The Iranshah Atash Behram building in Udwada, Gujarat has housed the revered Iranshah fire since 31st October 1894. With the passage of time, the main building and other structures in the complex had deteriorated, necessitating extensive restoration and conservation work. The Shapoorji Pallonji team acted as an anchor for the restoration project. A meticulous restoration plan was prepared with
Read moreSorabji Cawasji Thoothi on 12.10.1844 bought a hill called Angola Doongar at Malabar Point & built 2 bungalows. He died in 29.5.1858. The Bombay government in 1861 wanted to buy a plot on the far end of Malabar Point with no access & requested Toothi’s wife Cooverbai to give access through her land. She Gifted them her entire property, the
Read moreFramji Dadabhoy Alpaiwalla Museum Reopens Today After Restoration, Showcasing Parsi-Zoroastrian Heritage The Framji Dadabhoy Alpaiwalla Museum at Khareghat Colony, Hughes Road (N S Patkar Road), the only centre in Mumbai that showcases Parsi-Zoroastrian history, will reopen today after extensive restoration and upgradation. The archaeological and ethnographic museum, set up by the Bombay Parsi Punchayet in 1954, received a grant from
Read moreThe East India Company at Home, 1757-1857 – UCL History Blair Southerden (with Helen Clifford) Ships, Steam & Innovation: An East India Company Family Story c.1700-1877 Please note that this case study was first published on blogs.ucl.ac.uk/eicah in May 2014. For citation advice, visit: http://blogs.uc.ac.uk/eicah/usingthewebsite. Figure 1. Blair Southerden sitting in the kitchen of the Swaledale Museum (run by
Read moreAs the Bhikha Behram Well in Bombay turned 300 today (21st March 2025), we at the Parsi Zoroastrians Worldwide – The Hyderabadi Page on Facebook created a short video. Hope you enjoy it! Arnaz Bisney
Read moreHISTORY OF D N MEHTA PARSI LYING-IN-HOSPITAL NAVSARI (as narrated in the Mehta Vansavli) Â Late Seth Dorabji Nanabhoy Mehta expired on Roj Asman Maha Adar, 1280YZ, 6-6-1911 at Navsari. In his honour his relatives and friends had donated a sum of Rs 7876 for different religious funds at the time of his uthamna. It was decided some important work
Read moreSeth Edulji Navroji Mehta-Chinoy (as narrated in the Mehta Vansavli) Seth Edulji Navroji Mehta was born in Damka Street Malesar Navsari on Y Z 1196, 1826AD on Mohor Roj and Maha Farvandin. He first started working with Jamshedji Jeejeebhoy. At the age of about 14 he made his first trip to China. It was a long ship journey and he
Read moreEpisodes 07, 08 and 09 of the ZIOH Launched FEZANA Religion Education Committee is happy to announce the launch of the first three episodes of the Zoroastrian Intergenerational Oral History Project. You can view the entire series and read the transcripts of each interview on the FEZANA website The entire series is also available as a podcast here Forging A Resilient Soul
Read moreAn interesting take on Dadar Parsi Colony where both countries India & Pakistan were involved in the early part of 1896. Maybe many would not be aware of these Historical details. Dadar Parsi Colony has its origins in the 1896 Bubonic plague of Bombay. It was birthed as a safe low-lying marshland community to combat the spread of the disease,
Read moreDates September 21, 2024–January 12, 2025 Location Arthur M. Sackler Gallery | Galleries 23 and 24 Collection Area Arts of the Islamic World At A Glance This exhibition focuses on a single copy of the Shahnama made around 1330 in Iran, not on the literary work completed by the Persian poet Firdawsi three hundred years earlier around the year 1010. Monumental in
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