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The Parsi food pilgrims
When diaspora Zoroastrians acquaint themselves with their roots in Gujarat, Parsi classics make their journey sweeter Meher Mirza Cyrus Dotivala talks to Zororoots participants at Surat’s Dotivala...
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Zoroastrians’ passing of priesthood — and traditions
When Hormuz Mahveer Javat was 8, his parents popped an unusual question: “Do you want to become a priest? Hormuz Mahveer Javat, now a 14-year-old Grade 9 student in Mississauga, was tapped to be a...
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The Parsi Trail: Top 7 Parsi Restaurants In Mumbai
The Parsis take their food very seriously. No wonder, since Parsi cuisine perfectly braids together Iranian, Gujarati, British, even Portuguese and Goan influences. Think dhansakwith its roots in the...
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Fire Temples in Iran and India – Old & New
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Tirgan Khohjasteh Baad
Tirgan Khohjasteh Baad Fariborz Rahnamoon WISHING YOU A HAPPY TIRGAN Today (22-06-2015) is Tirgan the LONGEST DAY THE ANCIENT MAZDIYASNI CALENDAR updated by Zarathushtra was the...
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This bawa is in town and here to stay
Parsi folks are known as Bawas across India and perhaps the world. These handful of folks in India and around the world are only proponents left of their fine & celebrated cuisine , mostly passed...
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Radio Talk Show with Brigadier Behram and Zenobia Panthaki
Dear community members Brigadier Behram Panthaki (Retired) and his wife Zenobia Panthaki who have written a coffee table book “Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, The Man and His Times” will be on a radio...
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7th Annual Cricket Dhansak
Ontario Zoroastrian Community Foundation Date: Sunday, June 28th, 2015 Cricket Start time: 12 Noon Cricket finish time: 5.30pm Dhansak Time: 6pm Cost: $20 for both Cricket and Dhansak or Dhansak only...
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29th Annual Fundraiser for the B.D. Parsee General Hospital
Wednesday June 24, 2015 The 29th Annual Fundraiser for the B.D. Parsee General Hospital will commence with a Jashan this coming Saturday June 27th at 5;30 PM at the residence of Yasmin and Jamshed...
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Marazban Dara Mehta – A Tribute
Watch the below link uploaded in tribute of Marazban Dara Mehta. More of his videos can be viewed on YouTube by typing ‘MARAZBAN’ in search panel. Please watch & pass on this link to your contacts.
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Jiyo Parsi Programme at Navsari
Sunday, 14th June, WZO Trust Funds & Jiyo Parsi had organised a workshop at Navsari. A press report along with 7 photographs are sent herewith. Warm regards, Dinshaw Tamboly Jiyo Parsi – (05)...
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The Curious Case of the Missing Parsi
Perceived as a community of mostly affluent number-crunching entrepreneurs, ironically, the biggest anxiety gripping Parsis in India these days is their dwindling numbers. “The birth rate of the...
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Jashan in the Baug
“Jashan in the Baug” On June 21, 2015 the Ontario Zoroastrian Community Foundation (OZCF), located on beautiful 10 acres of land, held a huge event of “Jashan in the Baug” on their premises at 1187...
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Journey from Persia to The-Hind
Written by The Bawa Guy The cold breeze is blowing! The sky is getting red. Arrows are flying, shields are splintered, there came the Arabs and now began the downfall of the great Sassanian empire...
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6th Annual Sports Day – Ontario Zoroastrians
SPORTS DAY Date: Sunday, August 30, 2015 Time: 3pm (Prompt) for registration Venue: The Ontario Zoroastrian Community Foundation (OZCF), located at 1187 Burnhamthorpe Road East Oakville,...
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Filmmaker gifts Mumbai its first Irani cafe in 50 years
A filmmaker undertook intensive research in 2013 on the city’s Irani cafe culture. The result of that study? A brand new Irani cafe, Mumbai’s first in 50 years, finds Anju Maskeri This 370-sq-ft...
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Iranshah Udvada Utsav (IUU)
CELEBRATING IRANSHAH UDVADA UTSAV December 25-26-27, 2015 The Foundation for Development of Udvada & the Udvada Samast Anjuman are very pleased to announce that the first ever ‘Iranshah Udvada...
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Parsi Community has enriched Indian Society
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh interacting with a delegation of “Parzor Foundation”, a UNESCO associated registered organization devoted to the cause of coexistence of different cultures in India...
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10 Parsis who played Test cricket for India
The first team from India that travelled to England to play cricket was comprised entirely of Parsis. In many ways, they were the pioneers of Indian cricket. Shiamak Unwalla looks at 10 Parsis who...
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See the Zoroastrian Fire Temple in Central London
Fire, a primordial power has long held a certain fascination for mankind. Anything from its ability to heat early caves, and later homes, and then when fire was confined into gas boilers, we still...
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