Nov 1971

A VOL. VIII No. I NOVEMBER 1971 CONTENTS Editorial Page 3 6 Conversion Caucus (Gujarati) „ (EugUsh) The Celebrations Of Cyrus The Great At Iran — Dr. Sarosh R. Wadia Shahanshah Aryamehr ’s Speech Before The Astodan Of Cyrus At Pa»^gadae On 12th October 1971 Godrej Press Scandal (English) They Died With Their Boots On, and Return Of The Prodigal 24 (Gujarati) ^oplabhai And Boomlabhai 28 We’re Of One Flame — Russell Janney 8 12 22 32 f .4 ‘ Managing Editor : P. B. WARDEN, M.S. (Bom.), D.P.M. (Bora.) ADVISORY BOARD Mr. P. R. E. Cassod, Advocate - Rangoon, Aden, Nairobi, Bombay Major AdarbaA4rani» R.A.^C.» D.O.M.S. (Lond.), D.O (Oxon) Mrs. Gool K. Shavaksha Prof. Nadir Ardeshir Mody, M.A., LL.B. Dr. Sohrab HL wala^ PKO Mr. Bejon N. Desai, M.A., B.Bd Mr. Faribourz Nariman, (Architect) ^r. Hond DbaUf» MUR, (Haiwar^ Mr. Mahyar Byramji Patel Yearly subscription for 12 issues: Rs. 6/- for Inland; Sh. 12/6 for U K ; and $ 2/-for U.S.A. Sin^e Copy: 50 Paine. 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Interest in local matters and general subje­ cts increased appreciably and it materially helped the promotion of literacy. An important initiative for profileration of intere­ sts thus set up went a long way in raising curiosity; temperamen­ tally, minds became more inq.uiring and thirst for knowledge and information became wide-spread. The uninformed dull souls became alert, anxious and willing to support anything that they could look upon as a source of knowledge to them. The objectiv out satisfactorily. Such newspapers became self-supporting and viable under changing economic cronditions. Minimum processing, mini mum wg.stage of paper, printing material and accessories made Mimeograph an ideal vehicle. On a study based upon their experie­ nce of 30 Mimeograph newspapers, a booklet was issued in 1965 in the UNESCO series.of Reports and Papers on Mass Communication. It dealt with general principles of newspapers preparation.and went on to the mechanical sid and business problems of publication. The author, Mimeo paper can be prepared attractive. In the prefac report, he points out that such small newspapers wield powerful influence on society in their own fields of work or activity and of stencil cutting, lay-out, printing Mr. Robert T. Lawrence confidently states that a to the Parsiana: November 1971Help the spread of information and .education hy providing essential reading material. " played the’central role in the building Tho^^ski^l so acquired throu^. reading -habit has of present day complex cul- >- tures and is important for those who are trying to achieve inaturity which can .only result from widespread, consistent functional literacy. It enlarges the horizon,of its readers, spreads the ideas and takes the voice of the people back to them. It helps weave the essential fabric of knowledge." S imparts to the reading group, its sense of belongingness by keeping in touch with the news, views.and happenings., pecific reading.matter as given out toy an.editorial policy sense news, The author of the UNESCO publication says -’’Mimeo production may look unattractiv ation comipared to printed broad-sheet __staff on modern machinery -nevertheless, ion it can in fact b 1 C ' • • initial heavy expens cases, 2 at first sight in initial efforts of public- produced by professional with skill and imaginat- quite professional looking.'' -How? Cutting the stencil with new appropriate types eliminates of setting which remains the whether we print 100 or 10,000 copie Selection of 3 Cartoons and tions at no extra cost. 4 Coloured 5 Reprinting of material from old books be possible at low cost. 6 of old prints is possible. As 6 is s . same in all appropriate paper for clearer duplication. sketches and line drawings can make illustra- inks can make drawings colourful. and manuscripts can Electronic cutting of special stencils for reproduction 7 As 6 is an electronic reproduction, the matter of language for One well-known British Pharmaceutical s its own Home Magazine no barrier exists in reproduction of old books f uc good enough for circulation abroad. Our first trial has failed andthe last of Parsiana is poorer for its get-up, perience derived from or manuscripts. Company of Bombay prod- on the same machine. Their copies a re experimentation. It is in th issue of the but much richer for nature of any 7th vol. our ex­ Parsiana; November 1971 • t! , ¦ V ' .«-4- nii Our t iti experiment that some niust fail to teach for better success, failure has given us knowledge f/Or elimination of mistakes commit ­ ted an H opening out approaches .to ,more, correct ways. We are committed to the-new method of 'r^rint.^gjr^rsiana for a very good reason. There is a cry "foi^'^^Producj^on several old books on reiigion,.. histo'iy end sociology of the Parsis^But also is an 61(f 'lament behind all^ publications by Tarsi authors., .. Mr. Ratan Marshall ,of .Surat recently drew the' picture: of the fat®- ' ’ of the publications by Tarsi authors of ' even real talents. 