A Century of Tranquility Amidst Mumbai’s Hustle and Bustle This month, the colony holds its centennial celebrations. Malcolm Baug Parsi Housing Colony: A Century of Tranquility Amidst Mumbai’s Hustle and Bustle | Manoj Ramakrishnan/FPJ Mumbai: As you exit the traffic-clogged S V Road near Jogeshwari railway station and enter the metal arches of the Malcolm Baug Parsi housing colony, you leave
Read moreA Day of Celebration The 7th Salgreh of the Zoroastrian Association of California‘s Atash Kadeh was celebrated with great religious fervor and Parsi gusto on the 12th of November. The celebration started a day in advance with deep cleaning of the premises by volunteers Freny Bacha, Vira & Burjor Santoke, Dhun & Ketty Alamshaw, Jimmy Colabewala, Firoze Avari, Xerxes, Zane
Read moreUNVEILING OF SCYLLA VATCHA’s PORTRAIT AT BAI MANECKBAI P. B. JEEJEEBHOY SENIOR CITIZENS CENTRE, NAVSARI & GENESIS OF THE INSTITUTION TEAM WZO TRUST FUNDS WZO Trust Funds unveiled a portrait of Late Mrs. Scylla Vatcha at their Bai Maneckbai P. B. Jeejeebhoy Senior Citizens Centre at Navsari on 20th October 2023 in the presence of residents, trustees, administration &
Read moreWhy this petition matters Started by Jehangir Bisney The Commissioner Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) The Managing Director Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) Dear Sirs, We write to you in connection with sewage blockage crises afflicting the Bai Maneckbai Nusserwanji Chenoy Dar-e-Meher (Agiary-Fire Temple) at Tilak Road, Hyderabad. Besides being a place of historical, cultural and architectural significance
Read moreIn series #ParsiPolis, ThePrint’s Shubhangi Misra and Manisha Mondal report on the ongoing preservation efforts within the Parsi community to save the dying race’s culture, heritage and oral histories.
Read moreSince ancient times, human beings have used bells for religious and ceremonial purposes. The earliest unearthed bells are pottery bells from Neolithic China. Bells were also used in ancient Assyria, Babylon, Iran, India, Greece, and Egypt. In many cultures and religions, bells are used during prayers and rituals to cleanse and purify the environment and enhance positive energy. In spiritual
Read moreWhen Delhi-based professor Shernaz Cama told the Parsis about the disgrace in which historical accounts were lying at the Meherjirana library, it became an emotional discovery for them. Parsis now don’t know how to read old Parsi text, including the priests. They rely on texts written in Gujarati | Manisha Mondal/ThePrint Navsari/New Delhi: There were tears in Shernaz Cama’s eyes
Read moreMarriage, divorce, inheritance, and temple rights are all skewed in favour of men. Four Parsi women see UCC as an equaliser but Bombay Parsi Punchayet wants ‘total exemption’. People at agiyari (fire temple) on Navroze, which is Parsis’ new year | Photo: Manisha Mondal/ThePrint Delhi/Mumbai: A viral message circulating within Parsi WhatsApp circles has become the most hotly debated topic within the closely knit community. It
Read moreIraqi First Lady, Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmad, wife of the Iraqi President, held a special ceremony at ASHTI Zoroastrian Temple, in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan to award a number of prominent personalities who have played a role in spreading the culture of peaceful coexistence and mutual acceptance among all religious and ethnic communities in the Kurdistan Region. This ceremony that was held on
Read more5 MILLION VIEWS …….. When we started the blog in 2007, we had no idea that we would reach 5 million hits with a community as small as ours. Today we are overwhelmed ! We started by creating a resource base for young Zoroastrians who always complained that they do not have enough material on Religion, Culture and Social Practices.
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