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Zoroastrians of Iran
Zoroastrianism is a religion founded in ancient times by the prophet Zarathushtra, known to the Greeks as Zoroaster. Zoroastrianism was the dominant world religion during the Persian empires (559 BC to 651 AC), and was thus the most powerful world religion at the time of Jesus. It had a major influence on other religions. It is still practiced world-wide, especially
Read moreThe Path of Zarathustra
Synopsis There is no belief without believers. A young woman, Oorvazi, born into Zoroastrianism, the religion of her forefathers leaves the isolation of her remote home when her grandfather with whom she lives alone dies. He leaves her a mysterious message and an even more mysterious book. Oorvazi journeys to Mumbai, the city where the dwindling Zoroastrian community, an endangered
Read moreFEZANA Annual Awards – 2014
FEZANA Announces 2014 Zarathushti Awards The 2014 FEZANA North American Zarathushti Community Awards The FEZANA Awards Committee is pleased to announce the 2014 FEZANA North American Zarathushti Community Awards. The Awardees for this year’s Awards are Sam Vesuna: Rohinton Rivetna Outstanding Zarathushti Award Arzan Gonda: Dinshaw Framroze Joshi Excellence in Performing Arts, Painting or Literature Award Dr. Dinshaw J. Patel:
Read moreBrand New Navar
The navar ceremony of Marzish Homiar Godha, son of Jasmine & Homiar Godha was performed at Wadiaji Aatashbehram on 13th November 2014. The ceremony was conducted under the able supervision of Panthakisaheb Adil Bhesani and Dasturji Darayus Karanjia.
Read moreBhonu Prakash
A talk by – Dan Sheffield at Society of Scholars of Zoroastrianism (SSZ) Conference 09/06/14 http://www.dansheffield.com/
Read moreTatas spent Rs 1k cr on corporate social responsibility activities in FY14
In what could be the highest CSR spend by anIndian conglomerate, the Tata Group spent Rs 1,000 crore oncorporate social responsibility (CSR) in 2013-14. If one were to exclude the salt-to-software enterprise’s philanthropic trusts, the Tata Group companies spent Rs 660 crore on CSR in the just ended fiscal. The diversified Indian multinational’s CSR spend was well above 2% of
Read moreSanjan Day on 17 November 2014
Guide to Zoroastrian Sources
Contents Digital Projects Persian and Indo-Persian Studies Zoroastrian Religion Pahlavi (Middle Persian) Studies Daniel J. Sheffield (click here to view CV as PDF) Princeton Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts Joseph Henry House 25A, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544 Telephone: (859) 466-7985 Email: djs5@princeton.edu Web: http://www.dansheffield.com/
Read moreDiscover ancient Parsi cuisine before it’s too late
In the 1950s, there were about 550 traditional Parsi cafes in South Mumbai. Today, there are less than 30. But whilst Britannia and Co Restaurant and Yazdani bakery and cafe may be some of the few still remaining, Parsi cuisine, a unique west coast Indian cuisine that captures flavors from ancient Persia with adopted Indian spices, is garnering international attention.
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