'Many-^ " Lasturji “Tr^ ‘ , Maneckji Nusserwanji Thalia of Karachi mentions that, even, haif the I amo^int spent over his publications was never recovered. Ervad R. R. Motafram of the M. E. Cama Athornan ’Madressa ,of ’Andheri recently published a brilliant essaynamely ’?Religion pf li^t" in a pam- "^pSlet form. All copies were snld out.,JHe ha^,printed a ve^ limited,. number of. copies and it was uneconomical to bring out a repr^t. , - (He has recently brou^t out ’’The Religion ?'of liynamism' series.) '^ur venture may prove helpful in bringing out reprints at moderate Cost. Our venture is well thou^t out. This ’will be a tes^ ting ground for Tarsiana for its merits and ah.^ eye-opener for its,, short —comings . We are,realists and will accept the verdict. ’’The world does not fear a new idea, but . it caimot pigeon-hole a real new^ experience because a new experience displaces so mahy old experiences." ---- x talented writers never couldliiake their ends meet 1 namely ’?Religion of n in the same Our venture is well thou^t out. This ’will b (D. H» lawrehce) ( o I.- 1 Tarsiana^JJcvemher 1971 I ' '' J ’ ;-5 Ct''A - i a;^g;x=g=5=2=3: 11^: ^15 St^WtiAtL 6cyt "'ll iR,, ' ' —'' '_ t, ^“t < ’’y'^ VIQ Q vh^ 2ii\ iT Vc6<6< x'^V^ 5lP u • '4 6xvc. V2_L2( cS? h^ua R . ' *^'k> X I ‘ ^<- < J V < Ut '1^6r>X-44C i^>^' \> '‘t^OjJj^C b6 crt ( ,'%4 h '^r V 2-{ t "^'"t n ('ts^ , iZL '‘*^5 ’I \ cn '" Crt Vl^ h l a ‘^t't r 1 I ¦'3 /Ji I . . -lA^ c ,y. Sv4)^ :^4m-- ’l r 4>-t 4nt--’l •FndKcu R^l\^o-n 'X< \ tr\ J-4 iujk -K -«. rx _ . ¦- f -^ . 1 I /'^ rt fir-t X’pv 3jAk :z>M av\ @v2rv:>{\ C-<'<^ J — ¦¦> • «*ii.^ ——... ^-*x. h L ?<\§k oiT-Zvii -^(\^i’>l ^£.£i.«po^\ k£>'- aAx- ’&iv i oX^^Otl [ _ * * ' S^v^ViA. H<^\ ^aR \T k 0^ *?‘\ Q_^ Vit/f\^ rA\< SatC )O\V\ ^^v2ak U\ i7tc{( cTT^i 6?VI (£^-nh\ A>uc2^p, Tnk>(\ 4v evv3\^v^< ’—.. '?" /S . r, S^ . 0(61 , vfr VA\(\ / ; U ' tA ' ^ V- S >v?/'yvv'^ ’^ iJi iKa. i Q; 3A^^5=;h= 9- 0. Us -T" k uiT Lzjyv ’ J }! .di cJb0>^ f. e , P^JXAvyvj S- d >I J J;.' J I R E T I B r ¦>> (>¦ Title Author^fDa^turoi W. ,' ^nd henc Opinion however tion of the ’’letter''¦foil owed by would have beeh. more useful. enpu^ material exists to corLTince him 4 t Jamshed of July 22 E. Ed-uljee, (whose name » X R .. .v'»... .. at least get (the) S ince this; letter > the present little book. In my a short rejoinder immediately after .the publiea- this detailed alM^eyastaiing reply since .is unlikely that all those readers of larsiana would also read this-book. . J 6 Tarsiana : Novemher 1971¦ r certain Shri Eduljee, in his letter had attempted to adduc evidences’’ irom Avcsi-a, ¦ ranxavi¦'ano: ubuer uj.Bbui-±cax wrxbxiigio, to shppOrt''his''View'th^^'ih the, past, Zoroastrians converted 0 : persons pf other faiths and further,,that these Zoroastrians were hi^ly intolerant of and very tyrannical towards persons of other faiths* in eight rather short chapters, the learned Easturji has in a scholarly manner demolished these contentions of Shri EduljeCj and by his detailed and critical analysis of each point has demonstrated how dangerous a superficial study can be, and hOw very necessary it is to have a good knowledge of Avesta and Pahlavi languages' to enable one to;study the original writings rather-than translations. As a reviewer and a-' sWdeht ¦ has but what is more to-shambles* the other question-been tackled in its book would have increased enormously' from Avesta, ’Pahlayi'-"and other historical writings past, Zoroastrians converted a revie'wer and a of the religion, my only regret is that the learned Easturji devoting the book to't he arguments put forth by Shri¦Eduljee ¦ not only given undue importance to that letter important, missed an opportunity to reduc alleged ’’evidences" also. Had th entirety, th relying upon some fr As value of th and Easturji would have earned the lasting gratitude of the community. Even now taken. Nonetheless J I would request that such a work be under- the'present book would be useful to all interested^ in this question. . . .. > Ervad Er. M. E. Karkhanavala EEITOE‘S NOTE;- Easturji Er. Hormazdyar Mirza had submitted to Parsiana his reply to Mr. H. E. Eduljee’s article three or four weeks thereafter. I am not competent to make any significant changes,in a learned dissertation, but as editor, I did suggest some minor insignificant changes, unconnected with facts of the texts. As Easturji did not concede even'that much, he asked me to return his manuscript (of about 70 pages). Th matter as ”Conversion“Caucus”. , h same has been printed with addition.of some ¦> Parsiana: November'1971’ 9so. 'Hevef other- ad vahfa- s beside the point. The real issue is to - > » From time to time, I am blamed by my friends and well-wishers .of fixed opinions for my printing any matter that is against the ' grains of the majority of our community. I am happy 'that I do The best can only come out from provocative iss'ues wise. Whether Conversion is.good or bad, right or wrong, gebus "‘br^destructive present to the community an authoritative version of the subject matter from the stand-points of religious literature and historical records. Such valuable.treatise as ^Conversion Caucus" would never have come out, but for my provocative initiative, which is a neg­ ative suggestion that brings out emphatic response. Parsiana is a medium of educating the community. It is not a mouth-piece' of an^ group or party to which any idea other than their own upsets emotionally. Such attitude is wrong and needs correction for stab- “ ilized outlook. 