NAMC Institute of Zoroastrian Studies is pleased to announce the following sessions
NAMC Institute of Zoroastrian Studies is pleased to announce the following sessions: Lecture: ‘Understanding Hoshbam’ (Zoroastrian
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186-year-old Parsi fire temple ‘structurally sound, can be restored’: KMC engineers
The fire on November 15 did not weaken the heritage structure, KMC engineers who inspected the temple said The Parsi fire temple on Ezra Street on Saturday. Picture by Subhajoy Roy The 186-year-old Parsi fire temple on Ezra Street, which was feared to have been badly damaged by a fire on its premises in November, remains “structurally stable” and can
Read moreArchaeological evidence indicates 10th-century Persian settlement in Madagascar
TEHRAN – The mysterious archaeological site of Teniky, hidden within the remote rainforests and canyons of Madagascar’s Isalo National Park, has long puzzled scientists with its unique rock-cut niches and stone walls. A groundbreaking new study now challenges the established narrative that these structures were built by shipwrecked 16th-century Portuguese sailors. Instead, the research posits a far more ancient and
Read moreWZCongress – Jan 26 Newsletter
Dear Friends We wish you the very best for the New Year. May it be filled with joy and happiness! We eagerly look forward to opening registrations for the WZC 26 later this month and to all being together at the WZC at the end of this year. Please find the WZC 2026 January newsletter HERE. As always, we request you
Read moreSOAS Newsletter – Nov 2025
The Zoroastrian World November 2025 From the Institute Record uptake of modules on Zoroastrianism The year 2025-26 is seeing a boost in the number of students taking modules on Zoroastrianism. The front runner is Avestan, which is the language of Zoroastrian prayer and ritual. Ten students, including four undergraduates, learn about Avestan prayers in the original language, and how to understand and
Read moreWZCC Newsletter – Dec 2025
Dear WZCC NEWS readers, WZCC NEWS is here to help launch you into 2026! COUNTDOWN- Prepare for AI: In this special issue, expert contributors explain the impacts of AI on our lives, businesses, work and careers with a unique Zarathusti twist! How can we prepare to benefit from AI in all of these areas? Which aspects of our skills and
Read moreAll Parsees Sports Foundation – Annual Athletic Meet 2026
Women Reclaiming Health and Justice
Ancient Nirang to be framed at the entrance door
An ancient nirang in Pahalvi Script that Zoroastrians wrote n framed in their house..entrance door, written on Mah Spendarnard ; Ruz Spendarmard. The scripts changed in time from cuniform, Avesta, Pazend Pahalvi..(im not sure of the exact chronography but this in itself meant three beautiful things, the ancient core, in this case veneration to spendarmard ameshaspenta n yazads under spendarmard
Read moreThe Slate Of Our Mind Determines The State Of Our Mind
To mark the Day of Collective Consciousness (01 January every year) in Honour of Asho Zarathushtra Saheb HONOURING ASHO ZARATHUSHTRA WITH THE SPECIAL THEME OF Theme: The Slate Of Our Mind Determines The State Of Our Mind Focus: Gatha Verse 28.1, Ahunavar and other Zarathushti Prayers. Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor (India) Ervad Ayaan Kanga (Singapore)
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