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Persian silk textiles discovered in Viking Age burials
Archaeologists have found some silk textiles belonged to ancient Iranian weaving industry in the Oseberg ship dating back to Norwegian Vikings. More Courtesy: K F Keravala
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Atash And Electricity Are Mutually Opposed.
WHY ELECTRICY/ELECTIC DEVISES AND MOBILE PHONES ARE NOT PERMITTED IN ATASH BAHRAM’S & AGYARIS ATASH AND ELECTRICITY ARE MUTUALLY OPPOSED. By Pervin Mistry (This article is an appeal to the...
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Malcolm Mistry joins DNA as CEO
As confirmed by industry insiders, Malcolm Mistry, who had quit India Today Merged Entity (ITME) as Publishing Director in January this year, has joined DNA as CEO. He will report to Group CEO Dr...
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Monthly allowance for Parsi couples to have more kids
At a congregation of the community held at Sanjan in Valsad district of Gujarat yesterday, it was decided that every Parsi couple giving birth to second child would get Rs 3,000 per month till the...
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Ratan Tata elected to board of US think tank
Top Indian industrialist Ratan Tata has returned as a board member of East West Centre, a prominent American think tank. Tata, 75, is returning to the board and has worked with the organisation several...
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Teaching “The Persian Empire” in Universities
Here at last they are removing the negative picture and glorifying the Persian Empire with “the true story” and where the goodness came from.. Zoroaster. “A fascinating case study” Please have a look...
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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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Reviving tradition with a twist
Designer Perveez Aggarwal will be presenting My Beautiful Embroideries, an exhibition of apparel with traditional Parsi ‘gara’ embroidery, in the city. She has had sold-out exhibitions in New York,...
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India comemorates 2500 year anniversary of Charter of Cyrus the Great
Picture of Stamp Re: India commemorates 2500 year anniversary of Charter of Cyrus the Great Commemoration of Charter of Cyrus the Great – 2500th Anniversary by India – THANK YOU INDIA !
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Exhibition Opening
Exhibition Opening: To Eternity And Back View this email in your browser You are cordially invited to the Preview and Opening of To Eternity and Back An Exhibition of Photography by Shirin...
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A Tribute to Burjor Mistry
SAD NEWS FOR ALL FANS OF PARSI HEADGEAR Burjor Mistry, the third and last generation of the Parsi hatter firm Dinshaw B. Mistry, established in 1876 and formerly of Kalbadevi, passed away last Saturday...
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Ovum Zoroastræum: ‘Zoroaster’s egg’
29 August 2013 Ovum Zoroastræum: ‘Zoroaster’s egg’ This may seem a rather esoteric title for an Asian Studies blog, but it is hardly surprising in the context of the post-renaissance scholar...
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Relative Value: Stars in the milky way
elative Value: Sarfaraz K Irani, 28, and Bakhtyar K Irani, 31 Meet the two boys who gave Mumbai’s iconic dairy a steroid shot of success. Brothers Bakhtyar, 31, and Sarfaraz K Irani, 28, can’t recall a...
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World Zoroastrian Congress in peril ?
By a vote of four to three the Bombay Parsi Punchayet trustees have cancelled the Tenth World Zoroastrian Congress to be held in Bombay this December. The four have filed a complaint before the Charity...
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Should the World Zoroastrian Congress be cancelled ?
Should the World Zoroastrian Congress be cancelled owing to infighting within the BPP ? By a vote of four to three the Bombay Parsi Punchayet trustees have cancelled the Tenth World Zoroastrian...
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Zoroastrian Day at Rice University
Here is a video of the Zoroastrian Day celebrated last week 23rdNovember at Huston. Bahrom Firozgary also fondly called the “6ft 9inch gentle giant” by a former FEZANA Pesident, plays for the Rice...
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The Wadias of India
The Parsis in India have had the tremendous good fortune of practicing their religion and customs generally without ostracism and persecution. This freedom has given them an opportunity to establish...
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Celebration of ZARATHUSTRA by Swedish Permanent Representation to European...
The Swedish Permanent Representation to the European Union in Brussels celebrated Zarathustra and Zoroastrian Culture last night the +27th November. The large Swedish community in Belgium and many...
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The World Zoroastrian Congress is on !
Cyrus Poonawalla is the Chairman Nadir Godrej is the Vice Chairman Both will have the last word in case of any differences between the BPP Trustees ! All concerned have agreed Cheers ! Celebrate !!...
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Rawalpindi: Parsi places of worship… still exist!
I have a keen interest in heritage buildings and old architecture, and so a couple of months back when my friend told me about the existence of a Parsi temple located somewhere on Murree Road,...
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