Parsi Times presents a 4-part series by Adil J. Govadia, which explains the different grades of our Holy Fires and their crucial importance in our religion and our lives. Nature’s four elements – Earth, Water, Air and Fire, play an essential role in the life of a Zoroastrian, particularly Fire, which is a predominant element, […]
Parsi Times presents the concluding part of the 4-part series by Adil J. Govadia, which honours and celebrates our humble Mobeds – our religious heads, who played a crucial role in preserving our Community’s religious and ethnic identity, while keeping aflame our sacred fires, in our temples and in our hearts. Pious and highly respected […]
Parsi Times presents a 4-part series by Adil J. Govadia, which honours and celebrates our humble Mobeds – our religious heads, who played a crucial role in preserving our Community’s religious and ethnic identity, while keeping aflame our sacred fires, in our temples and in our hearts. There are several virtuous Zoroastrian priests within the […]
Parsi Times presents a 4-part series by Adil J. Govadia, which honours and celebrates our humble Mobeds – our religious heads, who played a crucial role in preserving our Community’s religious and ethnic identity, while keeping aflame our sacred fires, in our temples and in our hearts. Dastur Mahiyar Bin Vatcha MeherjiRana was yet another […]
Parsi Times presents a 4-part series by Adil J. Govadia, which honours and celebrates our humble Mobeds – our religious heads, who played a crucial role in preserving our Community’s religious and ethnic identity, while keeping aflame our sacred fires, in our temples and in our hearts. Since antiquity, Zoroastrian priests in Iran have been […]
Parsi Times presents the conclusion of the 5-part series on the entry, settlement and rise of the Parsi community in India, by Adil J. Govadia Setting a shining example of ideals and social commitment, our Parsi ancestors believed, ‘an ounce of practice is better than a ton of preaching’. Their committed work-principles and ethics, coupled […]
Parsi Times presents a 5-part series on the entry, settlement and rise of the Parsi community in India, by Adil J. Govadia The Parsis, having migrated to the hospitable shores of India in search of a peaceful existence and freedom to practice their own religion, adapted to the Indian ways and proved themselves no less […]
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 […]