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Kozhikode’s last Parsi family ‘at home’ this Onam as ‘Jashan’ sets in
The occasion was a Jashan, a thanksgiving prayer offered to Ahura Mazda, the supreme deity of the Zoroastrian faith. Members of the Marshall family, the last four remaining of the communityPhoto | EPS Pooja Nair KOZHIKODE: Onam is when Kerala opens its homes to celebration with flowers at the doorstep, the aroma of a feast wafting through kitchens, and families
Read morePrime property for sale adjacent to the Chicago Dar-e-Mehr
SOLICITATION OF INTEREST A 2.6-acre vacant property has just come on the market immediately adjacent to our Chicago Dar-e- Mehr for an asking price of $1.95M The property has the potential subject to County approval to build 2 dozen or more 1000 square feet full ownership townhomes for around $350K each. Interested parties willing to furnish an initial deposit of
Read moreZoroastrian Bank Posts Excellent Results for 2025-26
The Zoroastrian Co-operative Bank Limited has delivered excellent performance during Financial Year 2025-26. Welcoming the Shareholders to the Annual General Meeting held at Mumbai, July 30, 2026, Mr. Homa D. Petit, the Chairman of the Bank, congratulated Shareholders on the proud moment of the Bank entering the Centenary Year. He placed on record the heartfelt gratitude to the Founder,
Read moreHistory of Masina Hospital, Byculla, Mumbai
Nearly 1,000 Gather in Oakville for Historic Opening of OZCF Atashkadeh
Nearly 1,000 Zarthushtis gathered in Oakville, Ontario, for a historic milestone in the life of the Ontario Zoroastrian Community Foundation: the opening ceremony of the new OZCF Atashkadeh. The day marked not only a defining moment for OZCF, but also a landmark occasion for Zoroastrians across North America. The Atashkadeh stands on OZCF’s 10-acre property at 1187 Burnhamthorpe Road East
Read moreHigh court stops demolition of Parsi temple in Sukkur
The Sukkur bench of the Sindh High Court has granted a stay order, restraining the potential demolition of a centuries-old Zoroastrian Agiary (atishkadeh or fire temple) belonging to the Parsi community. Locally known as the “Mama Parsi Temple”, the sacred site is located opposite to the fire brigade station near Dua Chowk in Sukkur. The court intervention follows a constitutional
Read more‘Keeping the Zoroastrian flame alive’
What do Freddie Mercury and the family that founded Tata Steel have in common? Apart from global success, they all have links to Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s oldest religions, which is being showcased for the first time at Headstone Manor and Museum in Harrow, north-west London. Silk saris known as garas, family photographs and sacred heirlooms are being displayed
Read moreDr. Mahzarin R. Banaji Named a Carnegie “Great Immigrant, Great American”
Parsi-American Scholar Dr. Mahzarin R. Banaji Honored by Carnegie Foundation Harvard social psychologist, author, and 12th World Zoroastrian Congress speaker honored as the United States marks its 250th anniversary. Dr. Mahzarin R. Banaji, the distinguished Parsi-American social psychologist whose work has transformed public understanding of implicit bias, has been named to the Andrew Carnegie Foundation’s 2026 class of “Great Immigrants,
Read moreWant to fix the Parsi birth rate? Protect the women
The British-era Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act exposes the community’s women in India and overseas to gross injustice, even after divorce Parsi women are barred from worship at agiaries if they marry outside the community. File pic for representation The Parsi Zoroastrian population is declining at 18 per cent each decade. Recent efforts to increase the Parsi population, including the
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