Category: Religion

Some people have asked why we cover our heads as Zoroastrians. I was perturbed to hear a Parsi grandmother telling her grandkids that it was a symbolic act of submission and humility, thus appropriating our religion to Jewish and Hindu ideas. Our religion professes active practice over passive symbolism. The main reason for head coverings… Continue reading How to cover our heads as Zoroastrians

Our dear friend Noshir H. Dadrawala wrote this article that was first published in the Parsi-Times. The novel coronavirus is neither ‘Divinity’s Wrath’ nor ‘Nature’s Vengeance’. From a Zoroastrian perspective, this virus is the opposite of all that is good, God-given, life-giving and health-promoting. However, there are all kinds of posts on social media about… Continue reading Coronavirus: Neither ‘Divinity’s Wrath’ nor ‘Nature’s Vengeance’!

Last weekend the Empowering Mobeds hosted an offsite workshop at the WZO Sanatorium in Sanjan. Over two days, young mobeds from the Dadar Athornan Institute gathered along with some of their dads, and other older mobeds, and community experts in various fields for a two day exercise. Dinshaw Tamboly giving a motivational talk to the… Continue reading Empowering Mobeds Conduct Second Offsite Workshop in Sanjan

Our dearest friend and mentor Ervad Soli Dastur writes on the occasion of Thanksgiving in the United states. Ervad Soli writes On Thursday, November 28th, the whole USA will celebrate one of the major family holidays, Thanksgiving, with families and friends! This tradition was started by the Pilgrims sometime in 17th century and is a… Continue reading Thanksgiving Celebrations in the USA: Op-Ed by Ervad Soli Dastur

It is difficult to Zip-line religious facts from 1500 BCE to the present times but this is exactly what Khojeste Mistree did in his four hour session with teenagers and adults in London. At the request of parents, keen on exposing their children to the faith, Khojeste was invited to return to ZTFE, to brief… Continue reading Zip-lining Zoroastrianism to the Communty and at SOAS – Not Just a Lesson in History

The following speech was delivered by Ervad Zarrir Bhandara at the Ripon Club Mumbai on Saturday November 2nd, 2019.  “Mobed’s Heart to Mobeds’ Hearts” event. This event was organized by the Global Health Guru and the Holistic Health Coach Dr. Mickey Mehta. The young and dynamic BPP trustee Mr. Viraf Mehta was the chief guest… Continue reading Ervad Zarrir Bhandara’s Talk at the Ripon Club Mumbai

A fantastic event is being planned by our dear friend and mentor Dr. Mickey Mehta on November 2, 2019. “From A Mobed’s Heart To Mobeds’ Hearts” will feature the amazing Shihan Ervad Zarrir Bhandara. Readers of Parsi Khabar are familiar with Ervad Bhandara’s regular updates of Zarathushti activities from Southern California. He is a dear… Continue reading From A Mobed’s Heart To Mobeds’ Hearts: Ervad Zarrir Bhandara