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Rashna Writer’s The Story of the Zoroastrians — A Gift of History for Our Times

Rashna Writer’s The Story of the Zoroastrians — A Gift of History for Our Times

Oct 24, 2025 | Books

Our dear friend Dr. Rashna Writer, well known to the global Zoroastrian community as a scholar, teacher, and storyteller, has made her remarkable work The Story of the Zoroastrians: An Historical Perspective available both as a free audiobook and a printable PDF on...

Parsi Community Leaders File Caveat To Prevent Sale Of Sanjan Sanatorium Without Prior Notice

Parsi Community Leaders File Caveat To Prevent Sale Of Sanjan Sanatorium Without Prior Notice

Oct 24, 2025 | Uncategorized

The application was filed to ensure that the World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust, the body looking after the sanatorium, is not granted permission to sell, transfer, lease, or alienate the premises without prior notice to the caveators who claim a direct interest in...

Shayar Gandhi on Paswaar: Loneliness is a result of the current socio-economic conditions

Shayar Gandhi on Paswaar: Loneliness is a result of the current socio-economic conditions

Oct 24, 2025 | Film

Gandhi discusses his latest film Paswaar, the Parsi community, loneliness, and moreData from the Elders Helpline that was published earlier this year has revealed that 70% of the elders who reached out to the helpline reported abuse from 2022 to 2025. Filmmaker Shayar...

Historic 1980 Rock Concert by ‘The Police’ in Mumbai Was Organised by Parsi Ladies

Historic 1980 Rock Concert by ‘The Police’ in Mumbai Was Organised by Parsi Ladies

Sep 4, 2024 | Heritage, History, India

Did You Know? Historic 1980 Rock Concert by 'The Police' in Mumbai Was Organised by Parsi LadiesIn 1980, Parsi ladies from the Time and Talents Club organised a concert with the rock band The Police in Mumbai. This historic event was the band's first and only...

Two Centuries of Service: Parsi and Zarathushti Presence in Ooty

Two Centuries of Service: Parsi and Zarathushti Presence in Ooty

Sep 4, 2024 | Heritage, History, India

The below article appeared in the print and online edition of Inside43 Two Centuries of Service From a shop that opened almost two hundred years ago in Ooty, until today, the Parsi community has contributed to this district in the most remarkable way. Homi Dhunjeebhoy...

Marine Line’s Sodawaterwala Agiary Commemorates 150th Anniversary on Zoroastrian ‘All Souls Day

Marine Line’s Sodawaterwala Agiary Commemorates 150th Anniversary on Zoroastrian ‘All Souls Day

Sep 4, 2024 | Events

On Monday, the Sodawaterwala Agiary celebrated its 150th anniversary, coinciding with the Zoroastrian 'All Souls Day,' a day observed on the Fravahar Roj, during which the community prays for the souls of their departed, and on which the agiary was originally founded...

In Mumbai, for his supposedly last show at NCPA, Zubin Mehta said he may not put down the baton soon

In Mumbai, for his supposedly last show at NCPA, Zubin Mehta said he may not put down the baton soon

Sep 3, 2024 | Music

The 88-year-old maestro was recently in Mumbai to once again conduct the Symphony Orchestra of India. Globally celebrated conductor Zubin Mehta was greeted with a standing ovation as he walked to the podium at Mumbai’s packed Jamshed Bhabha Theatre recently. His...

Britannia & Co: Restaurant Why This 101-Year-Old Iconic Eatery Has Mumbai’s Heart

Britannia & Co: Restaurant Why This 101-Year-Old Iconic Eatery Has Mumbai’s Heart

Sep 1, 2024 | Food and Beverage

Britannia & Co is more than just a restaurant; it is a living testament to the city’s vibrant history and cultural diversity. The restaurant has offered patrons a taste of Parsi and Iranian cuisine since 1923 and has more than stood the test of time. The cafe's...

‘Jaan-e-Mumbai’: The slim Persian book that came to be the first urban biography of the city

‘Jaan-e-Mumbai’: The slim Persian book that came to be the first urban biography of the city

Aug 31, 2024 | Bombay, Heritage, History, Mumbai

Mahomed Ghyasoodeen’s account, published in 1817, remains a prototype for the numerous biographies of the city that continue to be written 200 years on.Article by Murali Ranganathan | Scroll"View from Apollo Gate, Bombay". | R Prera after JM Gonsalves, from Views at...

