Udvada
This is the land where the Parsis first settled. A land filled with rich history, cultural and legends of a community that became integral amongst Gujaratis. Walk through these lanes of ethnicity in...
View ArticleReturn to Roots Launches Track B Tour
Since the inaugural Return to Roots (RTR) trip and its success at returning Zoroastrian youth to their roots and reconnecting them to their Zoroastrian identity, the youth leaders of the program have...
View ArticleFravahar Island in the Persian Gulf.
BEHROOZ KHALILI The plan for building an artificial island in the shape of fravahar in the Persian Gulf is under completion .The agreed confirmation for this project has also been issued. This island...
View ArticleParsi Dharamshala Delhi
Parsi anjuman (Parsi Dharamshala, Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, Near Delhi Gate Daryaganj crossing, New Delhi) A no frills Parsi eatery run by Parsis, located in the premises of a Parsi Dharamshala &...
View ArticleTo Karachi, with love: The road most travelled gets a facelift
There is a road named after one of the most influential men of the Parsi community – Seth Eduljee Dinshaw. It stretches from the Karachi Port Trust building to the Old Customs House and has been...
View ArticleNew Iran Tour
Dear Friends, With Best Greetings to you and your Family. Thanks for showing interest in our IRAN Tour. Attached you will find the Iran Tour Itinerary for May, 2015 as well as the cost. Basically this...
View ArticleA walk to remember
A peep into the history of Abyaneh, a small Zorastrian village in Iran During my recent visit to Iran I had the opportunity to visit an astounding Zoroastrian village called Abyaneh in the central...
View ArticleGuest House in LEH
I have taken a GUEST HOUSE for running in LEH ( Ladakh ) which contains 6 rooms with attached Washrooms. We also organize MOTORCYCLE TOURS, TREKS, JEEPS SAFARIS and give Motorcycles on Rent. We can...
View ArticleReturn to Roots (RTR) Report – 10-22 March 2015
From March 10 -22nd 2015, fourteen Zoroastrian youth from around the world made a journey to return, reconnect, and revive their Zoroastrian roots. This was the second trip run by the Return to Roots...
View ArticleApplication for Return to Roots 2016
Zoroastrian Return to Roots is pleased to announce the opening of applications for Return To Roots 3 scheduled for 9-22 March 2016. This tour will be run as a Track A itinerary i.e. applications are...
View ArticleThe Pioneering Parsis of Panchgani
This is the first part of an account of the Parsis of Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar. The second part deals with prominent Parsi settlers. When John Chesson came to these hills to decide on the location...
View ArticlePROMINENT PARSI SETTLERS IN PANCHGANI & MAHABALESHWAR
This is the second of my two-part series on the Parsis of Panchgani and Mahableshwar After Panchgani was settled, along with the Britishers, many rich Parsis settled in Panchgani. The Virjees are...
View ArticleZoroastrian Return To Roots Program
The Zoroastrian Return To Roots Program will be continuing this March with their third trip to India. FEZANA has been a proud supporter and sponsor of the program right since inception and youth from...
View ArticleJABALPUR DHARAMSHALA
A group of eight retired people decided to visit the Kanha National Park in Jabalpur. We had tentatively booked rooms in a hotel, but it was working out very expensive. On the Internet we found that...
View ArticleSanjan Sanatorium: Truly Paradise Regained
The Sanatorium at Sanjan is the result of a munificent donation received by the WZO Trust Funds from the generous Trustees of Bai Maneckbai P. B. Jeejeebhoy Deed of Settlement Fund. The Sanatorium...
View ArticleZubin Karkaria, the first Asian to head a listed Swiss Company
‘Sometimes it’s better to ask for forgiveness rather than permission,’ Zubin Karkaria, CEO of the Kuoni Group and the first Asian to head a listed Swiss company, tells Niraj Bhatt. In the past...
View ArticleUDVADA-A VISIT TO THE HOLY PLACE OF PARSIS
Udvada-A visit to the Holy place of Parsi’s Udvada – I got to know about this place from a well known Photographer from my City added on my Facebook. He frequently visited this place and kept on...
View ArticleHead to the fifth edition of Chikoo Festival in Dahanu
Celebrate the humble chikoo by sipping on its wine, enjoying a safari in fruit orchards and dancing with Warlis at a two-day fest in Dahanu The origin of the famous Dahanu-Gholvad chikoos can be traced...
View ArticlePresident of France François Hollande bestows the prestigious National Order...
Zubin Karkaria “I am deeply honoured and humbled to be judged worthy of receiving this recognition. I have always believed in the enormous potential France has as a destination, and over the years, it...
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