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Parsi head priest encourages community to donate organs
A statement by one of the high priests in Parsi community has created a buzz of sorts. Khurshed Dastur, one of the high priests in Udvada Fire Temple in Gujarat has openly asked the members of the...
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The story of Udvada
The first boat, led by their High Priest, landed in Sanjan after a terrible storm around 720 AD. During the storm at sea, the Persians vowed to build a fire temple which they consecrated from 16...
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Bombay Parsee Assn celebrates 93rd anniversary
The 93rd anniversary of the Bombay Parsee Association was held in Albless Baug on Saturday. The function involved the felicitation of the members of the association and the ones who have made the...
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A blow that ended an international career
The incident happened 52 years before Phil Hughes was delivered a sickening blow on his helmet in Sydney on Tuesday. “We were all frightened and shocked,” said Chandu Borde, recalling the moment when...
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ZAH Library Home of FIRES presents Movie Night at ZHCC
Our upcoming ZAH Library event on December 5, 2014, promises to be a fun one! Join us if you are in ‘our neck of the woods’. Aban Rustomji Houston, TX
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Narges M. Kakalia Receives Human Rights First’s Pro Bono Star Award
Narges M. Kakalia, a Member of the Litigation Section of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., has received Human Rights First’s prestigious Pro Bono Star award for excellence in legal...
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Working with ECOSOC – The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
“Working with ECOSOC – an NGO Guide to Consultative Status” “Working with ECOSOC” is an informational booklet that briefs Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) on the benefits of establishing a...
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Jiyo Parsi programme gains momentum
Prominent members of the Parsi community had a very meaningful and purposeful interactive session with the erudite Dr. Arvind Mayaram, I.A.S., Secretary in the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government...
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Through the eye of a needle
As part of Crafts Council of India’s golden jubilee celebrations, efforts are being made to revive the exquisite Parsi Gara embroidery. Apoorva Sripathi meets the people behind the initiative For a...
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Creatively coupling
“In earlier times some families were cricket teams. Surely you can manage a carom foursome?” This provocative message was among a series of 17 print commercials ingeniously created by Madison World to...
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Rustompura,Nanpura & Farampura
That’s how Rustompura,Nanpura & Farampura got created… Courtesy : Jehangir Bisney
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Vesu Agiary – Appeal to Professionals
Vesu (originally Village Vesu) is a flourishing suburb of Surat with a functioning Agiary and has its own resident panthaki. Although the number of Zarthusti families living in the village has been...
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Ramesh Narayan on Jiyo Parsi
The Parsis are a unique community. Everyone knows how they reached the shores of Gujarat fleeing religious persecution, charmed the Jadhav Rana by promising to be like sugar that completely dissolves...
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Tirgaan and Gahambar Maidyo-Shahem
Dear Friends, Friday, November 28, Roj Tir and Mah Tir is the celebration of Tirgaan and also the second Gahambar, “Maidyo-Shahem“, dedicated to the Creation of Water! This article on Tirgaan and Tir...
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XYZ is back.
XYZ is back. This time with an on-going programme. XYZ?Xtremely Young Zoroastrians is an initiative to encourage and foster religious, social and cultural awareness amongst the kids. How?XYZ groups...
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Liverpool brothers Kersi and Kayo Kadva are behind the award-winning Papadum...
Two Liverpool inventors have brought their boyhood dream to life. Brothers Kersi and Kayo Kadva’s impatience at waiting for papadums to cook in oil one at a time sparked an idea to quickly satisfy...
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Parsis, dodos and other mysteries
Let me state at the very onset that I want Parsis to fight extinction for purely self ish reasons. It is very important to have three Parsis in your life: Your doctor, your jeweler and your lawyer...
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A treasured Parsi legacy
I still recall how extremely careful my Parsi friend would be when we all went out together for a special occasion and she was wearing a Gara saree. She would take great pains to walk, gently...
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