Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi during his visit to Germany today gifted a Gujarat origin craft item to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The craft is very lesser known and it is from Surat in South Gujarat. Sedali is a craft that is native to Surat in Gujarat through the Parsi community, who migrated to India from Iran. The craft bears close similarities to the Persian from of marquetry called 'Khatam'. It’s a highly skill technique that involves the fabrication of geometric...Read More

Surat: Surat based veteran Parsi Gujarati theater actor Yazdi Karanjia was felicitated by Parsi community last evening in presence of top actor Boman Irani and City Mayor Jagdish Patel among others. Karanjia (83) is conferred Padma Shri honor this year. Speaking at a function, Boman Irani said, there are just 67,000 Parsis left in the world, but they give impression of million because people like Yazdibhai. I have a long way to go to be compared with what Yazdibhai has done for theatre. I hav...Read More

Udwada: State owned telecom player Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited today launched Free Wi-Fi Facility at Udwada Village, Valsad District, Gujarat under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana adopted by Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister for (I&B) and Textiles. The facility was launched by Sh. Manoj Sinha, Minister of State for Communications and Minister of State for Railways in the presence of Smt Irani on the occasion of Navroz. Speaking on the occasion, Smt.Irani said, “Under Saansad Adarsh Gram ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Governor of Gujarat OP Kohli today attended Parsi Festival in Ahmedabad. The Ahmedabad Parsi Panchayat in association with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is organizing first of its kind 'Parsi fest' which is being held at 100-year-old Nowrojee Hall in Shahibaug with Parsi delicacies, an insight into their garments, vintage car collection and books in offer. Mehr Medora, a member of Parsi Panchayat and trustee of Ushta-te Foundation, said the festival is organized on ...Read More

Ahmedabad: It's Parsi new year day Pateti today. Presented here are file pictures  of Pateti festival celebrated at various 'Agiyaris' in the city of Ahmedabad that has very small population of Parsis. Parsi population in India was down by 22% in 2001-2011 period which is a matter of worry.  Read More

New Delhi: The population of Parsi community in the country has dipped by 22 per cent to 57,264 in 2011 from 69,601 in 2001. According to the census data released today, the total Parsi/Zoroastrian population in 2011 stood at 57,264 of which 28,115 were males and 29,149 females. In 2001, the total Parsi population was 69,601. This is the sharpest decline in the small but prosperous community's population after 1981 when the census reported about 27 per cent fall over the previous decade...Read More