We all know that vultures are no longer seen at Doongerwadis across India. Many of us are aware that the vultures in the sub continent are facing extinction due to Diclofenac. Will the vultures make a comeback? Will they survive the threat to their existence? Do come and read more on vultures in an exhibition at the SETH NASSERWANJI RATANJI
Read moreWe are planning to run from October to December 2013 in the Brunei Gallery at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Entitled “The Everlasting Flame: Zoroastrianism in history and imagination” it will provide a visual narrative of the history of Zoroastrianism from its birth in Iran, over 3000 years ago, to its emergence as the religion of three great Persian empires.
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Read morePlease click on the photo for a better view From the Illustrated London News, March 15, 1890, pg. 328 Courtesy : Kersi Shroff
Read moreDear Humdeens., A week after World Zoroastrian Congress, Silloo Mehta of Mazdayasnie Connection is organizing a grand exhibition on Shahname by Firdausi , that contains hundreds of timeless mystical gems ,a giant literary epic on our Daena. Tu Inra durug o fosane madan, ba yeksan dar zamane madan do not think these to be lies or imaginary, Remember , times are not same
Read moreDear all, The 10th World Zoroastrian Congress will be held in Mumbai from 27thDecember to 30th December 2013. The last World Zoroastrian Congress was hosted by Dubai in December 2009, and India will be hosting this grand event after an interval of 23 years. The Organising Committee of the 10th World Zoroastrian Congress is making all efforts to make this event
Read moreDo watch this video. It was live from the Sachler Gallery at the Gala opening Night of the Exhibition March 4th, 2013 CNN was there and boith neil McGregor adn Christiane Amanpour were at the same table as Katayun Kapadia, FEZANA President (special invitee) We Zoroastrians should be proud of our Iranian heritage. Christiane Amanpour on the Cyrus Cylinder Click here to
Read moreAncient Persian rug once owned by American billionaire set to make a tidy pile when it goes on sale for £5m Exquisite handwoven carpet is more than 360 years old Was bought by industrialist William Clark in Paris in early 1900s for his collection of different rug types from all over the world Carpet is being sold at Sotheby’s to
Read moreIn our Good News section, we have a heartwarming story that makes schools a welcome prospect instead of a scary one. Even as the youth of the nation engages in heated debates about the relevance of their school and college curricula, one Mumbai school is leading the way in providing hands on training to the poorest of the poor and
Read moreThe town of Navsari, near Surat in Gujarat, is the ancestral home of many eminent Parsi families (of which several were prominent in the China trade). The First Dastoor Meherjirana Library was founded and endowed by a prominent mercantile family and it has been sustained for over one hundred forty years by other Parsi families from Navsari. The library’s brochure explains: ‘in 1872, a
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