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Akasa Air has added a Parsi touch to its inflight menu this festive season, with Café Akasa — the airline's...

Parsi Khabar is delighted to share some wonderful news from the Australian Zoroastrian Association of NSW (AZA). After...

India’s oldest running newspaper, Mumbai Samachar, turns 200The Gujarati newspaper, with its office located in an iconic red building at Horniman Circle in Mumbai’s Fort area, was first published in...

Amid the controversy over the naming of the greenfield airport at Navi Mumbai, a member of the Tata family has thrown in the hat for JRD Tata, who brought civil aviation to India. ``I respectfully...

The July 2021 Ba Humata Lecture shall be held on Sunday 04 July 2021. The topic of discussion is Creating a Bountiful and Prosperous Earth with the Good Mind (Yasna 51.5 and 51.7 and related...

The Global Soft Launch of DLC: Della Leaders Club is scheduled for Saturday June 12, 2021 at 7:30 PM India, 10:00 AM New York, 3:00 PM London This very first of its kind Business Platform is the...

Join 2021 Father's Day Transformational Special MANIFESTATION IN MEDITATION with Global Leading Holistic Health Guru And Corporate Life Coach Dr. Mickey Mehta from India & Professional Speaker...

In the 1920s, long before the dawn of fake news, one Chinese man was told that Rabindranath Tagore had composed the Gujarati national anthem of the Parsi community that went: "We are old...

They have, for centuries, left their dead to be devoured by scavenging birds and decay naturally atop circular raised structures known as dakhma or Tower of Silence.But the pandemic has put a stop...

The June monthly Ba Humata Lecture will be honoring Ervad Dr. Soli P. Dastur Our Honorable Friend Dr. Ervad Soli P. Dastur passed away a few days ago. He served as the Guiding Light For Bahumata...

Mark Manuel's tribute to Dr. MAZDA ... The Irani doctor of Dahanu has gone, flying away… I bring sad news. Dr. Behramshah Mazda, MBBS, of Dahanu is no more. The message came on Whatsapp: “Your...

On May 16th, 2021, the Southern Californian Zoroastrian Community gathered for the first time in many months at the ZAC Community Hall after the easing of COVID-19 restrictions.The community was...

– Aim To Provide Each Baug With 1 Oxygen Concentrator – The most heart-wrenching news heard daily, in connection with the ongoing pandemic, is that scores of people are dying due to lack of...

Soli Jehangir Sorabjee was born in 1930 in Bombay. He commenced his legal practice in 1953 in Bombay High Court. In 1971, he was designated senior counsel by the Supreme Court of India. He became...

The May 2021 Ba Humata Lecture shall be on the topic: THE LIGHT OF ZARATHUSHTRA "Aatarsh Puthra Ahuraheh Mazdaao" An Ode To Energy, Light and Life (Atash Niyayesh And Related Prayers)On Sunday, May...

Our dear friend Meher Amalsad shares a video about a new technological innovation called The Gatha Pen. This is developed by Mobedyar Dr. Rashin Jahangiri M.D. a Mmber of the Developing Team. Photos...

Gulshan Kavarana speaks about the support group she has been running for over two decades. Over two decades ago, a journey that started in a living room, has now offered help and growth to more than...

Around 40 members of community who succumbed to the infection in Surat denied the traditional funeral of consigning the dead to dakhmas and cremated as per Covid guidelines Monaz Bhesania, a...

Each had to fight with their backs to the wall." Cleopatra, Pope Joan, Razia Sultana are some of the figures featuring in Justice RF Nariman's speech on "Great Women of History."

An expert in Information Technology Yazdi B Tantra has been elected unopposed as the new Chairman of Multi State Scheduled Bank- Zoroastrian Cooperative Bank in the recently held election. He...

Based in Mumbai, Bharucha is the Mayor of London’s chief representative in India and leads the teams in India with offices in Mumbai and Bangalore, according to a statement.London & Partner on...

The April 2021 Ba Humata lecture shall be on the topic: From Humata to Hvarashta: To Protect and Heal the Earth (Spentomad Gatha 48.12)The lecture is scheduled for Sunday, April 4, 2021 at 8:00 AM...

No takers in first five days; Punchayet says 9 Parsis will get jabs on Friday; they are also offering free transport to vaccine-seekersBD Petit Parsee General Hospital at Cumballa Hill. Pic/Bipin...

