Avestan News Today

An Evening With London’s Zoroastrians

Yassamine Mather looks at the connection between various religious festivals

MUMBAI, India (RNS) — With steadily declining numbers, some of India’s Zoroastrians are looking to reduce the strain of becoming a priest in order to encourage more young men to devote themselves to the rituals that sustain the world’s first monotheistic religion.

Ironically, the ideological embrace of the powers that want to change the name of India to Bharat is called “Hindutva”.

Three foreign cyclists have recently taken in the sites of Herat province as part of their mammoth journeys across numerous countries. Marco, from Germany, has spent months cycling through the region and said he was excited to include Afghanistan in his travel plans. He said he hopes to see as many tourist attractions and places

Explained: From ancient Sanskrit 'Sindhu' to Greek 'Indos,' discover the evolution of the name 'India'

Navroze, the Iranian spring festival that heralds the new year, is observed by Hindus and Muslims, albeit in different versions. This year, Sunday mid-day steps out of Parsi baugs to see how it is celebrated across the country

In honor of 3/14, we spotlight the Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Indo-European Studies.

Winter solstice gatherings in the Neolithic world were similar to arena rock concerts, including dramatic special effects from smoke to colored lights.

Many religions practiced today originated in ancient times. But which is the oldest?