Scout participants Rayaan Dadiburjor and Rayan Deventri of Sethna Scouting Society and 6 IST participants Jehangir Foroogh of 32 West Bombay and Vistasp Pochara, Hoshedar Pochara, Khushroo Pastakia, Baeshaz Pastakia and Sohrab Sethna from Sethna Scouting Society, represented India at the 24th World Scout Jamboree, which was in West Virginia, USA, last month. The Jamboree…
On 14th September, 2019, Sethna’s 18th West Mumbai Scout Group held its annual Jashan and Prize Distribution ceremony, at Cama Baug in Mumbai. The function started with a Jashan performed by the Group’s own boys, followed by a warm welcome extended by Group Leader Scout Capt. Lavji J. Mistry to the gathering of the Scouts…
Yesteryears superstar and Bollywood’s much-loved ace actor, Rishi Kapoor, who is currently being treated in New York for a health issue, praised actor Boman Irani and wife Zenobia on Twitter, saying, “Terrific couple. Zenobia and Boman. What an actor he is and she – what a cook. She fed the entire ‘Kapoor & Sons’ film…
The World Zarthusti Chamber of Commerce, Pune (WZCC) held its 15th AGM in Pune on, 14th September, 2019, at Hotel Shree Pachratna. The meeting was chaired by Tehmasp Bharucha, Chapter Chair, WZCC-Pune, and attended by good number of members from Pune and Mumbai. The Guest of Honour, Capt. Percy Master, Regional Director and Chairperson, WZCC-India…
On September 15th, 2019, Ahmedabad’s Pervin Rustom Watchmaker, Principal of Euro School (Nadiad) was conferred the prestigious Avantika Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Award – 2019, in recognition of her outstanding contribution in the field of education and for being a good shikshak (Educator). Instituted by Delhi-based Avantika Group of contemporary artists and intellectuals, the award…
On Teachers’ day, 5th September, 2019, 29-year-old Dr. Malcolm Firdosh Homavazir, was awarded ‘The Best Evolving Teacher in Management Education’ by Higher Education Forum (HEF), a prestigious body that manages issues and challenges in the landscape of Higher Education in India, with the aim of developing a world-class Higher Education system. The youngest recipient of…
The Jiyo Parsi scheme, launched in December 2013, has successfully added 207 babies (as of 19th September 2019). Consistent efforts by Team Jiyo Parsi have paid off, with financial reimbursement for fertility treatments, financial assistance for childcare and elderly support, advocacy through workshops, events and advertisement campaigns, all culminating into awareness within the community and…
The popular and much needed prayer book, ‘MAZDA – YASNA’, the little prayer book which comprises some of the fundamental, daily prayers in Roman script with English translation, has been re-published by Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, in loving memory of his dear wife, Late Villoo Cyrus Poonawalla, for FREE distribution within the Zoroastrian community. This will be of tremendous importance to those in our Community who…
Established in 1991, the World Zoroastrian Organization Trust (WZOT), along with its sister concerns – WZO Trust for Women and Children (1993) and WZO Trust Funds (1995) – has been providing exemplary services to support, uplift and empower the underprivileged sections of our Zoroastrian community, as well as taking up causes crucial to the survival…
Ervad Nariman Pirojshaw Dalal, the Panthaki of Seth F N Patel Kadmi Agyari at Mazgaon since 1967, passed away on 10th September, 2019, (Roj Ashishwangh, Mah Aspandad YZ 1389). Having served the Agyari for over 50 years, Er. Nariman Dalal was a self-made man who gained great respect and position in the community by the…
On 24th July, 2019, Nazneen Engineer was conferred with a PhD from SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies, London), as a “Postdoctoral Researcher at the SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies.” Her interest in Zoroastrian Studies grew after she attended the December 2007 World Zoroastrian Youth Congress in Australia, inspiring her to pursue…