Monthly Archives: April 2008

Darb-e-Mehr in Spain

Members of the Zoroastrian community visiting Tenerife, Spain are invited to visit the Shroff Darb-e-Mehr located at the following address :- Calle Cupido Puerto de la Cruz 38400 Tenerife, Canary Islands SPAIN Phone number : 34-649-731091 Courtesy : Cyrus Aga

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Fezana Scholarships

FEZANA Scholarships – Academic – Performing & Creative Arts – Religious Studies – Excellence in Sports – Recipients MOOBED FARIDOON ZARDOSHTY – RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP FEZANA has established a Religious Education Scholarship fund in memory of late Moobed Faridon Zardoshty. We are grateful for the munificence of the Zardoshty sisters, Farangis, Homayoun, Iran and late Pari and ther families for

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Dadi Pudumjee – Puppeteer

Dadi Pudumjee is a leading puppetteer in India and the founder of Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1992. He is the President of UNIMA (Union Internationals de la Marlonette), International Puppetry organization, Executive Committee and also a past member of the General Council of the Sangeet Natak Akademi. More about Ishara Puppet

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Zoroastrianism on BBC

Zoroastrianism at a glance Zoroastrianism is one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions It was founded by the prophet Zoroaster (or Zarathustra) in ancient Iran approximately 3500 years ago. For 1000 years Zoroastrianism was one of the most powerful religions in the world. It was the official religion of Persia (Iran) from 600 BCE to 650 CE. It is now

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Rivand Fire Temple Surveyed

LONDON, (CAIS) — Rivand Fire Temple in the village of Rivand in Khorasan Province, has finally been surveyed after its discovery and registration on Iran’s national heritage list in 1981, reported Persian service of ISNA on Monday.

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Iran’s Rivand Fire Temple excavated

A team of Iranian and Polish archeologists are studying the Rivand Fire Temple, located near the city of Sabzevar in Khorasan Province. To read more click on:http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=50799§ionid=351020105

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CYRUS The Virus!

Things you never knew about Cyrus Broacha.. At 12 years, he did his first Hindi film called Jalwa with Pankaj Parashar and starred alongside Naseeruddin Shah. While he was still in college, FM radio took off in India, and he gained quite a reputation for himself as a radio jockey. He is a columnist and writes for two leading national

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Making statues smile

An article from the Mumbai Mirror on Tuesday 08th. April, 2008 on page 31. Members of the Bombay Parsi Association pursue an unusual pre-occupation: statues 

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The Parsee Girls’ School Association

The Parsee Girls’ School Association Its our Sesquicentennial Year this 2008! We are 150 years old this year and we just can’t stop celebrating! We’ve launched our websites, had a religious Jashan and can’t wait to have the alumni meet! Having dedicated 150 years of longstanding service to womens education in Mumbai, our two proud schools represent success, dedication and

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Ratan Tata rode the tiger economy and now he drives Jaguar

It is tempting to look at Ratan Tata, the Indian tycoon whose company last week took over Land Rover and Jaguar, as a symbol of a nation’s headlong charge towards economic superpowerdom.

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