3000th Year of Zarathushti culture

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ll Jo bin Jñan kriya avagaahe, jo bin kriya Mokshapad chaahe ll

ll Jo bin Moksha kahe main sukhiya, so moodhan me mukhiya! ll

 

Kavivar Banaarasidasji

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This is wonderful news! Zorastrians have been a model community in India.

They are involved in so many creative things, and are model citizens of

secular India. They are also the makers of Mumbai.

 

The best hospitals, schools, instituions for the aged, etc. have been funded

and built by the Parsees. India is a cricket-crazy nation, and the Parsee

community was the first Indian community to take to cricket in a big way.

 

They were part of the Triangular, Quadrangular and Pentagular cricket

tournaments that used to take place in Mumbai.

 

A Parsee team was the first Indian team to beat a touring European side.

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You will be glad to know that the start of the celebrations of the

declaration of UNESCO of the3000th Year Anniversary of Zoroastrian Culture in

New Delhi from 8-10 July is being Nationally & Internationally telecast by

All India Radio & TV, Door Darshan in its Bharti (Culture Channel) at 10:00

PM on 21st August and Mid-day on 22nd August 2003 on the occasion of the

Parsi New Year (IST).

 

The Parsi Zoroastrian Exhibition was mentioned in the Prime Minister's

inaugural address to the Internation Conference :"Dialogue among

Civilizations" in the following terms:

 

"It is a fitting tribute to India's longstanding tradition of tolerance that

the Zoroastrians, a prominent Minority Community, are holding an Exhibition

to herald the Celebrations of the 3000th year of Zoroastrianism to coincide

with this Conference.

 

They comprise less than 0.01% of our Country's population. Yet, they have

made a major contribution to many walks of our National life. The world needs

to recognize the greatness of the Zoroastrian Faith and Culture, and help in

its protection and resurgence.

 

The Government of India has lent full support in organizing this

exhibition,which will be taken to the other parts of the Country".

 

A three-day programme on the theme of the Zoroastrian Culture is being

organized at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai from 2nd

to 4th October.

Amongst other items, the Five Rupee Dadabhai Naoroji Commemorative Coin

minted by the Government of India is being ceremonially released by Mr.

Jaswant Singh, Finance Minister of India.

 

I am sure you will like to pass on this information to your many friends.

 

Wishing you and yours a Happy Parsi New Year.

 

Sincerely,

Ret'd. General Adi M. Sethna - Indian Army.

President - Delhi Parsi Zoroastrian Association.