Dear Readers, The Parsee Voice edited by Adi Doctor, held sway over the community for well over a decade, holding true to its principles of Truth, Justice and Right! After dear Adi passed away in September 2014, we stopped printing the newsletter, preferring instead to air our views and report on facts using the electronic media, which helped to
Read moreA saying from Dr. Saheb Faramroze Sohrabji Chiniwala regarding the importance of Adab is that, “Adab rakhvi e mazdayasnionu mool lakhshan che.” ” Adab tute to kushti tute.” Late Savakshah Todivala (Surat) was a student of Dr. F S Chinivala. Whenever Savakshah used to see Dr. Saheb Faramroze go past his house in Surat, he would rush out of
Read moreArash the Archer (Erekhsho khshvivi-ishush – Tir Yasht para 6) “Once when he (Afrasiyaab) attacked Iran, he was defeated by Minochehr. As the victor, Minochehr suggested to Afrasiyaab a way to demarcate the boundaries between Iran and Turan. In Iran, lived an archer named Eresh. He was considered the best archer in the whole of Iran and Turan. He
Read moreXerxes Desai, founder of Titan, dies Desai played a key role in introducing India to its first quartz watch in the late 80s when he set up Titan. Dhanya Skariachan Xerxes Desai spent four decades working across the Tata Group. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint Bengaluru: Xerxes Sapur Desai, the man who founded Titan Co. Ltd and made it an internationally renowned
Read moreVada Dasturji Dr. Peshotan Mirza passed away today after a tenacious battle with cancer. The entire Parsi community mourns the loss of this splendid and erudite Zoroastrian – one of our finest Vada Dasturjis. Till the end he served the community with integrity, scholarship and commitment. May his glorious soul find Garothman Behest – and may his family find solace
Read moreJiyo Parsi scheme treats infertile couples, raises hopes of rise in Parsi population By Aishik Chanda Published: 23rd June 2016 06:17 AM Last Updated: 23rd June 2016 06:17 AM Fire temple at MG Road in Secunderabad.| a Radhakrishna HYDERABAD: Jiyo Parsi! The scheme launched last year by the Union ministry of minority affairs to arrest the falling numbers of Parsis
Read moreNAVSARI- a small place in Gujarat State…..is known for an event which is called “Ghee Khichri”..Boys go from.one house to another, asking for uncooked rice, dal, oil, ghee and also other uncooked products….the ladies pour generous portions in their colkection bags, they also splash water on them, which the boys collecting these ingredients have to dodge carefully……Later this uncooked food
Read moreVegetarianism in Mazdayasni Zarathushti Religion: Does the religion enjoin eating flesh foods? Written especially for the Month of Bahman Pervin J. Mistry “The concept of vegetarianism since long has been an interesting subject for discussion in the Parsi community and the Zoroastrian Religion. As a majority of the members of the Parsi community are non-vegetarians, the general belief therefore
Read moreyderabad shared Jam-e-Jamshed‘s post. Jam-e-Jamshed added 2 new photos. #Jame #ParsiAchiever Frazan Adil Kotwal, a 23-year-old Mobed from Pune, is also an Opera singer (baritone). Frazan has performed all over Europe and participated in music festivals, via scholarships. He has been accepted into the Musik und Darstellunde Kunst (maestro Zubin Mehta’s former school) as an ausordentlicher (extraordinary) student and
Read moreIdealistic bureaucrat By Our Reporter | Sunday, May 26, 2013 May 16 was Meghalaya’s first chief secretary Nari K Rustomji’s birth anniversary. Glenn C Kharkongor recalls his contribution to the Northeast NARI K Rustomji studied classical Latin and Greek, was secretary of the Musical Society and played the piano and violin at Cambridge University. Such a background would be considered
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