[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]The Parsi year is coming to an end, it will soon be time for the last five days to complete the Zoroastrian year. These are dedicated to our Gathas, the divine songs of Asho Zarathushtra. Gathas are the storehouse of divine wisdom and universal knowledge. Gathic thoughts are epical in conception but concise…
Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, the first Knight of Bombay, the first Indian Baronet, the pride of Parsis, and the first to delve deep into his pockets to bring succor to those in distress, was born 233 years ago on 15th July 1783 in Bombay, to Jejeebhoy and Jeevibai at Yatha Ahuvario Mohlla, somewhere near where Crawford…
There is one concept we are enjoined to follow, which one finds difficult to believe, that our Prophet Asho Zarathushtra, the first and one of the greatest rational thinkers of all times could or should have propagated… that is the belief in ‘Khvaetvadatha’ or the practice of the next-of-kin marriage. In Yasna 12.9, from where…
Before the advent of Zoroaster, there was Mazdayasnism – the oldest religion in the world. The great soul, our prophet, Zoroaster, redefined Mazdayasnism by fostering its evolution towards a more positive and spiritual approach, that would bring in peace and harmony between mankind and nature. Religious scholar and enthusiast, PT writer Dara Khodaiji shares some…
Our love for food is legendary! The way to the Parsi/Irani heart is definitely through the stomach, gender immaterial! No occasion is complete without good food. And as much as we love attending functions and events, it’s the “kaun nu catering chhe?” that forms the larger part of the decision. PT Writer Dara Khodaiji takes…