Tarapur Dharamshala

Pesi Bharda – Cawasji Mobed Dharamshala, Parsi Wada, Station Boisar (W.Rly.) , Taluka Palghar, Village Tarapur  401502, Dist. Thane

Phone – 02525 -280180
Mobile -
9892828417  Er. Hosi Pesi Bharda
9967956562 – Mr. Pesi Bharda
9967956574 – Mrs. Aban Pesi Bharda

Lodging – Rs. 50 per head per day
Boarding – Rs. 350 per head per day

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Free Trip to Udwada

FREE TRIP TO UDWADA PAK IRANSHAH

ATASH BEHRAM PADSHAH SAHEB

With the blessing of PAK DADAR AHURAMAZDAI we have once again started the Free Trip to Udwada-lranshah. As you already know since last 6 years we are taking trips to Udwada-lranshah from Mumbai, Pune, Navsari and Surat. In all 4,000 Zarthostis have availed of this facilities and have ! visited Most HolyAtash Behram Padshah Saheb. Once again we have planned trips from Mumbai twice a week every Sundays & Wednesdays starting from 17th July 2011. Our Innova air-conditioned car will start  from (Lalbaug) Nowroz Baug gate at morning 6:30 am.  Five persons can be accommodated in this car. Breakfast shall be taken at Atithi Restaurant – Charoti and Lunch at Udwada entirely at our cost. This trip is sponsored le by Rohinton Mehta and family in memory of their  late parents Dinamai and Jamshedji Mehta.

Parsi and Irani Zarthostis wishing to avail this facility may form a group of five and givetheir names well in advance to Mr. Khushru P. Bhathena on Mobile No. 9225908126  cetween 10.00 am to 06.00 pm. Monday to Saturday.

Karachi before independence

Those of you with Karachi links might take interest in the following video, featuring scenes of Karachi just before Partition and independence.
Some observations:
- Trolleys/trams in the video have the BEST logo on them — which I assume must be the same Bombay Electrical Supply and Tramways Co. that still, now under state control, plies the streets of Mumbai today.
- Signs in the park are in English and Gujarati.
It gives us an idea of what western India was like before it was so radically changed by a new border in 1947.
Best,
Dinyar

Dinyar Patel
Ph.D. Candidate, Modern South Asia
Department of History
Harvard University
+91 87672 03572

Nargol beach to be developed as tourist attraction

A team of Gujarat Tourism officials led by Managing Director Sanjay Kaul(IAS) visited southern Gujarat’s Nargol beach and Umargam coast on Sunday with an agenda to review the location to create tourism facilities here. Kaul was accompanied by Project Manager Ajit Joshi and Planing Solution’s Shreya Dalwani among others.

According to sources, the team has taken a decision to develop Nargol beach in three phases. In first phase Parsi heritage will be given weightage. Parsi community, their houses, their culture will be a major part of tourism plan related to Nargol.

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N.M.Wadia Dharamshala, Udwada

N.M.Wadia Dharamshala, Udwada.
Now enjoy your stay in Udwada at low, affordable cost under new Management. Just outside the Udwada Railway Station on your right – N.M.Wadia Dharamshala offers good facilities of accomodation and delicious veg./non-veg. food to Parsi/Irani families travellers in lush-green and peaceful surroundings. Food and Accomodation Rates/day as well as Food without Accomodation Rates available on request.

They have started deluxe ac and non-ac rooms too at a very very challenging  price.
Contact : Mr. Shahin Irani.
C/O. N.M. Wadia Dharamshala,
Besides Udwada Railway Station,
Udwada,
Taluka – Pardi,
District – Valsad.
Gujarat. India.
Mobile: +91-9377069996

Email Address:

N.M. Wadia Dharamshala needs donation to build a New Wing of more 10 rooms in the extra space that we have in Udwada for Zoroastrians who come on a pilgrimage. All donations are welcome in cash or cheque in favour of Mr.Shahin J Mehershahi, A/C # 02510100017032, Bank Of Baroda, Branch: Udwada R.S.
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Zoroastrian Sacred Sites

The Zoroastrians pilgrimages of Yazd are conventionally believed to be originated from the end of Sassanian dynasty as the martyrdom places of Yazdgerd daughters. There is also another notion, which consider these places as Anahita worships in origin.

Considering the geographical, geological and historical conditions of the Yazd-Ardakan area, the holy places may were functioned as temporary shelters for Zoroastrian caravans travelling towards India.

They deserved to be holy places, whether or not their holiness belongs to Anahita or to the King Yazdgerd daughters. They deserved to be pilgrimage places because they carry a long history of faith, resistance, love, hope and survival.

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N.M. Wadia Dharamshala, Udvada

From Carts to Cars, N.M. Wadia Dharamshala has seen it all through its age completing 99 years at the time this page gets attention of the World Wide Web.

Our noble soul Late. Mr. Nowrozjee Manekjee Wadia,  who took the initiative of erecting this beautiful structure designed by the Europeans taking into consideration the need of an individual down a 100 years. A remarkable attitude which to-date we stand upon as the Oldest and the Best in Udwada.

We serve Authentic Parsi, Irani, Chinese, Punjabi, Continental and Moghlai Cuisines…

The Dharamshala is Managed by Mr. Shahin. Jamshed. Aspandiar. Mehershahi., fondly called ‘Smoky‘.

For bookings one may call upon:

Business: 0-9377069996 or 0-9099769996

Personal: 0-9376996969 or 0-8306696669

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New Travel Pics Site

I have launched a travel and tourism photograhy webiste named www.indiapicsonline.com and the same was launched on Sep 27, 2010 World Tourism Day.
It covers certain regions of India and also International destinations.
There is good coverage of Maharashtra, Panchgani, Mahabaleshwar, Ganpatipule, Ahmadnagar, Boisar, Silvassa, Karnataka, TamilNadu, Goa, etc
As an add on it has Cricketing stars and music stars of the 80′s autographs of some stars and nature and abstract photographs too.
The govt. is going to give a great impetus to tourism and infrastructure in India for the next 10 years.
The idea is to sustain and enhance this site and add on new destinations by receiving advertising on the spaces that are available on various pages.
By visiting this site, the community can view the pictures, as they have one line or paragraph descriptions of each picture and its story. Do visit the Mumbai, Austria, Switzerland and Portugal pages, as a picture tells you more than what thousand words would.
Kind regards Adi Daruwalla.

From Nargol to Udvada: A Walk on the Beach

 

Nargol-Udwada Beach Hike – 27th August 2010

The following is a write-up by Homiar Hathiram and Farhad Choksi; good friends and regular readers of Parsi Khabar. They walked all the way from Nargol to Udvada following the coastline. Here is their account in their own words.

Click here to read on…From Nargol to Udvada_A Walk on the Beach 

Courtesy : Cy Bulsara

 

Symbolic Birth of the Persian Warrior Celebrated

Iranians Gathered at the Immortal Castle to Celebrate the Symbolic Birth of the Persian Warrior, Babak Khorramdin

LONDON, (CAIS) – Nearly one thousand five hundred Iranians celebrated the birth of Persian freedom fighter and leader of the Khorramdinan resistance movement Babak, who fought against the Arab invaders in 8th century CE.

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Courtesy : K.F.Keravala

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