Tinaz Nooshian, Editor-in-Chief of Mumbai’s leading daily – Mid-Day and an esteemed Parsi arts and culture aficionado, spoke at the ‘Parsi Artistry Salon’, which celebrated China-Gujarat maritime trade’s influence on Zoroastrian artisanship, playing a pivotal role in forging the fortunes and destiny of the community. The word salon is derived from the French word ‘salone’ […]
Recently, a Parsi Zoroastrian lady passed away in Mumbai and as per her wish and long-standing instructions to her family members, her mortal remains were donated to a medical college in Mumbai for medical research. In other words, the mortal remains were neither buried, nor cremated, nor consigned to the dokhma. There was a question […]
Pateti (the fifth and last Gatha day for repentance) and Navruz (New Year’s Day) as per the Shehenshahi calendar are over and Fravardin, the first month of the Zoroastrian calendar has commenced. It is appropriate that the first month of the calendar is dedicated to the Fravashi or Fravahar – the prototype of all creation. […]
પારસી, તારું બીજુ નામ પરોપકાર છે એ એક સામાન્ય અભિવ્યક્તિ છે જે તેના મૂળને અનાદિ કાળથી શોધી કાઢે છે. મહાત્મા ગાંધીએ પણ સ્વીકાર્યું હતું કે, મને મારા દેશ, ભારત પર ગર્વ છે, કારણ કે તેણે ભવ્ય ઝોરાસ્ટ્રિયન સમુહનું નિર્માણ કર્યું છે, તેઓ દાન અને પરોપકારમાં ચોક્કસપણે અજોડ છે. દાદાભોય નવરોજીને ભારતના પ્રારંભિક સ્વતંત્રતા ચળવળના જન્મ […]
Adil J. Govadia During the two World Wars, British India had callously sacrificed thousands of Indian soldiers – with nearly 75,000 native Indian soldiers martyred in WW I and over 1.2 lakh in WW II. Despite India’s prodigious contribution in terms of men, material, money and rations, their heroic stories of valour and self-sacrifice sadly […]
They say that happiness is the most important emotion in our life. Nothing else feels as beautiful or wonderful as happiness. In fact, the very purpose of life should be the pursuit of happiness! In day-to-day life, happiness is the balance of emotions – experiencing more positive than negative feelings. It is about satisfaction and […]
Recently, I was in a discussion with a friend who felt we have so many factions within our miniscule community – there’s Shehenshahi, Kadmi and Fasli Zoroastrians. These mainly differ in terms of the Zoroastrian calendar and in some matters of religious rituals. Besides these three groups, there are observers of the Ilm-e-kshnoom way of […]
Parsi Times presents a 5-part series on the entry, settlement and rise of the Parsi community in India, by Adil J. Govadia. In the 16th century, the shipping industry began to flourish in Surat as mostly all trade was done by sea. Surat being an important sea port, the Portuguese, French and the British maintained […]
Over two thousand five hundred years ago, the Greek Philosopher Heraclitus said, “There is nothing permanent except change.” Indeed, everything changes with time, and change is the only constant. The world we live in is fast changing and there is great pressure on the community to move with the times. But, change, especially within an […]
Parsi Times presents a 5-part series on the entry, settlement and rise of the Parsi community in India, by Adil J. Govadia. Undoubtedly, no country in the world embraces such an extraordinary assortment of religions, ethnic groups, cultural practices and an extensive spectrum of incomprehensible dialects and vernaculars as India! Indeed, India is a unique […]
Classy Consummation Of Art, Culture And High-Fashion – By Razvin Namdarian Ashdeen Lilaowala is known for having taken the Parsi Gara and brought it into the realm of high fashion. Founder of eponymous fashion label, ‘Ashdeen’, he is a role model and inspiration to many youth in the community. Celebrating over a decade of success, […]