ખોરદાદ સાલના પ્રસંગે તમારી સામે આપણા તેજસ્વી જરથુસ્ત્ર પયગમ્બર સાહેબના જીવનની અને ભણતરની એક વિશિષ્ટ ઝાંખી રજૂ કરી રહ્યા છે.‘પ્રોફેટ’ માટેનો ફારસી શબ્દ પેગમ્બર અથવા વક્ષશુર છે (પહલવી શબ્દ વક્શવરના શબ્દ પરથી ઉતરી આવ્યો છે જેનો અર્થ થાય છે) ‘ભગવાનના શબ્દોનું વહન કરનાર’. આપણે જીભથી પવિત્ર મંત્રોનું ઉચ્ચારણ કરીએ છીએ એટલે જીભ દ્વારા ભગવાન તરફથી […]
Thank You, Prime Minister! Dear Readers, We may be one of India’s most miniscule communities, but we are acknowledged and cherished more than we know! In our issue last week, we had our Parsi New Year ushered in with greetings from Indian leaders – Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis and wife Amruta; Minister of Minority Affairs, […]
Godrej baug celebrated India’s 70th Independence Day on 15th August at Godrej Baug’s Eco Park ground. Vice President of the Godrej Baug Residents Welfare Association (GBRWA), Neville Daroga, hoisted and unfurled the Indian tricolour, while President, Farhad Hozdar addressed the gathering on the works of our freedom fighters. Similar sentiments were echoed by resident Maneck […]
Xtremely Young Zoroastrians (XYZ) will start its Pune chapter on Sunday, 20th August, 2017, at Poona Parsi Punchayet Community Hall, Parsi Colony, Jeejeebhoy Blocks, Lullanagar. All interested parents of young Zoroastrians are invited to attend the meeting from 11am to 12:30pm, which will discuss the prime objectives of XYZ – building a sense of belonging […]
Learning And Networking Workshop For Secretaries And Administrative Professionals The 15th National Convention organized by Indian Association Of Secretaries and Administrative Professionals is organizing a learning and networking experience for executive assistants, lady secretaries and admin professionals from 29th September to 2nd October, 2017, at Taj Santacruz, Mumbai. Registrations close on 15th September, 2017. For […]
Asho Zarathushtra is universally regarded as the First Prophet. He was the first to receive Ahura Mazda’s message and yet, there is so little, we, his followers who call ourselves Zoroastrian or Zarathushti know about him. Quite often, we don’t even spell or pronounce his name correctly. Many do not know the names of his […]
પારસી સમુદાયમાં ભગવાન ઝોરાસ્ટરના જન્મદિનને નાનું નવું વરસ તરીકે ઉજવવામાં આવે છે. આપણે તેમને પહેલા પયગંબર તરીકે ઓળખીયે છીએ. જેમણે આપણને નૈતિક ધર્મ માટે દિશા આપી હતી આજે આપણો સમુદાય ભલે સૌથી નાનો હોય પણ ઐતિહાસિક દ્રષ્ટિએ સૌથી મોટો ભાગ ભજવનાર આપણે પારસીઓ જ હતા. આદિવાસીઓની જાદુઈવિધીના પ્રભાવથી ઘેરાયેલા લોકોને છોડાવી અને એકમાત્ર ઈશ્ર્વર અહુરામઝદાને […]
The birthday of Lord Zoroaster is celebrated as a mini New Year among the community. He was perhaps the first prophet we know, who specifically gave a moral character and direction to religion. Even though today it is the smallest of the major religions of the world based on the number of its adherents, it […]
Zoroastrians observe Khordad Roj of Fravardin Mah as Khordad Saal. This is the sixth day of the first month of the Zoroastrian calendar. Each of the 30 days of the month, as also each of the 12 months of the Zoroastrian calendar, is dedicated to an Amesha Spenta (Bounteous Immortal) or a Yazata (Adorable Spiritual […]