City's Parsis to commemorate Sanjan Day today

Ahmedabad | Friday | 16th November, 2018

Summary:

At Sanjan, the Sanjan Memorial Column was specially built to immortalise the historic landing of the community. "Sanjan Day gives us an opportunity to relive with pride our history and heritage on the hallowed ground of the majestic Memorial Column. Sanjan Day offers a unique opportunity to all of us from different walks of life, living in different cities and countries," said Bapsi Daviervala, president of Sanjan Memorial Column Local Committee. Gujarat Express and Flying Ranee trains will halt at Sanjan on this day, going in both directions. The Parsi community, on Friday, will commemorate the day Zoroastrians landed on Indian soil in the seventh century..