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In conversation at the NCPA

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Dear Friends,

I am delighted to forward to you below the NCPA creative, with details of my talk on forty years of artists’ management.  The interlocutor will be the noted contemporary dancer, Uttara Asha Coorlawala, to whom I am indebted for her constant support.  My thanks too to Swapnokalpa Dasgupta – Head of Dance Programming at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai and herself a classical Odissi dance performer and teacher – and her team for kindly arranging this event.

I do look forward to seeing you on Monday 27th February at 11 am in the Stuart Liff Library at the NCPA.

Please do share this information with your friends and contacts.  Thanks.

My talk with Asha will cover a gamut of issues: my very personal experiences in managing Indian artists in Europe, from the giants of Indian music to young and upcoming musicians and dancers, the joy, awe and tears (as the title of my recent book so aptly suggests); the situation of the Indian classical performing arts – it’s scope, audiences and organisers’ reactions – on the ground in Europe and, finally, an overview of the challenges of an impresario (for Indian artists), a fascinating but all too rare and under-represented profession in both India and the west.

Zoroastrian Studies Seminar Series At University of Toronto

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Zoroastrian Studies Seminar Series Winter-Spring 2023
University of Toronto
The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies in collaboration with the Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation
& the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America present

Zoroastrian Studies Seminar Series
Winter-Spring 2023

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Friday, January 20, 1:00 PM Eastern Time
“Conception and representation of the Zoroastrian Rituals”
Professor Alberto Cantera
Freie Universität BerlinFriday, February 17, 1:00 PM Eastern Time
“On the Transmission of the Zoroastrian Texts”
Professor Almut Hintze
University of LondonFriday, April 14, 1:00 PM Eastern Time
“Zoroastrian Norms in Sasanian Law”
Professor Maria Macuch
Freie Universität BerlinFriday, May 12, 1:00 PM Eastern Time
“Happiness in the Zoroastrian Traditions of Iran and India”
Professor Jamsheed K. Choksy
Indiana University
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This Sunday: 5th Annual K. D. Irani Memorial Lecture

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5th Annual K. D. Irani Memorial Lecture

Sunday December 4, 2022 at 2:00 PM EST

This lecture shall be an in-person event at our Dar-E-Mehr with live simulcast on ZOOM for our out of town attendees.
Please RSVP for in-person attendance by clicking on the link so that we can have an accurate count for lunch: https://zagny.org/rsvp-for-2022-k-d-irani-memorial-lecture/

A Journey in Faith: Education and the Good Mind

Keynote Speaker
Professor K. D. Irani’s teaching, writing, and scholarship challenged each of us to think, learn and grow at the highest levels of philosophy and belief, in order to access and apply these broad understandings in our day to day lives.

Our keynote speaker, Dr. Anne Khademian, an academic, educational leader, and member of the ZAMWI community, will share her journey to Zoroastrianism and the inspiration and guidance of Vohuman, the Good Mind, in working for greater educational equity through access, affordability, and value for all learners.

Panel Discussion

The keynote address will be followed by a panel discussion with youth members, some who grew up knowing Kaikhosrov and Piroja from a very young age.
Aysha Ghadiali is an international policy advisor for the U.S. Forest Service. She represents the United States government negotiating sustainable forest management policies at multilateral organizations and agencies of the United Nations. She is a returned Peace Corps Volunteer and a pedestrian and traffic safety advocate in Washington, DC.
 Kayhan Irani is an Emmy-award winning writer, a performer, and a cultural activist. She creates storytelling spaces to build community and re-connect participants to their innate creative power. She is the granddaughter of Irani migrants to India, on her father’s side, and Parsis from Jamshedpur and Bombay on her mother’s side. She was born in Bombay and raised in New York City where she still lives with her husband and son.
 Freyaz Shroff is the founder of one of India’s first Not for Profit, Youth for Youth Peer Mentorship Education Models focused at the College Level. She brings together youth from financially affluent homes and youth living below the poverty level to create first generation college graduates and exceptional levels of sustainable growth in income, redefining living conditions. She has addressed the United Nations, Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW) in 2012, and so have her students 2021 and 2022. She is also the recipient of the Jamshed Pavri Humanitarian Award.

