What is Time? Is it real? Did it begin with the universe? If Time itself had a beginning, can we meaningfully ask what came before it? Who created Ahura Mazda? Is Ahura Mazda Khu-da or self-created? Who created evil? Why does an all-powerful Ahura Mazda allow the persistence of evil? These are questions that have […]
I remember a time when conversations brewed more patiently than a pot of tea. They meandered like a long lazy Sunday morning, wandered into expected topics and landed up in unprepared, unexpected territories. More often, families spent time swimming in words, friends’ pondered censored topics – all wrapped in perfectly worded emotions. Today’s generation proudly […]
Zoroastrianism is fundamentally reflective and contemplative. It encourages conscious reflection that leads to ethical actions. The Gatha of Asho Zarathushtra lays great emphasis on thinking, questioning, discerning and choosing. While having faith is important, Zarathushtra encourages us to use our mind intelligently rather than surrendering judgment to blind faith. Our approach to every situation in […]
In Zoroastrianism, wrath is viewed as a destructive, chaotic reaction that stems from Angra Mainyu, which is our own dark or negative mentality. In later Pahlavi texts, wrath is viewed as a demonic force that stems from Ahriman the evil and destructive spirit. In fact, the presiding spirit or demon of wrath is called Aeshmain […]
The date we were born on carries a rhythm of its own. Numerology reads it as a clue to personality, timing and opportunity. For this Parsi New Year, from 15th August, 2026 to 14th August, 2027, simply reduce the day of your birth to a single digit. If you were born on the 19th, 1+9 […]
-By Mehernaz Irani Every Parsi New Year begins with hope. We clean our homes, don fresh clothes, decorate our tables with the symbolic ses, visit the Agiary to offer prayers, exchange heartfelt wishes of Saal Mubarak and gather with family and loved ones to celebrate togetherness and festive delicacies. Yet at the heart of these […]
Caring For Vintage And Classic Motorcycles Through Monsoons -By Kerfegar Eduljee Every old motorcycle has a story. Some have crossed mountain passes, others have faithfully served families for decades, and a few have simply waited patiently in old garages until someone chose to bring them back to life. That is perhaps what makes classic motorcycles […]
Today, 15th August 2026 is a double celebration. It happens to be Parsi New Year as also India’s Independence Day. While India will celebrate completing seventy-nine years of independence from foreign rule, we will celebrate our New Year with a renewed commitment to enrich the nation. The story of India’s freedom is often narrated through […]
According to the Zoroastrian (Shehenshahi) calendar, our holy Fravardegan or Muktad days will begin next week from Thursday, 6th July, 2026. It is believed that during this period, the fravashi of the righteous dead, come to visit us from the spiritual world and bless all those who remember and pray for them. Theologically Fravahar or Fravashi is the Divine essence, […]
Anxiety rarely begins with reality. It begins with imagination – not in the creative sense but in the catastrophic one. The kind that quietly takes a normal moment and stretches it into a future full of fear… What if I fail? What if something goes wrong? What if they leave? What if this decision ruins […]
At a recent meeting of the Federation of Parsi Zoroastrian Anjumans of India (FPZAI), there was a proposal to include ‘Irani’ in the name of this body which is registered as a Society. Apart from the fact that any change in the name of this body would be a long procedure with the office of […]