On the eve of 16th February, 2020, a number of Ahmedabad’s Parsi community members gathered at the Parsi Sanatorium for the Sheri Bhojan Program, sponsored by Dr. Armaity Davar, Managing Trustee of Late Sunamai and Firoze Davar Charitable Trust (SFDCT), which she manages in memory of her late parents. Daraysas Hoshangji Kavina, the grand-nephew of…
22-year-old master magician, Zenia Bhumgara, who resides in Mumbai’s Godrej Baug and hails from a family of magicians, is doing the nation and the community proud, by adding to her achievements in the world of magic! In the typically male dominated performing art genre of magic, Zenia has broken through the male bastion by competing…
On 22nd February, 2020, the brave girls of Tata Parsi Girls School, in Nagpur, adopted Gandhigiri as a last option, to protest the eve-teasing and physical misconduct menace, which is on the rise in the area surrounding the school. Accompanied by faculty and members of a social organization named Center for Education of Human Rights…
A suburban London street has been renamed in honor of late musician Freddie Mercury – ‘Freddie Mercury Close’ – was officially unveiled on February 24, by Freddie’s sister, Kashmira Bulsara, her son Samuel, alongside the Mayor of the London Borough of Hounslow, Councillor Tony Louki and Lord Bilimoria. Freddie Mercury Close is located in Feltham, West London, which…
21st February, 2020, (Adar Roj, Meher Mah) marked the 240th Salgreh celebrations of Seth Cowasji Patell Agiary, which was organised by the Thana Agiary Fund Trustees. A Machi was performed by Ervad Kersi Sidhwa at 4:15pm, followed by the Salgreh Jashan at 5:00 pm, performed by Ervads – Behramshaw Sidhwa, Kersi Sidhwa, Adil Sidhwa and…
The parent’s day of Homavazir’s 11th CBDA Scout Group was celebrated with great enthusiasm at the JB Vachha High School, Dadar on 16th February, 2020, where Chief Guest – Dr. Mazda Turel was presented with an impressive guard of honour by cubs and scouts in uniform. The programme began with the Cub Scout prayer song…
Dadar’s XYZ group – Behram’s Battalion – raised funds through a food festival on 16th February, 2020, as they wanted to do something different. They approached the NGO ‘Withaarya’ that supports the relatives of KEM hospital’s patients. The talented chef parents set up food stalls offering snacks and meals, as the kids made lemonade and…
ET Now held its fourth World Health and Wellness Congress – with the theme, ‘Sustainable Healthcare – Vision + Reality For The Future’ – and its Award Ceremony on 14th and 15th February, 2020, in Mumbai, bringing together several global personalities in education and academics. Global leading holistic health guru and corporate life coach, Dr….
The pride of our community and India’s foremost industrialist, Ratan Tata has been nominated as the President to the first-ever Advisory Council of Mumbai University (MU). As per a statement released by MU, “Based on his experience in creating employment opportunities for youths and being knowledgeable about global trends in education as well as industry,…
The over 100-year-old, historic Parsi cemetery located in Peshawar Cantonment in Pakistan is threat of encroachment, as it has become a haven for drug addicts and a junkyard for local residents. One such resident claimed that some individuals, apparently the gunmen of land grabbers, late in the night walked up to the graveyard and began…
In the early hours of 22nd February, 2020, five unidentified and armed thieves broke into the bungalow of elderly Parsi couple – Rohinton (73) and Homai Taraporewala (70) – in Bwada Village of Vangaon, in Dahanu Taluka (Palghar District), looting them of cash and jewellery worth approximately Rs. 7 lakhs. The attackers poisoned their two watchdogs…