VOLUME 16 | ISSUE 5—–In This Issue… FEZANA Updates Association Announcements & Updates Committee Updates Upcoming Events In Other News —–FEZANA Updates FEZANA AGM 2026 The Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America (FEZANA) successfully held its 39th Annual General Meeting (AGM) from April 24th to 26th, 2026, hosted by the Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC) in Orange, California. The
Read morePiruz Khambatta’s Ashoi: How 60,000 Parsis built $400 billion in enterprise value The Rasna founder says the principles that helped India’s marginal 60,000 Parsi population build companies worth more than $400 billion are not meant to promote a religion, but to offer millions of Indians a practical guide to think and grow rich and become the country’s own “millionaires next door”
Read moreA true social worker to the core. A man of his words. A person you can rely on. A true Karma Yogi. Selfless devotion for 70 years helping people. An innovator of ideas for social schemes. That was Nariman Mehta (lovingly called Naju uncle by all who knew him), he breathed his last at the age of 93 on Friday,
Read moreA national seminar titled ‘Parsis in Modern India: Navigating Cultural and Socio-Economic Pathways’ will be held in Mumbai on Saturday at the Yashwantrao Chavan Centre, bringing Union and state ministers, academics, and community leaders to discuss the future of the Parsi Zoroastrian community in India’s evolving landscape. Yashwantrao Chavan Centre To Host Major Seminar On Parsis’ Cultural And Socio-Economic Pathways
Read moreMy name is Rebecca and I am the President of Oregon Zoroastrian Organization. I’m excited to share that my middle-grade historical fiction book, Truth Seeker: The Story of Zoroaster, has just been published! It’s a funny and inspiring retelling of Zoroaster’s life journey for young readers. While many of us know Zoroaster’s story and teachings, I wanted to create a book
Read moreStep into an evening of profound musical remembrance as NCPA presents Smaran: A Tribute to Firoz Dastur, a Hindustani vocal recital by Milind Chittal at the Experimental Theatre on 16th May, 6:30 PM.A child actor-singer who later became a practitioner and eminent guru of the Kirana gharana, the name of Firoz Dastur (1919-2008) stands tall in the firmament of Hindustani (North Indian) music. Having trained under the legendary
Read moreCompassionate Neurosurgeon Dr. Mazda Turel brings decades of life inside his clinic to his witty and moving book Bheja Fry: Heartfelt Stories from a Neurosurgeon’s Clinic (Juggernaut, 21 April 2026), where medicine meets the sheer unpredictability of being human. Bheja Fry isn’t just a book—it’s what happens when life fries your brain a little… and you decide to laugh anyway.
Read moreThe ‘Parsi Arch’ at Breach Candy frames ‘Lincoln House’ (Wankaner Palace earlier) in this photo, taken in the last quarter of 20th Century Bombay. Pedestrian eye level view, looking west in the morning hours, highlights these two memorable vintage structures. Born separately over two generations apart and differing in historic identity, each complements the other, much alike the cosmopolitan mix
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