WAPIZ Facilitates Navjotes Of Two Brothers

10th January, 2021, marked the long-awaited, auspicious Navjote ceremony of brothers – Aspandiar and Auriya Nowroze Attaie, thanks to WAPIZ facilitating the occasion, held at the Cama Baug (small otla) and graced by twenty-five well-wishers, including WAPIZ CEO – Anahita Desai and Trustees; donor Soonu Hoshang Buhariwalla, ZCBL’s Chairperson – Homai Daruwalla; Arnavaz Mistry and BPP Trustee Kersi Randeria.

Having received a generous donation from Soonu Buhariwalla last December to sponsor the Navjote ceremony of 2 Parsi children, WAPIZ had put out a Whatsapp message asking for applications from deserving Parsi family to avail this opportunity. The application which was chosen came in as a recommendation from a social worker about two brothers, aged 13 and 17 years, whose Navjote had not yet been performed due to unfortunate family circumstances, and were living with their mother Naheed in Nallasopara.

WAPIZ performed due diligence to authenticate the application and confirm its validity, especially in keeping with their ages which were muc

h beyond the traditionally accepted navjote age. Dasturji Kotwal opined that it was an exceptional situation, through no fault of the two young boys, and hence WAPIZ should, in fact, initiate these two brothers into the Zathoshti faith. Team WAPIZ met the boys with their mother Naheed and undertook all the necessary preparatory duties leading up to the Navjotes.

The donor, Soonu Buhariwalla attended the navjote with her family. Keeping in mind the Covid restrictions, only 25 well-wishers were present to witness this joyous initiation and bless the brothers. WAPIZ Trustees – Khojeste Mistree and Meher Panthaki, WAPIZ CEO – Anahita Desai, former BPP Trustee and social worker – Arnavaz Mistry, BPP Trustee Kersi Randeria, Chairperson of Zoroastrian Bank – Ms. Homai Daruwalla and her sister Ketayun, Doongerwadi Manager Vistaspar Mehta and his wife Dilnavaz, and social worker Spenta Umrigar, were some of those who attended. The brothers and their mother were beaming with happiness and pride.

The project would not have been possible without Karyesh and Sherry Patel, who are an integral part of Team WAPIZ. Gratitude also to Sarosh Daruwalla (Mazda Audio) for capturing this event for posterity gratis. WAPIZ will also be undertaking Aspandiar and Auriya’s education and future wellbeing, as the family is disadvantaged and is deserving of help, support and guidance.

Kudos to Team WAPIZ, generous donor Soonu Buhariwalla, as well as all who aided in facilitating such an integral, indispensable and noble Zarthosti ceremony for the two brothers.