TheParsiChronicle.com

Updated June 23, 2008

Chronicling Parsi culture on the Net
Afternoon Dispatch & Courier - Bombay,India
Gandi founded the Parsi Chronicle in late 2003 and since
then it has become the most visited site on Zoroastrians.
http://www.cybernoon.com/DisplayArticle.asp?section=fromthepress&
subsection=inbombay&xfile=April2006_inbombay_standard9505

After the great success of www.TheParsiDirectory.com, where more than 63,000 Parsis, Iranis, and Zoroastrains have registered themselves, we have now launched www.Zoroastrians.net This new web site is unique in that it covers everything related to us Parsis, Iranis, and Zoroastrains. Plus you can post your comments on improvements, additions, and deletions in each topic. You can also include your own website about your area of interest in the appropriate topic to have a global reach.

Started a new web site called TheParsiVideo.com. Please check it out at www.TheParsiVideo.com and let me know your thoughts. The idea behind the TheParsiVideo.com is simple: use the power of the Internet to help fellow Parsi's and Zoroastrians be able to view and hear videos and audio's about our community. Consider it a audio visual history of our community.

Started a new web site called TheMissingParsi.com. Please check it out at www.TheMissingParsi.com and let me know your thoughts. The idea behind the TheMissingParsi.com is simple: use the power of the Internet to help fellow Parsis and Zoroastrians connect with people they have lost touch with. Check it out and let me know your thoughts.

Started yet another web site called TheParsiMatch.com. Please check it out at www.TheParsiMatch.com and let me know your thoughts. Very simply it is a FREE match making web site for our community. So go ahead and register every single Zoroastrian man and woman you know for FREE, and you will be rewarded in heaven for having made a Zoroastrian Match :)

Started another new web site called TheParsiDirectory.com. Please check it out at www.TheParsiDirectory.com and let me know your thoughts. It is the largest free Parsi Zoroastrian directory with over 50,000 registrations!

Everything you ever wanted to know about Parsis and Zoroastrians!

To date, over 100,000 people have visited TheParsiChronicle.com and it now ranks as one
of the top five websites in www.google.com, when one searches for the word Parsi. .

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Hi and welcome to TheParsiChronicle.com

My name is Ader Gandi and I live in San Francisco, California, USA. My email address is Ader@Gandi.com and AderGandi@gmail.com . my AIM name is AGandi .... my MSN Messenger is AderGandi

Currently, I am in Bombay. You can reach me on my cell phone 93249 16509

I started TheParsiChronicle.com on December 1st. 2003.

My idea behind the TheParsiChronicle.com is simple: keep a chronicle of Parsi-Zoroastrians mentioned in the news. Consider it a living history of our community.

I welcome your comments and suggestions. You can subscribe to future news about Parsis and Zoroastrians by emailing Ader@Gandi.com with the words subscribe to the Parsi Chronicle in the subject line.





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Chronicle: 1 : a usually continuous historical account of events arranged in order of time without analysis or interpretation.
  2 : a record of events presented in chronological order. Although the scope and level of detail provided varies greatly among the chronicles.

Hi Ader, Villi joins me in congratulating you on a great web site. I visit it often, and tell a lot of people about it; specially those who express an interest in our religion. Ken Bhappu

If you are the same Ader Gandi from Parsi Colony in Karachi i salute you on launching this site. It is very informative . Regards Rohinton Jehangir

Ader, The Parsi Chronicle is a great idea; I am a journalist with the Philadelphia Inquirer. Would love to stay in touch with you. Regards,
- Porus P. Cooper

Hello Ader, I am Mehernosh from London and want to say I am glad I visited your site. Will keep in touch with it. It has good links and lots of information. Thank you.
Mehernosh Pajnigar

Great website you have; as an adopted Parsi (I'm English by birth and married to a Parsi), I find great interest in the different pieces from all over the world, containing different., mind-opening perspectives.
Selina Darukhanawala

I love your site!!! I am not a Parsi but I am entranced and in deep admiration of your culture and history. I have read quite a bit about Parsis but not enough by far. Your site was a great find. Sincerely,
Chloe Ross, West Hollywood, Ca.

