The Supreme Court on Monday decided to consider a plea, raising the question of whether a Parsi woman can be deprived of her religious identity after entering into an interfaith marriage.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and...
Zerbanoo Gifford—renowned author, human rights advocate, and founder of the ASHA Centre in the United Kingdom—has been named a Founding Fellow of the One Humanity Lab at the Center for Excellence in Public Leadership at George Washington University in Washington,...
In June 1947, as India stood on the brink of independence, sections of the Iranian press began publishing articles suggesting that Parsis would emigrate in large numbers from India to the land of their ancestors. The idea echoed global calls within the Jewish diaspora...
A 2,000-year-old palace in the Republic of Georgia and a 1,500-year-old church in Iraq suggest Zoroastrians coexisted with people of other religions.The Gird-î Kazhaw archaeological site is in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region, near the modern village of Bestansur....
The Parsi community in Navsari has opposed the National Highways Authority of India’s (NHAI) plan to acquire a portion of the sacred Doongerwadi (Tower of Silence) land for road widening, calling for an alternative alignment that spares the site.The protest followed a...
If Delhi offered the community prospects for professional growth, the Parsis returned the favour in full spirit, across the fields of law, healthcare and architecture.It is well known that Parsis migrated to India some 1,300 years ago after being persecuted in their...
Behshid Barkhordari made the remarks on Monday during a meeting with Isfahan Governor-General Mehdi Jamali-Nejad and provincial cultural heritage chief Amir Karamzadeh, Miras Aria reported.Barkhordari thanked the provincial officials for its cooperation in restoring...
Revisiting the special bond between Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar and his Parsi businessman friend Naval Bhathena on Mahaparinirvan DiwasEven great men need friends who are not overawed by their greatness, who tell them like it is and stand by them through thick and thin. In...
The company secured an 88-point score from the sustainability ratings platformVFS Global, a global leader in trusted technology services provider for governments and diplomatic missions, has been awarded the EcoVadis Platinum Medal, placing it among the top one per...