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Empowering Our Future: The 3rd World Zoroastrian Y Empowering Our Future: The 3rd World Zoroastrian Youth Leaders Forum Kicks Off at the ASHA Centre! There is something incredibly heartwarming and hopeful happening right now in the beautiful English countryside. This week, our global youth movement took a massive leap forward as the 3rd World Zoroastrian Youth Leaders Forum (WZYLF) officially got underway at the scenic ASHA Centre in Gloucestershire.The forum is, of course, the brainchild of its dedicated founder, Sanaya Master. Following the fantastic success of the inaugural forum back in 2018 and the wonderful second edition in 2024, this third gathering marks an enduring, deeply needed commitment to nurturing the next generation of Zarathushti leaders. Running from May 19 to May 26, 2026, this intensive 8-day immersion has brought together 16 incredibly dynamic young minds representing six different corners of the world: India, Pakistan, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. Over the course of the week, this bright cohort is living, learning, and working under one roof, brainstorming future initiatives for our global community. The Magic of the ASHA CentreHonestly, there is perhaps no better place on earth for our youth to gather than the ASHA Centre. Founded by the legendary inspiring author, human rights campaigner, and our very own community stalwart, Zerbanoo Gifford, ASHA is a stunning Georgian estate and registered charity nestled in the heart of the Forest of Dean.
Love Letters: Divya Cowasji With forgiveness and r Love Letters: Divya Cowasji With forgiveness and restraint, Divya Cowasji has reimagined her family history in enigmatic storytelling photographs Back in 2018, the talented and thoughtful young filmmaker, photographer Divya Cowasji lost her beloved grand-aunt Dinoo and grandmother Minnie, and in quick succession “practically the entire senior generation of my family.” She found herself once bereft and burdened, “as one of the inheritors of their beloved possessions and also the keeper of their stories and family archive, I felt like the repository of a lot of oral history and material memory, and needed somewhere to put down the love I felt for them and also tackle the pain of losing them.” Cowasji burrowed into her inherited belongings and conspired with her surviving (and now nonagenarian) grandfather Phiroze Illava to pour all those complicated feelings into an impressive and inspired suite of photographic storytelling that will be published in book form by the Marseille-based Chose Commune this October. Excerpts debuted as There Are No Love Letters Here at the Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa last year, where I encountered them for the first time and became instantly captivated. It was familiar visual cultural terrain – the interior lives of well-to-do Parsi cosmopolitans – but with all the elements charmingly deconstructed in both playful and profound ways. The work is fresh, frank, achingly empathetic in its approach and authorial voice, and I found every bit of it utterly irresistible.
Our dear friend Zerbanoo Gifford at the launch of Our dear friend Zerbanoo Gifford at the launch of her new book "A Call to Consciousness" at the Center for Excellence in Public Leadership at George Washington University.
Happy Jamshedi Navroz 2026 Today on Jamshedi Navro 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 lay our haftseen tables and gather to celebrate with our families, friends and communities, we also recognise that may in our ancient lands of Persia and Iran are going through difficult times. May our friends in Iran and the surrounding regions remain safe and may the ushering in of the new year bring about lasting peace. Nowruz marks the exact moment spring begins. This year, it was at 8:20:16 PM Indian Standard Time on Friday. According to tradition, whatever emotion fills your heart at the precise second of tahvil will dominate your entire year. The idea is to feel love, happiness, gratitude and to face the new year with hope, so it follows you through all 365 days ahead. ……Mourning, destruction and fear exist simultaneously with hope and love, in a country where spring has come but winter refuses to leave……….. Traditionally, Nowruz celebrates the victory of light over darkness and warmth over cold. This year, darkness won. ---Telegraph Below is the Haftseen table laid out at the home of Parsi Khabar’s own Mehernaaz, Shovir, Ava & Zal Irani, in Mumbai, India.
Wishing all a very Happy Jamshedi Navroz. May the Wishing all a very Happy Jamshedi Navroz. May the coming of spring bring about much needed peace in the ancient Zoroastrian lands of Persia and Iran, and all around the world.
A jashan ceremony performed at the Jamsetji Tata B A jashan ceremony performed at the Jamsetji Tata Birthplace home and museum in Navsari, India on his birth anniversary. #jntata #tata #birth #navsari
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Empowering Our Future: The 3rd World Zoroastrian Y Empowering Our Future: The 3rd World Zoroastrian Youth Leaders Forum Kicks Off at the ASHA Centre! There is something incredibly heartwarming and hopeful happening right now in the beautiful English countryside. This week, our global youth movement took a massive leap forward as the 3rd World Zoroastrian Youth Leaders Forum (WZYLF) officially got underway at the scenic ASHA Centre in Gloucestershire.The forum is, of course, the brainchild of its dedicated founder, Sanaya Master. Following the fantastic success of the inaugural forum back in 2018 and the wonderful second edition in 2024, this third gathering marks an enduring, deeply needed commitment to nurturing the next generation of Zarathushti leaders. Running from May 19 to May 26, 2026, this intensive 8-day immersion has brought together 16 incredibly dynamic young minds representing six different corners of the world: India, Pakistan, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. Over the course of the week, this bright cohort is living, learning, and working under one roof, brainstorming future initiatives for our global community. The Magic of the ASHA CentreHonestly, there is perhaps no better place on earth for our youth to gather than the ASHA Centre. Founded by the legendary inspiring author, human rights campaigner, and our very own community stalwart, Zerbanoo Gifford, ASHA is a stunning Georgian estate and registered charity nestled in the heart of the Forest of Dean.