4- M E S S A G E 0 F THE G A T H A AS EEFLECTED TH THE AiASNAVI OF MODLANA JALAh-DP-PIN RUMI by JATINPEA MOHAN CHATTPRJI, M.A. .. PubJLished by: The Parsi Zoroastrian Association, 1, Saklat Place, Calcutta-13’ 20.1 + 9 + xlvi. Es.12/- (Postage Rs.3/- extra). Pr.j Hira Lail Chcpra, M.A. ,L.Litt. , ' The book presents every verse from th with correspond,ing verses from the celebrated Masnavi of Mo^ulana Jalal -ud-din Rumi. It ‘forms a golden link between ?5azda-Yasna and Islam. It establishes the fact that Sufism is only the modern name of ith Chisti cult of the Gatha. Order your copies from; (i) (ii) Parsian.: : . Eombay-2,.EE. THE Pages; Price; The Gatlia of Holy Zarathushtra old Publishers, and 621-Jagannath Shankarshet o 0 F yR i KnR » 1 A WnAT-RmP n 1 07 1g 0 R R E s P , p E E N C E The following letter addressed to Basturji Br. Hormazdyar Bastur Kayojf Mirza Forwarded to the Editor, Parsiana 9 9 for favour of publication. 20-1-1972 Bear Basturji Br. Mirza, I apologize for having ommitted to your present of the book ’Conversion Caucus’. To my mind the q.uestion whether the Parsis of conversion of non-Parsis into our the majority of the community conversion for fear of the community the community is _ --- — J a rel- need for a controversy on this subject and r* acknowledge receipt of I have read it. India should or should not allow the the Zoroastrian fold is a simple one. Because of the fact that community is microscopically small, members are not in favour of c losing its individuality, and to a large extent right on this point. It is purely a factual matter and not igious one. There is no unnecessarily a mountain is being made out of a molehill. J On your own admission scholar and by your publication importance and status. Zarathushtra i broad-minded and practical prophet. As such, believed in promoting conversion or spread of our religion either by force or by false propaganda. That does not however mean that if a non-Mazdayasnan approached him honestly and through force of conviction for adopting Zarathusht his religion, his request would have been ; . - - It would be an absurd inference and blasphemy of the prophet. one Mr. Edulji is not even a half-baked you have undeservedly given him is universally recognised to nave been a liberal, he would never hav ra as his prophet, and embracing --- i rejected by the prophet. Thanking you, Yours sincerely P. H. Sidhwa 52, Apollo Str3 Bombay-1, t Parsiana: November 1971 116^ JHE. REPr /Ji? Irpn , /' 6^ -Dr- Saro^/ \?Ja.dLidL Ct One might have seen many celebrations in .various parts of the world, but the festival of li^ts which we saw at Iran’ In October 1971 will forever linger in the minds of those present on the oc- cassion. r TEHRAN 4 CL height of 3,600 ft, above I landed in Tehran on October 2; The whole of Iran, including small provinces and villages were illuminated, but the illumination was at its- maximum in Tehran, Shiraz and Isfahan. The road leading from Mehrabad Airport to the city was lined throughout with beau­ tiful red roses. The whole of Iran looked like a fairyland at night. Tehran is the capital city, situated at sea level and having a population of about 3 million. Places worth visiting by tourists are Goolestan Palace, which was the residence of the King. Now dedicated to the public of Iran, it is converted into a museum and houses the famous Peacock Throne, some of the most beautiful chandeliers, rare and beautiful carpets and portr­ aits of past rulers, including that of Rezasnah the Great at the time of his coronation. The Crown Jewels are world-famous and all the tourists go to inspect them. They are displayed artistically in the vault of the' Central Bank of Iran. Huge diamonds, rubies, emeralds, pearls worth millions are a must for the visitors. The famous diamond i-Nur’ or th and takes its place’ first amongst the Iranian Crown Jewels. It is 1+1/2" long, 1" wide and 3/8" thick and weighs 182 carats. One can also see here the necklaces, swords, snuff boxes and dish covers used by the Kings. The Pahlavi Grown, the Kiyani Crown and the present Crown of Empress Earah are on display. Ther I 9 Sea of Light, is the world’s largest pink diamond farya- 9 swords 9 is a globe¥ ighs 80 J. An illustrated 1 The Archaeological of Iran. The ith rare jewels. The gold in it .It,is\thickiy set with 51,363 precious stones available. --- -- lies of the culture of the world, studded vj lbs. book - describing these jewels was Muse’um;.shows 6,000 year old r Msusole'um- of the late King Rezashah is visit by the rulers of the world payin Architects of Modern Iran. Roads were very <3 V a monument deserving of their respects to the real crowded with extraordinary h of. ther-cars . and taxis are modern, and the t axis petrol is half the rate we pay. Some of the bi Goods from all parts of the worl fresh cs Some Most as the lal store vailable, . as dry The cost Jer kilo, in Tehran The whole and the ,vy traffic, ch are epartmc • arc a' V/ e 11 ,hop from floor to ceiling- ! about Rs.10/- to Rs.15/- the- Eirdausi S as it This is an extremely well-known name throughout Iran associated with the two* renowned poets Shaikh Saadi and Hafiz, TH is who have their mausoleums there.. The praise of Shiraz is sung by both these immortal