Auch Gedanken fallen manchmal unreif vom Baum.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
“They Helped Build Modern India but Are Shrinking as a People”
The New York Times has an article on Parsis’ involvement in building modern India and their dwindling numbers. Access it here. Parsis have supported many of the country’s institutions and nurtured business and the arts. But their numbers have dwindled at an alarming pace.From the porch of his century-old home, Khurshed Dastoor has a front-row […]
The Roar of silence
On 26 September, I presented François de Blois the Festschrift that Adam Benkato and I edited: Benkato, Adam & Arash Zeini (eds.). 2021. The roar of silence: A Festschrift in honour of François de Blois. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 31(3). The presentation took place at the Ancient India & Iran Trust in Cambridge a […]
Ritual and ritual text in the Zoroastrian tradition
I have a new article in a volume I edited with Adam Benkato for the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. More details on the volume will follow soon, but my article is already available on the Journal’s FirstView: Zeini, Arash. 2021. Ritual and ritual text in the Zoroastrian tradition: The extent of Yasna 41. […]
Epicurus on philosophy
No one should postpone the study of philosophy when he is young, nor should he weary of it when he becomes mature, because the search for mental health is never untimely or out of season. Letter to Menoeceus Source Epicurus. 2020. Being happy (Great Ideas 102). Penguin Books.
Navrose and Nirang
What’s life like for a Zoroastrian today? A short piece by Dina Katgara (@dinakatgara) published in The Daily Californian.دینا کاتگارا درباره زندگی به عنوان یک زرتشتی یا پارسی در عصر جدید.