Who Really Built Navi Mumbai? The Untold Story of Adi Kanga

Who Really Built Navi Mumbai? The Untold Story of Adi Kanga

Navi Mumbai — a dream that rose from the shores of the Arabian Sea and took the form of a modern, thriving metropolis.But behind this bold vision was one man: Adi Kanga.An unsung hero in India's urban planning history, Adi Kanga was the mastermind who laid the...

Alexander the ‘Accursed’ and Zoroastrianism

Alexander the ‘Accursed’ and Zoroastrianism

In his epic the Shahnamah (Book of Kings), the poet Firdawsi (940–1019 or 1025) vividly describes how Alexander (Iskandar/Sikandar) came upon the Persian emperor Darius (Dara) as he fled north after the battle of Gaugamela in 331 BC. Cradling the mortally wounded Dara...

Ba Humata Lecture Series March 2023

Ba Humata Lecture Series March 2023

The March 2023 Ba Humata Lecture will be on the topic “LIFE IS FOR-GIVING AND FORGIVING Ushtavaiti  Gatha Yasna Ha 43.1”SpeakersErvad Poras T. Balsara (United States)Ervad Farhan Panthaki (Canada)Sherri Kapadia (United Kingdom)Anushka Daroga Kharadi...

Bandian complex offers time travels to Sassanid era

Bandian complex offers time travels to Sassanid era

An experience of traveling back in time to see magnificent examples of ancient plasterwork, bas-relief carvings, and other decorative elements is probably an unreachable dream.Bandian complex, a site museum chockful of Sassanid architecture and arts in northeast Iran,...

Chaos and Nuisance Reign Outside JJ Agiary in Pune

Chaos and Nuisance Reign Outside JJ Agiary in Pune

Devout Parsis visiting the Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Agiary on Dastur Meher Road in the Pune Camp area have been sending up a silent prayer for freedom from the chaos prevailing outside their sacred place due to the presence of illegal hawkers. The community members,...