THE AVESTAGENOME PROJECT™ Needs Every Parsi's Help THE AVESTAGENOME PROJECT™ is a large-scale biological study that has as its main goal the search for the basis of Longevity and the higher incidence of certain diseases seen in the Parsi/Irani-Zoroastrian population. In addition the study will result in archival of
The Grand Lady of CP is no more With a heavy heart we have to inform you about the sudden demise of Mrs Khorshed B Italia on 14 June 2010. She was indeed The Grand Lady of CP, 88 years old and very active till the very end. Her
Save Bahrot Caves Bahrot Caves. Picture credit Farzan Mazda Dr. Homi Dhalla, the Founder-President of World Zarathushti Cultural Foundation, has taken immense pains to initiate gigantic efforts to Preserve and Save the Bahrot Caves as a precious heritage structure since the last several years. In a first
Remembering Dr Meherbanu Bakhtiary Dr Meherbanu Bakhtiary (23rd January 1935 - 5th March 2010) Meherbanu Bakhtiary was born in Bombay and was the youngest of six children born to Gohar and Rustom Bakhtiary. After finishing her schooling at Wadia Vacha School she attended St. Xavier's College where
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
Religion for Conservation A Report by a Member and Trustee of the Delhi Parsi Anjuman - Professor Kavas Kapadia The Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) in collaboration with the Ecological Management Foundation( EMF) and International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC) had organized a three day workshop on “Faith, water
City of Thieves - by Cyrus Moore A Financial Thriller by Cyrus Moore Fellow Parsi, and author Cyrus Moore has just come out with his first novel “City of Thieves” - a financial thriller set in the days leading up to the credit crunch. You can find
Sunshine Boys - A Charity Show The Amateur Performers Bureau (APB) unveiled its maiden production in April this year. The adaptation of Neil Simon's "Sunshine Boys" was performed at the India Habitat Centre to critical acclaim and received a standing ovation. The Sunshine Boys will be staged again at
The correct way of performing the Kushti Prayers: Via ParsiKhabar All of us Parsis, including me, perform the Kusthi prayers every day. I for one always wonder if I am doing it right, and whether I have unconsciously deviated over time to a method convenient to me... My 'wondering' became
