Guidance needed for Zarthosti artist

Dear friends, My dear son-in-law Shahzad Homi Irani, besides flying for Jet Airways as senior cabin crew, has a flair for drawing artistic pieces, as depicted by 3 of his creations attached herewith. I would like his creations to be showcased on the right art platforms but don’t know how to go about it or [...]

WZC, 2013 Logo Design Contest

Dear All, As you must be aware, the 10th World Zoroastrian Congress is being held in Mumbai in December 2013, under the auspices of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet.   The theme of the Congress is Zoroastrianism in the 21st Century: Nurturing Growth and Affirming our Identity.   In order to create a platform for creativity, [...]

Chaiyye Hame Zarthoshti

I’m currently practicing Sepultura, and it’s taking quite a time. After all it is “Sepultura” So i decided to play “Chaiyye Hame Zarthoshti” This thought came into my mind out of no where. This wasn’t planned. It was like some Higher being Or my conscience telling me to try this one out. Well, i guess.. [...]

Parsi Embroidery – Kor & Gara

Parsi Embroidery: A Fading Art Parsi embroidery is yet another example of how a century-old art can be so relevant, without putting up with those bleeding colors. Parsi embroidery is a unique part of India’s diverse textile heritage. This unique artistic tradition has its roots in Iran during the Bronze Age but with time it [...]

Homai Vyarawalla – Few Rare Photographs

Homai Vyarawalla – The First Lady of Indian Press Photography…Few rare photo-shots India’s first woman press photographer Homai Vyarawalla, who passed away January 15, 2012 at the age of 98, captured the last days of the British Empire in India. Her work also traces the birth and growth of a new nation. The story of [...]

Udvada–A Photo Journey

Each visit to Udvada is a refreshing experience for the soul. This time, however, I thought I would capture the flavor of Udvada on camera, to share with those who have not been able to make it there for a while. I took a stroll one evening and entered a few houses the next evening. [...]

North American Zoroastrian Religious Tele – Class

North American Zoroastrian Religious Tele – Class  - Sunday April 29th 2012 11 AM EDST Ervad Soli P. Dastur             A Zoroastrian Religion Class was held by Telephone on April 29th 2012 by Jo Ann Dastur & Ervad Soli P. Dastur from their home, Hira Villa, in Sarasota, Florida. About 47+ people joined in by calling [...]

Kushti Making Video Frohar Films

This is a video in 2 segments describing the intricate and very specialized art of weaving a Kushti, the sacred thread worn by Parsi/Irani Zoroastrians. The process involves gathering wool from sheep, cleaning it, drawing fine thread from it, winding it on a Chaatardi (spindle) by hand, combining two such fine threads into one, and [...]

WZO Trust Funds 26min Video

Since the 1990s, The World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust, based in India, has been working in the villages of Gujarat, specifically in the villages of Navsari and Surat, to uplift the lives of poor Zoroastrians and their families. The Promise Of A New Day, highlights some of the organisation’s most notable work over the last two [...]

Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra – Jansons/BRSO(2007Live)

As proud Zarathushtris: This is YouTube of Richard Strauss’s symphonic tone poem Thus Spake Zarathustra played by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Munich) conducted by Mariss Jansen. This tone poem by Richard Strauss is based on Nietzsche’s great work Also Sprach Zarathustra. Nietzsche, that great German philosopher realized that Zarathustra was the first human who [...]

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