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Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor, High Priest of the Pak Iranshah Atashbehram in Udvada sends out his greetings on Jamshedi Navroz 2026 Dasturji Khurshed writes… Nowruz Mubarak On this most sacred occasion of Nowruz, as the radiant light of creation renews itself at the equinox and the sun enters the first zodiac sign, we bow our… Continue reading Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor Wishes the Community On Jamshedi Navroze 2026

Following the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link opening, Parsis in Mumbai are campaigning to reopen the Umrigar Agiary in Uran, Raigad, closed for nearly three years after its caretaker’s death. Trustees reportedly agreed to reopen it, with community members seeking a priest and funding to restore rituals and maintain the sacred fire. Following the opening of… Continue reading Parsis Push To Revive Uran Agiary After Atal Setu Boosts Access

Mumbai-based senior solicitor Berjis Desai has been appointed as a member of the National Commission for Minorities. With over 46 years of legal experience, Desai said his priority will be addressing pending complaints and exploring a new report on the social and economic status of minority communities. Article by Manoj Ramakrishnan | Free Press Journal… Continue reading Senior Solicitor Berjis Desai Appointed Member Of National Commission For Minorities

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