Dear Ader, As a fellow Zarathushtrian, allow me to congratulate you on hosting and setting up a new web site, theparsichronicle.com. I have visited it and perused almost all of the articles. It makes very interesting reading. -Noshir

Read almost all articles. I think the varied choice adds flavor. You have a bit of current, past, music, social issues and the arts. Good luck. J...

The Parsi Chronicle is very sexy - light weight (data transferred by loading the page) and simple. Congratulations on the inauguration! Cheers! Kir...

Hi Ader. My name is Ava and im a young parsi girl living in England. Iv searched the web high and low for good sites about our religion and by-far, yours is one of the best. Keep up the good work! take care.

Ader, I'm really impressed You're keeping us alive! Keep it up. Soonu...

Hi, I am a Zoroastrian working now in bangalore, I just came upon your site and wanted to say that I think by you creating this site you have not only widened the scope for all of our community to know more, but also for people to feel a more closer bond to their near and dear. Take care and keep up the good work.
Dinaa...

Been reading your site with interest for the last two months. I look forward every week to see what the media has to say about us. Hope you can find the time and energy to keep it up. - Aspi Doctor

Ader, I'm just writing to you to say thank you for setting up theparsichronicle.com website. It's fantastic! As a Parsi, it's great to find so much international Zoroastrian news & information in one place - especially as I live in London and don't get to spend that much time with fellow Parsis. Once again, thank you & well done. Shirin

NCM’s pill for falling Parsi numbers: no family planning http://www.indianexpress.com/story/322653.html

Zoroastrian's "Tower of Silence"
Persian Journal - Iran
A "Tower of Silence" is the place where Zoroastrians laid their dead to rest in the life-giving power of the sun. Zarathustra is the ancient Persian prophet ...

Zoroastrians of India may be Silenced by Success
The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies - London,England,UK
According to the 2001 census, India has less than 70000 Parsis, a 40% drop from 1941, when their population peaked at nearly 114900. ...

India's first English cricket play launched
Indiatimes - New Delhi,India
... protagonist 'Shapoorji', a senior cricketer representing 'Parsee Cyclists' a famous Mumbai club and Sokajee, a veteran 'Prabhu Jolly Young' cricketer. ...

Iran as a nation of negotiation, through the eyes of Romanian ...
HotNews.co - Bucharest|,Romania
But there is another dimension in Iran: the heritage of Zoroastrianism. For example, the Zoroastrian calendar is the most important for holidays. ...

Discovery of Sasanian Wall Surrounding the Khosrow Hunting Ground ...
The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies - London,England,UK
590-628) is being crowned by a Zoroastrian deity. There are also bas-reliefs of the Sasanian king of kings Ardeshir II (r. 379-383) and Shapur III (r. ...

Bouncers 'got off light'
Manly Daily - Manly,NSW,Australia
Mr Conaghan said Mr Bucia would continue to work for ANZ financial services and was an ordained priest in the Zoroastrian community, an ancient Persian ...

Tiny Apricots with a Ton of Flavor
Gapers Block - Chicago,IL,USA
(Incidentally, this excellent Parsi cookbook by Niloufer Ichaporia King, just won this year's James Beard award.) As she explains Parsi's long love affair ...

Bringing Parsi culinary traditions to the fore
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
Niloufer Ichaporia King’s My Bombay Kitchen: Traditional and Modern Parsi Home Cooking won the Asian Cooking award, beating out two Chinese food books. ...

MP Bhandara passes away
SINDH TODAY - Sindh,Pakistan
Minoo was an active representative of the Minority community and a Parsi by faith. In the Assembly of which he was a Member until last year, ...