Join the Ava Project’s effort to revitalize water’s importance in Zoroastrianism through service to our Earth Article By Kyra Singh | FEZANA The FEZANA Ava Project is an effort to rally Zoroastrians...

CEO at Serum Institute said to have agreed to pay Polish billionaire record sums for 25,000 square foot London mansion Article By Hayley Dixon | The TelegraphAdar Poonawalla is a member of one of...

ZTFE would like to invite our members and well-wishers to join us for a specially curated evening on the Epic Iran exhibition, from the comfort of their homes.  The exhibition explores 5,000...

Going purple for Census 2021Harrow’s Civic Centre and the iconic Zoroastrian Centre on Alexandra Avenue will join more than a hundred buildings and landmarks across England and Wales lighting up...

Young Parsi comics, who are laughing at themselves and the innate behaviour that makes Parsis, Parsis, are taking over a corner of the Internet Pardiwalla believes that Bollywood stereotyping...

  “YOU MUST DO THE THING YOU THINK YOU CANNOT DO.” – Eleanor Roosevelt Celebrating International Women’s Day 2021! FEZANA joins with the rest of the world this Monday, March 8th, in paying...

The March 2021 Ba Humata lecture shall be on the topic: A Prayerful Life is more meaningful than a life full of prayers. (Yasna 12.2 and 12.3) The lecture is scheduled for March 7, 2021 at 8:00 AM...

Shireen Carlson and her husband Leif on their wedding day(Photo Courtesy: Som Sharma/Leif and Shireen Carlson)By Sunita Sohrabji  | SiliconeerAs a child growing up in Burlingame, California,...

In an email announcement the World Zoroastrian Organization UK announced the election of Professor Zenobia Nadirshaw as its new President. Professor Zenobia Nadirshaw MBE was elected as the...

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22 2021 (IPS) - Legends are the lodestars of history, the marriage of Sir Dorabji Tata with Meherbai on Valentine’s Day of 1898 among the most lyrical of them. Two years later,...

Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on July 07, 2014.Nariman’s retirement is due in August this year.He is no ordinary Judge.Article by Vineet...

Ba Humata invites you to their monthly webinar for February 2021 THEME: BUILDING HAPPINESS WITH THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS (Ashem Vohu)On Sunday, February 7, 20218:00 AM Pacific Time11:00...

Parsi-Owned — Bawas And Their BikesBut don’t go asking if they’re for sale. Chances are, you’ll be chased away with colourful languageBY Kartik Ware | PHOTOS Kaizad DarukhanawalaZend is a consummate...

WZO TRUST’S UPDATE ON Er. ZAHAN TUREL WHO SUFFERED FROM BURNS INJURIES. - Team WZO Trusts. Community members are aware that 15 year young Mobed Zahan Turel suffered from burns injuries on 24th...

Each year the World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce recognizes outstanding Zarathushti entrepreneurs in four different categories. Due to the pandemic the WZCC Global AGM was conducted virtually on...

FEATURING  BA HUMATA A Prayer, Leadership & Entrepreneurship Global Webinar Series  on Prayer With Action And Action With Prayers by our Thoughtful Priests, Insightful Leaders and...

Adar Poonawalla, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Serum Institute of India, thanked all stakeholders after Covishield got final nod in India.(REUTERS)‘Finally paid off’: Adar Poonawalla thanks...

Pearl Tirandaz who runs the Good Deeds Project highlights the work of Ruksheen Vajifdar F.E.E.D. - Food and Education to Enrich and Develop A social initiative for the betterment of Street Urchins....

Cars are in the Parsi DNA since the day automobiles were invented, or so it seems ! It is no surprise that some of the top automobile restorers, journalists, organizers and most importantly owners...

A platform for women Media personality Tehmina Kaoosji is creating content to highlight the views and aspirations of women INDEPENDENT broadcast journalist Tehmina Kaoosji is the new face of Money...

Parsi Khabar would like to share the following new initiative.BA HUMATA A Prayer, Leadership & Entrepreneurship Global Webinar Series on Prayer With Action And Action With Prayers by our...

Two persons were injured in a fire that broke out at Mehta building in Panthaki Baug in Mumbai's Andheri East late on Wednesday.The fire broke out on the first floor of the four-storey building on...