Galana Road in Nairobi Renamed Pheroze Nowrojee Road in Honour of Kenya’s Legal Icon Nairobi has paid a lasting tribute to one of Kenya’s most respected legal minds. On May 4, 2026, Galana Road in Kilimani was officially renamed Pheroze Nowrojee Road, honouring the...
Legacy of Karachi Builder Dinsha Hormusjee Daruvala Honored at Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture
Karachi, Pakistan — May 25, 2026In a fitting tribute to one of Karachi's pioneering builders and civil engineers, a studio within the Department of Architecture at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture (IVS) was formally inaugurated in the name of Dinsha...
BBC Shines Spotlight on ZTFE’s Zoroastrian Stories of Migration Project
A groundbreaking initiative to preserve the migration stories of Zoroastrians in Britain has received national recognition through features on BBC television, radio, and online platforms.The Zoroastrian Stories of Migration Project, led by the Zoroastrian Trust Funds...
Jehangir patel Delivers the First Farrokh Jijina Memorial Talk at KhakiLab
Khaki Lab writes in..At our First Farrokh Jijina Memorial Talk #ChroniclingACommunity, journalist and editor Jehangir R Patel told the story of @parsiana magazine from its origins and objectives to the difficult decision of ceasing publication. He also spoke about...
Despite shared roots, for Parsis, India — not Iran — is home
They fled to India back in the eighth century after more than 100 years of religious persecution following the Arab invasion of Iran and assimilated completely into IndiaWith Iran so much in the news, I find even my peripheral connection to the country evokes...
Consul General of India in Los Angeles felicitates Ervad Zarrir Bhandara during Jamshedi Navroz Celebrations
The Consul General of India in Los Angeles, Dr. K. J. Srinivasa, felicitated Ervad Zarrir Bhandara during Jamshedi Navroze celebrations at the Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC), recognizing his three decades of humanitarian service and milestone in blood...
Zerbanoo Gifford Named Founding Fellow at GWU, Continues Global Leadership Through Dialogue and Action
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,...
Why a proposal to resettle Parsis in Iran in the 1940s never took off
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...
Happy Jamshedi Navroz 2026
Today on Jamshedi Navroz, from all of us at Parsi Khabar, we wish you a happy Navroz. Zarathushtis and many others gather around the world to welcome Spring. New beginnings and renewal nurtured by nature has been a timeless cycle going back thousands of years. As we...

