Dr. Roozan Bharucha awarded the title of “Majesty” by Heidelberg University
Heidelberg University of Germany confers Dr. Roozan P Bharucha with a special Title of “Majestät der AI-Medizintechnik” for his innovation of AI-Prosthetic Group of Devices at The SystemX Research...
View ArticleTHE CURIOUS REBIRTH OF ZOROASTRIANISM IN IRAQI KURDISTAN
Against the backdrop of Islamic State, a much older religion stages a revival in Iraqi Kurdistan. Faced with the barbaric actions of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on their doorstep,...
View ArticleHow to get Uthamna and Daily News Updates
If you download the Parsi Directory Android app from the Play Store, you will get Uthamna directly on the app as a Notification – Click Here to download and install – > http://bit.ly/tpdandroid If...
View ArticlePARSI AGIYARI OPENS DOORS FOR OUTSIDERS
In an unprecedented move to help Amdavadis better understand the culture and religion that is Zoroastrianism, the Parsi Panchayat in the city opened the doors of the Vakil Adariyan Agiyari to observe...
View Article“Why I risked my life to convert to Zoroastrianism”
As the oppressive influence of Isis spreads, women in Iraqi Kurdistan are risking their lives to convert to an ancient religion that preaches gender equality. Corinne Redfern spends a week with the...
View ArticleA Zoroastrian “Freedom Monument” on the west coast of America
The crowdfunded public art installation was gifted to the city of Los Angeles on July 4. Photo by Vafa Khatami. Courtesy of Farhang Foundation As crowds across Los Angeles celebrated Independence Day...
View ArticleRZM Torans
The adage of the entrepreneurial spirit being ageless finds perfect substantiation in the story behind ‘RZM Torans’ – a glass-and-bead garland initiative, named after the initials of the three dynamic,...
View ArticleVICE-PRINCIPAL IN ALLAHABAD SHOT BY UNIDENTIFIED ASSAILANTS
Two unidentified bike-borne armed assailants shot at a vice principal of a private school near Sanjiwani hospital under Kydganj police station here on Monday morning. The condition of injured vice...
View ArticleLATE Dr JIMMY DARUWALLA conferred the PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL by THE SINGAPORE...
Our DEAR friend and Life member of PZAS , LATE Dr JIMMY DARUWALLA has been conferred the PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL posthumously by THE SINGAPORE GOVT. for his contribution to DAS (DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION OF...
View ArticleWith 113 Years Of Legacy, Here’s The Story Of Mumbai’s Popular Kyani
Farokh Shokri sits at a table distant from the cash counter but directly opposite so as not to miss any transactions. With a snowy mane and a friendly demeanor, Farokh seems to have just finished his...
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View ArticleUncover Mumbai’s most loved community this weekend through Dadar Parsi colony...
This weekend, take a break from Ganpati pandal-hopping and set out on a walk through the Dadar Parsi Colony, which is home to heritage structures, leafy bylanes and one of Mumbai’s most loved...
View ArticleBEING A PARSI PRIEST IN HONG KONG
Homyar Nasirabadwala, one of the few full-time Parsi priests working outside India, talks about his community, traditions and making sure the dhansak is right Homyar Nasirabadwala has been in Hong...
View ArticleTata’s good ethics based on the Zoroastrian Principles of Righteousness
TATAs and Zoroastrians David Landsman APPG – All Parliamentary Party Group – for the promotion of Zoroastrianism in the UK. – at Parliament House chaired by Lord Karan Bilimoria. We have regular...
View ArticleParsis collect Rs 15 lakh in 7 days for man who lost limbs
After WZOT and this paper appeals donors to help 46-year-old who lost his legs in a train accident, Parsis come forward to foot medical bill and get him prosthetics Aspi Sepoy The Zoroastrian community...
View ArticleWorld’s First Octacore Quantum Processor for use in Medical Devices & Health...
PRESS RELEASE SystemX Research Centre, California announces the official launch of the World’s First Octacore Quantum Processor for use in Medical Devices & Health Care Systems. CALIFORNIA – 13...
View ArticleMEHREGĀN Feast
by Pervin J. Mistry The worship of Meher Yazad is pre-Zarathushtrian. During the glorious Peshdad dynasty, Faredoon Padshah, a ‘peshrav’, i.e. a forerunner of Asho Zarathushtra, performed a Yasna...
View ArticleFirst Dastoor Meherjirana Library: The Oxford of Gujarat
The restoration of the holdings of the 145-year-old First Dastoor Meherjirana Library in Navsari is an exercise in reclaiming the illustrious history of Parsis in India The reading room of the First...
View ArticleKolkata: A peek into Parsi tradition and culture at 4-day expo
If you’ve always wondered what lies beyond the closely guarded boundary walls of a Parsi fire temple, especially because tradition has it that a non-Parsi is not allowed inside, your curiosity is going...
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