Monthly Archives: May 2008

Zoroastrian History and Practices

I know how we try to find good articles that can enrich our knowledge of our religion. It tells us something about mankind, our past history and links to other religions too. In today’s times sometimes we shirk away from some reading due to controversies entwined. We wonder what we can pass on to the next generations. This gap may

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Steps to improve infrastructure at Udwada

Attached is Dr. Mehroo Bengalee’s pamphlet distributed  at the inauguration of  the Zoroastrian Information Centre at Udwada. udwada-pamphlet_drmehroo-d-bengalee  

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The Operating Truths

The Operating Truths         The Divine Technology of the Mystics is this. The Creation begins with the First vibration Ahoonvar or Ahom or ‘Word’. It then takes various vibrationary forms of Energy from the divine and most subtle to the non-physical and still coarser, the physical, like vapour to water and then to snow. The whole world is a play of

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India’s Parsees – Slow Breeders

Apr 17th 2008 | DELHI From The Economist print edition Adherents of an ancient faith worry about its disappearance TWO of India’s biggest business clans—Tata and Godrej—are Parsees, descendants of Zoroastrians, who fled the Muslim invasion of Persia for India more than 1,000 years ago. But well though some of its members have done, the Parsee community is dwindling. At

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Parsi Weddings for Dummies

Tip #1: Feasts and Food Food in Parsi weddings is typically served as a combination of starters and dinner. Although most attendees tend to satiate themselves on starters, it is advisable to savour the starters and leave enough space for the elaborate dinner that follows. Dinner is usually served in ‘Paats’. A ‘Paat’ is a sitting where everyone is seated

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Patel Agiary in Andheri Celebrates 100 years

Anahita Patel writes and shares pictures of: the Patel agiary in Andheri which celebrated its centenary on Roz Adar, Mah Adar (April 24, 2008 ) Click on the images for bigger view : Courtesy : Feroze Kalwachwalla and Rusi Mistry

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Parsi Punchayet to have universal adult franchise

With the Bombay High Court allowing an amendment to the election scheme of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP), every Parsi in the city, who is above the age of 18 years, would be able to vote in the election for the trustees of this 17th century institution.

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Upcoming events from Zoroastrian Association of Pennsylvania and New Jersey

For 2008 June 7th – Trip to Liberty Science Center . This is free for all the religious class kids. We are organizing a bus to take us from Barclay Farms to the Center. All those interested in this trip , please let us know. The total cost for an adult ticket is? $20.25 .?  July 19th – Summer Picnic

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Women Photographers of India

Lecture: Women Photographers of India Sabeena Gadihoke, assistant professor of visual communications, Jamia Millia University, New Delhi Homai Vyarawalla, press photographer, special guest The birth of the Indian nation has been most famously chronicled by names such as Margaret Bourke-White and Henri Cartier-Bresson. However, a host of other photographers also documented the period extensively and among them was India’s first

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