A Doorway to Persia
Video seen thru the eyes of two Americans not long ago; pretty cool……..when you have 20min. to spare… Courtesy : Rusi Sorabji
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13th ZOROASTRIAN GAMES GALA BANQUET
Pictures of the Gala function following the above Games. There are pictures of people from Australia & San Jose too. Click here to enjoy
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During my conversations with the locals when I heard, first of a likelihood, and then a definitive assurance, that there was indeed a Parsi family still living in Zanzibar, there was no way I was leaving the Island without meeting them. Finding out where they lived wasn’t as difficult as I would have thought. Just then, Amanda told me she
Read moreWhen the souls come a-visiting
Ten days before the Parsi New Year, fire temples around the city are dotted with roses and other flowers. One can see Parsi families dressed in spotless white, heads covered with scarves or caps, proceeding solemnly to their Agiaries with their hands full of floral offerings. Parsis believe that during these ten days — called Farvardegan in Pahlavi or Muktad
Read moreAn Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury
Book Review: Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury by Lesley-Ann Jones Author Lesley-Ann Jones’s Mercury tells this same basic story, but with the focus squarely on Freddie Mercury. By doing so, she has written what I consider to be the definitive biography of him. If ever there were an artist who the word “multi-faceted” applied, it would have to be Mercury.
Read moreChronicle of a Corpse Bearer
Book Review: Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer Written by Cyrus Mistry, the story for the book was concieved in 1991 at a time when the author was working on a Channel 4 documentary on corpse bearers in Bombay’s Parsi community. The film was never made, but one story he heard in the course of his research stayed with him. That story was about a
Read moreXVI North American Zarathushti Congress 2012
Newsletter # 17 Countdown to the Congress: 15 Days Register | Program and Speakers | Schedule | Venue | Local Attractions | Facebook| Twitter NAZC 2012 APP Launch In a first for a Zarathushti event anywhere in the world, ZAGNY and the hosts of the XVI NAZC 2012 are happy to announce the launch of their App. This app is free and is available for immediate download for both Apple iOS
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A TIME FOR PRAYER UDVADA MUKTAD SCHEME During the ten holy days of MUKTAD, Afargan, Farokshi & Satum prayers will be performed in Iranshah Atash Behram. The names of Asho Farohar will be recited in all of the above prayers. Amount per Name Rs. 150/- Khurshed Dastoor Kaikobad Dastoor * OPP IRANSHAH ATASH BEHRAM, UDVADA -396180 * P-7 CUSROW BAUG,
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Where the cookie doesn’t crumble Surat is well-known as the city of silks, satins, brocades and diamonds, but together with textiles and jewellery, few leave the city without buying a box of nankathai, khari and butter biscuits. These confections are the legacy of the Parsee baker families who learnt the art of baking when the port city of Surat was
Read moreGhambar: Parsi-style Thanksgiving
For most of you who don’t know, if you see lots of Zoroastriansassembled together to share a meal and smell papeta ma gosht and dhansak chawal (traditional Parsi delcacies) being served, then it is safe to assume that you’re at aghambar. Among sounds of heavy, melodious laughter, you’ll hear an occasional “thoru aur nakho”, a Parsi dialogue instructing the waiter to pile on some extra rice
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