A newly revealed 1964 painting by Angelo da Fonseca reworks Parsi iconography with daring tendernessIn an unexpected and delightful twist of Indian art history, a previously unknown 1964 painting entitled ‘Spitama Zarathustra’ has emerged in Goa from the hitherto...
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday heard a constitutional challenge raising questions about gender discrimination within the Parsi community, with Senior Advocate Percival Billimoria describing a 1908 Bombay High Court ruling governing Parsi identity as “a blot on...
Mumbai’s Vachagandhy Agiary undergoes its first full restoration in decades, blending Achaemenid motifs with Parsi classic designVachagandhy Agiary Marked its consecration anniversary on February 8, 2026On the bustling corner of Pedder Road and Hughes Road, where the...
Today marks the start of the Shehenshai New Year, when Parsi Zarathushtis all over the world welcome the “Navu Varas.” Over the past 10 days of Muktad and Gatha, we brought you along on a journey of tradition, nostalgia, and the value of continued customs—traditions...
Today is the Vahishtoishti Gatha, the fifth and final Gatha day of this year’s muktad. And in the 2025 Everyday Parsi series we feature our eleventh and final author Xerxes Commissariat. The ten days of Muktad prayers are, to me, a time of deep reverence — when the...
Today is the Vahishtoishti Gatha, the fifth and final Gatha day of this year’s muktad. And in the 2025 Everyday Parsi series we feature our tenth author Dr. Persis Driver. Flickering Memories of Fearless Women In my fast-paced, often chaotic life, Muktad days are when...
Today is the Spentamainyu Gatha, the third Gatha day of this year’s muktad. And in the 2025 Everyday Parsi series we feature our eighth author Roshan Rivetna. Muktad Memories – From Mumbai (Bombay) to Chicago Early Days in Mumbai My early days, growing up in Bombay...
Today is the Ushtavaiti Gatha, the second Gatha day of this year’s muktad. And in the 2025 Everyday Parsi series we feature our seventh author Mahtab Dastur. The Muktad times have always been a time of prayer and remembrance. When we were younger, we would go to...
Today is Ahunavaiti Gatha, the first Gatha Day of this year’s muktad. And in the 2025 Everyday Parsi series we feature our sixth author Ervad Adil Mithaiwala In the Presence of Fravashis: My Muktad Journey By Ervad Adil Mithaiwala It begins with a bell. A quiet Agiary...