The Cyrus Cylinder is now viewed by more than 250,000 visitors in the US eastern areas, and is traveling to the West Coast. Trouble viewing the email? View in your browser. Cyrus Cylinder: 250,000 DC/Houston/NYC Visitors Heading to the West Coast Dr John Curtis (British Museum) at the opening of the exhibition, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC The display
Read moreA central scheme for sponsored fertility treatment among Parsis to arrest their dwindling numbers has found no takers, prompting plans for a new strategy that includes taking the help of community leaders. According to the 2001 census, India has around 60,000 Parsis, among whom the death rate is three times the birth rate. In Calcutta, their numbers have dwindled by
Read moreHi My self Shireesh Mishra, my uncle around Two year back bought one property from one of the PArsi Family in City – Khandwa State – Madhya Pradesh Country- India, This property is a very much heritage building, with total plot size 13400 Sq Feet with build up area 4000 Sq, now we are looking forward to sale this property,
Read moreThe Association for Performance of the First Year Necessary Death Ceremonies of the Parsi Zoroastrians. D. E. Mithaiwala Agairy Compound, Jehangir Daji Cross Lane, Slater Road, Grant Road (W), Mumbai 400007. Registration No. F-80 (Bom) PUBLIC NOTICE The above mentioned Association was founded in 1942 for performance of essential death ceremonies of Parsi Zoroastrian individuals, especially if they do
Read moreAn Indian-origin donor to the Liberal Democrat party is among 30 new peers announced by British Prime Minister David Cameron here today. Rumi Verjee, a multi-millionaire who brought the Domino’s pizza chain to Britain, becomes Lord Verjee. The Ugandan-born Indian entrepreneur is believed to be worth an estimated 125 million pounds. He has donated 770,000 pounds to Britain’s coalition partners, the Lib Dems,
Read moreSince the Doongerwadi and Aviary are the hot topics concerning our community , Dr. Homi Dhalla writes about the ground realities. Click here to read all about the Doongarwadi Trees Click here to read his views on the Aviary Project
Read moreFriends, Following Zarathushti individuals or institutions were in the news recently: Regards, Maneck Bhujwala * Vistasp Karbhari takes over as President of University of Texas, Arlington, Texas, USA As reported in India West of June 14, 2013, “Vistasp Karbhari, the former provost and executive vice-president for academic affairs at The University of Alabama in Huntsville and a renowned engineer and
Read moreKaizad Bhamgara takes a closer look at some of the popular Zoroastrian settlements in the city and discovers that they are a lot more than just places to live for this closely-knit community. With names like Rustam, Malcolm, Godrej and Wadia, it’s easy to mistake a Parsi baug for an individual. You wouldn’t be far from the truth though, as over
Read moreEach Oct. 12, Homyar Nasirabadwala, the gaunt, white-haired priest of Hong Kong’s Parsi community, pays a visit to the University of Hong Kong to conduct a brief ceremony of thanks on the birthday of its founding benefactor. Standing alone with his head bowed, in a crepuscular corridor next to a broad, stone staircase, he looks up at a bronze bust of Sir Hormusjee
Read moreRather long and very sad. What can we do to help? Invisible Parsis: The poor of a prosperous community (From Five Parsi Films).. Check out this video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-iZbiiIEiU&feature=youtube_gdata_player Courtesy : Neville Bhajiwalla
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