Parsis landed in India about 1200 years ago. The exact date of landing differs amongst scholars but that is not important. After the sugar and spice, and all that’s nice sort of episodes, we were allowed to stay in the kingdom of Sanjan, but with a rider, rather four riders – one of which was,…
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Roj Astad to Aneran of Asfandarmad Mah and the five independent days of the Gatha are observed as the days for propitiating the Fravashis of the righteous dead. The five Gatha days are also the Gahambar days. The Gahambars are six seasonal feasts celebrated with prayers, ritual offerings and community feasts to firstly offer thanks…
Fun Times Ahead! Dear Readers, We’ve entered one of the most auspicious months of the year for our community – with Navroze less than a fortnight away. Unlike looking back at the year gone by and reflecting on our ‘would’ve, could’ve, should’ve’ moments – as is the stereotypical practice leading to the New Year that…
Justice Pheroze Jagose, the son of Parsi Indian immigrants, was sworn in as Wellington’s new High Court judge, on the 27th of July, 2017, in New Zealand. Sworn in by Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias, he brings in a rich and interesting history which he shared at his swearing-in ceremony, which was culturally diverse, with references…
The second phase of the Jiyo Parsi campaign was launched on 29th July, 2017, at KR Cama Oriental Institute, by the PARZOR Foundation along with Madison World, the Bombay Parsi Punchayet, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and the Federation of Zoroastrian Anjumans of India. Compered by Jiyo Parsi’s counsellor Pearl Mistry, the evening was…
Zoroastrians all over the world celebrate the last ten days of their religious calendar year, as the Muktad. Generally, Muktad is viewed in a very limited way as the days of remembering the dead. This is not so. The Muktad is a joyous occasion for welcoming the souls and the Fravashis to this world and…
Indian motorsports veteran and eight-time Formula Racing and Karting Champion, Rayomand Banajee, returned to the race track after 9 years, competing for the first time in the MMSC FMSCI National Drag Racing Championship. Racing in a Volkswagen Ameo, with a total time of 14.364, Rayomand completed third, recording the fastest reaction time of the entire…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Parsi Times presents the second of our three-part series on ‘Understanding Learning Disabilities’ with Mental Health Professional, Kashmira Kakalia, a qualified and highly-experienced Special Education Teacher and a certified Audiblox trainer. Kashmira works with students, adults, families and communities, employing the ‘Narrative Therapy’, with the aim of promoting students with LD on…
Among ancient Zoroastrian sacred texts, the Vendidad is probably the most significant – both historically and liturgically, and yet, it is condemned as an outdated ‘Zoroastrian Penal Code’ and the work of babbling Magi priests obsessed with imaginary demons and magic. Interestingly, the very word ‘magic’ is derived from the Magi, a clan of priests…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] 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, age-defying sisters, Roda Mistry (80 years), Zarine Mistry (76 years) and Maharukh Mistry (72 years). They have indeed proven that age is…