bards. The place is-famous for its gardens, roses, fruits, nightingales., wine and Shirazi.beauties. The love of these poets for their city was so great that I am tempted to mention a couplet, which is inscribed on the entrance of the tomb of Shaikh Haadi:- where he lies. "ZE KHAK-E SAAPI-E SHIRAZ EOQYE ISHAQUE AMAE, HAZAR SAL PAS AZ MARG-E VAY GARASH' EOOYEl" ErOm the dust of Saadi of Shiraz, where he lies, sweet fragrance of love arises. And though a thousand years may pass, the perfume will continue to lingerl The love mentioned here is his love for his country, the love of huTnen beings. His two books, Goolestan and Eoostan are famous for the sweetness of their language"and richness of the concepts. The mausoleum of Hafiz is still more beautiful than that of Saadi. The tree under which he wrote his several odes is preserved and is shown to the tourists with justifiable pride. His poems are inscribed all over the walls of his tomb, and a "Collection of Poems" is available there.. It is said that Hafiz lived all his life in Shiraz, find nnlv once did he venture to ko outside its limits, when tht that he only went as far as Eunder Hormaz, and a and only once did he venture to go outside King of India invited him. However, it is said when the sea became stormy, and he returned back to Shiraz.. A famous couplet of.his reads:* "KHUSHA SHIRAZO VAZE EEMISALASH? KHUPAVANPA NIGHEPAR AZ VAZALASH!" He prays to AlmigHty God to keep his dear city Shiraz always Happy and to protect it from any disaster. Parsiana: November 1971 15ROYAL T NTS Before we went to Persepolis, it was our good to the kind offices of Er. Farhang Mehr, President of the rian Anjuman of Tehran, of Shiraz, we obtained permission for ourselves to visit the newly erected tents. These tents, as they are called, make a Tent City, specially created to house the royal guests. Kings, Presidents and Prime Ministers from all over the wori1,’ who - had come to pay their respects to Cyrus the Great at the invitation of His Imperial Majesty Shahanshah Arya Mehr of Iran. These terts were complete'in all ... respects befitting the royal guests-,-,maoceelik This tent city is not going to b are to be used for foreign tourists ahead for a number of years by the tourist agencies- •p ortune that due Zoroast- and now the Chancellor of Pahlavi University as they are called miniature palaces, as I am told that they wasted, and they are alrej^dy booked yeari P E R S E P 0 L I S but a million thanks There is now a one could reach Persepolis- on seen Shiraz is the starting point for seeing the historic ruins, it once being the Imperial Capital of old Iran. This place was in ruins or utter disorder some fifty years ago to the late King Rezashah and the present ruler, t^at they have been restored to show their previous splendour motor'road, and within half an hour When Sir Jivanji Mody and Pasturji Pr, Phalla had visited this place, they had to go partly by walking and partly by riding asses. I cannot express or explain fully all that is to b and all that is to be appreciated here, because one has to 'under­ stand some historical background and cultur one visits this place. Various authors, foreign as well as T rar i»u have written several books upon the ruins of Persepolis. Recently the place has been fitted with lig^t and so'und arrangements, is in the Pelhi Port in India. Larius the Great, the third Achaemenian i^/^onarch’and Xerxes I are the founders, of these magnificent palaces, but the ruins have a subtle charm and'-meaning which few can fully understand. Carvings on the walls which still exist, over whom the Mighty Emperor bringing gifts to the Shahanshah of Iran, Our guide, knowing that of those times before a s J shov/ people of various nations ruled by the wish of Ahura-Mazda J ¦4showed us a clear carving depicting two firah- 9 we were frcm India mins in dhoti bringing gifts from India, as Iran then ruled over th stone structures see them in Cusrow Eaug, Eazargate and Kapawala Agiaries inEombay. eastern part of North India. Large winged bulls, as massive are prominent at several entrances, as we can- 9 NAKHSH-E RUSTAM About four miles’from Persepolis, we find four tombs (Astodans) excavated in huge rocks. They is situated Nakhsh-e-Rustam. » Here belong to Arta Xerxes, Xerxes, Rarius the Great and Rarius II. These rock-carvings, though faded, are still visible. At one place, the King is shown standing on a high platform, which is supported by the representatives of several .countries over which he ruled. There is a fire altar on the opposite wall where the King is off­ ering his prayer Shapur I, mounted on horseback, as h Roman Emperor Valerian, who is on hii Iranian Monarch. Yet another carving probably depicts Shahanshah receives the homage of the kness before the conquering Q • T 0 M E ( A J A S H A N A T T E H TORAN) OF ¥ CYRUS THE GREAT 7^ This historical event took place at Pasargadae, where the earthly remains of this great Monarch once rested. Here, the present Shah­ anshah of Iran evoked his blessings in the presence of an august gatheringi We were fortunate to acquire the permission to perform the Jashan ceremony here for the, first time in thirteen hundred years, due to the good offices of Rr. Farhang MehrAbout a hundred