Parsi News
Dwindling number of Parsis – via NDTV
The Parsi community in Delhi is struggling because of dwindling numbers. But how is it really coping with this issue? NDTV visits the only Parsi temple in New Delhi on its 50th Anniversary, to know more. See the whole video report here.
Delhi Parsi Anjuman in the news ~ some recent stories!
Delhi Parsi Fire Temple to celebrate 50th anniversary | By Kim Arora, in Times of India, 18th December 2011 “The Delhi Parsi Anjuman (DPA) president Dadi E Mistry, now in his 70s, remembers how his grandfather would have a holy fire burning in their own house. In 1961, a Dar-e-Mehr (fire temple) was finally established in the capital. [...]
Intermarriage Row Must Be Resolved Soon
by Joeanna Rebello Fernandes via Times of India, 8th May 2011 “It’s not so much the elephant in the room, no one wants to acknowledge, but rather the unicorn they all imagine-that the global Parsi population isn’t so desperately in decline, but that it has somehow miraculously ballooned to four million. Rubbish, was the emphatic [...]
19th All India Zoroastrian Youth Meet – Vadodara
A reminder going out to all Zoroastrian youth, to sign up for the youth meet in November this year, at Vadodara. Hurry, early bird registrations on right now, time is running out! The meet also needs donations, so if you can, then please help and support the effort. For more information and registration, please visit [...]
ZAGNY WZO FEZANA Gatha Colloquium
The ZAGNY WZO FEZANA Gatha Colloquium was held on the 27th and 28th of June 2009, in Doubletree Hotel in New York. A report by Cyrus Dastur. “What a wonderful experience to attend this colloquim! I was overwhelmed by the impressive line up of 12 distinguished speakers on various aspects of Gathas. I have to [...]
Parsi Meter: Going Down
The day after Pateti this year, an article appeared in the Hindustan Times, commenting upon the state of Parsis in the National Capital Region of Delhi (click on the picture above to enlarge and read). You can also read it online here, on the author’s blog. It is a short and simple, yet thought [...]
An article on Agiarys – from Hindustan Times
Adale Patel pointed us to an article that appeared in the Hindustan Times recently. Besides pointing out the fact that some of our Agiarys are being given “Heritage” status, the article titled “Enduring Fire” goes on to provide insights not just on what’s inside Agiarys, but also reveals some of the issues facing them. “Their [...]
Delhi Parsis Make History – 4 Navjotes in one day!
It was an evening, that many of us will remember for a long time. It was an evening when not one or two, but four of our children were initiated into the Zoroastrian religion together at one time, with the priests performing their Navjote ceremony, in the presence of a crowd of over 200 people [...]
