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New Coffee Table Book on 101 Eminent Zoroastrians

 ASHAVANS: A Legacy of Leadership released on 9.5.12 ASHAVANS: A Legacy of Leadership – A new Coffee Table Book on 101 Eminent Zoroastrians worldwide Every once in a while, a community needs to celebrate its identity and uniqueness and rejoice in being what it is. It needs to take pride in itself – recall its glorious past, reaffirm its robust

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Understanding Religious Pluralism

PERSPECTIVES FROM RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND THEOLOGY  GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MAY 23-25, 2012 Religious diversity and pluralism, though a constant feature of human history, is being increased in our time, especially by migration, globalization, and geopolitical events. It has emerged as one of the key issues for the promotion of world peace and religious harmony. In 2005, the Theology Department at Georgetown

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Udvada–A Photo Journey

Each visit to Udvada is a refreshing experience for the soul. This time, however, I thought I would capture the flavor of Udvada on camera, to share with those who have not been able to make it there for a while. I took a stroll one evening and entered a few houses the next evening. And this is what I

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Artistic Akoori

Wanted to share this. But before the hardcore chefs attack me about the fine details of the recipe, please resist….. this is more about the art 🙂 http://www.theydrawandcook.com/recipes/akoori-savory-spiced-eggs-by-niloufer-wadia  

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A celebration of Zarathushti Heritage and Cuisine

Friends This is being sent on behalf of Farishta Dinshaw who is preparing an e.publication “Eat, Pray and Live: A celebration of Zarathushti Heritage and Cuisine” to mark the 25th anniversary of FEZANA . If you have not submitted a recipe please do so before May 20th 2012. Presidents of member associations please circulate this to your constituents. Thank you

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600,000 hits !

Dear Friends, This week we complete 600,000 hits on http://www.zoroastrians.net. It has been a humbling experience, which would not have been possible without the active support of our readership. Please do keep writing in with what  you like, what you dislike and what more you would like to see on your favorite site. We take this opportunity to once again

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Tatas among top 5 leadership firms in Asia

The Tata group is the first and only India-headquartered entity to have found a place among the top 10 best leadership companies in Asia. In a study by the Hay Group, Tatas have been ranked fifth. In the annual Best Companies for Leadership (BCL) Study by the global HR consulting firm, the Tata group shared the limelight with other global

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JJ finally gets Rs. 52 Lakhs

Congratulations! You are entitled to receive 100,000 Canadian dollars. Send us your account details so that we could facilitate the transfer. If you had such an email in your inbox, you would probably frown and delete it. If your new-to-email dad gets it, you would painstakingly try to explain why that email is a fraud. So one can understand that

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Dar-ni-Pori ….News from Chicago

The art and desire to make dar-ni-pori may be dead in Mumbai but come to Chicago where the members of the Zoroas Accociation of Chicago get together every year during “Avan” mahino and celebrate with a Dar-ni-Pori bake-a-thon. We had the expertise of our (Late) member Mrs. Freny Mehta of Ahmedabad who taught us patiently how to make the dal,

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