An eminent structural engineer joined the small but expanding league of Indian-Americans heading educational institutions in the US as he was approved as president of the reputed University of Texas at Arlington. Dr Vistasp M Karbhari, who completed his higher education from University of Pune, is at present the provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University
Read moreGreat News Soccer Fans !!! 8th Zoroastrian Unity Cup registration is now open!!!This event is going to be held in San Diego on Labor Day Weekend of 2013. Bring your friends and family along. Fun activities have been planned for people of all ages. Register by simply going to our website SDZSPORT.COM and register your team for this tournament. You can also
Read moreTwo Parsees were among the IMPACT 50 Most Influential Women in Indian media, advertising and marketing 2012. Please see links, below. Kainaz Gazder, Marketing Director, Procter & Gamble India speaks on being part of IMPACT 50 Most Influential Women in Indian media, advertising and marketing Published on Mar 22, 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcBxATa0B10 Pheroza Billimoria, Managing Director, Business India Publications speaks on being part
Read moreA Fore-word. We have many books of Zoroastrian Catechism in Gujarati, but this is, if I do not mistake, the first attempt of its kind in English. ‘ It is a rendering, not an exact translation, of my book on Zoroastrian Catechism in Gujarati published in 1907 under the auspices of “The Society for the promotion of Zoroastrian Religious Education and
Read moreUdwada is a sleepy town in Gujarat and one of the most sacred places in the world for any Parsi- Irani Zoroastrian. It is the home of our beloved Iran Shah, which houses the holy fire which the Zoroastrians brought with them when they escaped Iran centuries ago. Trips to Udwada are more of religious pilgrimages and people usually do day
Read moreThis stained glass window depicting Zoroaster in the Legislative Assembly Building of the Government of British Columbia in Victoria, BC, Canada, is part of a series of windows that consists of: Socrates, Aristedes, Plato, Solon, Zaleucus, Pericles, Minos, Lycurgus and Cicero. The windows were either made by Powell Brothers Limited of Leeds, or James Powell & Sons of London As far as
Read moreSalgreh, lecture, book release and dinner program at Behram Baug Posted on Monday, March 11, 2013 by Ervad Marzban J. Hathiram Roj Ashtad Mah Meher, 1382 Yz. I am happy to announce the details of the 12th Salgreh celebrations of the Ustad Saheb Behramshah Nowroji Shroff Daremeher. The Shahenshahi Salgreh of the Daremeher will be celebrated on Roj Khorshed Mah Ava, Tuesday 26th March 2013,
Read moreCALL FOR APPLICATIONS: SOCIAL INNOVATION IN A DIGITAL CONTEXT -Academic Scholarship Program for Social and Digital Innovators from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (September 2013 – September 2014) Social Innovation in a Digital Context (SIDC) is a one year academic scholarship program with practical and theoretical components focused on the relationship between digital technology and socio-political change,
Read moreDEAR ZOROASTRIAN BRETHREN: Season’s Greetings and wishing you and your Family a Very Happy and Prosperous Jamshedi Navroze. We are once again approaching all Zoroastrian Brethren for donation towards the ‘FOOD SCHEME” which we run for old and poor Members of our Community. We are fortunate enough to get good donations in the past which has helped
Read moreFriends, Following Zarathushtis were in the news recently (in India West news weekly): * Kyrus K. Tarapore has been appointed Chief Administrative Officer at Charlotte, North Carolina based Babcock & Wilcox, a provider of energy technology for nuclear and renewable power markets. He was executive VP, Human Resources, at Ceridian Corp.; senior VP, global quality, at GE Fleet Services;
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