Monthly Archives: July 2017

Ardibehest Yasht & Nirang

Here is the recitation of Ardibehest Yasht and Ardibehest Yasht Nirang for healing (last 3 minutes is the nirang) Very powerful prayer for healing in all conditions http://avesta.org/mp3/031_Ardibehesht_Yasht.mp3   Ardibehest Yasht ni Nirang

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A Zoroastrian “Freedom Monument” on the west coast of America

As crowds across Los Angeles celebrated Independence Day Tuesday, LA officials closed off a stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard between Avenue of the Stars and the Beverly Hills border in order to debut a new public art installation called the Freedom Sculpture. Designed by artist Cecil Balmond, the sculpture was inspired by the Cyrus Cylinder, an archaeological artifact from ancient Persia.

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Dr. Roozan Bharucha’s Quantum Computing & Artificial Intelligence Theories

Carnegie Mellon University includes Dr. Roozan Bharucha’s Quantum Computing Theories & Artificial Intelligence Theories into its Information Technology Engineering Syllabus.   AI-Prosthetics QChip-Processor   Dr. Roozan P Bharucha   Quantum Bit Architecture (Qubit)   WASHINGTON – 29 July 2017 – Carnegie Mellon University, USA has the acquired educational license to use Dr. Roozan Bharucha’s Quantum Computing & Artificial Intelligence Theories

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JIYO PARSI Campaign – Phase –II

Parzor Foundation and Madison BMB With Bombay Parsi Punchayat, TISS, Mumbai and Federation of Zoroastrian Anjumans of India launch the JIYO PARSI Campaign – Phase –II   29thJuly 2017, Mumbai: The Parzor Foundation and Madison BMB along with Bombay Parsi Panchayat, TISS, Mumbai and Federation of Zoroastrian Anjumans of India today launched the “Jiyo Parsi”  Phase-II campaign.   The Hon’ble Minister for Minority

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Looking for Soonamai

I live in Karachi and there is a friend of mine who is looking for Soonamai daughter of ruatomjee who was a principal at some institute.   My friend says soonamai studied at Karachi university in the 70’s with her mum talat wizarat.   After that soonamai got married and went to the USA – not sure where.  The family

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“Why I risked my life to convert to Zoroastrianism”

As the oppressive influence of Isis spreads, women in Iraqi Kurdistan are risking their lives to convert to an ancient religion that preaches gender equality. Corinne Redfern spends a week with the Zoroastrians Some days, when Duya Ahmed Gadir wakes up, she lies in bed a little longer than usual. Against the buzz of an air conditioning pump outside her

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PARSI AGIYARI OPENS DOORS FOR OUTSIDERS

In an unprecedented move to help Amdavadis better understand the culture and religion that is Zoroastrianism, the Parsi Panchayat in the city opened the doors of the Vakil Adariyan Agiyari to observe and quench the curiosity of those who will never set foot inside the religious halls of the Parsis. Non-Parsis are not allowed inside an Agiyari. However, since renovations

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Parsi and Me

Hi all, I’m a Parsi woman living in the UK and I made a short film about the Parsees, I would be grateful if you all could share adn watch and would love to know what you think so feel free to leave a comment. Thank you!   A journey through time to discover who the Parsees are and why,

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PARSI GYMKHANA RETURNS TO CRICKET ROOTS

Parsi Gymkhana returns to cricket roots under Khodadad The former greats of the game like Farokh Engineer, Nari Contractor and Polly Umrigar now make way for a new generation of champions at the Parsi Gymkhana.   Parsi Gymkhana was founded in 1884 by Parsi Cricketers. Photo credit: Wikimedia commons Since its founding in 1884, the Parsi Gymkhana in Mumbai has

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Busybee on Tomato Prices

Stumbling upon this piece by Behram Contractor * aka *Busybee, 26 years ago, I can’t imagine the foresight he had, in a way. With the high price of tomatoes currently, this is a throwback written in only a manner Busybee could. Brings a smile every time…!!! 😊😊😊

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