Posted on 29 January, 2008 by zoroastriansnet
The Tavdi is a beautiful village inhabited on the shores of the River Purna in South Gujarat State, India. It is only seven miles from the city of Navsari. The population of Tavdi is approximately four to five thousand, and almost two to three thousand of Tavadia’s living abroad in countries like the UK, New [...]
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Posted on 29 January, 2008 by zoroastriansnet
Iran will play host to the final review session regarding the application of Nowruz to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list in May. Nowruz is the start of the Iranian New Year and marks the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere on March 21st. The Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage [...]
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Posted on 29 January, 2008 by zoroastriansnet
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Posted on 28 January, 2008 by zoroastriansnet
Zoroastrianism, the world’s oldest revealed religion, is the focus of an introductory course this quarter taught by Visiting Prof. Jennifer Rose from the School of Religion at Claremont Graduate University.
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Posted on 28 January, 2008 by zoroastriansnet
Dear Friends, Ushta te, Dorood, Greetings, Multi use scholarship has been established by Spenta University in appreciation of Dr. Jasmine Moini’s support to Spenta University . The Dr. Jasmine Moini Scholarship is open to all who wish to pursue Zoroastrian Studies. The scholarship ( maximum 27% of tuition ) can be used towards all courses [...]
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Posted on 27 January, 2008 by zoroastriansnet
What happens when the world’s smallest and oldest faith seals itself off from change? Join a Zoroastrian filmmaker as she confronts the controversial issues facing her community today – Tenaz Dubash Courtesy : Dilnawaz Irani
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Posted on 27 January, 2008 by zoroastriansnet
Shaheen Mistry is providing engaging supplemental education for poor children living in slums. By exposing them to schools, teachers, and educational resources generally available only to middle class Indian children, Shaheen is improving the children’s job prospects and involving middle-class schools in combating high levels of illiteracy among the urban poor. The New Idea Few [...]
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Posted on 27 January, 2008 by zoroastriansnet
Meher Pudumjee took over as Chairperson of Thermax Limited on October 5, 2004 after the retirement of Mrs. Anu Aga. A postgraduate in chemical engineering from the Imperial College of Science & Technology, London, Meher joined Thermax as a trainee engineer in August 1990. A year later, along with her husband Pheroz Pudumjee, she took [...]
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Posted on 27 January, 2008 by zoroastriansnet
Dr. Firuza Parikh is Director of the Department of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics at Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai. She completed her under-graduate and post-graduate medical education at Mumbai’s KEM Seth G. S. Medical College respectively.
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Posted on 26 January, 2008 by zoroastriansnet
A full list of more than 2000 Parsi and Zoroastrian Books available at Google
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