British NRI entrepreneur and the co-founder of the Cobra Beer Lord Karan Bilimoria, speaking at the 13th Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI) lecture in Patna on Tuesday, hailed the role of the Parsis in India saying not only they played an integral part in the freedom movement but also contributed immensely towards the economic development… Continue reading Lord Karan Bilimoria Talks about Contributions of Parsis in India
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Jiyo Parsi scheme adds 22 babies in Mumbai
For all those deeply concerned about the decline in the population of the Parsi Zoroastrian community, here is some good news. Under the government-supported Jiyo Parsi scheme to boost community numbers, 22 children have been added to the minuscule population. Union minister of minority affairs Najma Heptullah made the announcement at an Indo-Arab Society programme… Continue reading Jiyo Parsi scheme adds 22 babies in Mumbai
Pakistan’s Fading Parsi Community Looks Abroad
Veera Rustomji who has been quoted in the original article writes in: I am seriously disappointed with the quality of this article; the extremely limited content of this write up and its lack of research is the reason why I gave the interview to AFP in the first place because I had hoped that… Continue reading Pakistan’s Fading Parsi Community Looks Abroad
Return To Roots 2015 Trip Report
The Zoroastrian Return To Roots program began in 2013 and over the past two and a half years has now taken 30 Zoroastrian youth from the diaspora for a fully immersive trips to India to expeience Zoroastrian culture, history, religious practises, food, architecture and the Zarathushti way of life in India. Their second trip was… Continue reading Return To Roots 2015 Trip Report
In death, kin of Farrokh Guard gift life to five on Navroz eve
On the eve of Parsi New Year, the family of a 57-year-old Parsi resident of Thane gave the gift of life to five patients by donating his organs after he was declared brain dead. Farrokh Guard, who suffered a brain haemorrhage on August 13, was first rushed to Criticare Hospital in Thane and shifted to… Continue reading In death, kin of Farrokh Guard gift life to five on Navroz eve
Lord Karan Bilimoria Laments that Britain has failed to maximise its relations with India
First Parsi to sit in the House of Lords says Britain has failed to maximise its relations with India as trade figures dip Lord Karan Faridoon Bilimoria – the first Zoroastrian Parsi to sit in the House of Lords has said that Britain has failed to maximize its relations with India as trade figures dip.… Continue reading Lord Karan Bilimoria Laments that Britain has failed to maximise its relations with India
Parsi Portal: Android App Launched
Parsi Portal is a new and interesting app for Android smartphones and tablets that’s just been launched recently Jamshir Goorabian, one of the creators of the new Parsi Portal app writes in… “Parsi Portal”, our very own community app, is available on the Play Store! Parsi Calendar, Community Events, Prayers, News, Yellow Pages and much… Continue reading Parsi Portal: Android App Launched
Parsis Aflame Over Snoop Dogg Video Featuring Sacred Symbol
A new video, “King,” featuring rapper Snoop Dogg and Iranian American singer Amitis has raised the ire of the worldwide Parsi community, including the Indian American community, for its use of a faravahar – a winged angel sacred to Zoroastrians – amongst its provocative imagery. Article by SUNITA SOHRABJI | India West The video opens… Continue reading Parsis Aflame Over Snoop Dogg Video Featuring Sacred Symbol
YouTube withdraws Snoop Dogg video
Readers of Parsi Khabar might remember that we had broken the story of the video featuring Snoop Dogg and Amitis, that had questionable and disrespectful use of the Farohar in it. The story then got picked up by various news agencies and someone in Kolkatta filed a public interest litigation in the High Court against… Continue reading YouTube withdraws Snoop Dogg video
