The New Zealand Herald : 5:00 AM Friday May 15, 2015 World youth congress in Auckland in December is a bid to get followers to marry within the faith, writes Lincoln Tan. From left, Zoroastrians Tinaz Karbhari with Sanaya Master and Kainaz Jasmasbnejad. Photo / Brett Phibbs One of the world’s oldest religions is facing extinction, and will be fighting
Read moreOn Tuesday, the trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) almost came to blows over the amount paid to the trust by the caterer at a BPP-run boy’s hostel in Tardeo’s Gamadia Colony. According to a Whatsapp message, which went viral after the conflagration, BPP chairman Dinshaw Mehta allegedly attempted to assault co-trustee Yazdi Desai with a chair. Mehta claimed
Read morePlease find attached a flier for Peenaz Masani Ghazal program. It is a fund raising event for Zoroastrian Association of Chicago. Penaz is a famous Ghazal singer from India whose performances have fascinated audiences around the world. She creates elation; her melodic voice leaving the audience spellbound. In 2009 Penaz Masani was conferred with the Padmashree Award by the President
Read moreDADAR PARSI COLONY – A PHOTO ESSAY May 10, 2014 My first encounter with Dadar was back in 2004 when I used to travel from Churchgate to Dadar during the evening rush hour. Most of my journey would go in planning my exit strategy from the crowded local train. Dadar has since been synonymous with crowd and chaos and something that should be
Read moreDear Friends, On behalf of self & others a communication was sent yesterday (5th May 2015) to Trustees of BPP, on the subject of introducing a voluntary code of conduct that would govern election to BPP Trusteeship. Please see the attachment. The responses received from some of the Trustees are also sent as per the second attachment. As the matter
Read moreParsi Lying-In hospital may see development soon Saturday, 2 May 2015 – 5:40am IST | Agency: dna | From the print edition Ashutosh Shukla The hospital at Fort has not been functioning for over two decades now. For the past three years, the BPP trustees and the hospital committee have been locked in a legal tussle over the redevelopment
Read moreThe World Zoroastrian Symphony Orchestra (WZSO) under the baton of Adil Mistry performed at the XVII North American Zoroastrian Congress in Los Angeles, California. The video recording of the event held on the second day of the Congress, on December 30th, 2014 at Hilton LAX Airport, is featured on the FEZANA website:www.fezana.org [1 hour and 20 minutes]
Read moreDear Donors, Friends, Well Wishers, Please visit http://www.wzotrust.org and see the 37 photographs in the section “WZO Trusts at work – 2015”. Whatever has been done has been possible only because of the support of donors, good wishes of friends and well wishers, and not to forget the commitment and dedication of the hard work put in by my colleagues
Read moreDear Fellow Zarathushtis The FEZANA Bulletin for March 2015 can be viewed here: http://fezana.org/wp-content/uploads/FEZANA_Bulletin_2015_03.pdf Feel free to share the FEZANA Bulletin with your association members, family and friends. If you would like to access past FEZANA Bulletins, the archives are available at: http://fezana.org/publication/bulletinarchives/ If you would like to receive a free copy of the FEZANA Bulletin delivered to your e-mail
Read moreTHE ZOROASTRIANS OF SOUTH GUJARAT – – Team WZO Trust Team WZO Trust is pleased to present an overview of the progress made in their project to rehabilitate poor Zoroastrians residing in the rural areas of South Gujarat. Our project revolves around 4 main issues: Rehabilitate poor Zoroastrian farmers who have land available to pursue agriculture viably. Alternatively to make
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