Short profiles on the nation's top chefs
WRAL.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
By VICTORIA BRETT For AP Each year the James Beard Foundation selects the chefs it considers the best from 10 regions across the nation, honoring them with ...

Bollywood takes on the West
Times Online - UK
The Screwvalas are Parsis, members of India’s small and close-knit Zoroastrian community. Parsis have long held influential positions in Mumbai’s business ...

Murder she wrote
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India
I come from a generation when the Nanavati case involving a Mumbai-based Parsi naval officer shooting his wife's alleged Sindhi lover brought the chattering ...

Margao park to get new look
Times of India - India
The park was named in the honour of Aga Khan the revered spiritual guru of the Parsis to which late Mavani belonged. The park evokes fond memories of the ...

A look beneath the glitter of the metropolis
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India
In his introduction, Shroff says his short stories chronicle the mental life of the citizens — “their conflicts, their betrayals, their realisation and ...
 

Editorial:Real meaning of Afghan threat
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
A prominent Parsi leader, Mr MP Bhandara, passed away at the age of 71 as a model Pakistani citizen who manfully defended the democratic right of the ...

 

Mama Parsi threatens to shut down after being ‘harassed’ by ...
The News - International - Pakistan
By By Shamim Bano The Mama Parsi School has threatened to shut operations after serving the educational sector for more than 90 years due to what the school ...

A Forbidden Journey
Persian Mirror - USA
In their own words they reveal the true essence of Persian, Iranian or Parsi culture, the characteristic that has become an endangered species around the ...

When it comes to the crunch
Times of India - India
Parsis make ribbon-like rectangular "saarias" out of sago and rice, says Kurush F Dalal. They are served as an appetiser at a traditional wedding feast. ...

 

Shehnaz Treasurywala's Big Secret Revealed!!
India-Forums.com - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Giving out a big secret, the Parsi beauty says, “When I was abroad, one of my favorite recreation places happened to be the Comedy Clubs. ...

Sachin buys bungalow in Bandra for Rs 39 cr
Sify - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
Built in 1920, Dorab Villa was orginally owned by a Parsi family. It is a one-storey building measuring between 9000 to 10000 square feet. ...

MA Jinnah’s better half
Etalaat - Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir,India
It was all very sudden and caused terrible agitation and anger among the Parsis; but I think the child has made far bigger sacrifices than she yet realises. ...

Bonding over bytes
Pune Newsline - Pune,India
Keeping the Zoroastrian community of Poona updated and the activities that may interest them, the website www.poonazoroastrians.org makes sure that Parsis ...
 

Iranian Activist Faces Imminent Execution
FrontPage magazine.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... have made common cause in recent years to preserve Persian heritage sites, Persian names, as well as symbols of Iran’s pre-Islamic Zoroastrian culture.

Come on, be honest
Management Today - London,UK
Tata was founded nearly 140 years ago by Jamsetji Tata, a Zoroastrian who committed himself to building an ethical business that would never resort to ...

Discovery of a Greek Inspired Structure at Sasanian Estakhr
The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies - London,England,UK
The city fell to the Arab army in 649 and after the Zoroastrian high priests moved the 'holy fire' to safety from extinguishment the Arab invaders converted ...

Zoroastrian Fires and Temples
Persian Journal - Iran
Fire, the source of heat and light is not only revered in ancient Indo-Iranian rituals but also in modern day Zoroastrianism and Hinduism. ...

 

 

CHATTER BOX
Mumbai Newsline - Mumbai,India
Sources in the industry tell us that many in the cast and crew of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge 4 strongly believe that a Parsi being the host of the ...

Rising sea threatens to gulp Iran Shah, Bapu's Dandi
Times of India - India
Besides, waters were not too far away from Iran Shah, where the Parsis have kept the Holy Fire at Udwada. Seawater also entered some coastal villages of ...

Indian cuisine and the magic touch of vinegar
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
Parsis are the other Indian community to use vinegar in their cooking, perhaps a link to the many sour flavours of Persian cooking, and Kolah’s is their ...

