North American Zoroastrian Religious Tele – Class – Sunday March 10th 2013 11 AM EDST Background, History and content of Cyrus Cylinder and its Universal Appeal in present day! Ervad Soli P. Dastur A Zoroastrian Religion Class was held by Telephone on March 10th 2013 by Jo Ann Dastur & Ervad Soli P. Dastur from their home, Hira Villa, in Sarasota, Florida.
Read morePearl (name changed) is married to a non-Parsi, as a result of which her child has not been baptised as Parsi. This is the case of several Parsi women married to non-Parsis in the city. This could be a reason to worry since there is already a fear that the community may become extinct in the coming centuries. There are
Read moreEthisphere is proud to announce the 2013 World’s Most Ethical Companies. This year’s winners represent the companies that truly go beyond making statements about doing business “ethically” and translate those words into action. This year’s WME honorees gathered from around the world on March 5-6 at the Global Ethics Summit in New York City. At a special gala dinner, Ethisphere
Read moreRonny Uncle has made it to the star credits of a 15-minute documentary, the first to trace the 92-year-old story of Dadar Parsi Colony, directed by Anand Kulkarni. The young filmmaker along with his production partner, Tejas Shah, plans to release it on March 21 which the community celebrates as Navroze or new year. When the 250-building colony was conceived, it
Read moreTata Consultancy Services announced on Monday that it has added $1,179 million in brand value over 2012, growing by 28.9 per cent annually to reach the $-5 billion brand value mark. It also retained its position among the ‘Big 4’ most valuable IT services brand worldwide — in the ranking carried out by Brand Finance. Click Here for the full
Read moreFEZANA Academic Scholarships for 2013 FEZANA Colleagues Please find the announcement and application form for 2013 FEZANA Academic Scholarships Program. The Scholarship Announcement: http://fezana.org/node/294 The Scholarship 2013 Form: http://fezana.org/files/drupalfiles/FEZANA_Scholarship_2013_Application.pdf Please publish this in your newsletters & encourage your members to apply. Best Wishes Dolly Dastoor, Ph.D Chair, FEZANA Academic Scholarship Program FEZANA Scholarship 2013 Application
Read moreIranian Zoroastrian Anjuman of Bombay was set up in the year 1941. Objects of the Trust : i. to deal with all matters social and educational for the welfare of the Iranian Zoroastrians; ii. to start promote and assist educational institutions whether academic, technical, commercial or otherwise for the benefit of the Iranian Zoroastrians; iii. to assist the poor and
Read moreWANTED A+VE BLOOD FOR ZARIN PIR , (sister of the late Ervad Sorabji Panthaki of Narielvala Agiary) By pass surgery at Holy family Hospital Those who can donate blood kindly contact 987268095 or 9892556739. Update on 09 Mar 13 Sorry. On checking with the hospital blood required is A-ve and not A +ve. Bypass surgery is on Monday 11th March
Read moreFasli Muktad prayer and talks program for 2013 Posted on Thursday, March 7, 2013 by Ervad Marzban J. Hathiram Roj Govad Mah Meher, 1382 Yz. The Fasli Muktad will commence from Fasli Roj Ashishvangh Mah Spendarmad, or Sunday, 10th March 2013. Continuing the tradition started by Ustad Saheb Behramshah Nowroji Shroff in 1918, the Fasli Takchian ceremonies at Behram Baug will enter their
Read moreZoroastrian Calendar is also commonly known as The Zarathushtrian Calendar. Ancient Zoroastrians observed a 360 days Calendar of 12 months with each month comprising of 30 days. The months were named after seasonal festivals but the days of each month were merely numbered from one to thirty. In the middle of the fifth century BCE, during theAchaemenian era, a distinctive 360 days Calendar
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