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Rubaru with Yazdi Karanjia

Yazdi Karanjiya is 81 years old active drama artist who is main source behind Parsi Drama. Gujarat Ratna Yazdi Karanjia is very good mentor too who is doing so many things for society too.

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Zoroastrian Coloring Pages

Getting ready for the Parsi New year! This is set of 4 coloring pages for Zoroastrian children. The set includes 1. Baby Zarathushtra 2. The Atash 3. The Amesha Spentas 4. Farohar   https://www.etsy.com/l…/534656010/zoroastrian-coloring-pages Have fun kids! #navroze #parsinewyear #crispydoodles #coloringpages

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Farida Master in New Zealand!

A typical Bandra girl with a disciplined upbringing under the strict eye of Roman Catholic nuns, Farida Master moved to the pensioner’s paradise of Pune in the eighties to start the iconic Citadel magazine. One of the biggest sources of inspiration for her was the late Luku Sanyal, the glamorous head of the English Department at Mithibai Motiram College of

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Art Exhibit of Lands of Zoroaster

Hello. I am having an art exhibit of my paintings in New York City and many of my landscapes are inspired by the lands of Zoroaster and the temples. I would like to reach out to the Zoroastrian community and invite them to my opening, which is on Saturday June 24 at Prince Street Gallery in New York City. I

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PARSI GARA – INDIAN EMBROIDERY WITH CHINESE ORIGIN AND PERSIAN HERITAGE

‘Parsi’ embroidery is probably one of the finest and most beautiful style of embroideries finding a place in the Indian Panorama of arts. Anyone fond of embroidered work is sure to have come across this neat embroidery style with very tasteful motifs and color schemes, which though is a heritage of the Persian community in India, however, is loved across

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Amar Akbar Akoori

Gujarati Play TATA Theatre NCPA Sunday 14th May, 2017 at 7.00 pm An NCPA Production in collaboration with Silly Point Production Amar Akbar Akoori is a hilarious Gujarati play meant not just for the Parsi community, but to be enjoyed by anyone who speaks the Gujarati language. The play is about a Gujarati, a Bohri Muslim and a Parsi, who

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ASTAD DEBOO TO PERFORM IN NEW YORK

The legendary Indian contemporary dancer and choreographer Astad Deboo returns to New York for two performances this month. Astad Deboo | Eternal Embrace May 25, 2017 – May 26, 2017 La Mama Theatre| 66 E 4th Street, New York, NY Thursday & Friday at 8PM Choreographed and Performed by Astad Deboo Music Composed and Performed by Yukio Tsuji Eternal Embrace

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The Chinese Roots of the Parsi Gara

DiSCOVER THE CHINESE ROOTS OF THIS TRADITIONAL PARSI EMBROIDERY Text by Tina Dastur We delve into the history of the gara to understand what makes it so special in the 21st century Chinese Roots And Silk Routes “People tend to forget that it is not just a craft, but also a visual identifier of the Zoroastrian community and its achievements,”

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