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Link to Parzor Exhibition on Google Cultural Institute
Dear All, Here is the link to the first exhibition of Parzor Foundation on Google Cultural Institute titled ‘Parsi Zoroastrians : From Persia to Akbar’s Court’ : http://goo.gl/a658Mc . Looking forward...
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Just two Parsi cops left in Mumbai
Decades ago, on the last Wednesday of every month, the Mumbai police commissioner would take a group of senior officers — all Parsis — to Apollo Florist, opposite Colaba police station. Fuelled by...
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City gets 1st Parsi twins under govt scheme
At a time when the government is promoting birth control measures, the city got its first set of Parsi twins — a boy and a girl — born last week with the help of a government funded fertility treatment...
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Dinyar Wadia in New England Design Hall of Fame
Dinyar Wadia Inducted into New England Design Hall of Fame Architect Dinyar Wadia has been selected as one of the 2014 Inductees into the New England Design Hall of Fame. This award was created to...
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Dinshaw Mehta re-nominated as member of State Minorities Commission
Dinshaw Rusi Mehta, chairman of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP), who has been a member of the Maharashtra State Minorities Commission for the last five years and whose term expired on July 30, has...
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The Steamer commissioned by Ludvig Noble was named “ZOROASTER”
These days Alfred Noble is in news. You probably did not know that the world’s first Bessemer steel ship was named “ZOROASTER”. Zoroaster was the world’s first Bessemer steel ship and got its name from...
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Mahzarin Banaji | Zooming in on blind spots
The psychologist who studies the science of prejudice on exploring subconscious attitudes and the conflict within the mind. Participating in a series of tests put forward by the speaker—Mahzarin...
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The history behind the Parsi Lying-In Hospital
In the 19th century, young Parsi women were dying to give birth…literally. Back then, hospitals were unheard of and new mothers would be consigned to squalid ground floor rooms that were badly...
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Introductory audio-visual course
‘THE ZOROASTRIAN WAY OF LIFE” An Introductory audio-visual course for all ages above 21 years. by Er. Dr. Ramiyar P. Karanjia Covering the topics Ahura Mazda — Zarathushtra — Religion — Philosophy —...
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Dreams come true
In the 1970s as more formal Zoroastrian associations sprung up in North America (NA), the notion of having centers of their own was highly improbable. Most of the immigrants were professionals who...
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How a multi-community produced a bumper annual for 72 years
In a small Kolkata street named after the Jewish David Ezra, Aziz-mian deftly worked the manual flatbed machine printing the Diwali ‘ank’ of a Gujarati weekly owned and edited by a Parsi, Eduljee...
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The myriad influences of Parsi food – Hyderabad & Secunderabad
We take you on a culinary tour of traditional Parsi delicacies that are hard to find in the city today There are around 1,161 Parsi families in the twin cities. However, finding a restaurant serving...
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Defunct Tower of Silence lives on in Andheri residential colony
Defunct Tower of Silence lives on in the heart of an Andheri residential colony In Andheri’s Salsette Parsis Association Colony, six-storey residential structures form a tight arc around a defunct...
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Fravahar Island in the Persian Gulf.
BEHROOZ KHALILI The plan for building an artificial island in the shape of fravahar in the Persian Gulf is under completion .The agreed confirmation for this project has also been issued. This island...
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Oldest Parsi Scout Group completes 100 years
One of the oldest continuously run scout groups in the city will complete 100 years on November 8. Sethna’s 18th West Bombay, whose members are mostly Zoroastrians, was founded in 1914. Started by...
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Dr Navroze Patel’s Urdu poetry in Anup Jalota’s newest ghazal album
Jalota said, “I am mostly known for my bhajans and other film songs, but even ghazals are close to my heart and this album is a soothing melodious treat to all my fans and music lovers.” The ghazals...
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Sedreh pooshi/Navjote in Hittisau, Austria
Bozorg Bazgasht Organization organized a Sedreh pooshi/Navjote in Hittisau,Austria during the Zarathushthrian summer camp of the year 3752 Mazda Yasni for children of a Zartoshti family from...
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Govt-Funded Jiyo Parsi Ads Urge The Dwindling Community To Procreate
I’m 28 and my biological clock is ticking. Yesterday , though it began chiming to the tune of Chaiye Hame Zarthosti (the community’s de facto anthem). And not a moment too soon. I’m already a...
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Prominent Parsis form a think tank to reduce community conflicts
Eight senior Parsis have formed a think tank to de-escalate conflicts between two strong-minded groups in the community: the traditionalists and the liberals. The think tank includes former managing...
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To Karachi, with love: The road most travelled gets a facelift
There is a road named after one of the most influential men of the Parsi community – Seth Eduljee Dinshaw. It stretches from the Karachi Port Trust building to the Old Customs House and has been...
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