ZOOM Details

Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82006444870?pwd=UWt1SHVRaDFhS0JDQ3V3ZGtER213dz09
Meeting ID: 820 0644 4870
Passcode: 044066

 

Upcoming SSZ Conference

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Zoroastrian Association of Metropolitan Chicago proudly hosts the

2022 Society of Scholars of Zoroastrianism (SSZ) Conference

supported by Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America (FEZANA) & World Zoroastrian Organization

at the
Rustam Guiv Dar-e-Mehr
8615 Meadowbrook Drive, Burr Ridge, IL 60527
on
Friday November 18 – Saturday November 19, 2022

Online attendance is available only for the Scholar Lecture / Meeting Sessions.

Registration

All community members, students, scholars and members of interfaith communities are invited and encouraged to participate.  Suggested donation is $10.  This will include dinner on Friday and breakfast, lunch and refreshments on Saturday.  Please RSVP (for Friday and Saturday separately) by November 10, 2022 to SSZ co-Director & Secretary Pervin Taleyarkhan (pervin.taleyarkhan@zamc.org).

To participate online please register here:
Online Attendance Registration

2022 SSZ Conference Program

FRIDAY – November 18, 2022
6:00    Meet and Greet
Welcome — Jamshed Rivetna (ZAC President)
7:00    Keynote Address – Prof. Dan Sheffield
8:00    Dinner.

SATURDAY – November 19, 2022

Conference Chair:  Prof. Dan Sheffield

8:30    Registration and Breakfast
9:00    Benediction – Mobedyar Boman Damkevala
Monajat – Mani Rao
Welcome — Jamshed Rivetna (ZAC President)
Welcome, Intro to SSZ, and Annual Report – Zal Taleyarkhan (SSZ President)
Morning Session – Scholarly Symposium conducted by Prof. Dan Sheffield and Zal Taleyarkhan
Session Chairs: Afshan Barshan & Sheroy Gonda
9:30    Opening Address: – Prof. Dan Sheffield introduced by Zal Taleyarkhan
10:00 Dr. Kerman Daruwalla – The History of Zoroastrian Priests in India
10:45  Dr. Benedikt Peschl – Zoroastrian Middle Persian Literature and its Relation to the Avesta: current research perspectives.
11:30  Prof. Dan Sheffield – The Pahlavi Book of Religious Decrees: a Forgotten Source for the History of Medieval Zoroastrianism.

12:15 Lunch & Reflection on Morning Session

Afternoon Session – Community-Led Scholarly Works
Session Chair:  Kamal Saher
1:00    Ervad Tehemton Mirza – Nature’s Spirituality (Online IZS class)
2:15    Meheryar Rivetna – Everything You Wanted to Know About the Younger Avesta (But Were Afraid To Ask)
3:00    Coffee break
3:15    Afternoon Panel: Moderator Dr. Persis Driver, Panelists: Delna Balsara, Sarosh Irani, Teshtar Irani, Vispi Karkaria: — Contemporary Identity and the Role of Intergenerational Memory in the Zoroastrian Diaspora
4:30    Networking with hors-d’oeuvres and drinks

SUNDAY – November 20, 2022

9:00    Roundtable to discuss SSZ Future Plans
10:00  Jashan Demonstration with Audience Participation — Er. Tehemton Mirza (Dean, NAMC Institute of Zoroastrian Studies) with support from other Mobeds.

About the SSZ.  The Society of Scholars of Zoroastrianism (SSZ) is an initiative to promote study and scholarship of the Religion of Zarathushtra.  The mission of the Society is to revive the tradition of scholarship within our community among athornans and behdins alike, and to promote interaction among academicians, theologians (priests), educationists, lay scholars and practitioners of Zoroastrianism, through roundtable discussions, conferences and publications.

