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Scientific Zoroastrians

The Right Moment in Nature. Zoroastrians Rules of the Five ‘Gaahs’ in a day and some discoveries of modern science. Click http://tenets. zoroastrianism. com/TheRightMome ntInNature. pdf to read the article from Dini Avaz Vol 1 no.3. Courtesy : Ruby Sanjana

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Sections of Anahita Temple at Kangavar Destroyed By New Construction

LONDON, (CAIS) — Once again pre-Islamic Iranian heritage faces destruction, this time the victim is the famous historical platform known as the Anahita Temple, in the township of Kangavar in Kermanshah Province.  More with pictures..  Courtesy : K.F.Keravala

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Centre will help Parsis to boost count

Vineeta Pandey / DNA Tuesday, January 19, 2010 0:22 IST Concerned about the dwindling Parsi population in the country, the ministry of minority affairs is trying to come up with a concoction to reverse the trend.   Minister Salman Khurshid said that they are soon going to meet Parsi leaders in Mumbai to figure out a plan to stop the

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University of Tehran restoring Ferdowsi statue

University of Tehran restoring Ferdowsi statue Tehran Times Art Desk TEHRAN — After about 70 years, the metal statue of Ferdowsi is undergoing restoration at the University of Tehran.   A gift from the Parsee and Zoroastrian communities of India, the statue was erected at Ferdowsi Square on October 1, 1945. In 1959, the statue was replaced with a marble

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Jam-e-Jamshed – Return to the fold

By Manoj R Nair Posted On Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 03:27:12 AM With a new editor taking over Jam-e-Jamshed, the recently acquired reformist views of the 177-year-old Parsi weekly may be toned down. On Sunday, readers of Jam-e-Jamshed, a Parsi community weekly and one of the oldest newspapers in the country, were surprised at the sudden change in its

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Protocol signed on opening of Indian Center at Azerbaijan University of Languages

  …………………… Seminar on “Ateshgah (Temple of Fire) – as a sample of Zoroastrianism culture and its relation with ancient Indian culture” was held after the signing ceremony. Courtesy : K F Keravala

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Exhibits: Iran And Turkey, 2000 Years Of Common Heritage

(ANSAmed) – ISTANBUL – Divided by politics, which at times make them competitors on the Middle Eastern panorama, Turkey and Iran have united to celebrate thousands of years of common culture. For the first time in history, the National Iranian Museum loaned out hundreds of artefacts, which will be displayed in the coming weeks at the Topkapi Palace Museum in

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Young Parsis toil to make Agiaries Shine

Publication: Times of India Mumbai; Date: Jan 19, 2010; Section: Times City; Page: 12; http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JTS8yMDEwLzAxLzE5I0FyMDEyMDA=&Mode=Gif&Locale=english-skin-custom Courtesy : Behram P. Dhabhar

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Dinaz Vervatwala Enters Guinness Book of Records

Dinaz Vervatwala Enters Guinness Book of Records      “I finally made it and can’t believe it’s over,” beamed a visibly exhausted fitness trainer, Dinaz Vervatwala, after claiming the Guinness Book of World Record for completing 26-hour-long aerobics marathon that ended on Sunday evening at around 8.30 p.m. Polo Grounds at Secunderabad reverberated with energizing music as the noted fitness trainer

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Emergency relief in Haiti – UNICEF in action

Behram Pastakia shares with us the first hand information received through a friend at the UNICEF, vide a report from the field by a UNICEF colleague  on the plight of the victims affected by the earthquake in Haiti last week. Dear Behram, I hope this note finds you well.   You may not remember meeting me but you had contacted me when

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