Parsis in Modern India: Navigating Cultural and Socio-Economic Pathways A significant national conversation on the future of the Parsi community unfolded in Mumbai on May 9, 2026, as the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) organized a major seminar titled “Parsis...
At a distinguished gathering held at the iconic The Taj Mahal Palace on May 9, industrialist, philanthropist, and Rasna Group Chairman Piruz Areez Khambatta formally launched his new book, Ashoi: The Zoroastrian Art of Success and Immortality, while also unveiling a...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally observed that the practice of excommunicating Parsi Zoroastrian women for entering interfaith marriages is discriminatory [Kantaru Rejeevaru v. Indian Young Lawyers Association].A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant...
A lively online classroom of 50 students, including a five-year-old boy -- who asked more curious questions than his mother who had enrolled -- and a retired executive aged 80, made up the first edition of the TISS Parzor Academic Programme for Zoroastrian Studies...
Our friend Dr. Sousan Abadian, Executive Director, Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington shares her thoughts on the Magi’s Reminder The days following Christmas invite a deeper remembering. Long after the Winter Solstice, after the Hanukkah lights, and after...
From Field Marshal Manekshaw to ‘Grand Old Lady’ Bhandari, philanthropic community has had a notable impact on state’s cultural tapestryThe residence of Tehmi ‘Bogga’ Bhandari that once hosted the likes of Hollywood stars, political heirs and diplomats. FileThe Parsi...
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...