In keeping with the tireless efforts of PARZOR Foundation and the community over years, Ministry of Culture has shown considerable interest towards the restoration and reawakening initiative in Navsari. Earlier this week, Navsari hosted Shri Raghvendra Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Culture & CEO, Development of Museums and Cultural Spaces (CEO-DMCS), who visited Parsi heritage sites,…
On 14th June, 2021, the advocate representing the Surat Parsi Panchayat submitted before the Gujarat High Court that the Bombay High Court had ordered the authorities to permit burial in cases of deaths from Covid-19 for Muslims. The Parsi religious body from Surat has been objecting to compulsory cremation of bodies of Covid victims who…
To Zoroastrians Bahman Mah is what Shravan Maas is to the Hindus. Just as Hindus avoid non-vegetarian food during Shravan Maas, Zoroastrians also do likewise during Bahman Mah. However, while Hindus also observe fasting during the month of Shravan Zoroastrians do not. Interestingly in the Zoroastrian calendar of three hundred and sixty-five days there is…