Zoroastrians from India and some from Shiraz were present. The Jashan was performed by two Mobeds, one from Shiraz and the other from Bangalore -Ervad Nadirshah P. Unvala. It was a pleasant sight to see Parsi men and women in their national costumes assembled on the occassion, with a large amount of sandalwood with them as offering on this solemn occassion. Mrs. Farhang Mehr, children and her brothers, graced the gathering, dressed in ancient with her graced the gathering 9 9Iranian attire. Wreaths were placed on the Astod^n and’the whole event was televised hy the Television Department of the Government ' of Iran. When all this sandalwood was being offered as thanksgiving to Almighty God, I was reminded of a couplet by the famous poet Firdausi: Fire was lighted, the incense It indica b Not Therefore This Little Earth That Covers show the humility of th ’’EE FAEMOOB TA AZAR AFROOKHTANB, EAR 00 UBE HINBE KAMI SOOKHTANB." That is to say, that "When the burning upon it (sandalwood) had come from India." It indicated that sandalwood must have been going to Iran from India even in the past. Incidentally, the present offering of sandalwood had- also been actually brought from India. I must mention one fact, that when Alexander the Great conquered Iran and approached the tomb (astodan: receptacle for bones) of Cyrus the Great, he read the inscription upon it which said; "0! Man, Whosoever Thou Art, And Wheresoever Thou Cometh From, For I Know That Thou Wilt Come, I Am Cyrus, Who Founded The Empire Of The Persians; Grudge M' My Body!" -These words show the humility of the Great King, who was Master of many lands. Upon reading this inscription, Alexander the Great was so moved, that he bowed before the mausoleum and ordered that it should not be destroyed, but carefully preserved. I only.narrate one historical fact so that we may appreciate the foresight, knowledge and democratic ways of a King who lived 2,500 years ago. The_clay cylinder which was dug up in Babylon in 1879 is preserved in the of the Achaemenian Bynasty and describes the Charter of Human Eights declared by Cyrus ’in that remote period of history. The great and benevolent King thought of safeguarding the rights of his subjects and of his Kingdom when Kings were Absolute Monarchs and ruled despotically during that age. British Museum.' It shows the character ¥ E Z B . ¥ezd is an absolute must for every Farsi tourist visiting Iran, for it was the death of Yezdegird Sheriar. Even today, a larg- Zoroastrians still live- there. It is a small town with a population here that the Zoroastrians lived for some centuries after number of ouris famous for and brocades. It has of 70,000 -with a dry, healthy climate. This plac its textiles, producing very beautiful silk • several textile mills operating even now. The renovated Fire-Tempi of Yezd is about 1,200 years old. Our entire group went ther invoked th seemed to be very poor. With the help of the Madon family, a school exists there for the education of the children. TABRIZ and blessings of God. Some amongst the Zoroastrian population when 20 minutes were given ¥ I had the good fortune to visit Tabriz, situated in the north of Iran, due to the kind invitation of some of the professors of Tabriz University, for the propagation of Homoeopathy. It was pro­ posed to have a Chair for. Homoeopathy at the University. I met several professors, including the Vice-.Chance,llor, and had a talk and discussions.on Homoeopathy. Iwas also invited to speak on Hom.'oeopathy by the Televison Department, to me for my talk. Professor Jam, Professor M. Paneshwar and several other professors who had an insight and knowledge of Homoeopathy were of great help to me. Professor Jam, a retired professor of chemistry and a well-versed man in pomoeopathy discussed the.subject with me for practically the whole day and well into the night, lookihg forward to the prospects of Homoeopathy as treatment for local people. • Tabriz is the Capital of- Eastern Azerbaizan, with a population second largest city in Iran. It is situated one side with the U.S.S.R. is very cold and healthy, a blue mosq.ue that place is famous for its fruits. It has who thus dies. There is an old Jewish Synagogue Shah Gole of 2,50,000, being th at a high altitude, bordering on th and on the other with Turkey. The climate and th’ is now in ruins, which is probably many centuries old. It is believed that some treasure lies hidden somewhere in the moscLue, and that every time an attempt is made to dig it up, a bunch of ser|rants bites the person, here, and also a delectable health resort called th Palace Pool and Garden. It is now converted into a tourist attraction The place is also famous for its magnificent carpets. Tabriz University is a modern, well-laid residential university, wher various branches of Arts, Science,• Medicine and Technology are taught. There is a great deal more 'to s of history and culture of Iran, as it is an ancient place. and study for a student e And in Our hectic tour of Iran us to realise how very much was left out. a fevv days, too c^uickly for THE TENT C. I T Y In the newly constructed Tent-City at Persepolis, most of the tents are externally identical, with gold-bordered red doors and fringe of matching colour all around th colour schemes and.decor dif a living room, two small bed rooms and two bath rooms don-, exquisite tapestry and linen. tents. The er inside the tents. Each tent houses in top of th' veral millions The preparation for this great event has cost of dollars, and this fabulous expense has come under criticism of many international personalities. Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, thc twin sister of Shahanshah Aryamehr, who is nicknamed ’’the Red Princess" because of her socialistic leanings was the target of much criticism during her visit to England. She however, strongly defended the Shahanshah’s attitud afned to the people around that the celebration! Persian -both to the Royalty and th the and with full composure expl- were essentially people of Iran and forgetting pomp and extravaganza, it is not the Royalty but th people who in the long run will benefit by enticing heavy.tourist traffic new Tent City constructed on the spot to house sixty Princes and dignitc^ries from all over t he world. Its publicity would impart - momentum to the tourist traffic of the future.’ to this historical place, made doubly famous by th She further explained that it is not the xtravaganza that an enormous reconstruction makes these celebrations. With it goe programme of the whole country, which Iran would otherwise have taken another quarter of a century to build up. 2,500 schools, 2,500 miles of hew roads, 2,500 dispensaries, 2,500 • electricity centres, 2,500 new telephone lin terms of 2,500 by way to give a lift to the that, an expenditure of ten million pounds It is an investment. When half the Royalti number of dignitaries are invited in a manner suitable to their -Iran has built -everything in of constructions and initiations of all sorts • lif of the average people of Iran. For all terling is no sacrifice. J tatuE of the world and a got to be .accomodated and all this costs money. 3 they have 20 Parsiana; November 1971A a had accepted the invitations For such a heavy expenditure from the country itself, but from other socialist 'ountries spoke with some sense of amusement that despite their criticism, all-the socialist countries ¦ ¦ ¦¦Mr. 'Busi’karan^ia described-this where therewae complete and sincer . , frankly opposite...,viewpoi'hts 1 welcomed the rank capitalists their prejudices and with open ¦ Was the erinobiing inff'cenc'e that everyb greater criticism was not levelled She, situation as a ^unique one, unanimity between people of -.'There,, the rank socialists co'rdially those with colour prejudices shod arms reci •ved one and ail, -such y forgot self, self- esteem and selfishness and used this occassion as a meeting—place for cordial exchange of noble sentiments ravening emotions as bonds of am1ty sentiments associated with Cyrus the Great could impart such greatness to the souls of contrasting ideologies to meet and master a ——g,v/a.ix£, ca.£,ci,j.iio u . The tremendous progress that modern Iran has made is larg. f >4 : L I ar^: ) and acceptance of cont- brotherhood. Only the situation normally going against their grains ¦y due to the efforts of the late King Reaashah Pahlavi of revered memory and to the dynamic enthusiasm of the present Monarch His Imperial Majesty Shahanshah Aryamehr of Iran^ May Almighty God spare him for many more years to guid the destiny of his people.'S hci cc/isha-h t^heji-cb r^a.(£iie^ On Oetobs-r tSn. *4 "0! CYRUS, GREAT KING, KING OF KINGS, OF THE LANE OF IRAN! I, ations from Myself and from My nation. At .this glorious moment in the history of Iran, I and all Iranians, the offspring of the Empire which thou founded 2,500 thy tomb. We cherish thy undying memory. ACHAEMENIAN EING, KING the Shahanshaii of Iran, offer thee salut- as the great emancipator of history, as the nohl ago, bow our heads in reverence before and at this moment when the new Iran henews its bond with its proud.past, we a 11 hail thee as the immortal hero of Iran, as the founder of the oldest Empire in the world, as the great emancipator of history, as the noble son of humanity. ’ Cyrus! We have today gathered at thy eternal resting place to say to thee: ’Rest in peace, for weare awake, and will forever stay awake to guard thy proud heritage!’ We vow that we will keep forever flying the flag thou raised' 2,500 years a go. We vow that we will safeguard, with an iron will, the greatness and glory of this land bequeathed to us as a sacred trust by. our forebears, and to leave to those who will come after us-.a country yet mor safeguard the traditions of humanism and benevolence founded the Persian Empire, and to remain for the people of the world the bearers of the message of world brotherhood and truth. proud and more great than ever. We adw to ever on which thou 22 Parsiana: November 1971During twenty-five centuries, this country has undergone the greatest disasters that any nation could. Yet, it has never succ­ umbed in the face of hardships. In the course of 2,500 years, every inch of this land has been v\^atered with the blood of its sons so that Iran may stay alive and proud this n$Ltion.-to .its knees survived, and during all , ¦ of eternal light remained beacon of morality and a perennial source of ideas. We have now come here"to declar Many an invader tried to bring , but they all came to nothj.'