History of SSZ Conferences.  SSZ Conferences have been held since 2006, when noted scholars and students present their research papers.  To encourage Zoroastrian studies within the community, these SSZ conferences also include sessions delivered by community members, especially the next-generation. Persons/Associations interested in the mission and vision of the Society of Scholars of Zoroastrianism, are invited to host future Conferences in their areas.  The organizers enjoy complete autonomy in regard to programming and organizing the Conference.

All community members, students, scholars and members of interfaith communities are invited and encouraged to participate.  Your presence gives support to the speakers, and your feedback is invaluable so that future research efforts may be directed in a constructive manner for the benefit of both the academicians as well as the community.

NAMC Institute of Zoroastrian Studies – Upcoming Lectures and Courses

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NAMC institute of Zoroastrian Studies
We are excited to announce our upcoming lectures and courses:
      Course – An Introduction to Zoroastrianism – September 10 to October 8, 2022 – Saturdays @ 2:00 pm EDT
      Online Lecture – Gahambars in Zoroastrianism – by Mobedyar Jamshid Pouresfandiary – September 11, 2022, 2:00 pm EDT
                                 
      Podcast on Gahambars – See attachment for Spotify link
      Online Lecture – How & Why of Nirang – by Ervad Bomanshaw Sanjana – September 25, 2022, 2:00 pm EDT
                                  
      Course – Basic Zoroastrian Prayers – Refresher – October 15 to November 12, 2022 – Saturdays @ 2:00 pm EDT
      Discussion Group – Zoroastrianism Outside the Box – Conversion? – October 23, 2022, 2:00 pm EDT
                               
      Course – Ecology in Zoroastrianism – November 19 to December 17, 2022 – Saturdays @ 2:00 pm EST
For enrollment in any course, request a ‘Registration Form’ for that particular course  – email: registrar@namcmobeds.org
Associations and Organizations:   Please forward this announcement including attachments to all your members.  Thank you.
North American Mobeds Council
This is a revised version of our announcement sent on August 30, 2022.
The Zoom links for our Online Lecture scheduled on Sept. 25 and the Discussion Group presentation on Oct. 23, 2022, have been revised. For your convenience, we have added the zoom links in the body of the message below.  Also, the registrar’s email address given below has been corrected.
NAMC institute of Zoroastrian Studies
We are excited to announce our upcoming lectures and courses:
      Course – An Introduction to Zoroastrianism – September 10 to October 8, 2022 – Saturdays @ 2:00 pm EDT
      Online Lecture – Gahambars in Zoroastrianism – by Mobedyar Jamshid Pouresfandiary – September 11, 2022, 2:00 pm EDT
                                   (See the attachment for details)

                                    https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82432181448?pwd=Mjh5dDJHOFJ2SmNBMXJqeXZqdnRTQT09

                                    Meeting ID: 824 3218 1448

Passcode: NAMCIZS

 

Podcast on Gahambars – See attachment for Spotify link

      Online Lecture – How & Why of Nirang – by Ervad Bomanshaw Sanjana – September 25, 2022, 2:00 pm EDT
                                    (See the attachment for details)

                                    https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82432181448?pwd=Mjh5dDJHOFJ2SmNBMXJqeXZqdnRTQT09

                                    Meeting ID: 824 3218 1448

Passcode: NAMCIZS

      Course – Basic Zoroastrian Prayers – Refresher – October 15 to November 12, 2022 – Saturdays @ 2:00 pm EDT
      Discussion Group – Zoroastrianism Outside the Box – Conversion? – October 23, 2022, 2:00 pm EDT
                                        (See the attachment for details)

                                    https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82432181448?pwd=Mjh5dDJHOFJ2SmNBMXJqeXZqdnRTQT09

 

                                            Meeting ID: 824 3218 1448

Passcode: NAMCIZS

 

      Course – Ecology in Zoroastrianism – November 19 to December 17, 2022 – Saturdays @ 2:00 pm EST
For enrollment in any course, request a ‘Registration Form’ for that particular course  – email: registrar.izs@namcmobeds.org
Associations and Organizations:   Please forward this announcement including attachments to all your members.  Thank you.
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