Love Letters: Divya Cowasji With forgiveness and r Love Letters: Divya Cowasji With forgiveness and restraint, Divya Cowasji has reimagined her family history in enigmatic storytelling photographs Back in 2018, the talented and thoughtful young filmmaker, photographer Divya Cowasji lost her beloved grand-aunt Dinoo and grandmother Minnie, and in quick succession “practically the entire senior generation of my family.” She found herself once bereft and burdened, “as one of the inheritors of their beloved possessions and also the keeper of their stories and family archive, I felt like the repository of a lot of oral history and material memory, and needed somewhere to put down the love I felt for them and also tackle the pain of losing them.” Cowasji burrowed into her inherited belongings and conspired with her surviving (and now nonagenarian) grandfather Phiroze Illava to pour all those complicated feelings into an impressive and inspired suite of photographic storytelling that will be published in book form by the Marseille-based Chose Commune this October. Excerpts debuted as There Are No Love Letters Here at the Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa last year, where I encountered them for the first time and became instantly captivated. It was familiar visual cultural terrain – the interior lives of well-to-do Parsi cosmopolitans – but with all the elements charmingly deconstructed in both playful and profound ways. The work is fresh, frank, achingly empathetic in its approach and authorial voice, and I found every bit of it utterly irresistible.
Our dear friend Zerbanoo Gifford at the launch of Our dear friend Zerbanoo Gifford at the launch of her new book "A Call to Consciousness" at the Center for Excellence in Public Leadership at George Washington University.
Happy Jamshedi Navroz 2026 Today on Jamshedi Navro 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 lay our haftseen tables and gather to celebrate with our families, friends and communities, we also recognise that may in our ancient lands of Persia and Iran are going through difficult times. May our friends in Iran and the surrounding regions remain safe and may the ushering in of the new year bring about lasting peace. Nowruz marks the exact moment spring begins. This year, it was at 8:20:16 PM Indian Standard Time on Friday. According to tradition, whatever emotion fills your heart at the precise second of tahvil will dominate your entire year. The idea is to feel love, happiness, gratitude and to face the new year with hope, so it follows you through all 365 days ahead. ……Mourning, destruction and fear exist simultaneously with hope and love, in a country where spring has come but winter refuses to leave……….. Traditionally, Nowruz celebrates the victory of light over darkness and warmth over cold. This year, darkness won. ---Telegraph Below is the Haftseen table laid out at the home of Parsi Khabar’s own Mehernaaz, Shovir, Ava & Zal Irani, in Mumbai, India.
Wishing all a very Happy Jamshedi Navroz. May the Wishing all a very Happy Jamshedi Navroz. May the coming of spring bring about much needed peace in the ancient Zoroastrian lands of Persia and Iran, and all around the world.
A jashan ceremony performed at the Jamsetji Tata B A jashan ceremony performed at the Jamsetji Tata Birthplace home and museum in Navsari, India on his birth anniversary. #jntata #tata #birth #navsari
Aedun Baad, Aedun Taraj Baad #parsi #parsee #zor Aedun Baad, Aedun Taraj Baad #parsi #parsee #zoroastrian #zarathushti #faith #religion #prayer #fire #daremehr
Parsis In Pakistan: A Fading Community And The Sil Parsis In Pakistan: A Fading Community And The Silence Of Survival For a few weeks each year, in parts of Karachi and Quetta, you can hear Avestan prayers in the Parsi fire temples rising above traffic and generator hum. It is a small sound now, almost silent as the years go by, but it carries two thousand years inside it.Article by Kiva Malick | The Friday TimesParsis are the South Asian descendants of Zoroastrians who left Persia after the 7th-century Arab conquest, preserving a faith that predates Islam by centuries. Zoroastrianism, associated with the prophet Zoroaster, shaped much of pre-Islamic Persian cosmology; ideas about judgement, heaven and hell, and moral dualism; that later circulated across Abrahamic traditions. When Parsis arrived on the western coast of India, likely between the 8th and 10th centuries, they negotiated survival through adaptation, not confrontation.The Persian account Qissa-i Sanjan captures their arrival quite well: dissolve like sugar in milk. When the refugees arrived, the local ruler presented a bowl of milk, full to the brim, signalling that the land was already complete. The Zoroastrian priest added sugar without overflowing it, showing a gesture that promised integration without displacement.By the 19th century, many had moved to Karachi, then an expanding colonial port. They were never numerically large, but they were disproportionately visible in civic life. Philanthropy became their public language: schools, dispensaries, housing schemes.

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