception in 1914 there have been dozens of other scout troops started by Parsis, many of them alumni of the 18th. And… Continue reading Parsi Presence at the 24th World Scout Jamboree 2019 in USA

The 24th World Scout Jamboree will be held at the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in West Virginia from 22 July to 2 August 2019. The hosting duties will be split between the Boy Scouts of America, Scouts Canada, and Asociación de Scouts de México. The theme is Unlock a New World. On Sunday… Continue reading Zoroastrian Humbandigi Prayers at 24th World Scout Jamboree 2019

According to a 2017 study, almost 99.9% Parsis within the age group of 18-25 said they wanted to marry within the community Parsi youth can now find a match within their community with the help of a newly-launched mobile application, Parsi Shaadi. The app was launched on Saturday by the Parzor Foundation, in collaboration with… Continue reading Parsis get an exclusive matrimony app, Parsi Shaadi

It was a select group of his inner circle that accompanied Cyrus Poonawalla, founder and chairman of Serum Institute of India, when he received an honorary degree from the University of Oxford for his work in the field of life-saving vaccines and philanthropy, recently. Besides his daughter-in-law, the glamorous Natasha, there was Karan Billimoria (Baron… Continue reading Cyrus Poonawalla Gets Honorary Degree from Oxford University

Let alone India’s first cotton mill, first steel plant and first institute for fundamental research in science, we have Parsi Theatre to thank for the musical routines of Bollywood! by Amulya B June 20, 2017, 5:57 pm In the last few years, the world has been grappling with the refugee crisis. The innovations in technology… Continue reading On World Refugee Day: How Parsi Refugees From Yesterday Became Citizens of Today

The Seth Rustamji Dhanjibhai Tarachand Parsi General Hospital, locatedin the centre of the city in Shahpore area, was started in 1920. The general hospital, which will celebrate its centenary next year, currently has just a single doctor and seven nursing staff. Article by Kamaal Saiyed | Indian Express The upgraded hospital will be a 100-bed,… Continue reading Tata Trusts to give new life to 99-year-old Parsi hospital in Surat

Khojeste P. Mistree’s association with Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe (ZTFE) is a long standing one. A life member since the early 1980s, Khojeste has given talks at ZTFE, beginning soon after completing his studies at Oxford University, where he read for a degree in Oriental Studies and since then he has been a frquent… Continue reading At ZTFE UK, A Life Well Lived: Khojeste Mistree Conducts A Marathon 8 hour Workshop on Zoroastrianism