Sacred fire alive for 1,550 years at Iranian Zoroastrian temple
Iran’s central city of Yazd is home to one of the fire temples most sacred to Zoroastrians worldwide with a flame that has been burning for nearly 1,550 years. The Yazd temple is one of the world’s...
View ArticleWelcoming the New Year with The Bay Area’s Zoroastrian Community
The haftseen table, one of the main customs of Nowruz, includes seven items to symbolize wishes for the year to come. Niloo Farhad’s haftseen includes several extra items, like burnt cookies,...
View Article10 Life lessons from Eggs
Because what kind of a Parsi would I be if I wrote 26 letters to you and didn’t talk about eggs? Dear Son, Today I am writing to you about a strange topic. Eggs. After all, what kind of a Parsi...
View ArticleParsis form team to maintain fire temples, look after priests and staff in...
Most of these Agiaries are managed by private trusts and are not a part of Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP). (HT file ) To ensure all Zoroastrian Agiaries and Atash Behrams — two types of fire temples,...
View ArticleChange comes to the DPA
K-K-K From President Kapadia to Kapadia and after 93 years a lady named Khullar….Ava Khullar The Delhi Parsi Anjuman all through its 93 years existence has been a very progressive Anjuman and a torch...
View ArticleFEMALE REVOLUTION
On Thurday the 22nd on BBC There was a documentary On Female Revolution\ In a way it certainly implies Our very own women Who are born as Zoroastrians Vesuvius in Aug 24 79 AD And in 1669 11th of...
View ArticleZOROASTRIAN FACULTY NETWORK (ZFN)
2nd April, 2018 ZOROASTRIAN FACULTY NETWORK (ZFN) Joint Project of GWG & WZCC Dr. Farrokh Mistree has been a long term advocate for WZCC to develop a Zoroastrian Faculty Network that would empower...
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When the Portuguese established their rule in Bassein (now known as Vasai), they asked the Parsi population along with the other local population to get themselves converted into Christianity by force....
View ArticleInterview With Actor BEHZAD DABU | A Unique Perspective
The era of technology and social media brought us the possibility to have an open dialog with those whom we admire most. Now, we can follow our favorite people on Instagram, reply to them on Twitter...
View Article‘Bombay Meri Hai’: How a party song from Bandra spread around the globe in...
Sung by Uma Pocha, who died last week, the tune travelled to Sri Lanka and beyond, serving as a reminder that it’s impossible to predict how sounds travel. Uma Pocha with her husband Jimmy Pocha...
View ArticleBOOMBOOM-BOOMALA
Only a Parsi can write a paean to the Bumla. “A Bombay Duck that never clucks. Eat him fresh or eat him dry; mum and dad they like him fried. Bombay Duck he’s worth a try.” Minocher Kava and his wife...
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