At the seventh edition of the prestigious two-day international Phaco Festival, held in Bangaluru, across the 18th and 19th of January, 2020, India’s eye-prodigy and the globally celebrated Dr. Cyres Mehta was felicitated with an award for the ‘Best Scientific Video’, by Singapore’s eminent Professors – Han Bor Fam and Chee Soon Phaik. Dr. Cyres…
The Ahmedabad Parsi Panchayat (APP) held its Annual Awards Function on the lawns of Sir Navroji Vakil Hall, Sanatorium, on 12th January, 2020. About thirty Zoroastrian residents of Ahmedabad were recognized for their outstanding performances in academics and other areas, and awarded by Brig. (Retd) Jahangir P. Anklesaria, VSM President, APP. Pervin Gandhi Variava, Sunny…
For a community known for its highly talented, quirky and obvious (and sometimes, inadvertent!) entertainment-value, the ‘Bawas Got Talent!’ Bonanza-of-a-Contest, comes as the perfect harbinger to kick off the brand-new decade! Held under the aegis of the NCPA and Adi Marzban Endowment Trust, ‘Bawas Got Talent’ (BGT) is a Zoroastrians-Only, Mega Talent Extravaganza, which is…
The residents of the old-age home, F S Parukh Dharamshalla, had a gala time on the 6th of January, 2020, at the superhit annual event – the crowning of the ‘Queen and King’ in 2020! A much-looked forward to event, the annual King and Queen crowning took place amid much fun and festivity, in a…
Submitted By Meher Amalsad (California, USA) California’s Er. Zarrir Bhandara was invited by the Atash Kadeh committee of Houston (Zoroastrian Association of Houston or ZAH) for two weeks to quench the spiritual thirst of Houston’s Zoroastrian community and to create religious awareness. During the two weeks, spanning 10th to 24th December, 2019, ZAH was bustling…
Maharashtra’s Mehernosh Bamboat, yet again, proved his prowess, by winning a gold medal in the 200m and a bronze medal in the 4×100 mts Relay, in the National Masters Athletic Championships, held in Kerala. He had represented India in the 21st Asia Masters Athletics Championship 2019, in Malaysia, to secure the ninth position in 100mts…
The students of the boarding section of Bai Avabai Framji Petit Girls High School have been training to master the craft of Karate, under the guidance of Shihan Jehangir Shroff, 7th Dan Black Belt, President and Chief Instructor of Yudansha Kobujitsu Karate-Doh Federation (India) and Jehangir Shroff Fitness Academy (JSFA), training and teaching, over the…
On 11th January, 2020, the Parel-based Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children and the Nowrosjee Wadia Maternity Hospital, popular for providing affordable healthcare, stopped admitting new patients and also started discharging in-patients owing to a cash crunch caused due to the non-payment of funds from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital…
On 13th January, 2020, the ‘Clean and Green Udvada’ team successfully conducted an awareness drive in Udvada, working alongside the local school students and the Gram Panchayat volunteers to clean Udvada village, which concluded with one tractor full of garbage off the streets! Established a year ago, the ‘Clean and Green Udvada’ initiative aims at…
On 14th January, 2020, the Bai M N Gamadia Girls’ High School celebrated its Annual Day at the Y B Chavan Auditorium, with Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Dr. Zirak Marker presiding as the Chief Guest, alongside the Trustees and Managing Board Members of the Parsee Girls’ School Association (PGSA). The program commenced with the National Anthem….
Cawas Jehangir (CJ) Mody is running for the Superior Judge elections in San Diego county in California, USA. Born and brought up in Bombay for twelve years before moving to San Diego in 1987, Cawas Mody has served as a prosecutor, teacher and mentor for the past twenty years, protecting victims’ rights, advocating and providing…