^'ig while Iran all this time, despite dark momi'ents, this land ds spite dark .-moments ' “1 ¦pr ’After., the passage of. twenty-five ce./rturies, the is flying today as.-triumphantly as the name of Iran today evokes as much respect throughout fhe world as it did in thy days; of liberty and the love of mankind in a guardian of the mo.st sublime human aspirations, has never died in stormy.times land more brightly than.ever., and spreads far beyond the boundaries of Irani Cyrus! Great King, King of King.? of the history of Iran and the world! Best in Peace awake, and we wili alway today, --y- Iranian'flag it fl.ew in. thy glorious a^e ? in thy age, Iran bears the message roubled world and is the The torch thou lit its light upon this its brilliance + Today5 it cast s in thy time, Noblest of the .B-obl 3 Hero for w e are ? awake ¥Mr. N. R. Mulla (President) and all Trustees. I have read your appeal for relief work of the families of the brave : laid down their lives repelling the assailauts and making lives safe and^worth living. You did so much to win the war and Mrs. Indira-Gandhi must be thankful to you for your arm-chair ¦ bravery in contrast to a letter of resignation from Lady Hirabai, Prodigal you conveniently sanctioned because of her pelf as mouth-gag. The brave repelled the brave (even though of men who : our your cowardly hearts which dared not whose Return of the you received enemy a single servant of yours whom on the Panchayat. In , and sub­ offering to make ' Press in and during accept camp), you feint-hearted dared not repel (Sorab Eajan) ; twice you tried to throw out and compounded your conscience pleadings of Lady Hirabai and her helpers in ~ the first place you accepted the resignation of Eajan, sequently succumbed to the pelf of Lady Hirabai good the further losses incurred by the Godrej the much-vaunted administration of Eajan. Thereby, you have exposed your untrustworthiness. against whom you have declared bickerings, and y IT O In meetings, hot blood and total corruptible at heart, your purse from such dercg^tory acquisition. Looking into my Twentieth Century Lictionary something given to influence i - ' conduct" by any seductive allurement, called our Trustees) otherwise ’ ‘ of hatred of Eajan to one of tolerance "of him you only have verbal debates, bickerings, insincerity of purpose. You are bribable and even when we exempt I find "brioe tib unduly the judgment or corrupt the ------ . Can you people (wrongly hange of attitude I as administrator e explain your 21it a ss and acceptance of his, bungled administration so freq.uently criticisf you yourselves, finally resulting in further loss of Rs.50,000/-, Is it a fact that Lady Hirabai threatened to resign if you did not restore Eajan even after accepting his resignation? I fact that Lady Hirabai will open her purse and make good the lo in Eajan’s administration if you will stoop low not to conquer but to submissively yield to her Command’ Performance? Is it not a fact that Lady Hirabai has forced on you and through you on the community her creation of an Image of a Bloated Pumpkin in Eajan? Ai/. Hifo-bai and her hypocrites and sycophauts amongst seven of you, this man would have shrunk to his normal proportions and supplied us a Model Study of Peter Principle, I MODEL Per EK Pfiib/ciPLE. Peter Principle states that "a man rises upto the level of his incompetence! I,He makes further losses and Lady Hlrabai enacts a Melodra.ma >- of Return of the Prodigal by throwing her pelf to you Trustees. How are you interested in.that canke; yon explain it in terms of social decency? r of conscience corruption? Are you the same set of Trustees, upon our tangible assets as would not spend just a paltry to renovate'types which of rupees ov :more look a Rloated Pumpkin fit for exiiibiti And still, Godrej Press has suffered ; which I hear Lady makes .good rather- than bazaar pumpkin. You Truste you have proved yourselves dangerous for courage assets in sacred trust with sum who two years ago looked you and of Rs.5,00O/- when Ruisara wanted were worn out? Now you hav r renovating types and old machinery and thousands new machinery! Is it because Lady Hirabai wants Rajan to spent thousands itionina Vegetable Show? - a further loss of Rs.50,000/- --- * let Rajan look a normal J S, only your election warrants this term, You never muster enough is what you are otherwise us to trust, you any more. to assets as well, as a intangible majority accepted • your convicti.on'of his corrupting influence_^....exhibits lack over nefarious our intangible as -namely, carry out what you'say. This -pompous wall-flowers. Only our but-dated-. and archaic election system sustains you in the office. ' ; Ro not forget that- we have .tangible assets in your custody. The fact"-fehat you by Rajan’s resignation is. proof'positive of demerits.. Your submission to < ' ‘ of character. By squandering our tangible assets purpose you have wilfully . damaged jud-'disintegrated assets -namely, our honour, our reputation and our integrity, community members. You have misused your previleges by protecting personal interest of Trustee or Trustees at the integrity and self-respect. Rady Hirabai’s peff with strings attacned to conscience against your - conviction.