SIMIN RISHAHR spends two days in the quaint town of Pondicherry, and visits the studio of architect-turned-ceramist, ADIL WRITER in Auroville. She saw an image of a Farohar sculpture of his on a webpage, which led her to this meeting. Discovering that he has visited Iran led to this interview. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Read moreEducational Resource: Empowering Women AAUW – Advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research Since 1881, AAUW (formerly known as the American Association of University Women) has been the nation’s leading voice promoting education and equity for women and girls. We have a nationwide network of nearly 100,000 members, 1,000 branches, and 500 college/university
Read moreECRL – Religions for peace – Interreligious council launched in Belgium.htm Contributed by Jehangir Sarosh. Dear Fellow Zarathushties Two days ago I returned from Brussels, full of joy. In 2007, My colleague and I went and met each religious leader personally to ask them to meet and consider forming a council so that we can change the world TOGETHER. Working
Read moreShahnshah Shah Behram Varjavand Civilisation and the origins of mankind are linked to the continent of Africa according to the very greatest minds of a host of sciences and studies. Scholars and academics that in each successive generation have upheld the virtues and attributes of Greeks, Romans and such like that laid down the foundations of modern day Europe, the
Read moreApproximately 161 million people in this world are visually disabled or blind and approximately 2 billion people need eyeglasses. Unfortunately, in developing countries, most of the people cannot afford proper eye care. This limits their vision, their ability to work and their quality of life. Your old eyeglasses can literally change a life. Zarathushtis Without Borders For those
Read moreTimes of India Mount Abu tale A K Sharma4 December 2009, 10:37pm IST Parsee thy name is charity! It sums up Parsees everywhere, Mount Abu being no exception. Right from Motabhai Bhikhabhai Contractor in 1856, when he came from Deesa, Gujarat, to build most of present day Abu Road and Mount Abu if not all, to contemporary contractors, extending excellence
Read moreNewsline article on Pakistani Parsis: “The Exodus” “Colloquially known as Parsis, Zoroastrians in Pakistan seem to be on a fast track to leaving the country. With, according to most community leaders, almost 95% of the younger generation moving away, very few members of this unique community remain in Pakistan.” Click to read the entire article. Courtesy : Dinyar Patel
Read moreAttached is a short article on Eduljee Sorabjee, who settled in Los Angeles in 1885 and lived there until his death in 1913. Sorabji moved to Los Angeles on the advice of his doctor and also since he had “a liking for liberty and equality and a republican form of government.” According to the article, he was the “god-son” of
Read moreNational Geographic article on Parsis, Dec 1905 Here’s an article on the Parsis — with lots of photos — from National Geographic, authored by the US diplomatic consul in Bombay at the time. This is from GoogleBooks. Excerpts of this article were printed in FEZANA Journal some years back. Click here to read the article…. Fee, William Thomas – The
Read moreIndia’s new Drone airplane named after a Zarathushti and a college friend, Rustom B. Damania Friends, It is a proud event to know that India’s new Drone aircraft (remote controlled unmanned aircraft) developed by DRDO and that will be used by India’s armed services, was named RUSTOM, to honor the memory of a Pasi Zarathushti, the late Prof. Rustom B.
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