Winners of the 2008 James Beard Foundation Awards
The Associated Press -
... "Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco" _ Asian Cooking Niloufer Ichaporia King, "My Bombay Kitchen: Traditional and Modern Parsi Home Cooking" _ ...

Tao cafe of Kashmiri militancy
Etalaat - Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir,India
The cafe structure was built around 1905 by a Parsi settler as his residence. Yasir Iqbal/Etalaat Srinagar, June 08: It may not have anything to do with the ...

Two interpretations
The Nation, Pakistan - Karachi,Pakistan
Here it was helped by the existence of a community theatre among the Parsis. They were also traders. They commercialised the new theatre, first in Gujrati ...

Roshan’s typewriter ticks no more
Sunday Times.lk - Columbo,Sri Lanka
Hailing from a distinguised Parsee family - the Dadabhoys which had famous physicians and businessmen, Roshan, with a degree from the University of Ceylon ...

OZCF - Ontario Zoroastrian Community Foundation - Events
Khojeste Mistree Talk Date: May 24, 2008 Location: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) Time: 7:00 pm Further details from H Bhumgara via email ...

A Corner of a Foreign Field
CricInfo.com - UK
... by an incomparably rare source: Shaporjee Sorabjee's A Chronicle of Cricket Among Parsees and The Struggle: European Polo versus Native Cricket (1897). ...
 

My favourite hangout is my boyfriend’s place
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India
The most aesthetic structure/area in Mumbai is: Dadar Parsi Colony. Mumbai’s biggest eyesore: The way spaces are utilised. Green open spaces are devastated

Waking up in Lahore: The idea of Pakistan
Livemint - Delhi,Delhi,India
Parsis in Pakistan? Sure, peel the layers of Pakistani society and the unfairly-held perceptions of this being a monochromatic culture slowly disappear. ...
 

Highlands alum follows in mother's footsteps
Community Press & Recorder - Florence,KY,USA
Next year, Dan is spending nine months in India to translate Zoroastrian writings from the ancient Indian language to English. ...

Naqsh-e Rostam, sepulcher of Persian kings
PRESS TV - Tehran,Iran
The reliefs above the openings are similar to those at Persepolis with the kings standing at the Zoroastrian fire altars supported by figures representing ...

 

Couple find spicy mix works
Camden Advertiser - Sydney,NSW,Australia
Mr Seervai, a Mumbai Parsee by birth and a musician by training, met his wife in an Indian resort hotel where he was a keyboardist with the in-house band. ...
 

 

"Atossa", The Celestial and Terrestrial Lady of Ancient Iran
Persian Journal - Iran
Zoroaster called on Hutaosa of righteous deed and dignity to orient her thinking trend and her words and behavior towards religion and to convert to Mazda's ...

 

‘My vision is to get 85 percent of India into cities’
Tehelka - New Delhi,India
... house — including some Parsi ones, notwithstanding the fact that she is a Parsi — who told her that you are very qualified but we would prefer a male. ...


 

 

I need a role which has meat: Perizaad Zorabian
SantaBanta.com - Chandigarh,India
"It's very important to strike a balance between your family and work" says the elegant Parsi. Although films will continue to be her first love, ...
 

With cricket as their religion, they walk the extra mile
Mumbai Newsline - Mumbai,India
All that changed this summer when Mukund was selected for the free cricket coaching camp for BMC school kids - an initiative by the Dadar Parsee Zorastrian ...

PRIDE AND PAIN AT PARSA-POLIS: What Iran Has Given to the World ...
Payvand - Iran
The Zoroastrian Magi gradually changed the original message of its founder, Zoroaster and became what was known as Zurvanism —the institutionalized version ...

Archaeologists discover Achaemenid predecessor of Yazd city
MehrNews.com - Tehran,Iran
There are many Zoroastrian religious sites in the modern city of Yazd and the nearby regions, which make it a center for the followers of the ancient ...


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