- What business had you to; you-felt di.5gruhtled tottering_limb cost of the coniTTiunity on your part to accept it to corrupt your It i a disgrace protect Rajan? ¦Recall how often you were frustrated and how you felt disgruhtlsd with paare ..man .n you give support, now when his tottering Jimis can hardly support your weakness you dare'not demand and community. You have betrayed the trings to her wealth inherited him. With this show of expect any respect from the c' nity. Lady Hirabai, by attaching s-' ’ from noble heritage has derogated her l -P nru cannot c ommu- 1 fh -hQ. •' ¦ Gondi.ti'Gnal "offer to give if she It is a .Comm.ehcial.,;^ccGUiit wifh Income- H oW is. -11> y on' did not mind her large-hearted charity, but could still boost up Eajan through your misdemeanour. Godrej Press is not a Charity Account. Tax' assessment. You accepted such term; your own- degrad-ation? But .the community, det.est "such, assault on its integrity and self-respect by your selling honour for a mess of potage. I have sent' all'maie' Tfust'ees "a'p^ir of bangles each which please accept from, me.- and thb -bommunltyl'-' Beware! Beware of the wrath of God’that comes' once -though.-late Listen to the whisper. how,.'.before' 'itflbcomej against which you will have hothin'g to-'defe'nd;’'y/our^^^^ -Or get thrown out yourhleves!. '' '' '- What is behind all this crookedness? What, impelled you to sell our .dignity and self-respect for a mess of pofage? We value our intangible assets more than pelf can buy* ' If. Lady''WAh'ts to' r-esign, let ,, her resign. But why should she over a ’worthless, cause? lhe community does not want s-uch ,precedent" in- the Panchayat. if you ¦sow discord, you will reap its harvest'. _ ' ,'Hs . , OOO/- that Lady, gave to ..Trustees'... was for Trusteessurr- conviction, including the notional ' ' .. ’¦ .i ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦' ¦- ¦ bn-e''already sold-oul-to C'ongreas for ticket and Sohrab Eajan.-for perpetuating .Godrej Press Scandal. 'Every man has his. price. -Yours for all times is.Es.8,333 of RsdlO,doo/- di'tided by The price of. Eaj''a..n is .Rs. 1 , OOO/- per month + Es.25.0/— allowances, less- Incom.e—Tax d/duction Rs.. 300/- per month as per your, books (instead of Rs/vb/-) • balance' of " income to b on above computarise'd basis, there Is..' hope. Gomputarised pr noteworthy, or notorious. as the voice of people* Voice, with. Throw out Eajan. Q ehderirg, their - independence .of independent Mr. E oman-Behr ami ad-infinitum per head at'th for accomodating ybur conscience ances, r ate rr such dishonour and our 9 .>533... six, .at source -probably Sirs, you are •.worth less ahd worthless. But bisions and . comput erised errors re-imbursed from secret Eesc rves. P are ¦E. W.CLE^RONie engineer E. R.E.(U. K, ) A t E. E, £. ( u. S. 1 Mar. Tech. Radio Officer. A.) (India). 'A .? A A 'i v^\ Am OlA - . ^ -.i -S'-' £v%\^Ly ’a^\ V k V< ^'«=^ M P * -^-t n ^\&(A'^'V'\A (^jS'^'V^'A I ^2a A __ i b I A W ' • - .A <77Z^<^ N1;x ;lM f \ .i71 ¦'<^1 ^i> \. mQ ’ <7. k «inq V M ¦ ¦ vxH "Ml mV -5^' ^'‘-7 UmV /f 2A*t,/ rA\ - ¦ . 2A^i\ > '' s n ^^3 w^SiCsS^P ¦¦ - -o • i ¦ ¦ ' tP ^i ^-v? ;,i£<'i 3^-(57(a5’_«‘‘J ^T^^oti ru At ’i^fi S;^ (^«tX('>(i h%S7( 3i^^xt 7115(1 eft2\ j'i<_ , ^C''x=7i2Xw^ & S^v^iV 'o^at foifA A2>'on 7<3i ^Ti' v\iTi7a7M\ X\?7ViiJ(i jet-ii L IM. 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V' V A V Aftft mi V:^ Aft If S:ft VftftSft'^iou ft'ftVft eVveft sm^'-(ftAftft ftuft VV^'T' mf' HH ^£,^tt iJ,o'! doll r>(\^ t ftft 5^ t ,:h; -ft, irttfA <^'i 2f ni < Oft 'tikftik Vft (3^^ on6 ’^^( ( 4< (mV 6a t ft ^0 A 1 n 6>lvft A I F\^ v-Ti I ' (?l 6» k2< c4\^V Icf^ <5T ^(\ ,OOO (J) c*t 6t =61 (, “2 ( o-( 'hi:{ t £^; a ft (f ft-T U A ! <2 '’>1''^ „ma5) ca v4v4 ov'srrr^ ':k Vk ’^'t v AV Vdftfkftu C>^2((rTt ikCiV V6-37 ' r ^X6v (3^*^ Parsianai November 1Q71 ^) .ftLA <>V:>K '-^/Ihi^ CnCi-^'dZf . ‘A ft -ft. 1^ k ft -A < C ft . ) 72 -132 (Jrom: 1 0/V£ t L PKL Ey i Russell Janney "The Miracle of the Bells" .4 WE’RE OE ONE FLAME -all kin of btars and s^un. The brothel’s beacon -altar’s candle -one. The sluggard’s lamp -ambition’s paging fire. Saint -sinner -sage and fool -Life’s deathless pyre. The Christ who cried to One in agony - The thief who cursed Him from the neighbouring tree - All God’s -Who out of Parkness ordered Light And gave man’s soul the miracle of Sight! Parsiana: November 1971 i..•'•?«** J. .jfcggll WWI.»!«i» ' -K-''-. 4 I “ATHARVAN ZARATHUSHTRA = THE FOREMOST PROPHET’* . ¦ by^ -v , „ JOfti^ORA MOllON fong,’^|dtb^ The late Sheth P. M. MelMte’ailfttnificance HAS MADE BOYS* TOWN^ MONUMENTAL EDUCATIONAL , INSTITUliON pr „ (Cencmions te Rohm Studenu wtfl'he^slde^ the Trustees} 1 J - -d j II i i I J 100 iBiiniifiririhMiRd 1iiorwoo10ramih1 hnrim Parsiana November 4971fi ri"^. , , Reg. No. MH. Ml •*.i ' .>> ' --------------------- - ---------- ---------------------- - ^^Snitaries Differed wreaths at the Astodan of Cyrus the Great at Pasargadae. ^-iiSSiSife ?;¦» T^. lb - I E^ Es <w •*< li B Z /' /^ W' X »,X' ¦ j ( i < 1 I I I I 4ki M S’i^'Sff- «¥ ¦ Indo-Iranian Zoroastrians holding joint Jashan Ceremony at Persepolis fi-st time in 1,000 years. f". I *--!% '/( H ^.f H ? ' •4'«l»4 •^ijS 1 I <t t ? 1 fj < I