On 26th January, 2025, India will celebrate Republic Day, with the theme this year being ‘Swarnim Bharat: Virasat aur Vikas‘ (Golden India: Heritage and Progress). Republic Day marks the adoption of India’s constitution and the country’s transition to a Sovereign Democratic Republic on January 26, 1950. Every year, the celebrations marking the day feature spectacular […]
It is said that a large part of our sense of self, our identity and our success, lies in our connectedness with our roots. This connect with our roots is powerful enough to not just impact the course of our lives but also that of generations to come. As a community that had to flee […]
They say, to live in the hearts of those we love, is never to die. This is the true Zoroastrian essence of the Avesta term Ameretat or Amardad, meaning immortality. The endeavour of human life should be Hauratat or Khordad, which means to live a wholesome life on the path of excellence and let our […]
One of the leading global personalities of our worldwide Parsi/Irani Zoroastrian community, the much- accomplished President of the ‘World Zoroastrian Organisation’ (WZO) – Zerbanoo Gifford, has always endeavoured and succeeded in furthering the legacy and glory of our blessed community. Her most recent initiative includes hosting an extraordinary exhibition with illustrated panels, titled, ‘Influential Zoroastrians’, […]
Did you know that it was ancient Iran (Persia or Pars), under the Achaemenian kings, which, more than two and a half millennia ago, gave to this world its first Bill of Human Rights, the world’s first international highway, prototype to the Suez Canal, postal system and even the document that we know today as […]
One is often confronted with the question – Who is a Parsi, and how and where was this term coined? What is one of the oldest references to this term? What is the legal definition of Parsi in India? Does Parsi include an Irani Zoroastrian? In this article, we answer some of these questions, mainly […]
In keeping with threats, made by US President Trump, targeting Iranian cultural sites as a retaliatory tactic in the ongoing military confrontation in the region, FEZANA (The Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America), has called upon the Trump and the administration to show restraint and strive for the protection of the cultural sites that […]
. Cyrus The Great – Part-I – A Champion of Human Rights – . “Never does liberty appear in a more gracious form than under a pious king.” CLAUDIANUS, De Laudibus Stilichonis Who was Cyrus? Kurush II (more popularly known as Cyrus the Great) laid the foundation of the Achaemenian dynasty over two-and-a-half millennia […]
Iranian and Zoroastrian members of the ‘National Movement of Iranian Resistance-India Branch’ (NAMIR), held a gathering to pay homage to ‘International Day of Cyrus The Great’ on 29th October, 2016 in Pune. The event commenced by singing the Iranian National Anthem, followed by observing a minute’s silence in respect of Cyrus the Great. Stories were […]