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Murderous identities and population paranoia
Himal Southasian, Nepal - Aug 29th 2008
Golwalkar argued that only those whose religion emanated from within India could be Indian citizens, thus marking Christians, Muslims, Parsees, ...

Vedanta philosophy: Finest fruit of wisdom
Merinews, India - Aug 29th 2008
MOSES WAS for the Jews; Christ for Christians; Mohammad for Islam, and Zoroaster for the Parsees. The first three are the only religions that were born ...

Tanushree Lock Horns With Shona Urvashi
TopNews, India - Aug 29th 2008
It seems that Tanushree Dutta doubts Shona Urvashi ability to deliver a hit at the box-office. The former Miss India is working under Shona Urvashi for her ...

Rahul fires salvo at Mayawati
Sahara Samay, India - Aug 28th 2008
Allahabad, Aug 29: Training his guns at the Mayawati government, young Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused it of not implementing pro-poor schemes funded ...

Grand gesture in the name of the father
The Statesman, India - Aug 28th 2008
Mr Brij Lal belongs to the fourth generation of caretakers of the old Parsi graveyard. ?Rahul baba came here at around 2 pm and stayed beside the grave for ...

Congress open to tie-up with RLD, but Rahul says party has lost ...
Lucknow Newsline, India - Aug 28th 2008
Allahabad, August 28 Despite being snubbed over the trust vote, the Congress in Uttar Pradesh has not given up hopes of a tie-up with Ajit Singh?s Rashtriya ...

Rahul pays tribute at Feroze Gandhi?s tomb
Expressindia.com, India - Aug 28th 2008
Allahabad, August 28 For Rahul Gandhi, his trip to Allahabad wasn?t just a political visit. In the city of his ancestors, he squeezed time out of his ...

Laughing all the way
Pune Newsline, India - Aug 28th 2008
Despite the title, Saas Bahu aur Sensex is not a spoof on the domestic divas so popular on television, insists Shona Urvashi. ?I applaud those who watch ...

Rahul Gandhi takes on Mayawati over development, floods
Bombay News, India - Aug 28th 2008
'Rahul came here around 2.15 pm along with some Parsi family friends and spent about 10 minutes,' said Brijlal, adding that the young Congress MP placed a ...

India is not a secular state: Dr. Omar Khalidi
Indian Muslims, CA - Aug 28th 2008
Dr. Khalidi says: either abolish these regiments or create a Muslim regiment, Christian, Parsi as well. A start can be made by starting Minority ...

Rahul Gandhi takes on Mayawati over development, floods (Lead)
SINDH TODAY, Pakistan - Aug 28th 2008
?Rahul came here around 2.15 pm along with some Parsi family friends and spent about 10 minutes,? said Brijlal, adding that the young Congress MP placed a ...

Last-minute drug ban could save India's almost-extinct vultures
Plenty Magazine, NY - Aug 28th 2008
Meanwhile, the Parsis sect has lost the vultures which once transformed their dead back into nature. The Parsees believe that the human body is sacred, ...

This time the drama is about Saas bahu aur sensex
IBNLive.com, India - Aug 28th 2008
... all eyes were on veteran actor Farooque Sheikh who plays a Parsi broker in the film which also marks his comeback to the big screen. ...

Rahul Gandhi visits grave of grandfather
SINDH TODAY, Pakistan - Aug 28th 2008
Gandhi?s visit to the only Parsi graveyard in the city was described as a personal programme and not disclosed to the media and other Congress partymen. ...

Recreation of Islamic Edifices at Pasargadae a New Move for ...
The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies, UK - Aug 28th 2008
Alireza, another visitor said: ?if we look at our history almost half of it was ruled and governed by our Zoroastrian forefathers and the other half by ...

Shuffle the doggone deck
Sacramento News & Review, CA - Aug 28th 2008
What about a Buddhist one of these days; a Hindu, a Zoroastrian, an atheist, a Wiccan, a Jew or whatever else there is? We?ve been playing the religion card ...

Dear John
Time Out Chicago, IL - Aug 27th 2008
By Novid Parsi In the Coen brothers? latest black comedy, Burn After Reading, John Malkovich stars as (in his own words) ?a drunk and not very smart CIA ...

Exhuming Nostradamus
LA Weekly, CA - Aug 27th 2008
Ezekiel's Wheel, Zoroaster, heck, Muhammad, the Dogon tribe ... I'm curious. Do you feel certain camaraderie with Nostradamus because he was basically ...

Will Rahul visit grandfather's grave?
Times of India, India - Aug 27th 2008
Feroze Gandhi was born as "Feroze Gandhy" into a Parsi family and was educated at the City Anglo-Vernacular (CAV) high school and Ewing Christian College ...

Parsi to retire, town continues cost-savings
Wickenburg Sun, AZ - Aug 27th 2008
By Janet DelTufo, Assistant Editor When Public Works Director Harry Parsi retires early next week, the Town of Wickenburg will be without the services of ...

 

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In a nutshell
Parsi - A Parsi is a member of the close-knit Zoroastrian community in or from the Indian subcontinent, and is a descendant of people who, in the 8th century, emigrated to the west coast of India from Persia to escape religious persecution >>

Zoroastrian - A Zoroastrian is a follower of the teachings of prophet Zarathushtra (Zoroaster). The definition of who (and who is not) a Zoroastrian or a Parsi is a matter of great contention within the Zoroastrian community.>>

Ahura Mazda - Ahura Mazda or Hormazd is the supreme creator accoring to the Zoroastrian religion.>>

Avesta - The Avesta is a collection of the sacred texts of the Zoroastrian religion.>>

Gathas - The Gathas form the oldest part of Avesta, the holy scripture of the Zoroastrian religion, traditionally believed to have been composed by Zarathushtra himself. >>

Farvahar - The Faravahar or Farohar is one of the best known symbols of the Zoroastrian religion. Believed to be a depiction of a Farvashi.>>

Agiary - The Fire Temple (Dar-e Mihr, Atash Kadeh, Agiary) is a place of worship for Zoroastrians. There are different levels and types of fire temples.>>