Quotes
So they say
“Mehernosh Pastakia, who owns the Taj Pavilion restaurants in Beijing, has married a lovely Chinese lady, Wen, and they have a remarkable young boy, Kersi. When Kersi does his navjote he will become the only Zoroastrian Chinese citizen in the world.”
-- Jehangir Pocha, The Boston Globe correspondent, Hamazor, Issue 1, 2006
“I know that the media has been running around to learn about my health. Though it feels nice to get so much attention, I feel sorry for all the trouble you people have to go through for your story.”
-- Polly Umrigar, former Indian Test cricketer, Afternoon Despatch & Courier, June 8, 2006
“On return to Iran Shah Jahan Goodarz purchased a crematorium and after the approval of the Zoroastrian Anjuman of Tehran and the Council of Mobeds, installed it in Qasr e Firoozeh. The Council of Mobeds by a unanimous vote approved the method of cremation. In their declaration they cited that as the corpse is cremated by electricity, the desecration of fire is not an issue.”
-- Daryoush Jahanian, founder and president of Fravahar Zoroastrian youth organization, Tehran, FEZANA Journal, Winter 2005
“The ready-to-cook segment promises to be a potential growth area as it allows for hassle-free cooking, a variety of products and more importantly, the affordable price point at which it is available.”
-- Tanya Dubash, executive director and president (marketing) of Godrej Industries, The Economic Times, June 14, 2006
“In olden times, cremation was practiced in areas where wood was easily available, such as in northern, eastern and western Persia. In southern Persia, where wood was scarce, burial was practiced. In ancient times, in the cold regions of Airyana Vaeja, if someone died in the winter, they could not be buried in the frozen ground, so they were taken to the mountain tops; then in the spring they were taken down and buried.”
-- Kiekhosrow Mobed, priest and former board member of the Zoroastrian Association of Metropolitan Chicago, FEZANA Journal, Winter 2005
“I consider myself as a Maharashtrian, a non-Marathi speaking Maharashtrian.”
-- Ratan Tata, industrialist, Mumbai Mirror, May 10, 2006
“Largely under Roshan’s (Rivetna) stewardship, the (FEZANA) Journal has grown from a fledgling newsletter into a world class publication.”
-- Khorshed Jungalwala, Publications Committee chair, FEZANA Journal, Winter 2005
-- Jehangir Pocha, The Boston Globe correspondent, Hamazor, Issue 1, 2006
“I know that the media has been running around to learn about my health. Though it feels nice to get so much attention, I feel sorry for all the trouble you people have to go through for your story.”
-- Polly Umrigar, former Indian Test cricketer, Afternoon Despatch & Courier, June 8, 2006
“On return to Iran Shah Jahan Goodarz purchased a crematorium and after the approval of the Zoroastrian Anjuman of Tehran and the Council of Mobeds, installed it in Qasr e Firoozeh. The Council of Mobeds by a unanimous vote approved the method of cremation. In their declaration they cited that as the corpse is cremated by electricity, the desecration of fire is not an issue.”
-- Daryoush Jahanian, founder and president of Fravahar Zoroastrian youth organization, Tehran, FEZANA Journal, Winter 2005
“The ready-to-cook segment promises to be a potential growth area as it allows for hassle-free cooking, a variety of products and more importantly, the affordable price point at which it is available.”
-- Tanya Dubash, executive director and president (marketing) of Godrej Industries, The Economic Times, June 14, 2006
“In olden times, cremation was practiced in areas where wood was easily available, such as in northern, eastern and western Persia. In southern Persia, where wood was scarce, burial was practiced. In ancient times, in the cold regions of Airyana Vaeja, if someone died in the winter, they could not be buried in the frozen ground, so they were taken to the mountain tops; then in the spring they were taken down and buried.”
-- Kiekhosrow Mobed, priest and former board member of the Zoroastrian Association of Metropolitan Chicago, FEZANA Journal, Winter 2005
“I consider myself as a Maharashtrian, a non-Marathi speaking Maharashtrian.”
-- Ratan Tata, industrialist, Mumbai Mirror, May 10, 2006
“Largely under Roshan’s (Rivetna) stewardship, the (FEZANA) Journal has grown from a fledgling newsletter into a world class publication.”
-- Khorshed Jungalwala, Publications Committee chair, FEZANA Journal, Winter 2005
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