With all the upheavals and struggles going around in the world today, the set of predictions made by Jamasp Saheb seem to be coming to life and appear much closer than what we might have perhaps anticipated in the past. Here is an interesting translation of “The Prognostications of the Last Millennium” from Jamasp Namak: ______________________________________________________________ King Vishtasp asked Jamasp,
Read moreThe life of Parsi musicologist and educationist Sohrab H.J. Rustomji (aka “Behli”) Behram Sohrab Rustomji at Cornell University, playing the melody of the Pakistani national anthem Over the past few years, there has been some ideological controversy around the national anthem of Pakistan – especially when it was said that Jagan Nath Azad wrote the first national anthem of Pakistan
Read moreA homesick Parsi in Vancouver sent me this vintage newspaper ad for Murphy Radio featuring the venerable AFST, Ardeshir Furdorji Sohrabji Talyarkhan, or Bobby as he was popularly known in Bombay. Zoroastrians who remember the radio will undoubtedly recollect Talyarkhan. He was I think our earliest sports commentator. Cricket was his specialty. And he took to the mike in November
Read moreThis project “Journey of Parsis” came about from the IIT-Bombay Webinar Series started earlier thisyear. I am grateful to my friends at my alma-mater for giving me encouragement and support, and fortheir curiosity and desire to keep learning. I would like to thank many friends and well-wishers for theirsupport, especially Edul Daver (New York) who has made tireless efforts to
Read moreJRD Tata and Sumant Moolgaonkar, with a replica of the locomotive that Krauss Maffei engineers helped build at Tata Motors (TELCO) Fairness, Trust and Krauss Maffei It was the year 1946. Germany stood devastated by the Second World War. The Allies had won the war, and many German cities, including Munich, had been severely damaged by the British Royal Air Force. Munich, the
Read moreHere you will learn about the settlement of Parsis in Bombay and the development of the China trade which lead to the growth of Parsi wealth. By the early nineteenth century, Parsis had established a lucrative trade with China, the principal exports being cotton and opium. They also dominated the shipbuilding industry, which meant they could trade with countries worldwide,
Read moreAltar in the Zoroastrian Chak-Chak fire temple in the mountains near Yazd, Iran. Source: Konstantin / Adobe Stock The remains of an ancient mountain fire temple have been discovered in Iran. While archaeology knows of almost 200 fire temples around the world this one is special because it displays a rare ancient Iranian “divine” architectural format. A team of Iranian
Read moreI will never forget Khusro Faramurz Rustamji. He was my favourite policeman. You cannot be a Zoroastrian and not have heard of him. He was to the Indian Police Service what Sam Maneckshaw was to the Indian Army. An outstanding officer, a fine gentleman, a hero in challenging circumstances, and a legend. He was also an inspiration to generations of
Read morePistonjee, Dhanjiboy, and Patels arrived in Srinagar during Dogra rule Dr. Jolly Morilla was the youngest and the only Parsi participant in an international medical conference held at SK Institute of Medical Sciences Soura, Srinagar. She was composed and respectful for her place among the team of diverse, and most influential physicians and scientists. In a face to face television
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