Neomi Rao: First Parsi Judge Nominated on the D.C. Circuit Court in the...
Indian American Neomi Rao President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he’s nominating conservative lawyer Neomi Rao to replace Brett Kavanaugh on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...
View ArticleTHE B. D. PETIT PARSEE GENERAL HOSPITAL CLARIFIES THE SITUATION
POTENTIAL LOSS OF U.S.$ 22.5 MILLION BY THE PARSEE COMMUNITY – The B. D. Petit Parsee General Hospital (PGH) has been providing yeoman service to the community for the past 105 Years in the area of...
View ArticleShould Parsee General Hospital go ahead with its plans to build a...
Should Parsee General Hospital go ahead with its plans to build a cosmopolitan Hospital on its estate to support the existing facilities?
View ArticleA Counterpoint on the Parsee General Hospital issue
MR. ZAIWALLA’S LETTER18 November 2018We have read with regrets , the Press Release issued by Mr. Homa Petit, which is identical in all the five newspapers. It may be a paid news, but the crux of the...
View ArticleTower of Silence For Parsi Funerals Can Be Built in Texas
Traditional Zoroastrian funerals require stone structures called Dakhmas — “Towers of Silence” — on which corpses are eaten by buzzards, because the Zoroastrian holy text bans other funeral methods....
View ArticleShip owners dispel rumours and tell the real tale behind heroic evacuation of...
People who have grudges against a feature film react variously. They petition the Censor Board, approach courts, tear off the film’s posters or stage dharnas. Hanif Modak whose father late Capt. I H...
View ArticleHomai Vyarawalla and her iconic pics
Little did everyone know that a young and zealous Parsi girl would go on to become India’s first female photojournalist, and perhaps even the best one till this day. Homai Vyarawalla was born on 9...
View ArticleHandbook Cover Art Contest at the United Nations
Calling All Designers! Have your artwork prominently featured at the largest annual NGO Forum held at the United Nations. We are gearing up for the 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of...
View ArticleAZA Newsletter Manashni – December 2018
Dear Community Attached is the December 2018 issue of Manashni.Hope you enjoy reading it.Thank you to all our contributors and as always to Farhad Khurshed and Nadish Naoroji for their time and effort...
View ArticleZoroastrian Return To Roots Kicks Off 5th Trip to India
The 5th edition of the Zoroastrian Return To Roots Program began in Mumbai, India today on December 19, 2018. 22 Zarathushti youth from USA, Canada, Pakistan, New Zealand and India gathered in Mumbai...
View ArticleAva Irani – Support her kickstarter campaign
I am an 8th grader at a middle school in the USA. I have been very fortunate to experience the wonders of traveling to other countries, and meeting other children around the world. Each time I come...
View ArticleZarthusti Women’s Herstories | Department of Family Practice
Zarthusti Women’s Herstories | Department of Family Practice Faravahar Atashkadeh Yazd (The Faravahar is the part-human part-bird image that Zarthustis often use to identify ourselves) The ZXX study...
View ArticleA Russian’s decade-old love for Parsi dialect
The scholar, Anton Zykov, worked for the Russian Embassy between 2011 and 2013, but in November 2017, he started working on a unique three-year project of recording and analysing the Parsi dialect...
View ArticleThe incredible history of the traditional Parsi Gara sari
From the quirky motifs hidden in the sari to its genesis, Ashdeen Lilaowala breaks down the nuances of a traditional Parsi Gara The timeless elegance of a traditional Parsi Gara is undeniable....
View ArticlePARSIS AT AHMEDABAD CELEBRATED INDIA’S REPUBLIC DAY
Seated from left – Mr. Jamshed Shroff [Trustee]; Mr.Aspy Unwalla [Trustee]; Mrs. Hufreez Jambusarwalla [wife of Chief Guest Maj.Gen. [Retd.] Rohinton Jambusarwalla, Mr. Harvez Bharucha who escorted...
View ArticleThe Parsi Directory brings HUGE discounts to the community
The Parsi Directory has tied up with Thyrocare to bring you a suite of comprehensive preventive health check-up packages at hugely discounted rates. To avail of this facility, all you have to do is...
View ArticleProfessor Almut Hintze and colleagues visit villages in South Gujarat
Dear Donors, Friends, Wellwishers, Professor Almut Hintze FBA, Professor of Zoroastrianism and Co-Chair SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies, London, along with her colleagues Ms....
View ArticleFacilitating Behavior Change in Complex Waste Management Systems – Natasha...
ADDRESSING AN URGENT URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE Civic Response Team (CRT) is a nonprofit that started in May 2015 to build evidence-driven solutions to civic and environmental challenges. One of...
View ArticleNoel Tata inducted to Tata Trusts Board, speculated to succeed Ratan Tata
Noel Tata, Ratan Tata’s half brother has recently joined the Tata trust’s Board. The induction of Noel Tata into the Board has once again given new air to the speculations of him, succeeding the...
View ArticleMission Safeer wins Best Documentary-Jury Award and this historic evacuation...
We are proud to announce that our Documentary” Mission Safeer ..Thirty seven Days to Freedom”has won the prestigious Best Documentary-Jury Award at the 6th International Film Festival at Noida...
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